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Conference for Dental Service Organizations

The Pierre Hotel, New York

October 1, 2015 |  8:00 am – 4:45 pm 


Building upon the success of our previous conferences,  this year’s exclusive invitation-only conference brings together leading dental service organizations, group dental practices and private equity investors from across the country for a day of dynamic panel discussions and keynote presentations focused on M&A trends and late-breaking regulatory developments.

The conference covers key business, financial and legal issues affecting all participants in the dental service organization space and provides significant networking opportunities for investors and operators in the DSO industry.

Keynote Address by:

Robert Fontana
President and Chief Executive Officer of Aspen Dental

8:00 – 9:15  Registration, Networking & Continental Breakfast

9:15 – 9:30  Welcoming Remarks

  • Lee Feldman  | Partner | Choate Hall & Stewart LLP

9:30 – 10:30  Panel:  M&A Trends in the DSO Industry

  • Moderator: Karan Garg | Senior Vice President | Houlihan Lokey
  • Sulman Ahmed | Founder and President | Deca Dental
  • Lee Feldman | Partner | Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
  • Faraaz Kamran | Managing Director | Madison Capital
  • Max Osofsky | Partner | Riverside Partners
  • Kevin Webb | Executive Vice President | Dental Care Alliance

10:30 – 11:00  Networking

11:00 – 12:00  Panel:  Growth Strategies

  • Moderator: Hal Muller | President, Special Markets | Henry Schein
  • Patrick Assioun | Founder and President | New England Family Dentistry
  • Sven Grail | CEO | Altima Dental
  • Geoff Ligibel | CEO | Gentle Dental of New England
  • Justin Puckett | President | MB2 Dental Solutions  
  • Don Yee   | CEO & Board Director | Kids Care Dental Group
  • Saam Zarrabi | Co-Founder | Rodeo Dental

12:00 – 1:30  Lunch & Keynote Speaker

  • Keynote Speaker: Bob Fontana | CEO | Aspen Dental Management, Inc.
  • Introduction by Todd Millay | Managing Director | Choate Investment Advisors

1:30 – 2:45  Panel:  Regulatory Developments

  • Moderator: Julia Hesse | Partner | Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
  • Jennifer Bryant | VP and Deputy General Counsel | Pacific Dental Services
  • Quinn Dufurrena | Executive Director | Association of Dental Support Organizations
  • Steven Judge | Director of Government Affairs & Corporate Counsel | Aspen Dental Management Inc.
  • Joe MacLean | General Counsel | Great Expressions Dental Centers
  • David Slezak | Chief Legal Counsel & Corporate Secretary | Affordable Care, Inc.
  • Martin Sobel | Director, Healthcare Advisory Group | Marwood Group LLC

2:45 – 5:00  Cocktail Networking Reception

Contact:

If you have questions, please contact Lee Feldman at lfeldman@choate.com or 617-248-4053.