This Is One Dental Event You’ll Be Talking About Long After It’s Over

Dental Dash CE Summit | April 30 | Lake Windsor Country Club

If there’s one day this year I’d encourage you to get your team out of the practice and into the same room together, this is it.

On April 30, the Dental Dash CE Summit is taking over Lake Windsor Country Club for a day designed to energize, challenge, connect, and inspire dental professionals.

And this isn’t going to feel like your typical day of CE.

We’re bringing together two exceptional keynote speakers—Nora Burns and Dave Weber—an exciting Kentucky Derby theme, valuable continuing education, and dental professionals who want to become better leaders and build stronger teams.

My goal is simple:

I want Dental Dash to be the leadership event you and your team are still talking about weeks—and hopefully months—later.

I want you leaving Lake Windsor energized.

I want conversations happening on the drive home.

I want someone on your team saying Monday morning, “Remember what we heard at Dental Dash? What if we tried that here?”

Because the best professional development doesn’t end when the speaker leaves the stage.

It changes what happens when you get back to work.

If you want stronger leadership, better communication, a healthier practice culture, and a more connected team, I hope you’ll join me.

Better yet, bring your team with you.

Two Keynote Speakers You Won’t Want to Miss

I’m incredibly excited about the combination of Nora Burns and Dave Weber.

They bring different experiences, different perspectives, and different energy to the stage—but both get to the heart of something that can make or break a dental practice:

People.

Nora Burns: What Is Your Team Really Experiencing?

What do employees say about their workplace when leadership isn’t in the room?

Nora Burns went undercover to find out.

That’s one of the reasons I’m so excited for dental professionals to hear her.

Nora is known for her fascinating undercover research into the employee experience. She gets beyond what organizations think is happening and explores what employees are actually seeing, feeling, and experiencing.

Think about that in the context of your dental practice.

Would your team describe the culture the same way you would?

Do people feel heard?

Do they feel appreciated?

Do they understand where the practice is going?

Are small frustrations quietly becoming bigger ones?

And are your best people experiencing a workplace that makes them want to stay?

Those aren’t just “HR questions.”

They’re leadership questions.

And in today’s environment, where finding and keeping great team members matters tremendously, I believe Nora’s perspective is one dental leaders need to hear.

She’s going to challenge us to look at our practices differently—and potentially notice things that have been hiding in plain sight.

Reserve your seat and come ready to look at your workplace through a completely different lens.

Dave Weber: Because Stronger Relationships Build Stronger Teams

Then we have Dave Weber.

Dave brings something special to the stage: energy, humor, heart, and ideas you can actually use.

His message gets to the foundation of successful teams—relationships.

That may sound simple.

It isn’t.

Think about everything that happens during a normal day in dentistry.

A schedule changes.

A patient is frustrated.

Someone is running behind.

A teammate needs help.

Communication breaks down.

Stress goes up.

And somehow, everyone still needs to work together and deliver an outstanding patient experience.

The quality of the relationships inside your practice affects how your team handles all of it.

Dave will challenge us to become more intentional about how we communicate, connect, encourage, and lead the people around us.

I expect plenty of laughter—but I also expect those moments when you look at the person sitting next to you and think:

“Our team needed to hear that.”

That’s exactly why I’d love for you to experience Dave’s message together.

You Don’t Need “Leader” in Your Job Title

One thing I want to make very clear about Dental Dash:

This isn’t just for dentists, owners, or office managers.

Leadership happens throughout a dental practice.

It happens when a hygienist helps turn around a stressful morning.

It happens when an assistant sees a problem and takes initiative.

It happens when a front office team member handles a difficult patient conversation with empathy.

It happens when a coworker chooses to encourage someone instead of adding to the stress.

Every person on your team influences your culture.

That means every person has an opportunity to lead.

If you attend Dental Dash individually, I want you to leave with new ideas, stronger leadership and communication skills, renewed confidence, valuable CE, and a reminder that you can make a difference from wherever you sit in the practice.

Invest in yourself. Reserve your seat for April 30.

But if you have the opportunity to bring your team, I think the potential impact becomes even greater.

One Day Away From the Practice Could Change What Happens Inside It

I know what it means to take a dental team out of the office for a day.

There’s a cost.

There are patients to reschedule.

There’s production to consider.

There are logistics to manage.

So if you’re considering bringing your entire team, I think it’s fair to ask:

Is it worth it?

