The 2026 watch list.
Digital workflows, intraoral scanning, CAD/CAM, 3-D printing, imaging technology, equipment and practice software. Published as an unranked watch list for 2026.
Listed alphabetically. This is not a ranking: there are no places, and the order means nothing.
SB
Shannon Pace Brinker
Certified dental assistant, clinical educator and founder of Chairside Assisting, a continuing education company for dental assistants.
On stage in 2026 atCDA Presents
Hinman Sessions and sources
BG
Brian Goodacre
Board-certified prosthodontist in Upland, California and Loma Linda University faculty member who lectures on digital dentures.
On stage in 2026 at
Midwinter
Sessions and sources
- Chicago Dental Society Midwinter MeetingClinical Workflows for Digital Dentures: Scanning, Milling, and PrintingClinical Workflows for Success with Digital Dentures: A Hands-On Workshop (Thurs L165 Required)Organizer's program ↗
- Yankee Dental CongressClinical Workflows for Digital Dentures: Scanning, Milling, and PrintingClinical Workflows for Success with Digital DenturesOrganizer's program ↗
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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