| Monday, September 28 |
| Time |
Event |
Location |
| 8:00 AM |
4:00 PM |
Exhibitor Move In
(All Booths Must be Set by 4 PM)
|
JW Grand Ballroom |
| 10:00 AM |
8:00 PM |
Registration Open |
JW Grand East Foyer |
| Volunteer Group Meetings |
| 11:00 AM |
12:00 PM |
DSO Advisory Council |
306 (3rd Floor) |
| 11:00 AM |
12:00 PM |
Future of Dental Care Access Taskforce
(closed meeting)
|
309 (3rd Floor) |
| 11:30 AM |
12:00 PM |
Clinical: DQA Project |
JW Grand Ballroom 9 (3rd Floor) |
| 12:00 PM |
1:30 PM |
EDI Workgroup |
306 (3rd Floor) |
| 12:00 PM |
1:00 PM |
Codes Sub Work Group |
JW Grand Ballroom 9 (3rd Floor) |
| 12:00 PM |
2:00 PM |
Communication Workgroup |
302 (3rd Floor) |
| 12:00 PM |
2:00 PM |
Government Relations Workgroup |
309 (3rd Floor) |
| 1:00 PM |
2:00 PM |
Clinical: Clinical Repository |
JW Grand Ballroom 9 (3rd Floor) |
| 1:00 PM |
2:00 PM |
Education Commission |
JW Grand Ballroom 7 (3rd Floor) |
| 1:00 PM |
4:00 PM |
Research Commission |
JW Grand Ballroom 8 (3rd Floor) |
| 2:00 PM |
2:30 PM |
Refreshment Break - Sponsored by DenteMax |
JW Grand Ballroom Prefunction Space |
| 2:30 PM |
3:30 PM |
Diagnostic Terminology (DT) Sub Workgroup |
JW Grand Ballroom 9 (3rd Floor) |
| 2:30 PM |
4:00 PM |
Operations Workgroup |
306 (3rd Floor) |
| 2:30 PM |
4:00 PM |
Commission on Advocacy Policy
(closed meeting)
|
309 (3rd Floor) |
| 3:00 PM |
4:00 PM |
New Member Welcome hosted by Membership Workgroup |
JW Grand Ballroom 7 (3rd Floor) |
| 3:30 PM |
4:30 PM |
Clinical: AI Imaging |
JW Grand Ballroom 9 (3rd Floor) |
| 4:45 PM |
6:00 PM |
Volunteer group report out |
309 (3rd Floor) |
| 6:30 PM |
8:00 PM |
Opening Reception - Sponsored by SKYGEN |
JW Grand Ballroom |
|
Tuesday, September 29
|
| Time |
Event |
Location |
| 7:00 AM |
6:00 PM |
Registration |
JW Grand East Foyer |
| 7:30 AM |
8:30 AM |
Breakfast
Sponsored by MetLife
|
JW Grand Ballroom |
| 8:45 AM |
10:15 AM |
Opening General Session
Juan Bendana
Sponsored by Anthem
|
JW Grand Ballroom |
| 10:15 AM |
10:30AM |
Transition Time |
|
| 10:30 AM |
12:00 PM |
Dedicated Discovery Zone Time w/ Learning Centers in Exhibit Hall - No breakouts |
JW Grand Ballroom |
| 10:35 AM |
11:47 AM |
DZ DEMO 1 & 2 (2 DZ Demo stages) |
JW Grand Ballroom |
| 10:56 AM |
11:08 AM |
DZ DEMO 3 & 4 (2 DZ Demo stages) |
| 11:17 AM |
11:29 AM |
DZ DEMO 5 & 6 (2 DZ Demo stages) |
| 11:38 AM |
11:50 AM |
DZ DEMO 7 & 8 (2 DZ Demo stages) |
| 12:00 PM |
1:15 PM |
Luncheon
sponsored by Delta Dental of CA
|
Griffin Hall (2nd Floor) |
| 12:00 PM |
1:15 PM |
CEO Lunch / Business Meeting
sponsored by Delta Dental of CA
|
306 (3rd Floor) |
| 1:15 PM |
1:30 PM |
Transition Time |
|
| 1:30 PM |
2:30 PM |
General Session
Driving Change in a world of AI, What is theater vs. reality?
