As the CEO of dental practice management software company Maxim Software Systems, Alex Zlatin helps struggling dental professionals take control of their practices and reach the next level of success with responsible leadership strategies. Leveraging over 13 years of management and consulting experience, he empowers organizations to become more productive and profitable based on the belief that successful businesses establish a genuine connection with employees, stakeholders, customers, and vendors. https://alexzlatin.com/ http://officemanagers.ca/ https://maxidentsoftware.com/

Dr. Abdi Sameni is a Clinical Associate Professor of Dentistry and a 1991 graduate of Herman Ostrow School of Dentistry at USC. He has been a member of the USC clinical faculty since 1998. He is a former faculty for the “esthetic selective” which emphasizes a “biomimetic approach” to restorative and esthetic care. He was the original director of the USC Advanced Esthetic Dentistry Continuum for the portion relating to indirect porcelain veneers. He is the former chairman and developer of the “USC International Restorative Dentistry Symposium” for the Ostrow School of Dentistry at USC. In 2019 He founded the Los Angeles Dental Symposium.

The proposed American Dental Federal Credit Union seeks to improve conditions of dentists, hygienists, office teams, and their families across the country. Their goal is to bring a member-owned, digital-first, financial institution strictly for the benefit of the dental community.

Dr. Andrew Sarpotdar is a board-certified orthodontist in private practice with his wife, Dr Jenny Sun, in the greater Phoenix area. He attended dental school at UCLA before earning his Masters degree in orthodontics from Columbia University in 2013. Dr Sarpotdar is a co-founder of the Orthodontics Pearls Facebook group, along with its corresponding annual meeting, the Mother of Pearls Conference, and is a strong advocate for collegiality and shared learning within the profession. In his free time, he enjoys traveling the world with his wife, working out, and spending time with his twin puggles, Chief and Lexi. Dr. Jenny Sun is an orthodontist in private practice with her husband, Dr. Andrew Sarpotdar. Dr. Sun was born in Beijing, China but moved to Gilbert Arizona at 13 years old, where she lived throughout her tenure at Arizona State University. Upon graduation, she attended Columbia University in New York City where she took an interest in orthodontics. After receiving her DDS, she moved on to Tufts University to complete her specialty training in orthodontics. Today she lives in Peoria, AZ with her husband and puggles. In her spare time she enjoys travelling, drawing, and watching the Bachelor. She is one year into her startup practice that she manages with Dr. Sarpotdar.

Over the last decade Dr Verdian has become one of Australia’s leading cosmetic dentist specialising in Facial Aesthetic Design for Smile makeovers and veneers. He has pioneered novel technology utilisation and was one of the first dentists to use 3D Facial Scanning technology to provide lifelike simulations for his patients makeovers and cosmetic dentistry. Dr Verdian has become renowned for providing his patients with natural and lifelike veneers that are specifically designed using Facial Aesthetic Design principles to ensure each patient has veneers suited to their unique facial features. He is commonly sought after to repair and restore smile makeovers and veneers that have been performed poorly, have not stood the test of time and require rehabilitation. He aspires to the ‘”Get it done once, get it done right” philosophy as is evident in his long lasting results. Instagram: @drverdian_dentallounge

Dr. Silvana Beraj graduated in 2004 from Tirana University, Albania for Dentistry. In 2006, she graduated with a master's degree in Fixed Prosthodontics, Dental Occlusion, Tirana Albania. In 2013 she got a PHD degree in Fixed Prosthodontics, Dental Occlusion, in Tirana, Albania. She started teaching in the subject of Fixed Prosthodontics in Krystal University at 2006. In 2008, she was the Dean of Faculty of Dentistry in Vitrina University, Albania. In 2014, she lectured in the subject of Fixed Prosthodontics, Dental Occlusion, in Sinai University, Egypt. From 2015-2018 she lectured at the Faculty of Technical Medical Science of Albania. She has been a speaker and keynote speaker at different international Dental conferences in Albania, Macedonia, Greece, Italy, Egypt, India, Dubai, Sultanate of Oman, Brazil, Mexico, and Great New York Dental Meeting 2018. In April 2020 from the 23-26, she will lecture at the University of Corboda, Argentina. She is the author of 66 publications and presentations. She speaks Albanian, English, Italian, and Spanish.

