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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.

axiUm Summit 2025 Tracks

Please note that all sessions, topics, speakers, dates, times, activities, and rooms on the agenda are subject to change without notice.

Tuesday, 8th April

Check-in & Badge Pickup

1:00 PM-4:00 PM

Conference Check-in and Badge Pickup

Conference Level Foyer

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

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.

08:00 - 08:15

Welcome to Summit 2025
Mike Bourgeois & Rick Gay, Henry Schein One | Academic

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

Stan Bergman, Henry Schein, Inc.

09:30 - 10:00

Coffee Break
Chateau Lafite & Lafite Foyer

10:00 - 10:45

The Art of Innovation: the axiUm Roadmap
Jessica Jensen, Henry Schein One | Academic

10:45 - 11:15

Henry Schein Cares - Building Trust & Shared Value
David Kochman, Henry Schein Inc.

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

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

Caries Risk Assessment Management
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

Jean Fox DDS, NEOMED Bitonte College of Dentistry

14:00 - 14:30

Project Prioritization & Staying On Track: Lessons From Implementation
Alex Kostiouk University of British Columbia
Room: Chateau Olivier

14:00 - 14:30

IT Takes a Village
Brent Idleman, Virginia Commonwealth University
Room: Chateau Margaux

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

Nisha Ganesh, DDS, University of Maryland

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

06:00 - 07:00

Morning Move - Walk or Run

07:30 - 08:20

Breakfast Buffet

08:20 - 08:30

Guided Meditation - Reflect & Recanter
Take 10 minutes to pause, reflect, and close this experience with gratitude.

08:30 - 08:45

Welcome to Day 2
Mike Bourgeois, Henry Schein One | Academic

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

Panelist: David George, DDS, MBA, MS, FAGD, University of Maryland School of Dentistry

Panelist: Melissa Miller, MBA, MSCS, University of Penn School of Dental Medicine

Panelist: Kasi Pankey, OHSU - Oregon Health & Science University

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

CEDR Mid-Year Meeting Announcement

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

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

14:30 - 15:15

Your Treatment Toolkit: Plan with Purpose!
Heitor Queiroz, Henry Schein One | Academic
Track: Electronic Health Record & Clinic Operations, Room: Chateau Belair

14:30 - 15:15

Transforming an Info Manager Report Into a Custom Report
John Dawes, Henry Schein One | Academic
Track: IT & axiUm Admin, Room: Chateau Olivier

Our team has thoughtfully curated a valuable agenda to ensure an enriching and impactful experience for all attendees.