Dental Speaker Index 2026 All categories

Top Leadership & Culture 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 Leadership, Culture & Workforce: Kevin Henry (1st), Uche Odiatu (2nd), Ryan Vet (3rd), Amanda Hill (4th) and Mark E. Hyman (5th).

Team leadership, culture, hiring and retention, generational dynamics, communication, career development, burnout and professional wellbeing.

1
Kevin Henry
member
Dental media editor and co-founder of IgniteDA. Speaks on dental assisting careers and team personalities.
Qualifying meetings
View Kevin's profile
Sessions and sources
- Chicago Dental Society Midwinter MeetingBattling and Beating the Demons of Dental AssistingHarnessing the Power of Personalities in the Dental PracticeOrganizer's program
- Greater New York Dental MeetingBattling and Beating the Demons of Dental AssistingHarnessing The Powers of Dental Practice PersonalitiesOrganizer's program
- Rocky Mountain Dental ConventionReal Talk About the State of Dental Assistants in 2026 - Session 1Real Talk About the State of Dental Assistants in 2026 - Session 2 (Repeat)Organizer's program
- TDA MeetingBattling and Beating the Demons of Dental AssistingHarnessing the Power of Personalities within the Dental PracticeOrganizer's program
2
Uche Odiatu
Dentist, author and certified personal trainer. Speaks on energy, wellness and inflammation.
Qualifying meetings
Sessions and sources
- Chicago Dental Society Midwinter MeetingA Biohacker's Guide to Energy, Productivity & Mental ClarityOrganizer's program
- Star of the North MeetingTransform Your Body, Transform Your PracticeOrganizer's program
- Yankee Dental CongressAmplify Your Energy: Seven Ways to Elevate Your Stamina!Transform Your Body, Transform Your Practice!Organizer's program
member
3
Ryan Vet
Generational futurist, keynote speaker and author. Speaks across industries; dentistry is one of them.
Qualifying meetings
Sessions and sources
- Chicago Dental Society Midwinter MeetingWhen Generations Collide: Leadership in a Multigenerational WorkplaceOrganizer's program
- Star of the North MeetingWhen Generations CollideOrganizer's program
- Yankee Dental CongressWhen Generations Collide: Leadership in a Multi-Generational WorkplaceOrganizer's program
4
Amanda Hill
Dental hygienist and certified infection preventionist. Hosts the Your Dental Top 5 podcast.
Qualifying meetings
Sessions and sources
- Chicago Dental Society Midwinter MeetingThe Curious Clinician: Reigniting Passion and Embracing Emerging Trends in DentistryOrganizer's program
- Yankee Dental CongressCuriosity Revived the Cat: How a Sense of Wonder Can Revive Your CareerOrganizer's program
5
Mark E. Hyman
Greensboro, North Carolina dentist and UNC adjunct professor. Not the physician and author Mark Hyman, MD.
Qualifying meetings
Sessions and sources
- Rocky Mountain Dental ConventionOn-Demand The Secret Sauce! The Hidden Ingredients of Highly Successful TeamsThe Secret Sauce! The Hidden Ingredients of Highly Successful TeamsOrganizer's program
- Thomas P. Hinman Dental MeetingThe New Dentist Roadmap: Passion, Purpose, and Practical Tips For SuccessThe Secret Sauce: Hidden Ingredients of Highly-Successful TeamsOrganizer's program (archived copy)

About this list.

This list covers the speakers who taught team leadership, culture, hiring and retention, generational dynamics, communication, career development, burnout and professional wellbeing at dentistry's major continuing-education meetings in 2026. Planners usually know this subject as leadership, team culture or workforce.

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.

9 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/leadership-culture-and-workforce