Judy Kay Mausolf is a speaker, author and dental culture specialist with expertise in helping others get happier and more successful! She coaches dentists and their teams how to become better leaders, communicate effectively, work together better and deliver service with more focus and passion which result in cultivating a happier, healthier and higher performing culture.

She is Past President of National Speakers Association (Minnesota Chapter), Director of Sponsoring Partners for the Speaking Consulting Network and a member of the National Speakers Association and Academy of Dental Management Consultants and recognized as a leader in consulting by Dentistry Today. She is author of three books; “TA-DAH, Delivering W.O.W. Service, and “Rise & Shine!”, and a contributing author for many dental magazines. She also publishes a monthly newsletter entitled “Show Your Shine”. Judy Kay lives in MN with her awesome husband Steve who makes her special coffee every morning!

Todd Cole has over 20 years of dedicated business management experience. He is the director of operations for a multi-specialty dental practice, which includes 26 specialists practicing at 16 locations. As the administrative co-manager in the dyadic practice management model, Todd’s responsibilities and knowledge base includes operations, revenue management, operating expense management, capital planning, staffing models, performance reporting, support systems and services. As part of the dyad, Todd and the doctor co-manager share responsibilities with the mission, vision, values, culture, overall performance, internal organizational relationships and strategy.

Ms. Gehring has a degree in accounting and has had several roles at general dental and multi-specialty dental practices since 1999. Her roles have included managing doctor schedules, practice manage, and practice promotion. With her position in the practice, Ms. Gehring is able to focus on patient care and providing a positive experience for patients and referring practices. She has been a speaker at local and national meetings. Her goal in the practice is to provide care that enhances the health and life of both patients and the community.

Dr. Alan Law received his Doctor of Dental Surgery and Certificate in Endodontics from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry, Iowa City, Iowa. He also completed his PhD, “Mechanisms and Modulation of Orofacial Pain”, with the Department of Pharmacology at the University of Iowa. Dr. Law has published over 40 articles in scientific and clinical journals, and has co-authored chapters on The Non-Odontogenic Toothache and Regenerative Endodontics in Pathways of the Pulp, and has lectured at over 300 local, national and international meetings. Dr. Law is a member the American Dental Association, American Association of Endodontics, and Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society, and a Fellow of the American College of Dentists and the International College of Dentists. He is a Past President of the American Association of Endodontists, Past President of the Minnesota Association of Endodontists, and Past President of the American Board of Endodontics. He is in full –time practice in the Twin Cities, and President of The Dental Specialists, a multi-specialty dental practice with over 35 specialists. He is also a Research Professor in the Division of Endodontics at the University of Minnesota.

A nationally recognized communications strategist, Mary coaches executives at the world’s leading companies to communicate with confidence. The bulk of her experience is with Fortune 500 C-level executives, management teams and sales professionals. She has extensive background in the consumer, healthcare, technology and financial sectors. Mary’s background as a reporter and producer for CNN Television in Atlanta, WGN-Channel 9 and WBBM Radio in Chicago is crucial to helping clients effectively deliver high impact messages to stakeholders, whether it’s a ballroom of shareholders, an auditorium of employees or just one hard-hitting reporter with a camera. Instruction, diagnosis, discussion, videotape and feedback are all components of Mary’s sessions. Before joining Edelman, Mary ran her own consultancy, delivering strategic counsel to an array of organizations including AbbVie, BMOHarris, Lockheed Martin, Lurie Children’s Hospital, MillerCoors and Motorola Solutions. Her Edelman clients include Barilla, ConAgra, Cooper Tires, Hilton, Hologic, Lenovo, LiftMaster, Nuveen Investments, AstraZeneca, Symantec and Unilever. Mary guest lectures at University of Chicago’s Booth School of Business and DePaul University. She holds a B.S. in journalism from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Mary swims, bikes and runs (somewhat slowly) in triathlons, is an avid traveler and a complete sports nut.

Dr. Gerald C. Dietz, Jr. grew up in Bloomfield Hills Michigan. He attended Western Michigan University for his pre-doctoral studies and received his dental degree from the University of Michigan in 1984. He completed his post-graduate endodontic training at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry in 1986. He began practice in Michigan with Endodontic Associates immediately following graduation and is now a Managing Partner. Endodontics Associates with 18 Endodontists and 10 office locations, is arguably the largest Endodontic group practice in the United States. Dr. Dietz taught pre-clinical endodontics at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry for several years. Dr. Dietz also served as a member of the University of Michigan Alumni Society, Board of Governors. He is a Fellow of the American College of Dentists. He has continuously maintained membership in the American, Michigan and Oakland County Dental Associations. He is also a member of the American Association of Endodontists. Dr. Dietz Jr. has served recently on the American Association of Endodontists National Governing Board of Directors. He recently served on the AAE Foundation Board of Trustees, the Association's Public and Professional Affairs Committee, Practice Affairs Committee, Budget and Finance Committee, Special Committees on CE strategy and Policy Updates.` He is a past President of the Michigan Association of Endodontists. Dr. Dietz, Jr. is currently serving on the Advisory Board of Trustees of the Henry Ford Medical Center. He also participates with the National Foundation for the Handicapped through Donated Dental Services and provides all endodontic care for Angel's Place residents. Dr. Dietz participates in the MDA's Mission of Mercy Program.

