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Dr. Gaurav Joshi works as a Senior Product Marketing Manager at GC America where he manages direct and indirect restorative portfolios. Dr. Joshi is passionate about innovation in dental materials and technologies. He leverages his clinical knowledge and scientific expertise to lead marketing and education programs at GC America. Dr. Joshi serves as a reviewer for several reputed dental journals such as Operative Dentistry and Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry. He is committed to continuous learning and currently pursuing an MBA program at Northwestern Kellogg. Outside of his professional commitments, Dr. Joshi enjoys spending time with family, outdoors, group exercises at Orange Theory, and reading Yelp reviews to find the best places to eat.

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Blake and Chase Thompson are second-generation denturists from Canada. Operating in Saskatchewan and Alberta with their dad, the Thompson brothers manage five practices with two more on the way. Their mission is to deliver an outstanding experience for both patients and employees. As dedicated denturists, they handle all clinical work and much of the lab work themselves. They are at the forefront of dental technology, heavily involved in 3D printing, and are transitioning from traditional analog dentures to fully digital complete dentures using a state-of-the-art 5-axis mill.

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Derek bought a practice in East Texas right after graduating dental school. He tripled production/collections while cutting back clinical days. He’s been a coach with The Lifestyle Practice since 2018 where he focuses on helping other dentists increase the profitability of their practice while increasing their freedom in life.

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Do you warranty your work? It’s cheaper to keep them than replace them. Loyalty programs like warranties, birthdays, & bleaching for life is better than marketing. Increasing retention rates by 5% increases profits by 25% to 95%.

Dr. Irfan Atcha Graduated in 1996 from UIC college of Dentistry. Dr. Atcha has been in private practice in Chicago, IL since 1996. He is licensed to practice in IL, FL and CA. His practiced is focused on Dental implants, bone grafting, cosmetic dentistry and sedation dentistry. He has performed over 1000 arches surgically and prosthetically of All-on-4/5/6 Teeth-In-a-Day, TeethXpress full arch dental implant cases. He is trained and certified to perform IV sedation of the ultra high fear patients for their comfort. Dr. Atcha has conducted lectures and hand-on courses for Nobel Biocare and BioHorizons in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, and 2015. He is a diplomate of the International Congress of Oral Implantologist and has been awarded first place for a table clinic award at the ICOI for the immediate loading of Zygoma implants. He has published several articles on Full arch All-on-4 dental implant concept with guided and skilled approach. Dr. Atcha is a member of ADA, Illinois State Dental Society, Chicago Dental Society, ICOI, and America Society of Dental Anesthesiology. Him and his wife love to travel, spend time with family and fitness.

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As founder of Inspired Hygiene, Rachel and the Inspired Hygiene team inspire dental teams to elevate their hygiene services and systems while increasing profitability. Drawing from her 25 years of experience as a clinical hygienist and hygiene profitability coach, Rachel delivers to-the-point articles and speaking programs. She has spoken for numerous organizations, including the Yankee Dental Congress, ADA and the Hinman. She received the 2012 Dental Excellence Award from DrBicuspid.com for “Most Effective Dental Hygienist Educator” and was named one of the Top 25 Women in Dentistry in 2013 by Dental Products Report magazine.  She can be reached by email at Rachel@InspiredHygiene.com or by phone at 704-541-0995

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Melissa Herbinko, a.k.a “Mel” began her dental career working as a dental assistant and joined Dr. John Grady’s practice in 1992. Over the last 26 years  the practice has grown into a three doctor practice known as GKG Ortho, Mel works along with Dr. Dan Kastner & Dr. Matthew Gornick too,  she was an orthodontic assistant, and in 2013 she took on the role of Professional Relations Coordinator.

Mel is outgoing, energetic, and enthusiastic personality and commitment to the practice success makes her the ideal person for this position! She is highly involved in creating and building strong relationships with our referring dentists and their staff. Mel creates the fun contests that are held in our office, and makes visits to the local schools, helping to educate the students on the importance of excellent oral health. She participates in community sponsored events, answering our neighbors' questions about orthodontic care and promoting the benefits of orthodontic treatment. She also runs the referral marketing program in the practice and coordinates our Make-A-Wish® fundraising events.

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Life began for Christopher Hoffpauir in Lafayette, Louisiana. Poor experiences at the dentist led him to a path of dental phobia. In 2002, a severe dental infection changed his life. Seeing first hand what a difference proper dental care can make in someone’s life, Chris decided to go back to school in pursuit of a degree in dentistry. Returning to school at 30 years of age, he was not the typical student. Years of work experience in various fields gave him a different perspective than that of most students. He graduated Magna Cum Laude from University of Houston Clear Lake with a BS in Biology with a focus on Molecular and Cellular studies , and his DDS from the University of Texas School of Dentistry in 2012. In 2013, Dr. Hoffpauir opened a new start up practice in Alvin, Tx where he continues to practice today. Dr. Hoffpauir has a special interest in utilizing the latest technology to offer the best possible care to patients, with a focus on helping patients with dental phobia overcome their fears.

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Keith English is the CEO and founder of LocalMed. Founded in 2013 LocalMed’s mission is to provide accurate real time scheduling for dental patients. LocalMed currently supports over 1500 offices in the US scheduling tens of thousands of patients a month. When not trying to help dental offices grow their practice and provide a better patient experience Keith enjoys fishing, golfing and reading. His wife of 10 years, Josie, and their 2 children, Bryce and Grace, split time between Baton Rouge and Florida.

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Stuart J. Oberman is the founder and President of Oberman Law Firm. Mr. Oberman graduated from Urbana University, and received his law degree from John Marshall Law School. Mr. Oberman has been practicing law for over 24 years, and before going in to private practice, Mr. Oberman was in-house counsel for a Fortune 500 Company.

Mr. Oberman represents dental clients through the United States in a wide range of areas, including mergers & acquisitions, partnership agreements, commercial real estate, entity formation, employment law, commercial leasing, intellectual property, and HIPAA/OSHA compliance.

Mr. Oberman is a frequent lecturer and has published articles in the U.S. and Canada. In addition, he recently received, for the third year in a row, the Martindale-Hubbell Client Distinction Award, which is based on client review ratings in the categories of communications ability, responsiveness and quality of service. Less than 1% of the 900,000+ attorneys listed on martindale.com and lawyers.com have been accorded this honor of distinction.

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