Expanding same-store performance isn’t just about adding chairs. It’s about patient retention, service mix expansion, and operational excellence inside every practice. This panel brings together DSO leaders who are proving that sustainable growth comes not from how many practices you buy, but how well you grow the ones you already own.
Driving patient retention and recall through engagement and membership models
Expanding service offerings to capture more lifetime patient value
Leveraging technology, AI, and analytics to increase case acceptance and optimize scheduling
Training teams and clinicians to balance patient experience with production growth
Dr Arun Garg
Chief Clinical Officer
American Dental Companies
Dr Greg White
Chief Executive Officer and President
PepperPointe Partnerships
Jeremy Behar
Founder, Chief Executive Officer
Canadian Dental Services Corporation
DSOs are scaling fast, but are they tracking the right signals? Production and collections alone don’t tell the full story in a tech-enabled organization. As DSOs invest in automation, AI, telehealth, and RCM optimization, new KPIs are emerging that track what actually moves the needle: time saved, patient follow-through, treatment adherence, and technology ROI.
Scaling
Michael Scialabba
Chief Clinical and Operating Officer
42 North Dental
Mike Huffaker
Chief Revenue Officer
Planet DDS
This keynote will explore the next wave of value creation and risk in dental, through the lens of capital allocators and strategic operators. From emerging reimbursement models to AI adoption, multi-specialty expansion, and patient lifetime value optimization, learn where growth is accelerating, and where it may be overvalued.
Patrik Eriksson
President
Patterson Dental
Patrik Eriksson brings over 25 years of experience in the dental and medical technology sectors with a proven track record of developing customer-centric solutions and building result-oriented cultures.
Most recently, Patrick was CEO at Vimian Group, where he led the company in building a world-class animal health organization, focused on strategic growth through acquisitions and operational improvements. Prior to Vimian, Patrik held key leadership positions at Danaher & Envista Holdings, Nobel Biocare, KavoKerr, Ormco and Carestream Dental, where he successfully turned around underperforming divisions, developed successful software solutions and drove substantial revenue growth.
Originally from Sweden, Patrik earned a master’s degree in business and administration from the Stockholm School of Economics.
Amol Nirgudkar
CEO
Patient Prism
Nate Kline
Managing General Partner
Cistern Capital
Roger Martin
Co-Founder, CEO - RockBox Fitness Franchise
Co-Founder - Beem Light Sauna
Dr. George Shapiro
Co-Founder - Fountain Life
Chief Medical Officer - ZeoScientifix
Tyler Chad Nemiro
Chief Revenue Officer
Truemed
Douglas Gremmen
Chief Growth Officer
Hyrox