Dental Leadership Summit

Transform your practice. Inspire your team. Impact your industry.

Join us at HR for Health’s Dental Leadership Summit 2025, the premier event for dental professionals ready to lead with vision, strategy, and impact.

This immersive three-day experience is designed for dental practice owners, executives, and emerging leaders who want to:

• Transform their leadership mindset through expert-led keynotes and workshops
• Master business growth strategies tailored to the unique challenges of dental practices
• Connect with top industry innovators and build a network of forward-thinking peers
• Explore cutting-edge solutions in operations, team development, and patient experience

What you’ll experience:

• Dynamic sessions on leadership, culture, and profitability from renowned speakers.
• Hands-on workshops that equip you with actionable tools to elevate your practice.
• Curated networking events in a luxurious Scottsdale setting.
• Exclusive access to resources and insights shaping the future of dentistry.

Whether you're looking to scale your practice, inspire your team, or redefine your role as a leader, the Dental Leadership Summit offers the clarity, confidence, and community to help you thrive.

CLA’s Mike White will be part of two sessions:

Exit at the Top — Workshop

Thursday, October 23 | Noon – 4 p.m.

Join industry thought leaders, TUSK Practice Sales, Dykema, and CLA for a workshop designed to help you enhance the value of your practice regardless of when you plan to sell.

This workshop will take a deep dive into the evolution of dental consolidation, current valuation trends, choosing the right partner for your practice, structural considerations, and planning essentials for a successful transition.

We will also share industry insider knowledge regarding the projections for the dental industry, helping you make informed decisions and stay ahead in the market.

DSO Diagnosis: Who’s Leading the Next Era of Group Practice

Friday, October 24 | 8:30 – 9:10 a.m.

The DSO marketplace is showing both strength and strain. Rising capital costs, workforce pressures, and consolidation are forcing the industry to ask hard questions: Is the dentist-led group still the healthiest model, or is a new business structure about to take the lead?

In this candid, diagnosis-driven conversation, four voices with distinct perspectives will examine the state of group practices in today’s economy:

• Dr. Viren Patel (Smile Obsession) brings the dentist-led viewpoint from the front lines of practice.
• Phil Cassis (Providence Dental Partners) shares insights on operational strategy and scale.
• Bill Neumann (Group Dentistry Now) offers a pulse check on national trends shaping DSOs.
• Mike White (CLA) delivers a financial and economic lens on where the risks — and opportunities — lie.

Together, they’ll debate the symptoms, uncover the root causes, and prescribe what it will take for DSOs and group practices to thrive in a volatile market.

This isn’t a surface-level panel — it’s a frank diagnosis of the business of dentistry, with provocative insights on who will ultimately lead the next era of group practice.