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Acting as a resource, DANB is providing a library of speakers that CDE/meeting planners can contact directly to arrange and negotiate the terms of a speaking engagement. DANB looks forward to connecting communities of interest: speakers providing innovative and lively seminars, planners who are searching for valuable and timely subject matter that is assistant/auxiliary oriented and dental assistants, specifically DANB Certified Assistants, who are looking for programs to meet their CDE requirements.

The DANB Speakers Bureau is a free service to both presenters and CDE planners. DANB does not charge listing fees, booking fees or speakers fees. To download a Speakers Bureau Application Packet, click here.

Note: DANB does not guarantee speakers' availability, presentation skills or clinical/management knowledge, nor does DANB ensure speakers of obtaining engagements simply by enrolling in the bureau.

DANB SPEAKERS BUREAU – Speakers

NAME

REGION PHONE E-Mail/Web Site

 

Tony S. Adams, RDH, BA

National (916) 632-9848 toni@toniadams.com

- The Tap Dance of Communication: Nonverbal Communication in the Dental Office
- Becoming Cultured: Understanding a Variety of Values, Views and Voices

M. Denise Aguilar-McDonald, BS

National (800) 989-8825, ext. 3413  

- Air Polishing: The Basics and Beyond
- Moving Forward with Ultrasonics
- Key Concepts of Esthetic Whitening
- Sealants: In the Groove

Fred Banks, DDS

National (321) 724-5936  
www.filefusiondental.com

- Organize to Thrive [Full Day (6-7 hours)]
- The Streamlined Dental Practice (90 or 180 minutes)
- Linking Dialogue, Diagnosis and Treatment Planning (90 or 180 minutes)
- The Art and Value of Cosmetic Anterior Composites (90 or 180 minutes)

John Barksdale, DDS

National (225) 292-8783 jmbdent@jbarksdale.com

- Digital Photography
- Digital Imaging
- Digital Patient Consult

Barbara L. Bennett, CDA, RDH, MS

National (956) 421-4187 bbennett@harlingen.tstc.edu

- Oral Complications of Cancer Therapy
- Fluorides, Chemotherapeutic Agents
- Infectious Diseases
- OSHA Update

William M. Bernhart, CIH, Esq.

National (412) 561-5510 w.bernhart@comcast.net

- OSHA and Health Services - The OSHA Compliance Course (1 day)
- OSHA Update (1/2 day)
- OSHA Issues Affecting the Healthcare Industry (2 hours)
- OSHA Compliance for Dental Offices

Jeff K. Bills, MPA, FACHE

National (801) 373-2733 jeffkbills@comcast.net

- Maintaining The Trust
- Integrity Based Leadership
- Restoring Trust In Clinical Practices
- Ethics In Private Practice
- Clinical Teamwork And Building Patient Trust

Lanita Brooks, RDH

Regional (NC) (704) 332-9910 info@carolinadentalsolutions.com

- OSHA Annual Update: Bloodborne Pathogens and North Carolina Regulations
- HIPAA Update
- CPR Healthcare Provider and Heartsaver classes

Leslie Canham, CDA, RDA

National (888) 853-7543 leslie@lesliecanham.com

- "GOT OSHA?" 6 Easy Steps to Office Safety
- Infection Control Teamwork - How to Meet & Exceed CDC Guidelines
- Annual Bloodborne Pathogen Training
- Is Anyone in Charge of Infection Control? Oh...It's Me!
- HIPAA Privacy & Security Regulations - It's Easier Than It Looks!
- California Dental Practice Act [required for CA license renewal]
- California Infection Control Requirements [required for CA license renewal]

Debra J. Carse, EFDA, RDH

Regional (OH) (330) 655-5095  

- The Missing Link for Soft Tissue Management: Basic 101
- Team Education: Creates Patient Compliance
- Give Your Patients The Choice: Soft Tissue Managed Care
- Team Education of Radiology Assessments: Creates Patient Compliance and Treatment Planning

Mary R. Costello, CDA, BS

National (330) 209-1191 mrc3236@aol.com

- Dam-It, It's Easy!® - Basic Program
- Dam-It, It's Easy!® - Advanced Program

Nancy J. Davis, MBA

National (314) 817-6027 nancy_davis@glic.com

- Practice Management - Insurance, Bookkeeping
- Preclinicals - Chairside Assisting, Infection Control, CPR, Vital Signs
- Healthcare Financial Management
- Quality Improvement in Healthcare

Delta Dental Plan

Regional (MI,OH,IN) (517) 347-5296 afensom@ddpmi.com

- Working with Dental Insurance and Claims Submissions
- Submitting Claims via the Internet / Dental Office Toolkit
- How Are Claims Processed?

