A Community of 'Tooth Nerds'

In November, LMT Senior Editor Maribeth Marsico and I headed down to the Big Easy to attend Nowak Dental Supplies’ inaugural NOLA LabFest. With the tagline “Tooth Nerds Unite,” the lively event was jam-packed with exhibitors, education, fun New Orleans-themed events and an extraordinary sense of camaraderie (see full coverage here).

The lineup of dynamic speakers offered a wealth of strategies to improve operations, marketing and management, all of which were especially timely given that many attendees said the market has been soft this year (see chart below).

Jude Grayson, Executive Coach, Owner of LivConfident Martial Arts schools and Founder of the Mimsey Foundation, who is familiar with our industry based on his friendship with Nowak’s Co-Owners, Brandi and Shawn Nowak, offered a powerful, thought-provoking...