Dr. Glen Hanson received his D.D.S. from UCLA in 1973 and his Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Utah in 1978 and completed a fellowship in Neuropharmacology in 1980 at the National Institutes of Health (NIH, Bethesda MD). He practiced dentistry full and part time over a 10-year period. Dr. Hanson is a tenured full professor of pharmacology and Vice Dean in the School of Dentistry. He was the acting director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and recognized as a leading expert on the neurobiology of the psychostimulants. Dr. Hanson has given several hundred presentations around the world on his research, and program development related to drug abuse and the Public Health implications. He also has testified multiple times before the United States Congress and the State of Utah Legislature on issues of drug abuse policy and Medicaid dental strategies and is frequently interviewed by local and international press about these topics. He is a member of the State of Utah Legislative Advisory Committee on Drugs of Abuse. He is the author of over 240 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 13 editions of a textbook entitled “Drugs and Society” and has been awarded over $35 million in NIH (National Institutes of Health) grants to conduct research related to drug abuse and its treatment. Dr. Hanson has recently been involved in studying the effects of including comprehensive dental care as part of the treatment for Substance Use Disorder Patients.

In 1998, Dr. Sean opened his first general practice in Las Vegas, Nevada – All Bright Dental. Successful, skilled, and now with several years of experience under his belt, Dr. Sean knew he wanted to do more than just general dentistry. Enrolling in continuing education courses he studied the art and science of cosmetic, reconstructive, and implant dentistry. It was then that Dr. Sean became among the first in the Las Vegas valley to take on the dental implant procedure of placing a set of teeth on as few as four implants. As Dr. Sean’s name and reputation grew as a dental implant expert, he traveled around Southern California placing implants as an associate for other dentists. It was only a matter of time before he opened his own dental implant practices there. 4M Dental Implant Center was opened in Newport Beach, with 4M Dental Implant Center Long Beach opening soon thereafter. Both practices handle all aspects of dentistry with a focus on the life changing 4M Dental Implant solution.

Stanford University graduate, successful entrepreneur, and former NFL athlete, Brett Pierce, is CEO and co-founder of Elite Dental Alliance. An affiliate of Cain Watters & Associates, ELITE is the nation’s premier membership organization built specifically for the independent dental practice. With over 1,100 member practices across the U.S. and over $1.5 billion in collective annual production, ELITE has created a marketplace of member-exclusive offers from industry-leading vendors. From dental and office supplies, to equipment, to patient financing – and everything in between – the ELITE vendor marketplace is designed to take the guesswork and stress out of running a productive dental practice. https://elitedentalalliance.com/dentistry_uncensored_2019

Pat was vice president of T.H.E. Design Inc. for twenty years prior to forming her own company, the Practice Design Group, with Dr. Jeff Carter in 2002. Pat has written numerous articles on dental office design in Dental Economics and other publications and is a frequent speaker at many national and state dental meetings including the ADA Annual Meeting, the Hinman Meeting, Texas Dental Association Meeting, Greater New York Meeting, Chicago Midwinter Meeting and Southwest Dental Conference. Since 1997, Jeff has been involved in the design and construction of over 500 dental facilities including dental schools and has published over 75 articles on office design and equipment and technology integration. Visit www.dentaleconomics.com to access archives of Jeff’s columns in Dental Economics, Dental Equipment and Materials and Dental Office. Jeff is also a frequent speaker teaming with Pat to present over 300 CE courses on Dental Office Design nationwide. https://www.midmark.com/dental/design-center/impact-design