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Lane Theriault is the CEO of Independence Dental, a highly unconventional DSO that is looking to partner with dentists across the US. He founded Independence Dental in 2020 in partnership the Firmament Group, a private equity firm based in New York. Prior to launching Independence, Lane was a founder and director of a Canadian dental platform, 123Dentist, which started with only 13 clinics in 2017 and has since grown into second largest DSO in Canada. Before he began working in the dental space, Lane was an investment banker with Citigroup where he first became exposed to the concept of DSOs. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Patrick McKeown was educated at Trinity College Dublin, completing his clinical training in Russia. In 2002, he was accredited as a breathing coach by renowned physician Dr. Konstantin Buteyko. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Biology, Patrick's work has appeared in international medical journals and is published by top literary publishers. Since 2002, Patrick has helped tens of thousands of people worldwide. His work focuses on breathing pattern disorders, craniofacial development, sleep disordered breathing and anxiety. He has trained elite military Special Forces, SWAT, Olympic coaches and athletes. He is breathing advisor to the Extreme Performance Training XPT program - created by American big-wave surfer, Laird Hamilton - and has taught more than 700 breathing instructors across 45 countries. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Gregory Dell is the managing partner of Dell Disability Lawyers and for more than 30 years his law firm has helped hundreds of dentists nationwide to collect long term disability insurance benefits. Mr. Dell is passionate about helping people to take on large insurance companies so that they get the benefits they contracted for. Mr. Dell has established a reputation as a disability insurance expert by battling every major disability insurance company and helping thousands of individuals to collect short and long term disability insurance benefits. Stephen Jessup is a partner in the Disability Insurance division of Attorneys Dell & Schaefer, where he has worked for the past 13 years exclusively handling disability insurance claims from the application stage through litigation. He has extensive experience in representing dentists who are filing for disability benefits or are having issues with the disability insurance carriers. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Alessandro Devigus received his degree from Zurich University, Switzerland, in 1987. Since 1990 he has worked in his own private practice with a focus on CAD CAM and Digital Dentistry. He is also a CEREC Instructor at the Zurich Dental School. Dr. Devigus is an active member of the European Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (EAED), founder of the Swiss Society of Computerized Dentistry, Neue Gruppe member, and ITI fellow and speaker. Dr. Devigus is editor-in-chief of the International Journal of Esthetic Dentistry, author of various publications and an international lecturer. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Joel C. Small is a board certified executive leadership coach, entrepreneur, author, speaker, and endodontist. He received his dental degree and endodontic training from the University of Texas at Houston. He later attended Texas Tech University where he received his Masters of Business Administration degree with an emphasis in healthcare management. Dr. Small received his post graduate certification in executive coaching from the Jindal School of Management at the University of Texas at Dallas. He holds the designation of Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation. Dr. Edwin A. McDonald III received his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry and Economics from Midwestern State University. He earned his DDS degree from the University of Texas Dental Branch at Houston. Dr. McDonald has completed extensive training in dental implant dentistry through the University of Florida Center For Implant Dentistry. He has also completed extensive esthetic dentistry training through various

Dr. Norris is a 1992 graduate of the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio Dental School. He then moved to Washington, D.C. where he completed a General Practice Residency at the V.A. Hospital followed by orthodontic specialty training at Howard University, graduating as valedictorian with the highest GPA in the program’s 25-year history. After serving as an Air Force orthodontist in Misawa, Japan, Dr. Norris returned to San Antonio, TX in 1998 and opened a thriving private orthodontic practice. He holds several patents and trademarks, and is the inventor of the Norris 20/26 Passive Self-Ligating Bracket System. He lectures nationally and internationally on topics including esthetics, efficiency, sustainability, customer service, accelerated treatment, substitutions and autotransplantations and aligner treatment. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Tanya Schulz Peterson was born and raised in Burnsville, MN, and attended the College of St. Benedict and St. Cloud University, where she attained my Bachelor of Science degree in Biomedical Science. She graduated from the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry in 1997. Her practice was started as Schulz Family Dental by her father in 1970, and she has worked in all areas of the office since 1987. She has over 23 years of experience and is highly skilled in all aspects of dentistry. She and her husband Jeff have a son and a daughter along with a cat and a dog. She enjoys waterskiing, spending time with family and friends, and gardening. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Christopher “Chris” Bingham received his Bachelor of Science degree from Brigham Young University in 1998. He completed his Doctorate of Dental Surgery from the University of Illinois in 2005 followed by the completion of a General Practice Residency at the Rush University Medical Center in 2006. He then practiced as a general dentist for 2 years before entering Georgia Health Sciences University (formally Medical College of Georgia) in Augusta, where he earned a Certificate in Periodontics and a Master of Science in Oral Biology in 2011. With a strong focus on delivering minimally invasive, exemplary care, Dr. Bingham offers patients the latest in state-of-the-art periodontics and implant surgery techniques. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Joseph Rossi was born and raised in Chicago where he grew up working in the family retail furniture business. While learning every facet of the business from his father Dominic, Joe came to understand the value of real estate and the importance of location. As his career evolved, he focused on healthcare real estate and became the singular expert in Chicago. In 2011 Joe founded Joseph Rossi & Associates. The company quickly earned a reputation for knowing every aspect of the dental and healthcare business. Over the past 10 years Joe has grown the team and the business to offer a suite of services that address a variety of needs. Joe has executed over 350 transactions with passion and pride. He greets every morning with enthusiasm – more prepared than ever to take on a new challenge. