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Rising costs, specialty drug pressure and Medicare Advantage headwinds are making sustained medical loss ratio performance harder to achieve. At many health plans, risk, quality, network and value-based initiatives are still managed through disconnected analytics tools or spreadsheets. This fragmentation…

Apr 7, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM America/Chicago

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Rebecca Anderson, LMSW

Director, Community Health, Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas City

Trenor Williams, MD

CEO and Co-Founder, Socially Determined

Justin Neece

Chief Growth Officer, MedeAnalytics

Oral inflammation may play a role in cardiovascular outcomes — yet medical and dental care often operate in silos. In this on-demand webinar, dental and clinical leaders from Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Texas Children’s, Asian Health Services and Scenic Bluffs Community…

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Andrew H. Tran, MD, MPH, MS, FAHA, FAAP

Director of Preventive Cardiology, Assistant Professor Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, OH

Justin Zachariah, MD, MPH, FAHA, FACC, FAAP

Associate Professor in Pediatrics (Cardiology), Baylor College of Medicine Director of Research, Pediatric Cardiology, Texas Children's Hospital Heart Center Inaugural Faculty Co-Chair of Research Operations, Texas Children's Research Institute

Huong Le, DDS, MA

Chief Dental Officer Asian Health Services

Mychi Nguyen, MD

Chief Medical Officer Asian Health Services

Heather Pintz, MBA

Dental Operations Director Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers

Penny Funk, RN, MSN

Clinical Director Scenic Bluffs Community Health Centers

Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Imagen Dental Partners has partnered with Smile Crafters in Gilbert, Ariz. Smile Crafters is a family dental practice led by Skyler Smith, DMD. Dr. Smith earned his dental degree from A.T. Still University School of Dentistry and Oral…

Modern Micro Endodontics has opened a practice in Parsippany, N.J., its eighth location in the state.  The practice provides services including root canal therapy, endodontic retreatment, surgical endodontics, treatment of cracked or fractured teeth and traumatic dental injury care, according…

A multi-pronged approach is needed to alleviate the growing dental assistant shortage before it gets worse, according to several dental professionals. Dentalpost’s 2026 Dental Salary Survey Report pointed to future challenges with recruiting and retaining dental assistants, showing that improvements…

U.S. Reps. Jeff Van Drew, R-N.J., and Herb Conaway, D-N.J., have introduced a bill that would uphold state regulations for self-funded dental plans. The Improving Dental Administration Act aims to close loopholes under the the Employee Retirement Income Security Act…

Ambient AI is helping clinicians spend less time documenting care. But documentation automation is only the starting point. Healthcare leaders are now asking a bigger question: How can AI support clinical decision-making in real time without interrupting the patient interaction?…

Apr 8, 2026 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM America/Chicago

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Matt Troup PA-C

Clinical Strategy Principal, Abridge

Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming an important part of the modern dental practice. It is not replacing clinical judgment but strengthening it, particularly for hygienists who play a central role in preventive care and patient education. In one of the…

Yeshiva University College of Dental Medicine in New York City plans to accept its first class of students later this year as part of its effort to fill workforce gaps and increase accessibility. The College of Dental Medicine will be…

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