This course, encompassing all aspects of sales training, is designed to create closers that dominate in every aspect of business; showing doctors and their teams how to close and produce full-arch cases in volume. This conference is as much for the team members as it is for the doctors, bringing together office managers, treatment coordinators, patient advocates, receptionists, and more! In order to achieve a high level of success in full-arch rehabilitation, it requires a team that’s united with one common goal and motivated to achieve set goal.
“In order to achieve a high level of success in full-arch rehabilitation, it requires a team that’s united with one common goal and motivated to achieve set goal.”
We are bringing the best speakers both inside and outside of dentistry to share key strategies to dramatically impact your practice.
Check out the list of 2022 speakers! Stay tuned for the 2023 speakers.
Uncover proven systems utilized by the top implant producing practices in the nation.
*** Pre-registration is highly recommended on Thursday, September 22nd and will be
available right next to the hotel check-in from 2pm to 6pm. ***
Situated on oceanfront Collins Avenue in the heart of Millionaire’s Row, Fontainebleau Miami Beach is one of the most historically and architecturally significant hotels on Miami Beach.
Your decision to attend is absolutely risk-free.
If, after participating in the first half of the session, you don’t believe the systems will help you increase your full-arch production, simply notify a designated team member at the event and turn in your course materials. We will fully refund your tuition for the event.
Cancellations received up to 30 days before the event are fully refundable. After that, cancellations are subject to the entire registration fee or may be transferred to another date that calendar year.
Dr. Art Mirelez, who’s private implant practice focuses on full mouth reconstruction, graduated from University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry. Then completed a GPR in Fresno, CA. He is the owner of Revitalize Implant Center and Co-Founder CEO of InstaRisa Technologies.
As a graduate of the Misch Implant Institute and a Mentor & Clinical Instructor at the Kois Center, he has been providing implant surgical and restorative care since 2006. He is a Fellow ICOI and Fellow AGD. His passion for dental technology has driven him to research, develop and train dentist how to implement digital dentistry to better serve patients. Dr. Mirelez’s lectures help dentist optimize their practices by empowering team members to embrace digital technology to maximize output predictably and efficiently.
Dr. Mirelez maintains a private practice in Clovis, California that focuses on revitalizing patients lives by improving their oral health and wellness. Integrating a full in-house digital lab complete with 3D facial smile design technology, 3D printing and milling has helped the practice to stand apart and flourish.
Dr. Mirelez feels his God given talents have allowed him to be passionate about dentistry, which allows him to better serve patients and community. He’s grateful to be able to work alongside an amazing dental team and supportive family.
Bart Knellinger started Progressive Dental in 2009 after recognizing a need for marketing and consulting services within the dental field. Bart has helped thousands of practices identify areas for growth, and he has been noted as one of the leading innovators in dentistry today.
Bart has driven Progressive Dental to be recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing privately held companies for six consecutive years on top of many more awards. Due to constant innovation, growth, and long-term client retention, PD has quickly become one of the fastest growing companies in the country!
Dr. Marko Kamel has dedicated his professional career to providing patients with comprehensive restorative, surgical and reconstructive dental services. He earned his dental degree from Cairo’s Ain-Shams University in 2000 and received his D.D.S. in Minnesota in 2006. Additionally, he earned a certificate in Contemporary Restorative and Esthetic Dentistry from the University of Minnesota in 2009, and currently holds active dental licenses in both Minnesota and California.
In his constant pursuit of excellence, Dr. Kamel has completed extensive continuing education courses, seminars and advanced training. He is a graduate of the prestigious Dawson Academy, holds Diplomate status in the International Dental Implant Association, and has completed extensive programs in dental soft tissue grafting, zygomatic and pterygoid implant placement, and more.
In 2012, after successfully building several dental practices throughout Minnesota, Dr. Kamel opened Woodbury Dental Arts, a state-of-the-art dental clinic dedicated to total patient wellbeing, offering comprehensive preventative, restorative, and implant services. In 2021, Dr. Kamel and Woodbury Dental Arts was recognized as a Nobel Biocare™ All-on-4® Center of Excellence.
