Dr. Maggie Augustyn is a practicing general dentist, owner of Happy Tooth, author and inspirational speaker. She completed her formal dental education earning a doctorate of Dental Surgery from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Prior to that, she was awarded 2 Bachelor’s degrees (UIC and Benedictine University). Immediately postgraduation she completed the course sequence at the renowned Dawson Academy in occlusion. Benedictine University awarded her the Rising Star Award presented to an alumnus who has made considerable strides in their career and has demonstrated dedication to philanthropic endeavors. She is a Fellow of the International Congress of Oral Implantologists, Fellow of the American Academy of Implant Prosthodontists and is an exam short of her Fellowship of the Academy of General Dentistry. Augustyn reads, researches, writes, and speaks on the things that make us human, that make us hurt and that make us come alive. Her personal mission is to ignite people to journey towards a less tainted self-actualization. She has a strong social media presence in dental circles averaging 20 publications per year in journals such as Dental Economics, Dental Entrepreneur and others. She is a frequent contributor to Dental Entrepreneur Woman. She takes most pride in her role as a columnist in Dentistry Today publishing monthly in “Mindful Moments”. She has been featured on various podcasts and is a soughtafter nationwide speaker bringing attention to the importance of authenticity and self-discovery.

Self-Acceptance

Practice Management 2024 Lecture Highlights: Seminars or clinics scheduled in 2024:Sep 11-14, 2024: Smile Source/The Exchange 2024; Asheville, NC ]]> https://www.dentistrytoday.com/leaders/ramsey-chris/ Thu, 10 Feb 2022 20:31:20 +0000 https://www.dentistrytoday.com/?post_type=leaders&p=94296

Christopher D. Ramsey, DMD was raised and currently practices in Jupiter Florida. His practice focuses on comprehensive esthetic and restorative dentistry. Dr Ramsey received his dental degree from Temple University School of Dentistry in Philadelphia Pennsylvania in 1999.

Dr. Ramsey is a member of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry (AAED), a member of the American Society for Dental Aesthetics (ASDA), and an Accredited member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD). He is a Graduate of the Kois Center in Seattle Washington and also an Alumnus of the Pankey Institute in Key Biscayne Florida. Dr. Ramsey is on the editorial review boards for the AACD Journal and the Journal of Implant and Restorative Dentistry. He has published numerous articles on customer service-related topics, adhesive technology, implant therapy, scanning technology and cosmetic dentistry in several publications such as Journal of Implant and Restorative Dentistry, Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry, PPAD, Dentistry Today, Contemporary Esthetics, Signature, and Dental Products Report. Dr Ramsey is a product consultant for Ivoclar Vivadent, 3M, The Dental Advisor, and to numerous dental manufacturers, which allows for greater insight into the newer materials and techniques.

He also had the unique opportunity over the last decade to lecture throughout the United States, Canada, Mexico, New Zealand, Australia, Spain, France, and Japan. Lecture topics have focused on the latest techniques, materials, technology and protocols needed to create a successful aesthetic-based practices.

Dr Ramsey is called upon to teach the latest techniques in Body Language and Non-verbal communication and what they mean to the success of our practices. The lecture “Master Your Sixth Sense” is delivered 25 to 30 times per year to both dental and nondental environments.

Dr. Ramsey takes over 200 hours of continuing education a year to stay on the cutting edge of cosmetic dentistry, which is a rapidly changing profession. He is the past president of The Florida Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Lecture Topics: Body language and nonverbal communication in dentistry

Elements of customer service 2023 Lecture Highlights: Please contact leader for full lecture schedule. ]]> https://www.dentistrytoday.com/leaders/cotca-claudia-c/ Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:07:36 +0000 https://www.dentistrytoday.com/?post_type=leaders&p=94103 Professor Claudia C Cotca, DDS, MPH, a 3 times graduate of University of Michigan, BSc Chemistry Degree & CMB‘97, MPH Toxicology & EHS ‘00, and DDS ‘04, is an international lecturer, USA Delegate expert with ADA-SCDP & SCDI, AAMI, ANSI, NIST, ISO, IEC, and AFDO, in dentistry, therapeutics, biodigitization, biological evaluation and toxicology. Doctor Cotca is Founder and CEO of various ventures, including Washington Institute For Dentistry & Laser Surgery. Doctor Cotca holds various Board positions, among Academic Chair of Artificial Intelligence and Data Analytics Mission Area of ATARC, and Co-Chair of Digital Twins WG, ISO.