|
JW Grand Ballroom |
|
| 2:30 PM |
3:00 PM |
Afternoon Break
sponsored by UnitedHealthcare Dental
|
JW Grand Ballroom |
| 3:00 PM |
3:45 PM |
How the latest technology and clinical advancements are transforming modern dentistry
- Dr. Mark Jurkovich, HealthPartners
|
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|
Value-Based Reimbursement
- Andrea Clark, CareQuest
- Dr. Carolyn Brown
- Jeremy Jonckheere, PDS Health
|
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Federal and State Legislative Trends in 2026
- Bernard LaPine, United Concordia Dental
- Jaci Strube, Principal
- Bianca Balale, NADP
|
|
| 3:45 PM |
4:00 PM |
Transition Time |
|
| 4:00 PM |
4:45 PM |
Modernizing Dental Payments: Overcoming Barriers to EFT/ACH and Virtual Card Adoption |
|
| Using AI in your everyday life to improve your professional and personal productivity |
|
| Breakout - TBA |
|
| 5:00 PM |
6:30 PM |
Reception in Exhibit Hall
Sponsored by GEHA Solutions
|
JW Grand Ballroom |
| Wednesday, September 30 |
| Time |
Event |
Location |
| 8:00 AM |
8:45 AM |
Breakfast
Sponsored by Guardian
|
JW Grand Ballroom |
| 8:00 AM |
5:00 PM |
Registration |
JW Grand East Foyer |
| 9:00 AM |
10:15 AM |
General Session - CEO Panel |
JW Grand Ballroom |
| 10:15 AM |
10:20 AM |
Transition Time |
|
| 10:20 AM |
11:20 AM |
General Session
Executives of other Associations - a panel discussion
|
JW Grand Ballroom |
| 11:20 AM |
12:15 PM |
Walk Around Lunch
Sponsored by Principal
|
JW Grand Ballroom |
| 11:30 AM |
11:42 AM |
DZ DEMO 9 & 10 (2 DZ Demo stages) |
JW Grand Ballroom |
| 11:47 AM |
11:59 AM |
DZ DEMO 11 & 12 (2 DZ Demo stages) |
JW Grand Ballroom |
| 12:04 PM |
12:16 PM |
DZ DEMO 13 & 14 (2 DZ Demo stages) |
JW Grand Ballroom |
| 12:15 PM |
12:30 PM |
Afternoon break
Sponsored by SmileBrands
|
JW Grand Ballroom |
| 12:15 PM |
1:00 PM |
Discovery Zone Exhibitor Giveaways
(must be present to win)
|
JW Grand Ballroom |
| 1:00 PM |
1:15 PM |
Transition Time |
|
| 1:15 PM |
2:15 PM |
General Session
Chief Dental Officers Panel
|
JW Grand Ballroom |
|
|
| 2:15 PM |
2:30 PM |
Transition Time |
|
| 2:30 PM |
5:00 PM |
EXHIBITOR TEARDOWN |
JW Grand Ballroom |
| 2:30 PM |
3:30 PM |
The Future of Dental Networks
- Jeremy Hedrick, Careington
- Roy Gilbert, PDS Health
- Allan Corkum, United Healthcare
- Chris Falk, Careington (moderator)
|
|
| 2:30 PM |
3:30 PM |
Impacts of the OBBB on Dental Medicaid
A panel discussion
|
|
| 2:30 PM |
3:30 PM |
Breakout - TBA |
|
| 3:30 PM |
3:45 PM |
Transition Time |
|
| 3:45 PM |
4:45 PM |
Is ICHRA the Future of Employer Health Benefits?
- Caitlin Walsdorf, Healthscape
- Lauren Sweda, Nexben
- James Stines, Hauser
- Leesa Smith, Careington (moderator)
|
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Will a centralized credentialing platform bring value to the dental plan industry? A panel discussion
- Dr. Lauren Gritzer, NADP (moderator)
|
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|
Medical/Dental Integration - Current Programs and Impact on Claims and Overall Health
- Dr. Meredith Goodwin, FAIR Health
- Roy Gilbert, PDS Health
- Dr. Dan Pihlstrom, Kaiser
|
|
| 5:00 PM |
6:00 PM |
NADP Community Care in Action Wrap Up |
|
| 5:00 PM |
10:00 PM |
Evening on your own |
|
| Thursday, October 1 |
| Time |
Event |
Location |
| 8:00 AM |
9:00 AM |
Breakfast |
JW Grand Ballroom 1-4 (3rd Floor) |
| 8:30 AM |
12:30 PM |
Consortium Workshop
Participating Companies Only (RSVP Required)
|
JW Grand Ballroom 5 (3rd Floor) |