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How Health Systems are Scaling Leader Standard Work on the Frontline

Leader Standard Work provides a proven operating model for consistently aligning leader behaviors around what matters most— standardized communications, leader rounding, etc—but has historically been difficult to scale. In this session, nursing executives from UNC Health and Boston Medical Center…

Mar 19, 2026 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM America/Chicago

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Presenters

Nancy W. Gaden, DNP RN FAAN

SVP / Chief Nursing Officer at Boston Medical Center

Nicole Kolacz, DNP, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, FACHE

Vice President Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at UNC REX Healthcare

Kelly Sutton MHA, BSN, RN, CCRN-K, CPAN

Director Perioperative Services, HOPD Clinics at UNC Rex Healthcare

Joel Ray COL, USAF, NC, MSN, RN, NEA-BC

Chief Clinical Advisor, Laudio

California dental board drops proposal on orthodontic assistant training after pushback

The Dental Board of California has paused its consideration of changes to orthodontic assistant training after opposition from several organizations. Six notes: 1. California currently allows orthodontists to train orthodontic assistants directly in their practices to support workforce flexibility and…

Innovate 32 partners with Tennessee dental practice

Nashville, Tenn.-based Innovate 32 has added a practice in Knoxville, Tenn., to its network through a partnership with Trivette Osborne & Associates. The practice was founded by Dr. Lawrence Trivette, Jr., DDS, in 1963. Ann Trivette, DDS, and Derek Osborne,…

4 Medicaid, Medicare updates for dentists to know

Several states are grappling with Medicaid funding challenges, while proposed Medicare changes are receiving pushback from dental organizations. Four notable updates: 1. The American Dental Association urged CMS to retain oversight of Medicare Advantage supplemental benefits. The groups said that…

Smile Doctors added 100+ practices in 2025: 5 growth notes

Dallas-based Smile Doctors expanded its network with more than 100 new locations in 2025, according to a Feb. 10 news release from the orthodontic support organization. Here are five more notes on the company’s 2025 growth:

The real cost of nurse turnover is higher than most leaders realize

Nurse turnover is draining margins across healthcare organizations, often without being fully measured or understood. While vacancy rates may look manageable on paper, the true impact shows up elsewhere: rising premium pay, missed coverage, longer time to fill roles, and…

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Aspen Dental completes 6-week rollout of VideaHealth's AI

Chicago-based Aspen Dental has integrated VideaHealth’s Clinical Assist AI platform into its more than 1,100 dental practices. The organizations completed one of the largest AI implementations in the dental industry to date in six weeks, according to a Feb. 10…

WVU School of Dentistry gets $1.4M gift

Tom Arkle, DDS, recently gave a $1.4 million donation to the West Virginia University School of Dentistry in Morgantown. Dr. Arkle graduated from the WVU School of Dentistry in 1978. He spent 32 years practicing orthodontics in North Carolina and…

Iowa Dental Board sanctions dentist for overdiagnosing patients

The Iowa Dental Board has sanctioned Jeffrey Rubel, DDS, for allegedly overdiagnosing patients, KCRG reported Feb. 9. Dr. Rubel, of Coral West Dental in Coralville, Iowa, was accused in January of overdiagnosing at least 11 patients with periodontal disease. The…

Texas dental practice suffers data breach affecting 13,000

Grand Prairie, Texas-based Pecan Tree Dental recently experienced a data breach affecting 13,300 individuals. The practice said it launched an investigation after becoming aware of a cybersecurity issue affecting its computer systems. There is currently no evidence that any patient…