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An Eye on the Future
from DGP Nov/Dec 2021
By Jake Puhl
Within dentistry, change is constant. This issue’s cover story is a case in point. This September, North
American Dental Group announced that Jonathan Walker will take over as chief executive officer. He succeeds Ken Cooper, an NADG co-founder who led the company since its inception in 2008 and successfully grew NADG from a single clinic to be one of the nation’s leading DSOs supporting 250 locations across 15 states.
“This is a tremendously exciting time for NADG,” Walker told us. “We are in a great position to build on foundational improvements we’ve made within the business during the pandemic, pursue scalable growth opportunities, and provide additional supports for our doctors and offices. And we have a plan to get there.”
You can read all about NADG’s plan in this issue’s cover story.
Change, and growth. Those are two themes we’ve seen among the industry’s leading dental service organizations throughout our first year publishing Dental Group Practice Magazine. In 2021, we had a front row seat to pick the brains of the best and brightest among the dentist entrepreneurial community on a wide range of topics including acquisitions, de novos, leadership, culture building and more.
And we’re just getting started. We believe there is an entire world of resources, people, and ideas existing right now that most dentists do not know about. Through The DEO, and this magazine, we want to open up that world to the industry’s dentist entrepreneurs, and connect and build a community of like-minded dentists and dental executives in your position, going through the same issues you are encountering who are surrounded by the best education and resources.
To that end, beginning with the first print issue of 2022, we will officially rebrand the publication to DEO Magazine. We believe this will help us reach a wider audience to continue spreading positive messages, stories, and education in the group space and continue to help dentists and executives fulfill their future visions.
There’s a lot to look forward to in the coming months. Stay tuned!
