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Dental Speaker Index 2026

Top Business Operations Speakers in Dentistry.

The speakers dentistry's biggest meetings put on stage in 2026, ranked from the organizers' own published programs.

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The 2026 list.

Practice management systems, scheduling and capacity, financial performance, coding, insurance, reimbursement, collections and office administration.

Colleen Huff
1

Colleen Huff

SCN member

Dental insurance coach and AADOM Fellow who wrote the book A Mouthful of Insurance.

On stage in 2026 at
AADOMMidwinterFlorida Dental Convention
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Sessions and sources
  • AADOM Annual ConferencePreventing Revenue Cycle DisastersOrganizer's program
  • Chicago Dental Society Midwinter MeetingA Mouthful of Insurance: A Dental Team ApproachBack to the Basics and Beyond: Dental Insurance 101+Organizer's program
  • Florida Dental ConventionCoding for the Clinical and Administrative Team Source Medicare Advantage Plans Source Navigating the Mysteries of Explanation of Benefits Source
TD
2

Teresa Duncan

Founder of Odyssey Management and AADOM Fellow who speaks on dental insurance and practice management.

On stage in 2026 at
AADOMMidwinterTDA Meeting
Sessions and sources
  • AADOM Annual ConferencePanel: Conversations with CarriersOrganizer's program
  • Chicago Dental Society Midwinter MeetingNobody Told Me That! Management Issues We Should Talk AboutRevenue Cycle Documentation with a Focus on AI ToolsOrganizer's program
  • TDA MeetingDental Insurance in a Day: Part 1Dental Insurance in a Day: Part 2Front Office ForumOrganizer's program
JD
3

Jim DiMarino

Dentist and CEO of Practice Booster who lectures on CDT dental coding, documentation and insurance administration.

On stage in 2026 at
AADOMGreater New York Dental MeetingYankee Dental Congress
Sessions and sources
  • AADOM Annual ConferenceDental Administration With Confidence: What Your Team Doesn’t Know Is Costing YouCompany-underwritten educationOrganizer's program
  • Greater New York Dental MeetingCoding With Confidence: CDT, Documentation, and ProfitabilityRecent CDT Changes & Costly Administrative MistakesOrganizer's program
  • Yankee Dental CongressSmart Insurance Strategies for Single-Site: New Year, New Codes, Same HeadachesWhat Multisite Practices Need to Know: New Year, New Codes, Same HeadachesOrganizer's program
Lois Banta
SCN member
4

Lois Banta

Dental practice management consultant, founder of Banta Consulting, and owner and CEO of the Speaking Consulting Network.

On stage in 2026 at
CDA PresentsRocky Mountain Dental ConventionTDA Meeting
Sessions and sources
  • CDA Presents10 Top Management Tools for a Successful PracticeOrganizer's program
  • Rocky Mountain Dental ConventionFast Track - 7 Breakthrough Steps to Create Your Best Year Ever!: Part 1Fast Track - 7 Breakthrough Steps to Create Your Best Year Ever!: Part 2Fast Track - Admin Team Roundtable: Thriving, Surviving and Succeeding - Session 1 (001)Fast Track - Admin Team Roundtable: Thriving, Surviving and Succeeding - Session 2 (Repeat) (001)Fast Track - Insurance Strategies That Work!Fast Track - Top 5 Tools for Successful Practices: From Roles to Goal SettingOrganizer's program
  • TDA MeetingTop 10 Management Tools for a Successful PracticeTotal Team Concept for Effective SchedulingOrganizer's program
CL
5

Charles Loretto

Partner at Cain Watters & Associates and founder of NDP who speaks on dental practice transitions.

On stage in 2026 at
MidwinterHinman
Sessions and sources
  • Chicago Dental Society Midwinter MeetingCreating a Successful Dental Partnership: Lessons Learned from 35 Years of Practice TransitionsThe Three-Day-a-Week Practice: Constructing an Ownership Path to Fit Your GoalsOrganizer's program
  • Thomas P. Hinman Dental MeetingMaximizing Multiples: Is a Private Equity or DSO Transition Right for You?Private Practice OwnershipSecuring Your Financial Legacy: Practice Transitions & Partnership StrategiesOrganizer's program (archived copy)

11 speakers met the qualification threshold in this category for 2026. The 5 highest-placing are named. Speakers with equal standing share a place. Being listed reflects where a speaker taught this year. It does not mean they work only in dentistry.

Earned on stage, not voted on.

Built from published programs.

Every appearance traces to the organizer's own program. No self-reported bios, no bureau listings, no nominations.

Breadth across the profession.

The Index rewards speakers chosen by many of dentistry's major meetings, not many sessions at one of them.

Membership changes nothing.

SCN members and non-members are ranked on the same evidence. Membership is added only after places are final.

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The stages behind the Index.

AADOMFlorida Dental ConventionHinmanStar of the NorthYankee Dental CongressCDA PresentsMidwinterRocky Mountain Dental ConventionTDA MeetingGreater New York Dental Meeting

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