Please note that all sessions, topics, speakers, dates, times, activities, and rooms on the agenda are subject to change without notice.
Agenda
April 9-10, 2025 - Conference Days
April 11, 2025 - Hands-On Training (Optional)
Explore three dynamic tracks — IT & Technology, Clinical Focus, and Finance & Administration — designed to transform dental education, enhance patient care, and streamline practice management.
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by Henry Shein One
axiUm Summit 2025 Tracks
Tuesday, 8th April
Check-in & Badge Pickup
Arriving early? Avoid the line-up, check-in and pick up your conference badge.
1:00 PM-4:00 PM
Conference Check-in and Badge Pickup
Conference Level Foyer
April 9, 2025
April 10, 2025
April 11, 2025
Please note that all sessions, topics, speakers, dates, times, activities, and rooms on the agenda are subject to change without notice.
Wednesday, 9th April
Conference Day 1
Morning Keynotes
07:00 - 08:00
Conference Check-in & Badge Pickup
07:00 - 07:50
Breakfast Buffet
07:50 - 08:00
Guided Meditation - Ground & Focus
Take 10 minutes to arrive in the present and set a focused intention for the days ahead.
08:15 - 09:00
Panel - Leadership Insights: Curating the Future of Dental Education
Host: Rick Gay, Henry Schein One | Academic
09:00 - 09:30
Brushstrokes of Innovation: A Fireside Chat with Stan Bergman
Rick Gay, Henry Schein One | Academic
09:30 - 10:00
Coffee Break
Chateau Lafite & Lafite Foyer
11:15 - 12:00
Brushing New Strokes in Patient Engagement: An axiUm Engage Case Study
Pirin Becker, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Dental Medicine
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch Buffet
Afternoon Breakouts
13:30 - 17:30
Experience Lab
Step into an interactive space where you can explore a curated selection of hands-on experiences of axiUm's latest features and upcoming projects.
Room: Chateau Mouton Rothschild
13:00 - 13:30
CAMBRA Implementation in axiUm: axiUm Form & Flexibility
Sean S. Mong, DDS, EdD, University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry
Room: Chateau Belair
13:00 - 13:30
Revolutionizing Patient Experience and Operational Efficiency with AI
Joe Galinanes, IntelePeer
Room: Chateau Olivier
13:00 - 13:30
Exploring the Migration from Oracle to PostgreSQL: Benefits, Challenges, and Best Practices
Farhan Masud, Henry Schein One | Academic
Room: Chateau Margaux
13:30 - 14:00
Water Break
14:00 - 14:30
Optimizing External Rotations & Community Rotations
Host: Jessica Jensen, Henry Schein One | Academic
Room: Chateau Belair
14:00 - 14:30
Project Prioritization & Staying On Track: Lessons From Implementation
Alex Kostiouk University of British Columbia
Room: Chateau Olivier
14:30 - 15:00
Coffee Break
Chateau Lafite & Lafite Foyer
15:00 - 15:30
Integrating Patients' Medical and Dental Data into a DIY Data Mart
Chuck McBrearty, University of Iowa College of Dentistry and Dental Clinics
Room: Chateau Belair
15:00 - 15:30
CDT Coding Tools for Students - How to Maximize Dental School Clinic Coding/Revenue
Dr. Jim DiMarino DMD, MSEd, CDC, FACD, Practice Booster
Room: Chateau Olivier
15:30 - 16:00
Water Break
16:00 - 16:30
Consortium Meeting: CEDR Financial Track
J. Donnie Parris, Virginia Commonwealth University
Room: Chateau Belair
16:00 - 16:30
Consortium Meeting: CEDR IT Track
Brent Idleman, Virginia Commonwealth University
Room: Chateau Olivier
16:00 - 16:30
Consortium Meeting: CEDR Clinical & Training Tracks
Pirin Becker, University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, School of Dental Medicine
Room: Chateau Margaux
16:30 - 17:30
Welcome Reception
Room: Chateau Lafite & Lafite Foyer
Please note that all sessions, topics, speakers, dates, times, activities, and rooms on the agenda are subject to change without notice.