Ann-Marie DePalma, CDA, RDH, MEd, FAADH

National (781) 279-1146 amrdh@aol.com

- Recognizing Childhood Development Delays for Dental Professionals
- Habits of Effective Offices: Do You Have What It Takes?
- Dental Implants
- TMD-TMJ: What Is It All About?
- Contemporary Non-Surgical Periodontal Management
- Taking Dental Hygiene to the Next Level
- Risk Assessment
- Documenting Your Best: Protecting and Presenting Your Career

Sharon Dickinson, CDA, CDPMA, RDA

National (915) 831-4065 sdickins@epcc.edu

- OSHA Compliance for the Dental Office - General Industry Standard, Hazard Communication Standard, and Bloodborne Pathogens Standard
- CDC/OSHA
- Integrating Infection Control Into the Dental Practice
- Clinical Skills for the Dental Assistant
- Practice Management
- Communication Skills for the Dental Team
- Radiology Update
- Dental Materials for the Dental Assistant
- Four-Handed Dentistry
- Ergonomics

Patti DiGangi, RDH, BS

National (630) 292-1473 pdigangi@comcast.net
www.pdigangi.com


- Enamel Therapy: The Next Generation of Care
- How-to-Guide for the Minimally Invasive Dental Practice Approach
- WNL: Optimizing the Oral Cancer Evaluation
- Having Moments with Seniors

Co-Presented Courses
- Killing the Parrott - Living What You Know (co-presented with Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH)
- Firm Footing on Shifting Ground (co-presented with Teresa Duncan, MS)
- Lost in Translation: Common Obstacles to Case Acceptance (co-presented with Teresa Duncan, MS)
- Eco-Dentistry: E-Code-Nomics and It Isn't Easy Being Green (co-presented with Deb Grant, RDH, CA)
- 2010 Bottom Line (co-presented with Stephanie Houseman, DMD)

Belle M. DuCharme, RDA, CDPMA

National (760) 632-9732  

- Communicating with Patients About Insurance Financing
- Scheduling/Dialogues to Prevent Cancellations & No-Shows
- How to Answer Tough Questions About Dental Insurance
- Telephone Skills: The Lifeline to Your Practice
- Positive & Productive Team Meetings
- Financial Arrangements & Collection Dialogues for Success
- Defining Job Descriptions & Accountability

Teresa Duncan, MS

National (703) 201-1845 teresa@odysseymgmt.com

- Claims Without Shame: Special Periodontal Edition
- Implant Coordinator Training Program (an AIDA program)
- New Media for the Dental Office
- Opportunities for Success in the Implant Practice
- Practice Management Implant Certification Course (an AIDA Program)
- The Agony of the Code

Mary A. Frohn, CDA, CDPMA, EFDA, BS

National (781) 762-8245 mfrohn2@aol.com

- Chairside Assisting Skills
- Expanded Functions
- Dental Office Management
- Oral Piercing
- Dental Materials
- Health & Safety Office Issues
- Legal & Ethical Issues in Dentistry
- Marketing & Public Relations

Ellen Gambardella, CDA, MEd

National (978) 318-9980 ellen@dynamicdentalseminars.com

- Dental Materials
- Infection Control
- Surgical Assisting

Laurel Grantham

National (919) 934-1549 lagrantham@yahoo.com

- Knock Your Socks Off Customer Service
- 13 Stress Bombs That Will Blow Up Your Day
- Disc Behavioral Profile for Team
- Positive and Productive Staff Meetings

Shirley Gutkowski, RDH, BSDH

National (608) 837-7074  

- Expanding Minimal Intervention
- The Saving of Enamel

Linda M. Harvey, RDH, MS, LHRM

National (904) 573-2232 www.lindaharvey.net

- Medical Errors: Creating a Culture of Safety in the Dental Practice
- Risk Management, Jeopardy, and the Dental Office
- Legal Documentation for the Dental Professional
- Risk Prevention Workshop for the Dental Team

Daniel Hines

National (302) 242-8054 danhines@dol.net

- Forensic Dentistry For Auxiliary Personnel

David Hutt

National (503) 449-0662 dhutt@dmddigitalphoto.com

- Digital Photography in the Dental Practice: The Total Picture

Sybil Ingram-Campbell, MEd, MBA, PhD

National (678) 476-9240 sybil_im@juno.com

- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- HIPAA Information Systems Selection & Implementation

Cindy J. Ishimoto, CDPMA

National (808) 244-7344 cishimoto@aol.com

- Moving Beyond Survival to Balanced Success
- From Stress to Success: Dare to Thrive in Challenging Times
- Creating Practice Excellence
- Collecting your Due: Demystifying the Collections System
- Scheduling the 3 T’s: Technology, Time, and Team
- Broken Appointments: The Black Holes of Scheduling Success
- Teamwork and Team Harmony: Essentials for Success
- From Passion to Prosperity: Teamwork for Practice Success
- Field of Dreams: Key Players, Stars and Superstars.