With over 30 years of finance expertise, Dave Roehr became well known in the patient finance industry after designing and implementing a very successful patient financing program for one of the largest dental implant DSOs in the United States.
The discovery of limited options for large case patient financing led Dave to create a company that addresses many of the industry shortfalls. In 2015, Dave founded Proceed Finance which is now one of the fastest-growing patient financing companies in the industry.
Proceed Finance focuses on offering affordable payments with low-interest rates for patients and dramatically increasing case acceptance rates for its providers across the country.
Adam forewent an engineering opportunity with The University of Michigan to join the United States Marine Corps at age 17. After a 4-year enlistment, he fulfilled a promise to his mother returning to Michigan attending undergraduate and dental school. In 2004, Dr. Hogan earned a GPR certificate with Portsmouth Naval Medical Center and then served 2 additional years aboard the USS Ashland. After the Navy, he joined his mentor, Truman D. Baxter Jr., in a practice specializing in complex prosthodontics and dental implants. Along the way, he earned his education and credentials as an Honored Fellow AAID, a Fellow ICOI, Fellow AGD and board-certified Diplomate ABOI.
A past-President of the AAID Southern District, he currently serves several AAID committees. Today, he owns and operates Full Implant Choice, a surgical and reconstructive specialty practice with a full-service, on-site laboratory that is recognized as a full-arch leader. He is a key opinion leader for Neodent and Sprintray. Patients have traveled from hundreds of miles and even overseas to obtain the hope and confidence of a new smile from Full Implant Choice. Recently, Dr. Hogan founded The Atlantic Implant Institute, an education center dedicated to helping doctors treat patients safely and effectively in full arch treatment with modern, digital workflow. He lives a simple life in Virginia Beach, VA along the Chesapeake Bay.
Dr. Palayam received his Doctor in Dental Surgery from The University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine. While implementing cutting-edge technology in his own private practice, he also travels the world teaching thousands of dentists how to integrate exciting, fast-growing technologies.
Dr. Palayam is one of only a handful of dentists in Massachusetts trained on LANAP, an advanced laser-assisted periodontal osseous surgery, and LAPIP, an implant surgical protocol along with 3D cone beam computed tomography (CBCT), as well as its application in surgical dentistry with predictable outcomes. He also lectures on robotic dental implant placement and workflows.
He is a member of the Massachusetts Dental Society, training new dentists on dental office compliance and standard of care for better and more predictable treatment outcomes.
Michael C. Casadaban DDS, MD, is a board certified Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon who serves the community of Baton Rouge and its surrounding areas. Es bilingue y habla espanol para servir mejor a la comunidad hispana que necesita atencion quirurgica oral.
Dr. Casadaban is affiliated with the Baton Rouge Cleft Lip and Palate team where he serves this community as a team consultant/surgeon correcting jaw deformities and tooth/ jawbone defects. He is considered an expert in jawbone deformities and utilizes the latest technology with 3-dimensional CT scanning combined with digital imagery to surgically correct these jawbone deformities.
Dr. Casadaban has a special interest in dental implants, including bone grafting procedures, complex CT scan planning, and peri-implant soft tissue augmentation. Such procedures include “dentures to implants and teeth in one day”. This is when a patient comes into the office having dentures that aren’t comfortable to wear. And in certain cases, these patients can have permanent teeth with implants in one day.
After dental school, Dr. Regan completed a residency program in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Cincinnati. He is board certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. He has maintained a private practice in Baton Rouge since 1997. Dr. Regan serves as the team oral and maxillofacial surgeon for LSU athletics.
Dr. Regan is an active staff member at Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, having served as chief of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Dentistry. He is also past president of the Louisiana Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. He has devoted his professional career to all aspects of specialty practice with special interest in orthognathic surgery (jaw surgery) and dental implants.
Away from the office, Dr. Regan enjoys spending time at Lake Bruin, playing golf, and is an avid duck hunter.