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Matehus Severino Johansen is a young dentist from Norway, who wants to help dental students study smarter and more efficiently. By co-founding Denthelp with 2 other co-founders, he is now able share his story. The whole solution is built upon his own struggles through dental school and is helping dental students from more than 90 different countries with a digital dental library as an app. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Lily graduated from UMKC School of Dentistry in 2016 and moved to Colorado Springs for her first associate position as a general dentist. She had the opportunity to work alongside some of her company’s top producing dentists and specialists, in turn becoming one of the company’s top doctors. After 4 years she returned to Wichita, KS where she joins her father and brother in private practice at Wakim Dentistry. Dr. Lily is committed to providing patients an environment which in turn yields high case acceptance & patient retention. She has developed a course for healthcare workers looking to increase practice revenue and retention that is available at drlily.teachable.com. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Douglass Lodmell was born in Geneva, Switzerland. From an early age, Douglass stood out as one of the brightest minds of his generation. His capacity to make the complex simple allowed him to excel during law school, receiving the Jacobs Burns Medal, an award given to the single student with the highest GPA. He completed his Legal Masters (LL.M.) in taxation at the nation’s leading tax program, New York University School of Law. As Managing Partner of Lodmell & Lodmell, P.C., Douglass spends much of his time teaching, speaking, and leading thousands of business owners, corporate executives, investors and other professionals who have often worked most of their lives to accumulate wealth of various types, including real estate and securities. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Daniel Masters is the owner of Greenfield Family Dentistry in Gilbert Arizona. Amber Masters is an attorney and personal finance expert. The Masters graduated from dental and law school with a whopping $650,000 in student loan debt. Together, they’ve paid off over $350k in the last 3.5 years using principles they’ve recently incorporated into a free debt payoff app called Paidback. When they aren’t practicing dentistry, law, or chasing around their 10 month old twins and 6 year old son, they enjoy road biking, mountain biking, boating, and traveling. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Devin grew up in Sacramento, CA and also in Ohio. He graduated from Miami of Ohio in Oxford, then studied cell & molecular biology in New York and Pittsburgh before he finally saw the light and went to Dental School at the University of Pittsburgh. After dental school he went to the US Army, where he was sent to Texas, Georgia and Germany. He then went into private practice in Ohio, also worked in prisons in Ohio, and finally moved back to Germany to finish out his career. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Joseph A. Rodriguez, CRNA, is a managing partner for Arizona Anesthesia Solutions, a group of 150 CRNAs and MDs Based in Phoenix, AZ. Mr. Rodriguez is the former president of the Arizona Association of Nurse Anesthesiology and has led numerous successful healthcare policy reforms. He's written for the Arizona Capitol Times, The Washington Times, and speaks nationally on corporate social responsibility, organizational leadership, and health policy. He maintains a clinical practice which includes dental anesthesiology in Prescott, Arizona. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Jan Jaffer graduated from UOP in San Francisco in 2002 at the age of 22. Through his ethos of hard work, integrity and giving back to his patients, staff and the community, Jan developed the TREC Dental Partnership that operates 20 dental clinics in the Calgary area, including 4 specialty clinics. Jan regularly volunteers with Kindness in Action and Dentistry For All. He has been on 14 overseas dental missions and he is also currently the Chair of the World Partnership Walk Calgary, an annual event that raises money for international development. He is passionate about health and fitness, and is the co-owner of TREC Fit Lab. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Mike Massotto is the founder and CEO of Dental Coaching on Demand and Staff Driven Dental. After 10 years of business consulting success in both the health care field and coaching company executives in corporate America, Mr. Massotto used his extensive expertise in business and personal development to master their application in the dental field. ABC, FOX, CNN News, Dentaltown, and Dentistry Today have nationally recognized him. For 25 years, his unique approach to dental practice development has helped create effortless and fulfilling lives for hundreds dentists and their teams. https://www.dentalcoachingondemand.com Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Alex Denes is a general dentist licensed in California and Minnesota. He received his dental education at the Dental State University in Romania then became licensed as a foreign trained dentist in California in 1999 and in Minnesota in 2000. He has a PhD in computer sciences and uses high end technology in every aspect of his daily tasks. He spends most of his day as a supervising dentist at Central California Dental Facility taking care of complex medical-dental cases of institutionalized patients. In March he started converting his office into a Covid-19 vaccination clinic in the evenings where he provides free vaccines to community members, patients and non-patients. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dan serves as VP of Product at Method Procurement. Widely regarded as an expert on procurement technology and process optimization, his experience spans over 25 years. Prior to joining Method, Dan founded a procurement analytics provider, led one of the nation’s first e-Procurement programs in higher education, and held leadership roles with Ernst & Young, Cap Gemini, and JAGGAER. https://www.methodsua.com Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com

Dr. Blair Feldman is Retainer Club’s Co-Founder and President. Dr. Feldman has been a practicing Orthodontist since 2001. In addition, Dr. Feldman, who also holds a Master’s in Education from the University of Pennsylvania, was an Adjunct Professor of Orthodontics at A.T. Still University for 7 years. Dr. Feldman was also the Team Orthodontist for the Phoenix Suns and the Arizona Diamondbacks for three seasons. Retainer Club Co-Founder & CEO Craig Weiss is the former President & CEO of NJOY, Inc. Before joining NJOY, Craig practiced law as a Patent Attorney, where he focused on the drafting and prosecution of patent applications for medical device, e-commerce and business method inventions. An inventor, Craig Weiss has 11 patents to his own name, including two for dental devices. Join the community on Dentaltown at https://www.dentaltown.com