Doctor Cotca practices and consults globally in private and public health, oral systemic clinical protocols innovation, matched population co-morbidities, medical devices, global laser technology applications, healthcare commodity technology transfer, and advises healthcare vc and pe sector actors. Doctor Cotca holds various Fellowships and memberships, including ICD, AAOM, ICP, is Vice President IADR/ AADOCR PTT Network Group, President of AADOCR Washington DC Section and Editor of various scientific journals. Doctor Cotca is a healthcare analyst in USA model and global health sector intelligence, healthcare policy and is expert witness before USA Congress and White House. Doctor Cotca holds the rank of Professor of Public & Community Health at Liberty University, School of Health Sciences, Distinguished Professor at Saveetha Dental College & Hospitals, Chenai, India, Researcher at Dental Research Center Using Conventional and Alternative Technologies CMDTCA, Victor Babes University of Medicine & Pharmacy UMFT, Professor in Doctoral School at UMFT and Spokesperson of UMFT, Timisoara Romania. Lecture Topics: Laser Technology and Clinical Protocols in Dentistry

Oral Systemic Clinical Protocols and Medical Devices: Regulatory and Legislative Platforms

Healthcare Commodity Space & Healthcare SectorClinical Biological Evaluation in Protocol Outcome Optimization:

Clinical Toxicology in Dental Protocols and Therapeutic Development

TMD and OSA Dental Devices & Protocols

Private Practice/Health is Public Health: Healthcare 360

Healthcare Technology Transfer

Environmental Health Science

Industrial Medical Dental Space 2024 Lecture Highlights: Mar: American Association of Dental, Oral & Craniofacial ResearchMar: International Association of Dental Research

Jul 2024: American Association of Dental, Oral & Craniofacial Research, Washington DC Section

Quarterly: Saveetha Dental College, Chenai, India

Monthly: Global Leadership in Dentistry & Sciences (360heatlhcareTM)

Date TBD, International Electrotechnical Commission

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After graduation, Dr. Christina Blatchford bought a general dentistry practice in the Portland area. This is a second career for Dr. Blatchford, as previously she was an interior designer. She especially enjoys cosmetic dentistry, putting the two fields together. Her favorite part about being a Blatchford Solutions coach is helping doctors achieve and exceed their goals while maintaining optimum balance in their lives. She has authored Bringing Your ‘A’ Game 2.0 and No-Nonsense Transitions and produces Mornings with Blatchford on You Tube. She can be reached at info@blatchford.com. Visit her website at blatchford.com.

Practice Growth and Development

Leadership

Case Presentation and Acceptance

Systems And Checklists

Team Development

Profitability Pathways

Lifework Balance 2024 Lecture Highlights: Contact leader for updated schedule.

Kelly Tanner, Ph.D., RDH, has served in areas of dental hygiene including academia, corporate, clinical, entrepreneur, researcher, and has also been active with the American Dental Hygienists’ Association at both the State and National Level. She has been recognized for her outstanding leadership within health care and university settings and is a recipient of the ADHA and Johnson & Johnson Award for Excellence. Kelly’s combined leadership and mentoring experience, doctoral education in leadership, and practice management experience help organizations and practices empower a workforce that is accountable, innovative, and productive.

Lecture Topics: Clear Aligners

3D Scanning

Digital Hygiene Workflow

CBCT for the Dental Team, Practice Management

Leadership and High Performance Teams

Emotional Intelligence

Patient Communication and Mindset 2024 Lecture Highlights: Please contact leader for full list of lecture schedule and locations. ]]> https://www.dentistrytoday.com/leaders/webber-carrie/ Fri, 21 Dec 2018 14:46:52 +0000 https://www.dentistrytoday.com/leaders/webber-carrie/

Carrie Webber is chief communications officer and co-owner of Jameson, a dental management, marketing and hygiene coaching firm that helps dentists and teams become more productive, more profitable and ultimately more fulfilled in their practicing lives. Carrie creates customer service and business development opportunities as well as internal and external marketing initiatives and social media strategies to effectively communicate the Jameson message to the dental profession. Webber is a contributing author to several publications and blogs on the topics of marketing, customer service and leadership as well as a popular speaker for dental meetings nationwide.

Effective Communication

Leadership Development

Team Development

Practice Marketing 2024 Lecture Highlights: Jan 18: Rocky Mountain Dental Conference; Denver, CO

Mar 21-23: Hinman Dental Meeting; Atlanta, GA

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Ian McNickle is a cofounder and partner at WEO Media, an award winning “Best of Class” dental marketing firm. Under his leadership, WEO Media has grown quickly to become one of the most widely respected dental marketing firms in North America and has garnered an impressive list of industry endorsements and awards. He is a nationally recognized marketer, writer, and speaker. He has developed significant expertise in online marketing, website optimization and conversion, search engine optimization (SEO), pay-per-click marketing (PPC), social media, video marketing, online reputation management, marketing strategy, and related topics. In addition, he has developed a set of critical key performance indicators for measuring the effectiveness of any marketing program. Ian lectures all over North America at dental conferences, study clubs, and dental societies and conducts numerous seminars and webinars. His teaching style breaks down the complexities of dental marketing in an easy to understand approach that the non-marketer can comprehend and implement. He has written articles for Dental Products Report, The Progressive Dentist, and many other industry publications on various aspects of digital marketing. Prior to cofounding WEO Media, Ian worked in the high-tech industry for 10 years in various engineering and management positions at Siltronic and Xerox. He left high-tech in 2006, and founded a regional marketing consulting firm that he ran for several years before eventually cofounding WEO Media in 2009. Ian has a BS in mechanical engineering from Washington State University, where he was also a graduate of the University Honors Program. In addition, he graduated Cum Laude with an MBA from the University of Washington.