Dr. Silfa completed his Doctor of Dental Surgery at the Columbia College of Dental Medicine and underwent a 3 year AEGD residency as the Chief Resident and an associate clinical professor at Columbia Presbyterian Hospital.
He has pursued continuing education on a regular basis since then, including NYU Full Mouth Rehabilitation training. Additionally, he also teaches and mentors colleagues at NYU FMR how to present full mouth rehabilitation treatment to patients using DSD and Emotional Dentistry. Today, he is widely considered as one of the leading dental practitioners on Long Island.
He is a DSD clinician & Owner of Meadowbrook Dentistry, a Certified DSD clinic.
Dr. Michel A. Pikos, Oral Maxillofacial Surgeon, graduated Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa from The Ohio State University. He is founder and CEO of the Pikos Institute.
Since 1990, he has been teaching advanced bone and soft tissue grafting courses along with full arch immediate reconstruction courses with alumni that now number more than 5000 from all 50 states and 43 countries. He has lectured extensively on dental implants in the U.S. and internationally and is a well published author including his recent book “Bone Augmentation in Implant Dentistry.”
Dr. Pikos maintains a private practice which is limited exclusively to Implant Reconstruction Surgery in Trinity, Florida.
Dr. Nick Brand grew up on a farm in Missouri. During those years he gained insight into the simple values of life and has maintained those Midwestern family values throughout his lifetime. Dr. Brand discovered early on that he had a passion for smile restoration and continued his education acquiring several advanced surgery and Dental Implant programs in the United States and Europe.
Dr. Brand received his Doctorate of Dental Surgery in 1990, from the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry. After that, he joined the United States Army Dental Corps as a general dentist for four years, during which he completed his residency.
The desire to implement the latest in Implant Dentistry didn’t stop there. Dr. Nick opened Dental Implants of Ocala and within the last 10 years, he introduced IV Sedation, 3D Printed Guide software and 3D Intra-Oral scanning to ensure the best possible outcome and faster recovery for his patients.
He has used his many years of experience in international crisis and high-stakes negotiations to develop a unique program and team that applies these globally proven techniques to the business world.
Prior to 2008, Chris was the lead international kidnapping negotiator for the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as well as the FBI’s hostage negotiation representative for the National Security Council’s Hostage Working Group. During his government career, he also represented the U.S. Government at two (2) international conferences sponsored by the G-8 as an expert in kidnapping. Prior to becoming the FBI lead international kidnapping negotiator, Christopher served as the lead Crisis Negotiator for the New York City Division of the FBI. Christopher was a member of the New York City Joint Terrorist Task Force for 14 years. He was the case agent on such cases as TERRSTOP (the Blind Sheikh Case – Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman), the TWA Flight 800 catastrophe and negotiated the surrender of the first hostage taker to give up in the Chase Manhattan bank robbery hostage taking.
During Chris’s 24 year tenure in the Bureau, he was trained in the art of negotiation by not only the FBI but Scotland Yard and Harvard Law School. He is also a recipient of the Attorney General’s Award for Excellence in Law Enforcement and the FBI Agents Association Award for Distinguished and Exemplary Service.
Chris has taught business negotiation in the MBA program as an adjunct professor at University of Southern California’s Marshall School of Business and at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. He has taught business negotiation at Harvard University, guest lectured at The Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, The IMD Business School in Lausanne, Switzerland and The Goethe School of Business in Frankfurt, Germany. Since 2009 Christopher has also worked with Insite Security as their Managing Director of the Kidnapping Resolution Practice.
Gerritt Cora has been with Progressive Dental since its inception in 2009. In the past 13 years, Gerritt has helped thousands of practices identify areas of growth and he currently works with some of the largest producing dental implant and full arch practices in the country.
Gerritt studied financial consulting and marketing at the University of Miami and has brought his expertise to the field of dentistry to help clinicians identify and reach their goals for ultimate success. Skilled in strategy development and motivational speaking, Gerritt has spoken for a variety of industry organizations, and can be found lecturing and training practices across the country on a weekly basis.