Donald E. Janoff, BS, DDS, MBA

Regional (WA) (360) 882-1825  

- How to Refer to Periodontist for Dental Assistants/Hygienists
- Current Critical Thinking in Periodontics
- Day in the Life of General Practice and Periodontics
- Dealing with People-Communication
- The Business of Dentistry

Cindy Kleiman, RDH, BS

National (480) 342-9655 jckleiman@cox.net

- Dental Assisting Skills for Patients with Disabilities
- Oral Care Products for the Medically Compromised Patient
- Dental Assisting Strategies for Care in Alternative Settings
- Medical Histories and Medical Emergencies
- Oral Complications and Treatment Modifications for the Geriatric Patient

Leanne M. Mathieu Kramer , CDA, CDPMA, RDH

Regional (MN) (763) 878-2150 lmathieukramer@tds.net

- Infection Control in Dentistry
- Infection Control and Radiation Safety
- Infection Control: Back to Basics

Larry A. Lopez, DDS

National (210) 326-7905 drlarrylopez@sbcglobal.net

- How To Make Temporaries Quickly That Are Accurate, Esthetic and Durable

Sandra E. Marcil, RDH, MS

Regional (FL) (800) 989-8825, ext. 3028 / (727) 298-8311  

- Air Polishing: The Basics and Beyond
- Fluoride: The Protector
- Key Concepts of Esthetic Whitening
- Moving Forward With Ultrasonics
- Sealants: In The Groove

Judy Kay Mausolf

National (952) 435-4355 judykay@practicesolutionsinc.net

- Rise and Shine: Maximizing Your Potential
- Rise Above the Rainy Days: Recession-Proof Remedies
- Communication Solutions: Conflict, Gossip and Tension Resolutions

Bonnie R. Miller, RDH, BS

National (215) 898-3351 (daytime M-Th); (215) 283-5076 (evenings & Fri) bmiller@vet.upenn.edu

- Veterinary Dentistry: An Overview of What's Happening in the Mouths of Your Pets
- Oral Diseases Common in the Dog and Cat
- Pocket Pet Dentistry
- Oral Hygiene for Pets: Diets, Treats and Toys

Chris H. Miller, PhD

National (317) 274-4561 chmille@iupui.edu

- Infection Control
- Disease Prevention
- Emerging Diseases

Karen Minca, CDPMA

National (810) 235-9757 poohe009@hotmail.com

- CPR/AED for Healthcare Providers
- Interviewing / Resumes
- Employment Issues
- Legal Issue

Carolyn Newman, CDA, BS

National (919) 732-4996 ccnewman@nc.rr.com

- Taking the Dental Road Less Traveled: Have Drill, Will Travel
- Substance Abuse Patients in the Dental Practice

Shannon L. Pace, CDA

National (757) 465-8900 shannonlpace@aol.com

For Dental Assistants
- From Our Side of the Chair
- The Esthetic Assistant
- What the Lab Needs to Know
- The Complete Care Assistant
- Case Presentation on Steroids
- The Doctor-Assistant Team
- The Art of Clinical Digital Photography
- To Fill the Space
- Dental Materials Showcase
- Esthetic Provisionals for the Chairside Assistant
- Understanding Occlusion for the Chairside Assistant
- Strong Enough for a Dentist But Made for an Assistant
- Dentists are From Mars, Assistants From Venus

For the Team
- The Esthetic Dental Team
- Dental Materials Update
- The New Patient Coordinator
- Understanding Occlusion for the Dental Team

Hands-On Series
- CAD/CAM Staining and Glaze
- D4D CAD/CAM Assistant
- The Art of Clinical Digital Photography
- Esthetic Mock Up Using Wax and Composite
- Exquisite Provisionals: Anterior and Posterior
- Rubber Dam: This is Easy
- To Fill the Space
- Isolation, Preparation and Cementation
- The Art of Facebow Transfer, Pouring and Mounting Models
- A Clean Place to Work: Setting Up the Operatory and Lab
- The Dental Concierge
- Records for Success