Thursday, 10th April
Conference Day 2
Morning Keynotes
06:00 - 07:00
Morning Move - Walk or Run
07:30 - 08:20
Breakfast Buffet
08:20 - 08:30
Guided Meditation - Reflect & Recenter
Take 10 minutes to pause, reflect, and close this experience with gratitude.
08:45 - 09:20
Ignite Your Why: Transforming Dental Education Through Motivation
Jonathan Brennan, MD, DMD, MPH, AT Still University, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health
09:20 - 10:00
Analysis of Patient Wellness Report Using axiUm Records
Amid Ibrahim Ismail, BDS, MPH, DrPH, MBA, Temple University Kornberg School of Dentistry
10:00 - 10:15
Coffee Break
Chateau Lafite & Lafite Foyer
10:15 - 10:45
Panel Discussion: Medical-Dental Integration
Host: Tamara Lee, BA, MLitt, Henry Schein One | Academic
10:45 - 11:15
Beyond the Mouth: Reimagining Oral-Systemic Health Through Technology and Integration
Teresa A. Dolan, DDS, MPH, University of Florida College of Dentistry
11:15 - 11:20
2025 CEDR Mid-Year Meeting Announcement
Bill Bowers, Dental College of Georgia at Augusta University
11:20 - 12:00
Conscious Leadership - Josh illuminates the profound impact of mindful leadership, guiding audiences to cultivate self-awareness & empathy to drive positive change.
Josh Dueck - X Games Gold Medalist | Paralympic Silver Medalist, Vancouver 2010
12:00 - 13:00
Lunch Buffet
Afternoon Breakouts
13:30 - 16:30
Experience Lab
Step into an interactive space where you can explore a curated selection of hands-on experiences of axiUm's latest features and upcoming projects.
Room: Chateau Mouton Rothschild
13:00 - 13:30
Digital Dentistry Simplified: A Step-by-Step Blueprint for Tomorrow’s Dental Educators
Jonathan Brennan, MD, DMD, MPH, AT Still University, Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health
Room: Chateau Belair
13:00 - 13:30
The Beauty of Simplifying Claims & Remittance Processing – Accelerate Your Revenue Collection
Debbie Hannis, Henry Schein One | Academic
Room: Chateau Olivier
13:30 - 14:00
Water Break
14:00 - 14:30
Financial Reporting - Data & Dashboards
J. Donnie Parris, Virginia Commonwealth University, School of Dentistry
Room: Chateau Belair
14:00 - 14:30
Virtual Desktops in the Cloud: A History of Innovation, A Future of Simplicity
Behan Venter, Hudson Cloud Systems
Room: Chateau Olivier
14:00 - 14:30
CDAnet (for Canadian Dental Schools) - Part One
Vani Sahni, Henry Schein One | Academic
Room: Chateau Margaux
14:30 - 15:00
Coffee Break
15:00 - 15:30
AI Computer Vision in Dental Education Now!
Mina Ghorbanifarajzadeh, Overjet
Room: Chateau Olivier
15:00 - 15:30
CDAnet (for Canadian Dental Schools) - Part Two
Vani Sahni, Henry Schein One | Academic
Room: Chateau Margaux
15:00 - 15:30
Scheduling for Specialty Clinics
Lauralynn Mealing, PMP, Henry Schein One | Academic
Room: Chateau Belair
15:30 - 16:00
Water Break
16:00 - 16:30
Clinical Networking Session: Self Scheduling - Opening the Conversation: Patient Self-Scheduling in Clinical Practice
Host: Radhika Khadria, Henry Schein One | Academic
Room: Chateau Belair
16:00 - 16:30
Operational Networking Session: RCM/835 - Making Connections: Exploring RCM/835 Together
Host: Debbie Hannis, Henry Schein One | Academic
Room: Chateau Olivier
16:00 - 16:30
IT Networking Session: User Authentication - a Collaborative Exchange
Host: Jessica Jensen, Henry Schein One | Academic
Room: Chateau Margaux
18:00 - 19:00
Cocktail Reception
Chateau Lafite
19:00 - 22:00
Gala Dinner
Room: Le Versailles Ballroom
Please note that all sessions, topics, speakers, dates, times, activities, and rooms on the agenda are subject to change without notice.