Dr. Dines graduated from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine in 1997 and then completed a three year endodontic training program at Harvard which included patient care, biomedical research, and teaching. In addition to his endodontic certificate, Dr. Dines also earned a Master's degree in oral biology. Dr. Dines practiced as an associate in a multi office endodontic practice for several years and has been a 'freelance' endodontist since 2008. Dr. Dines is an active member of several professional organizations and completed a three year term on the Board of Directors for the AAE and is a member of the Practice Affairs Committee. He is currently the Treasurer for the Massachusetts Association of Endodontists. Dr. Dines is also a part time instructor in the Department of Restorative Dentistry & Biomaterial Sciences at the Harvard School of Dental Medicine.

Bethany Douglas is a board certified endodontist who has been working at Great Expressions Dental Center since 2012. She received her dental degree from Georgia Regents University (GRU-formerly Medical College of Georgia) where she also completed her Endodontic Residency. Originally from Augusta, Georgia, she moved to Northeast Florida after graduating in 2011 and worked in private practice as an associate. She is an active member of The American Association of Enodontists, as well as many other national, state and local dental associations. Three years ago Bethany also co-founded the Jacksonville Womens' Dental Society which is now up to over 85 members and continues to grow. Bethany is an avid runner who has completed 15 marathons, the Louisville Ironman 140.6 along with multiple road races and half ironman events around the southeast. She lives in Saint Johns with her husband, Charlie, and their two boxers, Percy and Sunny.

Natasha M. Flake, DDS, PhD, MSD is an Associate Professor and the Director of Predoctoral Endodontics in the Department of Endodontics at the University of Washington School of Dentistry. She is Director of the Endodontic Clerkship and Chair of the Clerkship Directors Committee at the School of Dentistry, where she holds the Robert J. Oswald and David L. Pitts Endowed Professorship in Endodontics. Dr. Flake earned a BS in Biological Sciences from the University of Missouri, a DDS and PhD in neuroscience from the University of Maryland, and an MSD and Certificate in Endodontics from the University of Washington. Her research interests include the mechanisms of nociception, pain, and analgesia, as well as regenerative endodontic outcomes. Dr. Flake is the 2016 recipient of the Edward M. Osetek Educator Award, and she currently serves on the Board of Directors of the AAE. Dr. Flake is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics, and she practices endodontics one day per week in private practice in Seattle, Washington.

Dr. Kusienski earned her Doctor of Dental Medicine and Master of Science in Education from the University of Pennsylvania. She completed a general practice residency at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. She earned her certificate in Endodontics and Master of Medical Science from Harvard School of Dental Medicine. Dr. Kusienski is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. Dr. Kusienski has been very active in organized dentistry at the local, state and national levels. She is a member of the Lancaster County Dental Society, Pennsylvania Dental Association, American Dental Association, American Association of Endodontists and the College of Diplomates. She has served as District 1 Director for the AAE and currently is the president for the Foundation for Endodontics. She serves as part time faculty for Albert Einstein Medical Center. Dr. Kusienski maintains a full-time private practice limited to endodontics in Lititz, Pennsylvania.

Dr. Ali Behnia maintains a full-time private practice as an endodontist in Rockville, Maryland. He also serves as a part-time Clinical Assistant Professor (Dean’s Faculty) at the Department of Restorative and Endodontics at the University of Maryland Dental School. Prior to full-time private practice, Dr. Behnia was an Assistant Professor and Director of Undergraduate Endodontics at the Department of Endodontics, University of Maryland Dental School for four years. Dr. Behnia obtained his Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering from Boston University. He graduated from University of Pennsylvania Dental School and received his certificate in Endodontics and a Master of Science in Oral Biology from University of Maryland Dental School. Dr. Behnia is an active member of many dental associations such as AAE, ADA, MSDA, and ASFO. He is AAE’s representative to the ADPAC board. He is also a member of the Maryland State Board of Dental Examiners. Dr. Behnia has authored numerous articles and co-authored a book chapter.

Jack Bierig serves as General Counsel to the American Association of Endodontists. He is with the law firm of Schiff Hardin, LLP in Chicago. Jack is a 1972 graduate of the Harvard Law School. He teaches Health Law and Policy and Food and Drug Law and Policy at the University of Chicago Law School. He specializes in the representation of professional associations and accreditation and certification organizations. In addition to the AAE, Jack represents the American Medical Association, the American Dental Association, the National Association of Realtors, the American Board of Medical Specialties, and the Federation of State Medical Boards. He serves as General Counsel to the American Academy of Periodontology, the American Academy of Pain Medicine, the American Board of Dermatology, the American Board of Emergency Medicine, the ARC-PA, CoARC, and several other clients.