Lori Garland Parker, CDA, COA, RDAEF, BS, MA

National (805) 552-9512 lorigp@aol.com

- Turning Ideas Into Action
- Train the Trainer
- Closing the Gap Between Front and Back
- Exploring the Orthodontic Patient Manager System
- Tracking, Analyzing, and Preventing Orthodontic Emergencies
- Indirect Bonding Orthodontic Brackets
- Management Strategies: Turning Potential into Performance
- Organizational Management of the Orthodontic Practice: A Team Approach
- Understanding "Clinical" Numbers in Orthodontics
- Collaboration With Orthodontic Clinical Coordinators
- Building a Quality Team Through Training
- 10 Essential Steps to Patient Cooperation

Colleen Rutledge, RDH

National (267) 241-5833 colleen@perioandbeyond.com
www.perioandbeyond.com

- Periodontal Therapy: Bridging the Gap Between General Dentistry and Periodontics
- Maximizing Ultrasonic Technology: For Visionaries Only
- Ergonomically Yours: A Call to Action for All Dental Professionals
- Incorporating Locally Applied Antimicrobials: Easy Steps to Patient Compliance
- What's New in Ultrasonics? Exploring Piezoelectric Technology
- Introduction to Periodontal Therapeutics: Exceed Today's Standard of Care While Increasing Office Revenue
- The Perfect Appointment: Transform Your Hygiene Department from Ordinary to Extraordinary
- Death of the Cleaning Woman: Changing Our Clinical and Professional Image
- Medical Model of Preventive Care: Clinical Applications for Better Oral and Systemic Health
- New Trends in Periodontal Therapy (1 hour "lunch & learn")
- Oral Cancer Screening and Care for the Edentulous Patient

Marlene Schmitz, CDA

National (585) 455-8405 dschmitz@rochester.rr.com

- Surgical and Prosthetic Assisting General Overview
- Working With Your Implant Representative - Lunch and Learn
- Dental Implants Case Presentation - Patient Acceptance

Martin Schnee

National (718) 986-4996 scientist004@aol.com

- Principles of Dental Radiography and Government Regulations

Ryan M. Schwendiman, DMD

National (703) 757-0833 flossmyteeth@yahoo.com
www.showyoursmile.com

- Hands-On Direct Composite Placement: Focus on Posterior
- Eliminating Sensitivity in Posterior Composites
- Rubber Dam Placement & Techniques
- Material Science

Cathy Hester Seckman, RDH

National (330) 853-5343 cathy@cathyseckman.com
www.cathyseckman.com

- Screamers, Whiners and Fussers: Providing the Best for Patients and Parents
- Gimme That Ding Dong: Tooth-Friendly Nutrition for Families
- Prenatal to Preschool: Great Foundations for Pediatric Oral Health

John D. Sterrett, DDS, MSO

National (865) 671-1360  

- Periodontal Disease: A Contemporary Perspective on Etiology, Diagnosis Treatment
- Cosmetic Dentistry: The Critical Role of Periodontal Esthetic Treatment
- Enhanced Patient Treatment: The Impact of Minor Periodontal Tooth Movement

Christine Taxin

National (914) 450-2906 ctaxin@aol.com

- The Other Owners (Your Spouse)
- Choosing Your Direction (New Doctors)
- Office Managers Are Unique (Develop System Skills)
- Specialties In A General Practice
- Riding the Tidal Wave (Billing Medical)
- What Am I Missing? (Complete Overhead)
- The Missing Code (Dental Billing)

Carol D. Tekavec, CDA, RDH

National (800) 548-2164  
www.steppingstonestosuccess.com

- Dental Insurance Coding
- Dental Insurance Workshop
- Record Keeping Workshop
- Practice Management

Lois Villa, CDA

National (860) 267-6206 ratzrug2@comcast.net

- A Potpourri of Issues for the Dental Assistant

Stanley Weiss, DDS, MS, FAGD

National (845) 858-5436 DrStanleyWeiss@aol.com

- Dentistry Is Not a "Tooth" Business
- Healthy Dentist: Creating A Positive Dental Environment
- Developing A Chairside Manner
- Asking Patients To Leave Your Practice
- Relationships In Dentistry
- Anxiety In The Dental Office
- Nitrous Oxide And Its Abuse
- First Time Dental Experiences

Mary Dean C. Wilbur, RDH

National (251) 602-1486  

- Dental Assisting (Impressions, Time Management)
- OSHA Compliance for Dental Office
- Emergencies in the Dental Office
- Dental Hygiene Efficiency
- Time Management & Organizational Systems
- X-ray Processor Care & Films


 




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