Friday, 11th April
Training Day
08:00 - 09:00
Breakfast Buffet
09:00 - 09:45
Patient Payment Essentials
Vani Sahni, Henry Schein One | Academic
Track: Financial, Patients & Scheduling, Room: Chateau Margaux
09:00 - 09:45
Old Favorites, New Adventures!
Lauralynn Mealing, Henry Schein One | Academic
Track: Electronic Health Record & Clinic Operations, Room: Chateau Belair
09:00 - 09:45
Building Bridges: From Concept to Custom Solutions
Nicole Mansfield, Henry Schein One | Academic
Track: IT & axiUm Admin, Room: Chateau Olivier
09:45 - 10:00
Break
10:00 - 10:45
From Bills to Bucks: Patient Collections
Heitor Queiroz, Henry Schein One | Academic
Track: Financial, Patients & Scheduling, Room: Chateau Margaux
10:00 - 10:45
Mastering eRx
Merghani Ahmed, Henry Schein One | Academic
Track: Electronic Health Record & Clinic Operations, Room: Chateau Belair
10:00 - 10:45
axiUm Answers at Your Fingertips!
Angad Thukral, Henry Schein One | Academic
Track: IT & axiUm Admin, Room: Chateau Olivier
10:45 - 11:15
Coffee Break
11:15 - 12:00
Insurance Hacks - Denials to Dollars
Vani Sahni, Henry Schein One | Academic
Track: Financial, Patients & Scheduling, Room: Chateau Margaux
11:15 - 12:00
Integrate & Elevate: Dispensary Insights!
Heitor Queiroz, Henry Schein One | Academic
Track: Electronic Health Record & Clinic Operations, Room: Chateau Belair
11:15 - 12:00
Navigating PowerAdmin with Ease
Merghani Ahmed, Henry Schein One | Academic
Track: IT & axiUm Admin, Room: Chateau Olivier
12:00 - 12:45
Lunch Buffet
12:45 - 13:30
Appointment Mastery: Plan to Win!
Heitor Queiroz, Henry Schein One | Academic
Track: Financial, Patients & Scheduling, Room: Chateau Margaux
12:45 - 13:30
Exploring Lab Tracking
Angad Thukral, Henry Schein One | Academic
Track: Electronic Health Record & Clinic Operations, Room: Chateau Belair
12:45 - 13:30
Diagnosing Performance Issues
Milorad Kovacevic, Henry Schein One | Academic
Track: IT & axiUm Admin, Room: Chateau Olivier
13:30 - 13:45
Coffee Break
13:45 - 14:30
A/R Makeover: Clearing the Clutter
Vani Sahni, Henry Schein One | Academic
Track: Financial, Patients & Scheduling, Room: Chateau Margaux
13:45 - 14:30
Navigating EHR: Start to Finish
Merghani Ahmed, Henry Schein One | Academic
Track: Electronic Health Record & Clinic Operations, Room: Chateau Belair
13:45 - 14:30
Reports Reboot: Get Organized!
Jason Drew, Henry Schein One | Academic
Track: IT & axiUm Admin, Room: Chateau Olivier
14:30 - 15:15
Match Made in Care: Assignments
Lauralynn Mealing, Henry Schein One | Academic
Track: Financial, Patients & Scheduling, Room: Chateau Margaux