Alan H. Gluskin DDS is currently Professor, Department of Endodontics, Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific in San Francisco, California. He served as Chairperson of the Endodontic Department for over thirty years. He is at present a Fellow of the International College of Dentists and the American College of Dentists. Dr. Gluskin has served on numerous AAE committees including the Educational Affairs Committee and the Research and Scientific Affairs Committee, as well being General Chair for both AAE10 and AAE18. Dr. Gluskin has just completed his tenure on the Executive Board of Directors of the American Association of Endodontists as Immediate Past President of the AAE. He additionally functions on the editorial boards of the Journal of Endodontics and the International Journal of
Endodontics. Dr. Gluskin is the 2017 recipient of the University of the Pacific’s Eberhardt Teacher-Scholar Award. He is co-editor of the textbooks Decision Making in Dental Treatment Planning and Practical Lessons in Endodontic Treatment.

Dr. Kenneth B. Wiltbank attended dental school at the Oregon Health and Sciences University (OHSU) and graduated in the class of 1998. After seven years working as a general dentist, he returned to school at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center at San Antonio, where he completed a Certificate in Endodontics (Class of 2007). He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics. Dr. Wiltbank is a member of and volunteers in the American Association of Endodontists, where he serves as a member of the Practice Affairs Committee and as an AAE representative to the American Dental Association’s Codes Maintenance Committee and to the American Association of Dental Consultants. He is also a member of the American Dental Association, the Oregon Dental Association and the Clatsop Country Dental Association. He is the current president of the Oregon State Association of Endodontists and has served in other capacities in organized dentistry. As well as owning two endodontic practices and regularly seeing patients, Dr. Wiltbank serves as an adjunct associate professor at the OHSU School of Dentistry, department of endodontology. When he is not in the office, Dr. Wiltbank enjoys the outdoors, running, sports, reading and spending time with his wife, Krista Lucas, and their two children.

Dr. James M. Dahle is a Board-Dertified emergency physician practicing full-time in the Salt Lake City area. He became interested in personal finance and investing after becoming disillusioned with the way he was treated by several unscrupulous financial professionals. In an effort to help his fellow physicians and other high-income professionals avoid the same errors, he started The White Coat Investor website in 2011. It rapidly grew into the most widely-read, physician-specific personal finance and investing website in the world. His first book, "The White Coat Investor: A Doctor's Guide to Personal Finance and Investing," has remained an Amazon top-seller since publication in February 2014. His work has also been featured in Forbes, The New York Times, CNN, Medical Economics, Physician Money Digest, ACEP NOW, and Physician Practice.

Dr. Shimon Friedman is Professor Emeritus, former Head of Endodontics and Founding Director of the M.Sc. Endodontics Program at the Faculty of Dentistry, University of Toronto, Canada. He received the D.M.D. degree (1975) and endodontics certificate (1983) from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. He is board-certified in endodontics in Israel and had served as Chairman of the Israel Endodontic Society from 1985 to 1988. With over 250 peer-reviewed articles, textbook chapters and research abstracts, and over 330 international lectures, Dr. Friedman has acquired extensive experience in endodontic practice, research and education. He is the recipient of several awards, culminating in the AAE’s 2008 Louis I. Grossman Award, as well as the AAE's 2018 I.B. Bender Lifetime Educator Award, for outstanding contributions to endodontic science and education. Though now retired, Dr. Friedman continues following the research and lecturing extensively on endodontic treatment outcomes, management of post-treatment endodontic infection, and impacts of contracted endodontic cavity designs on nonsurgical treatment efficacy and biomechanical responses of teeth. 

DDS from University of Iceland. Graduated from University of North Carolina (UNC) in 1992, with certificate in endodontics and MS. Full time faculty at UNC 1992-2004, was the Graduate Program Director of Endodontics 1997 to 2004. From 2004 to 2012 in a private endodontic practice in Reykjavik, Iceland and London, UK and Honorary Clinical Teacher in Endodontology, UCL Eastman Dental Institute, UK. In 2012, he became the Chairman and tenured Professor at NYU Dentistry, Department of Endodontics. Additionally, he is an adjunct Professor at UNC. Dr. Sigurdsson is past President of the International Association for Dental Traumatology and 2014 he was appointed as a Director of the American Board of Endodontics and served as the President of the Board 2019-20. He is currently on the editorial board of Dental Traumatology. Dr. Sigurdsson has been invited numerous times to lecture in 47 countries all over the world, on the topics of pain, endodontics, dental trauma and/or forensic sciences. He has written or co-written over 85 per-reviewed articles and 23 textbook chapters on same topics.