Dentistry Uncensored with Howard Farran

Since 1989, Stanley M. Bergman has been Chairman of the Board and CEO of Henry Schein, Inc., a Fortune 500® company and the world's largest provider of health care products and services to office-based dental and medical practitioners. Mr. Bergman serves as a board member or advisor for numerous institutions including New York University College of Dentistry; the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine; the Columbia University Medical Center; University of the People; Hebrew University; Tel Aviv University; the University of the Witwatersrand Fund; The World Economic Forum’s Health Care Governors; the Business Council for International Understanding, the Japan Society and the Metropolitan Opera.

Petra Rumpf has a strong executive track record in the dental implant industry and 20 years’ experience in growth management, e-commerce, operational turnaround, strategy and mergers & acquisitions. She joined Straumann in 2015 as Executive Vice President, Head Instradent Management & Strategic Alliances and moved into her current role in 2017.

Dr. Lang graduated from SUNY Buffalo in 1983. Prior to studying at Dental School, he attended SUNY Buffalo undergraduate and majored in Biology. He has been in private practice for over 36 years in Hamlin, NY. Since he began practicing dentistry, Dr. Lang has remained up to date on many continuing educational classes, ensuring that his patients receive the most comprehensive and advanced dental care. His Implant cases were presented in Dentaltown Magazine on numerous occasions. He will be speaking at the AGD Annual meeting in Las Vegas this year on 3D Printing Applications in Dentistry in the Emerging Speaker Categories.

Jill Allen is an orthodontic consultant based out of Golden, Colorado who specializes in start-ups and working with doctors and teams across the united states who have been in a practice 8 years or less. Jill has been in the orthodontic field for 28 years and has worked in all areas of a practice, this allows Jill and her team to meet her doctors and teams where they are and help them where they need it the most. Jill believes in taking a practical approach to practice management and customizes her services to the needs of her clients.

Dr. Dan Fischer is the founder and CEO of Ultradent Products, Inc., a dental manufacturer with a 30-year history of innovation and quality. Now an international leader in the dental industry, Ultradent began humbly — in Dr. Fischer’s basement, with his children as its first employees. Over three decades later, Dr. Fischer is still revolutionizing the dental industry. He has numerous patents to his name, and regularly lectures and writes articles about state-of-the-art dentistry. He also works part-time in his daughter’s dental practice, which enables him to connect with patients and practice minimally invasive dentistry—a philosophy around which Ultradent develops products and procedures. Driven by a strong moral code, Dr. Fischer lives his life according to the same values that guide Ultradent: integrity, quality, hard work, innovation, and care. When he isn't working, he enjoys tending to his garden and spending time with his wife, children, and 30 grandchildren.

Donald Chi is Professor of Oral Health Sciences and the Lloyd and Kay Chapman Endowed Chair for Oral Health at the University of Washington School of Dentistry. He is also Associate Chair for Research in the Department of Health Services at the UW School of Public Health. His research focuses on understanding and addressing children’s oral health inequalities. He is a William T. Grant Foundation Scholar and was a Fellow at the Center for Advanced Studies in the Behavioral Sciences at Stanford University. Dr. Chi has published over 100 peer-reviewed manuscripts. He is Chair of the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry’s Council on Scientific Affairs. He teaches public health and clinical dentistry, and maintains an active dental practice treating patients at the Odessa Brown Children's Clinic in Seattle.

Gordon J. Christensen is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Practical Clinical Courses (PCC), Chief Executive Officer of Clinicians Report Foundation (CR), and a Practicing Prosthodontist in Provo, Utah. Gordon and Dr. Rella Christensen are co-founders of the non-profit CLINICIANS REPORT FOUNDATION (previously named CRA). Currently, Dr. Rella Christensen is the Director of the TRAC Research Division of the CR Foundation. Since 1976, they have conducted research in all areas of dentistry and published the findings to the profession in the well-known CRA Newsletter now called CLINICIANS REPORT.

Eric comes from a long line of dentists – His father was a Pediatric Dentist and his Uncle is an Endodontist. He’s a dual citizen (Canadian – American), living in Chicago. graduated from the University of Toronto in 1989, did a GPR then moved to Chicago and Trained in Oral Surgery at Northwestern Dental School. He was an assistant professor at Northwestern and then became the Director of Oral Surgery at the University of Chicago Hospitals. (99-06) His interest in technology and innovation led him to become involved and exposed to start ups at several incubators in Chicago. He was exposed to Machine Learning and Artificial intelligence. This led to his current role as Chief Dental Officer in Denti.AI. Jeremy is a general dentist and currently oversees provider and clinical initiatives at quip, the oral health and subscription electric toothbrush company. Jeremy also practices dentistry part-time, sits on the Boards of healthcare and dental startups (including: Denti.AI, Floss Bar, PatientPlus, Verena Solutions, and Voyant), and is an angel investor. Jeremy has a 15+ year proven track record with startups through several successful multi-million dollar fundraises and acquisitions.

Dr Stefano Troiani was born in Tuscany and graduated in Dentistry from the University of Rome. After graduation, he opened his first dental practice in Rome. After 4 years, he sold his practice to finance his orthodontic postgraduate education at the Department of Orthodontics of the Royal Dental College of Aarhus, Denmark under Professor Birte Melsen. Dr Troiani is KOL for GC orthodontics and has held courses and lectures in over 30 countries in the last 10 years. Recently, he has started the GET project with the aim to provide open-minded, up-to-date and honest orthodontic education. GET project already has local speakers in 12 countries and 13 new countries are going to be add in 2020. Dr Troiani speaks 5 languages, is not married, has no kids and like to spend his nearly non-existing free time in the gym, playing piano and traveling.

Dawn Kulongowski, DDS is the owner and sole practitioner of a dental practice in Michigan, where she lives with her husband, daughter and 2 dogs. After repeatedly hitting a wall of personal and professional burnout, she met her teacher, davidji, and started a regular meditation practice. She was amazed at the level of personal change that came from meditating and employing simple mindfulness techniques throughout the day. Everything in her life changed for the better. Since then, Dawn has immersed herself in the study of meditation, mindfulness, emotional intelligence and communication skills. She has completed a 520 hour accredited meditation teacher certification program and continues to study the subject matter in depth and with enthusiasm.