Our team is excited to announce our TENTH annual Social Summit, which will be hosted in Park City, Utah!
Welcome to the 2027 MDIB Social Summit!
We’re thrilled to celebrate our 9th Annual Social Summit in Park City, UT!
Make sure to book early and take advantage of the special MDIB rates we’ve secured for you. These discounted rates also apply to room nights outside the meeting block—perfect for extending your stay and exploring all that D.C. has to offer!
Get connected with other attendees and stay updated on all things happening around this event!
Get your ticket for the 2027 Social Summit and your ticket to next year's Hive Happy Hour!
*Tickets are non-refundable*
Last day of ticket transfers and ticket sales is September 10th, 2027. Please email events@mommydibs.com with any questions.
Exclusively for Regional Leaders & Bee the Queen Members
Dental Practice Coach, Speaker, and Patient Experience Expert
Sponsored by Arrowhead
Compliance Analyst with CEDR HR Solutions
Professor, Director of Advanced Education in Periodontology, and Chair of the Department of Periodontology in the University of Alabama at Birmingham
Managing Partner/Sr. Advisor with Dentist Advisors
Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology
MDIB Regional Co-Leader of DFW
Sponsored by Elevate Oral Care
Owner and CEO of Studio EightyEight
Please note: all sales are final and no refunds.
Join George Murray for a course exploring the practice transition process from both buyer and seller perspectives. He will cover a large range of topics associated with the practice transition process including: leases, purchase agreements, financing, real estate, valuations, issues which can derail a transition, real vs. imaginary risks, insurance credentialing during the transition process as well as a host of other issues which can have a dramatic impact on the success of a practice transition being successful.
Earn 2 CE credits!
*Requires Social Summit Registration
Take a ride and see the Capitol, the White House, the Washington Monument, the Jefferson memorial, the WWII memorial, and more! The trolley will take two 30 minutes stops, the first at the FDR and MLK memorials, the second at the Vietnam and Korean memorials.
Email Maria@mommydibs.com to be added to the waitlist.
It’s not one bee working harder. It’s trust, communication, purpose, and a commitment to something bigger than anyone in the hive. Sound familiar?
After years of coaching and working alongside women in dentistry, I’ve had a front-row seat to something remarkable, the way women leaders show up for their teams, their patients, their families, and each other. I’ve also seen what happens when that same energy isn’t turned inward, when the person holding everything together forgets she’s allowed to be held up too.
This session is a conversation, not a lecture. Together we’ll explore what it actually takes to build and sustain a strong hive, the real stuff. How to ask for help without guilt, how to lead when you’re running on fumes, and how to protect the things that make you you when the demands of practice and motherhood leave very little room to breathe.
We’ll talk about community, resilience, and why the strongest thing a leader can do is let others in. You’ll walk away with practical insights you can bring back to your team and your life — not just inspiration, but tools you can actually use.
Come ready to connect, laugh, reflect and leave a little lighter than you arrived.
Attend for a chance to win a one-on-one coaching session for you and your hive.
Hernan Varas is the educator for the Total Team Training course. He has been in the dental industry for more than 30 years. After completing a degree in marketing and communications, Hernan continued his studies at Westminster College and received a Master’s in Business Administration, with an emphasis in international management.
Since becoming an educator for the Dr. Dick Barnes Group, Hernan has visited and worked with hundreds of dental practices alongside Dr. Dick Barnes. Hernan specializes in strategies and techniques for increasing efficiencies and productivity in dental practices.
This course equips business owners with a modern, practical approach to progressive corrective coaching that improves accountability while strengthening employee relationships. Participants will learn how to navigate difficult employee conversations confidently, document performance concerns effectively, and avoid common legal pitfalls in coaching discussions. The course also explores the growing role of AI in workplace communication—including how AI can support consistency and professionalism, where it creates risk, and how to use it responsibly without losing the human element. Designed for today’s workplace, this training helps leaders coach employees with clarity and compliance.
Grace has been with CEDR HR Solutions for over a decade. As a Compliance Analyst, she stays abreast of employment laws across the country. Prior to serving in this capacity, she served as both a Solution Center Advisor and Solution Center Manager.
Grace graduated cum laude from Georgia State University’s School of Law. Prior to attending law school, Grace received her paralegal certificate from Emory University and worked as a paralegal for a large law firm in Atlanta, GA. She recently received her Diversity & Inclusion certificate from Stanford Business School. She currently lives in the Philadelphia area with her husband and three children.
In today’s evolving healthcare landscape, dental professionals are increasingly treating patients with complex medical histories, polypharmacy, elevated caries risk, aging dentition and dental work. Proactive Dentistry in a High Risk World explores practical, minimally invasive strategies that help clinicians identify risk earlier, intervene more effectively, and preserve long-term oral health outcomes. This course will highlight evidence-based approaches including caries risk assessment, preventive silver diamine fluoride (SDF) protocols, xerostomia management, remineralization therapies, and minimally invasive restorative options. Attendees will leave with clinical protocols that can be immediately implemented in everyday practice to improve patient comfort, compliance, and disease control.
A familiar face to many in the Mommy Dentists in Business community, Dr. Melissa Shutt
Scaggs has been a Regional Co-Leader for the DFW area since 2019. With over two decades of experience—including an AEGD residency and the attainment of her MAGD—Melissa has spent the last decade specializing in the unique needs of senior patients. Her passion for treating Xerostomia stems from years of hands-on experience in her Carrollton, Texas, practice. Though many know her from years of Facebook camaraderie, she is thrilled to step onto the stage to share her clinical expertise. Off-duty, Melissa is a wife of 28 years and a proud “Boy Mom” to her 13-year-old son, Wilson.
One-size-fits-all marketing is frustrating and is costing you new patients. When your marketing tells your story, ideal patients choose you and your practice grows. In this engaging, high-impact session, marketing expert and Studio EightyEight CEO, Joshua Scott introduces a proven strategy that’s helped over 500 dental practices grow with clarity and confidence: Story-Driven Creative + Performance Marketing = Predictable Growth.
Whether you’re a solo practitioner or managing a group, this session helps you stop guessing and start marketing with purpose. No hype, no marketing fads, no anomaly examples—just a clear strategy to attract the right patients, build trust, and grow predictably.
Joshua Scott is a seasoned marketing speaker and fractional CMO with over 24 years of experience in the dental profession. He is the owner and CEO of Studio EightyEight – Dentistry’s Story-Driven Marketing Agency. Recently named as the Top Healthcare Marketing Agency in the United States by Healthcare Business Review, their mission is to create more authentic marketing by telling better stories.
Josh currently resides in New Albany, Ohio where he collects Air Jordans (over 100 pairs), has completed his level three sommelier (pronounced SOMM-AL-YAY) certification and typically ends his day at Crossfit. He’s been married to his high school best friend, Joanna, for 29 years and has two children, Caden (age 20) and Aliya (age 16).
You can learn more about him and Studio EightyEight at www.s8e8.com.
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