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It’s 2016 – election year. And the Association of Dental Support Organizations is excited to announce the keynote speaker for this year’s ADSO Summit in Las Vegas, April 20-22.
Charlie Cook, editor and publisher, Cook Political Report, and political analyst, National Journal, is one of the nation’s leading authorities on American politics. He will speak at the ADSO Summit about the 2016 U.S. presidential elections. Additionally, Mr. Cook writes a regular column for Washington Quarterly, published by the Center for Strategic and International Studies, and is a political analyst for NBC News.
The Summit – to be held at the Bellagio – will feature more learning and networking.
CEO Panel
The CEO Panel, to be held on Thursday, April 21, will provide insights from some of the most successful executives in the dental support organizations industry. The following speakers will share their stories from founding to leading some of the largest and most successful DSOs in the nation, and will provide insights on what needs to be done to continue the industry progress that ADSO promotes:
- Stephen E. Thorne, IV: founder, president, and CEO of Pacific Dental Services and ADSO president and Public Relations Committee chairman.
- Rick Workman, DMD: founder and executive chairman of Heartland Dental and ADSO immediate past president.
- Douglas W. Brown: president and CEO of Affordable Care, Inc. and ADSO vice president and Government Affairs Committee co-chair.
- Bob Fontana: president and CEO of Aspen Dental Management Inc. and ADSO member.
Your communication skills
Dr. Paul Homoly, president of Homoly Communications, will lead a presentation entitled, “Just Because You’re an Expert…Doesn’t Make You Interesting.” With more than 20 years of clinical experience, Dr. Homoly now devotes his focus full-time to dental training and practice-building skills. One of the top communication coaches, consultants and speakers in dentistry, Dr. Homoly provides seminars, workshops and consultations focusing on dental case acceptance, practice development, speaking, and practice management. Dr. Homoly is the first and only dentist in the world to earn the highest earned designation in professional speaking – Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) – from the National Speakers Association.
The Triple Aim and dentistry
Dr. David Gesko, dental director and senior vice president, HealthPartners, is passionate about integrating medical and dental care. At the ADSO Summit, he will highlight the “Triple Aim” theory, which focuses on simultaneously improving health outcomes, patient experience, and per capita cost. In addition to his administrative responsibilities, Dr. Gesko is a practicing dentist in the HealthPartners Clinic system. HealthPartners is an integrated, not-for-profit, consumer-governed health system based in Minnesota providing both plan (insurance) services along with the entire spectrum of care delivery including medical and dental care. Presently, HealthPartners serves over 1.5 million members.