Lecture Topics: High-Impact Marketing and ROI, Website Optimization and Lead Conversion

New Patient Generation

Online Marketing

Websites

SEO & PPC

Social Media

Online Reputation Management, 2023 Lecture Highlights: Please contact for complete lecture information. ]]> https://www.dentistrytoday.com/leaders/jameson-john/ Wed, 04 Oct 2017 19:11:53 +0000 https://www.dentistrytoday.com/leaders/jameson-john/

Dr. John Jameson is cofounder of Jameson Management, an international dental management, marketing, and hygiene coaching firm. As a popular speaker at dental meetings worldwide, Dr. Jameson’s engaging presentations focus on leadership development, case presentation, communication, and the effective utilization of technology. He received his doctor of dental surgery degree from Creighton University, where he continues to serve on the alumni advisory council. Creighton honored him with the Alumni Merit Award, the highest honor it grants to a graduate. Dr. Jameson serves the Oklahoma Dental Association as a trustee of the Oklahoma Dental Foundation. He is a governor for the Oklahoma State University Foundation and has been honored at Oklahoma State University as a Distinguished Alumni, the highest honor bestowed on former students. Dr. Jameson is a member of the American College of Dentists and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. He provides guidance for numerous organizations, universities, and corporations on ways to improve technology and services being provided to dentists, teams, and patients. He presents programs on ethics to dental students at numerous dental schools as he leads the ways of integrity in his profession. Lecture Topics: Leadership 2023 Lecture Highlights: Please contact for complete lecture information. ]]> https://www.dentistrytoday.com/leaders/stanley-bobbi-a/ Thu, 28 Sep 2017 15:00:10 +0000 https://www.dentistrytoday.com/leaders/stanley-bobbi-a/

Dr. Stanley received her dental degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1993. She immediately opened her Cary, North Carolina dental office with her husband, Dr. Robert Stanley, and has grown it into one of the most successful comprehensive dental practices in North Carolina. She is a Master in the Academy of General Dentistry (MAGD), a Diplomate in the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (DICOI) and a Fellow in the Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Dental Studies (LVI). She is also a Fellow in the International Association of Orthodontics (IAO). She is a Sustaining Member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD), the International College of Cranio-Mandibular Orthopedics (ICCMO), the International Association of Orthodontics (IAO), and is a Qualified Member of the Crown Council. Additionally, Dr. Stanley is a member of the American Dental Association (ADA), the Raleigh-Wake County Dental Society, the North Carolina Dental Society, the American Academy of Women Dentists (AAWD) and the Dental Organization for Conscious Sedation (DOCS). Dr. Bobbi is an instructor at The Stanley Institute for Comprehensive Dentistry in Cary and a Senior Instructor at the International Association of Orthodontics (IAO) in Milwaukee Wisconsin and the Facial Beauty Institute in Memphis. She has lectured nationally in the areas of dental implants, implant restorations, cosmetics, orthodontics and practice management. In her spare time, she enjoys flying recreationally and is currently training for an Ironman triathlon.

Practice Management

Cosmetics

Taxes 2023 Lecture Highlights: Please contact leader for full lecture schedule ]]> https://www.dentistrytoday.com/leaders/tau-leonard-f/ Thu, 28 Jul 2016 15:15:28 +0000 https://www.dentistrytoday.com/leaders/tau-leonard-f/

Dr. Tau is passionate about the ability to help grow your practice with Internet marketing, social media, and reputation marketing. In his content-rich energizing seminars, he shares his firsthand experience and the tools used to achieve 100% growth in his practice since 2009 in a down economy. These are exceptional growth levels for a solo practitioner. He maintains a full-time fee-for-service practice in Northeast Philadelphia focusing on general, cosmetic, reconstructive, and implant dentistry. He received his dental degree from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston, MA, and a Certificate in Advanced Education in General Dentistry at UMDNJ in Somerdale, NJ. He is an active member of many dental organizations including the ADA, AGD, AACO, and DentalTown as well as the sponsorship chairman for the Eastern Dental Society. When he is not practicing, Dr. Tau is owner of iSocial Digital and general manager of the dental vertical for Birdeye Reputation Marketing Software. He is the author of the “Reputation Matters” blog and has been published in DentalTown, the Journal of American Academy of Cosmetic Orthodontics, Dentistry Today, Inside Dentistry, and various other newsletters. He lectures internationally to fellow dentists on Internet marketing, social media, and reputation marketing. Lecture Topics: Case Acceptance

Online Marketing

Online Reputation

Technology 2023 Lecture Highlights: Jan 26-28: Yankee Dental Congress; Boston, MA

May 4-6: Texas Dental Association; San Antonio, TX

Sep 29: Supercharge Your Dental Practice; Delray Beach Florida

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