In this panel, you'll hear from three different DSOs and learn their approaches to researching and creating associate ownership plans, including successes and failures, best practices, and tips and advice for group-practice owners who are exploring their options or rolling out similar models.

Mr. Cooper is the CEO and Founder of 150+ location North American Dental Group (NADG), one the premier DSOs in the industry. He has helped build the organization to become one of the leading Dental Service Organizations in the United States. As a panelist, Mr. Cooper will cover NADG’s innovative growth model, what has been successful, and what they have learned in their growth journey to 150+ locations. Mr. Cooper will offer input on NADG’s model, including how they look at partnering with and purchasing emerging dental groups, what their acquisition process is like, how they find groups to partner with or acquire, and more. 

In this panel, Mr. Aly joins Mr. Cooper to share his approach to answering these questions: How do we attract and retain the best associate talent? Is it essential, if not mandatory, to offer associate ownership?

Mr. Aly is co-founder and COO of OrthoDent Management, with 11 locations, and co-owner of Modern Smiles, with 6 locations. He is experienced with pediatric dentistry and orthodontic model ownership. Mr. Aly will discuss the associate ownership model, what’s worked and what hasn’t, and what he sees in the future of  the employee dentist vs. associate dentist ownership model.

Mr. Dake rounds out the panel, offering a unique approach to associate ownership plans. As CEO of Rock Dental Brands, Mr. Dake has overseen their growth through acquisitions and de novo clinics from 2 locations in 2012 to 74 locations in 2018.

Mr. Dake will share how Rock Dental Brands accomplished its growth through a progressive partnership model that allows dentists and dental specialists to focus solely on patient care, while the Rock Dental team provides all the centralized-practice management services and backend support. As a panelist, Mr. Dake will share what makes their associate ownership model successful, why it helped them grow quickly, and the best practices learned. 

Dr. Janash will host this panel and also offer his insight on the most common issues and decisions growing groups face, including: the biggest challenges getting through the first few locations; current obstacles; and future hurdles when growing a dental group.

In 2011 Dr. Janash founded Underbite Management, a New York City-based DSO. As a panelist, he'll share his experience as CEO of a DSO managing five locations. Underbite offers a comprehensive slate of services and solutions designed to protect practices from the seismic shifts happening in the dental industry.

Dr. Adelberg also joins this panel and brings his experience with growing a four-location pediatric dentistry practice. He will share the unique growth opportunities and challenges he faces as owner of a growing multi-location specialty practice. Come prepared to learn what pitfalls you should avoid when expanding your specialty group practice.

Dr. Adelberg founded and owns Adelberg Montalvan Pediatric Dental, PC with four locations outside New York City. He received his dental education from the University of Buffalo and completed a two-year residency in pediatric dentistry at Montefiore Medical Center, the hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. He often lectures to parent groups, preschools, and kindergarten classes, introducing the fun of dentistry to  3- to 6-year-olds.

Dr. Noga will share her experience of growing from one to three locations. As an owner of three locations with unique spa-like environments, she will share the daily challenges she faces when executing this model. Dr. Noga will offer the strategies she's learned along the way to successfully build her group as well as the tough lessons learned.

Dr. Noga is Founder & CEO of Tranquility Dental Wellness, which has three locations in the Tacoma, Washington, area, offering  contemporary, relaxing environments for dental patients. Her treatment philosophy encompasses health, function, and beauty.

Mr. Guest rounds out the panel, bringing operational knowledge to share. Scott is COO of New Horizons Dental Practice Management, a DSO which currently manages nine practices and counting. Mr. Guest will share the the biggest challenges he’s observed from a business perspective watching practices grow through the first few locations, and pass the insights he's gleaned on to you.

Mr. Guest co-founded New Horizons Dental Practice Management in 2013 and is responsible for overseeing all the day-to-day operations, including instilling the discipline of utilizing data and key performance indicators into all aspects of the business.

And...Featuring Special Guest Host: 
Emmet Scott, CEO
Community Dental Partners 

Mr. Scott is CEO and co-founder of Community Dental Partners and Smile Magic Dentistry and Braces. Community Dental Partners, based out of Denton, Texas, has 20 locations and 50 associates — primarily pediatric with some general practitioners in both urban and rural locations. They have private-equity backing and are in the process of integrating ortho into all of their locations.

Before building Smile Magic, Mr. Scott started in the financial planning industry, where he built and sold two financial planning firms, one in Houston and the other in Las Vegas. He then launched his own radio show from Las Vegas: “The Entrepreneur Life,” and established a consulting firm branded Entrepreneur Advisors.