Dental Speaker Index 2026 All categories

Top Compliance & Safety Speakers in Dentistry.

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

The 2026 list.

The Dental Speaker Index 2026 names five speakers in Compliance, Safety & Risk: Amanda Hill (1st), Karen Daw (2nd), Tija Hunter (3rd), Amy Wood (4th) and Kandice Swarthout (5th).

Infection control, OSHA, HIPAA, cybersecurity and data privacy, regulatory compliance, employment and HR risk, emergency preparedness and patient-safety programs.

1
Amanda Hill
Dental hygienist and certified infection preventionist. Hosts the Your Dental Top 5 podcast.
Qualifying meetings
Visit Amanda's website
Sessions and sources
- Chicago Dental Society Midwinter MeetingBreaking the Chain: Mastering Infection Control BasicsOrganizer's program
- Florida Dental ConventionBreaking the Chain: Mastering Infection Control BasicsOrganizer's program
- Rocky Mountain Dental ConventionBreaking the Chain: Mastering Infection Control BasicsOrganizer's program
- Thomas P. Hinman Dental MeetingBreaking the Chain: Mastering Infection-Control BasicsCrashing the Biofilm Party: The Path to Safe Dental Unit WaterlinesLearning Your Lines: Maintaining your Dental Unit Water and Suction Lines for Optimal SafetyOrganizer's program (archived copy)
- Yankee Dental CongressBreaking the Chain: Mastering Infection Control BasicsOrganizer's program
2
Karen Daw
OSHA-authorized trainer and infection control consultant known as The OSHA Lady.
Qualifying meetings
Sessions and sources
- Chicago Dental Society Midwinter MeetingTalk Dirty to Me: Tackling OSHA and Infection Control SwiftlyOrganizer's program
- Star of the North MeetingTalking Dirty: An Informative and Enlightening Presentation Around OSHA and Infection ControlOrganizer's program
- Thomas P. Hinman Dental MeetingNow We've Got Bad Blood: Preventing and Managing Workplace Violence Incidences Swiftly!Talk Dirty to Me: An Enlightening Talk on OSHA and Infection ControlOrganizer's program (archived copy)
member
3
Tija Hunter
Certified dental assistant and author of the Dental Compliance Karma Calendar.
Qualifying meetings
Sessions and sources
- Chicago Dental Society Midwinter MeetingDental Assistants and Documentation: Are You Doing All You Need to Do?Organizer's program
- Rocky Mountain Dental ConventionFast Track - Dental Unit Waterline Contamination: What’s In Your Water?Fast Track - Risk Management: Do You Understand It All?Organizer's program
- Star of the North MeetingDocumentation and the DAEthics: Legal Do's and Don'tsOrganizer's program
member
4
Amy Wood
CEO of Copper Penny Consulting and a HIPAA compliance, cybersecurity and data-breach consultant for dental practices.
Qualifying meetings
Sessions and sources
- AADOM Annual ConferenceWhat the Tech? Internet Hygiene and CybersecurityOrganizer's program
- Chicago Dental Society Midwinter MeetingData Drama: Turning Tech Chaos and Cybersecurity Woes into Predictable FailuresWhen Seconds Count: Disaster Drill Coaching for Dental PracticesOrganizer's program
5
Kandice Swarthout
Texas registered dental hygienist, licensed professional counselor and educator who teaches human trafficking recognition for healthcare professionals.
Qualifying meetings
Sessions and sources
- Chicago Dental Society Midwinter MeetingIn Plain Sight: Confronting the Human Trafficking Crisis in the Healthcare SettingOrganizer's program
- TDA MeetingHuman Trafficking Training for Dental ProfessionalsOrganizer's program

About this list.

This list covers the speakers who taught infection control, OSHA, HIPAA, cybersecurity and data privacy, regulatory compliance, employment and HR risk, emergency preparedness and patient safety at dentistry's major continuing-education meetings in 2026. Planners usually know this subject as OSHA and infection control, HIPAA, or risk management.

Placement reflects breadth of platform: how widely a speaker taught across dentistry's major continuing-education meetings in one calendar year. It is not a measure of teaching quality, speaker fees or audience ratings. Every appearance shown on this page links to the organizer's own published program.

7 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.

Updated 18 September 2026Published by the Speaking Consulting Network, founded 1996Cite as: Dental Speaker Index 2026, Speaking Consulting Network, https://speakingconsultingnetwork.com/dental-speaker-index/compliance-safety-and-risk