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Healthcare transformation blueprint: Getting cloud ERP funded, governed and ready

By 2027, more than 70% of recently implemented enterprise resource planning initiatives will fail to fully meet their original business goals, according to Gartner. The technology itself is rarely the only obstacle. This session tackles the practical questions that can…

Oct 27, 2026 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CDT

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Harun Rashid, Chief Digital Information Officer, Akron Children's
Brian Evans, Vice President, Impact Advisors
Sarah Hickman Auger, Industry Director, Healthcare Marketing, Workday

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90% of GLP-1 demand never becomes therapy

Demand for glucagon-like peptide-1 therapies has never been clearer. Yet for obesity-indicated GLP-1s, 90 percent of that demand never becomes treatment. Payer rejections, cost concerns and early drop-off drown out the signal between a written prescription and a patient on…

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Standard Dental Labs to double revenue base with new acquisition

Orlando, Fla.-based Standard Dental Labs has acquired Dr. Tooth, a dental laboratory business in Dunedin, Fla. Standard Dental Labs projects the acquisition to add more than $800,000 in annualized revenue, nearly doubling its prior estimate of about $822,000 in annualized…

Oregon dental plan to pay $4.5M to settle Medicaid fraud allegations

Advantage Dental Services recently agreed to pay $4.5 million to settle allegations that it improperly billed Oregon’s Medicaid program. The dental plan allegedly billed Medicaid for phone calls to patients that were recorded as nutrition and oral hygiene counseling but…

ADA, American Board of Dental Examiners collaborate on dental hygienist licensure

The American Dental Association, the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations and the American Board of Dental Examiners have begun discussions focused on advancing dental hygiene licensure assessment. The collaboration builds on the organizations’ April 2026 agreement to incorporate the…

Aspen Dental, ClearChoice roll out new patient apps to expand access to care

Chicago-based The Aspen Group has launched new apps for Aspen Dental and ClearChoice Dental Implant Center patients. The apps give patients greater visibility and control over their care, including booking appointments, completing pre-visit steps and understanding treatment plans, according to…

48 US dental schools ranked among best in the world

The University of Michigan Ann Arbor was recently ranked as the best university in the world for dentistry and oral sciences by ShanghaiRanking Consultancy. ShanghaiRanking used academic indicators to measure the performance of 300 schools worldwide in several categories, including…

Cal Dental USA built its growth strategy around one thing: Timing the market

Los Angeles-based Cal Dental USA expanded when COVID-19 disrupted dentistry. As the healthcare landscape shifts again, its leadership is changing the playbook — and betting that knowing when to move may matter more than being the biggest. In March 2020,…

ADA presses Senate to include dentistry in insurance reform: 7 things to know

The American Dental Association is warning Congress that dental coverage risks getting overlooked as lawmakers consider broader health insurance reforms, calling for state oversight of self-funded dental plans, reforms to prior authorization practices and benefit transparency, according to a Sept.…

15 dental technology, AI updates to know from Q3

From a $650 million acquisition to the first dental passport for patients, here are 15 dental technology and AI updates for dental leaders, as reported by Becker’s during the third quarter of 2026. Note: This list is not exhaustive.