Yankee Multi-Site Summit: Thursday Full Day

Join us for the 2027 Yankee Multi-Site Summit!

THURSDAY, JANUARY 28TH: SCHEDULE

10:00 – 11:00 am

Growth in a Stalled Economy: Creating Long-Term Success

Speaker: Chris Salierno, DDS (Tend Dental)

• Recognize the key supply and demand factors that impact the success and profitability of a dental practice
• Describe the growing commoditization of dental services and its effect on patient perception and competition
• Examine how successful industries differentiate and de-commoditize their products and services to create greater value
• Apply the business model canvas framework to strengthen practice strategy and better navigate economic challenges

11:30 am – 12:30 pm

Smarter Systems, Stronger Practices: How AI Is Redefining Dental Operations

Speaker: Ryan Hungate, DDS (Henry Schein One)

• Identify and eliminate operational friction by moving from disconnected tools to unified, integrated platforms 
• Understand where AI and automation are already delivering measurable impact across documentation, imaging, and revenue cycle workflows 
• Recognize practical steps practices can take today to improve claim quality, reduce administrative burden, and build a more predictable revenue cycle 
• Utilize how to reconnect staff with actual patient interactions

12:30 – 1:30 pm Take advantage of this time to explore the Exhibit Show Floor!

1:30 – 2:30 pm

DSO Consolidation, Recent Mergers, and Acquisition Activity

Speaker: Richard Blann (DC Advisory)

• Examine the history and evolution of the dental market from private practitioner to the DSO
• Discover the clinical, operational, and investment rationale for the emergence of DSOs and the potential value added to the practices 
• Define different forms and styles of DSOs, equity participation by dentists in the DSO, key terms of transactions, and why they are relevant to practice owners
• Understand how investors derive valuations and how this translates into proceeds for a selling dentist owner 
• Compare successful DSOs with unsuccessful DSOs and discuss what drives success
• Review the latest M&A activity in the dental industry to understand how this has changed over time and what the future holds

3:00 – 4:00 pm

From Prompt to Practice: A Practical Introduction to Claude for Dental Practices

Speaker: Anissa Broussard, DDS (Digital Floss)

• Understand the difference between Claude Chat, Claude Cowork, and Claude Code — and know which one is right for your practice
• Learn how to connect tools your team already uses — Gmail, Google Drive, Canva, QuickBooks, Gusto, and many more — directly to Claude
• Build a custom AI advisory board — an AI coach you and your team leaders can use to improve operations, build better systems, and get expert-level guidance across every area of the practice: systems, operations, marketing, and more
• Create repeatable AI-powered workflows your entire team can use

Reception on Exhibit Show Floor immediately following.