I believe the answer can be absolutely—when you look at it as an investment rather than simply a day away.

Because what does poor communication cost a practice?

What does ongoing team frustration cost?

What does losing a great employee cost?

What does a disengaged team cost?

And on the other side, what could stronger communication, better leadership, greater trust, and a healthier culture contribute to your practice?

That’s the bigger opportunity behind bringing your team to Dental Dash.

One Person Can Come Back Inspired. A Team Can Come Back Aligned.

We’ve all experienced this.

You attend a conference.

You hear an incredible speaker.

You take pages of notes.

You come back to the practice excited and say, “I learned something we really need to start doing!”

And everyone else looks at you like…

Okay. What exactly happened at this conference?

It’s difficult to recreate an experience for people who weren’t there.

Now imagine everyone hearing it together.

Your dentist hears Nora.

Your hygienists hear Nora.

Your assistants hear Nora.

Your administrative team hears Nora.

Then everyone experiences Dave’s message together.

Now you have common language.

Common stories.

Common ideas.

And common reference points.

The conversation changes from:

“Let me tell you what I learned.”

to:

“What are WE going to do with what we learned?”

That’s a big difference.

Think Beyond CE: Invest in Your Culture

Bringing your team to Dental Dash can be an investment in some of the things that matter most to a successful practice:

Culture.
Create conversations about the kind of workplace you want to build together.

Retention.
Show your people that their professional development, ideas, relationships, and growth matter.

Communication.
Give your team shared tools and language that can make difficult conversations easier and everyday communication stronger.

Leadership.
Help people understand that leadership isn’t reserved for the dentist or manager—it belongs throughout the practice.

Connection.
Spend meaningful time together outside the pressure and routine of the clinical day.

Practice performance.
When people communicate better, trust each other, solve problems together, and feel connected to their workplace, the benefits can reach far beyond employee satisfaction.

And ultimately, patients experience the culture of your practice too.

That’s why I’d encourage you not to think about Dental Dash as simply another CE event.

Think about what could happen if your team had a full day to learn, laugh, connect, and think differently—together.

Register your team and make April 30 a day you invest in the people behind your practice.

And Yes… We’re Going to Have Some Derby Fun!

If we’re getting everyone out of the office for a day, I want it to be memorable.

So we’re leaning into the Kentucky Derby spirit!

And what better setting than Lake Windsor Country Club?

The Derby theme gives us a chance to make Dental Dash feel different from the moment you arrive.

Expect energy.

Expect personality.

Expect connection.

Expect a room filled with dental professionals ready to learn—and ready to have some fun doing it.

This isn’t about sitting in a conference room staring at slides all day.

Dental Dash is meant to feel like an experience.

So bring your team.

Bring your enthusiasm.

Bring your Derby spirit.

And yes—this might just be the perfect excuse to break out a great Derby hat.

Picture Your Team at Lake Windsor on April 30

You’ve stepped away from the phones, operatories, schedule changes, insurance questions, and daily pressures of the practice.

Your team is together.

You’re hearing nationally engaging perspectives on leadership and workplace culture.

You’re laughing.

You’re talking.

You’re learning things about yourselves and each other.

And somewhere during the day, an idea clicks.

Maybe it’s something Nora says about employee experience.

Maybe it’s something Dave says about relationships.

Maybe it happens during a conversation at your table.

But someone says:

“We should do this differently when we get back.”

That moment is what I want Dental Dash to create.

Because one idea can start a conversation.

One conversation can change a behavior.

And enough changed behaviors can transform a culture.

I’d Love to See Your Team at the Starting Gate

I truly believe our profession becomes stronger when we invest in our people.

Better leaders help create stronger teams.

Stronger teams help create healthier practices.

And healthy, connected teams can create extraordinary experiences for their patients.

That’s why I’m so excited about this year’s Dental Dash CE Summit.

April 30

Lake Windsor Country Club

Nora Burns.

Dave Weber.

Leadership. CE. Team development. Connection.

And a whole lot of Kentucky Derby energy.

Come individually and invest in becoming a stronger leader.

Or take it one step further:

Bring the people who make your practice happen every day.

Give your team the opportunity to hear the same ideas, have the same conversations, and return to the practice with a shared sense of momentum.

Don’t Just Save the Date. Save Seats for Your Team.

Register for the Dental Dash CE Summit and join me April 30 at Lake Windsor Country Club.

Bring your team.