Revolutionizing the Dental Conference: The Smile Together Experience – Use Code GDN26 for an Additional $500 Benefit
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Group Dentistry Now Show: The Voice of the DSO Industry
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What makes the Smile Together conference different from traditional dental events?
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Hey everyone, welcome to the Group Dentistry Now show. I'm Bill Newman and we appreciate you joining us today. Uh I had an opportunity last fall to go to New Orleans and attend a a new meeting. In the industry. Um There was a lot of talk about it because uh it was new. And as we all know, there are a lot of meetings in the dental industry. So a lot of people go, Oh my gosh, not another meeting. Uh, which is unfortunately the reaction that a lot of people have. Um, but I'll tell you, I I really appreciated the uniqueness and How intentional this meeting was. And we're going to talk about it. It's called Smile Together. We have with us Aaron Pugh, who is the president of Together Media and Smile Together. And we also have with us Scott Johnson, who is the chief development officer of both Together Media and Smile Together.
Um, welcome both. And I'm really I'm excited to to talk about this meeting. I told a lot of people that didn't attend. about my experience, but I didn't get to tell everybody about it. So now we all get a chance to tell everybody what they missed in New Orleans and what they can expect in Las Vegas this year uh in October. But first off, again, thanks guys for joining.
Thanks, Bill. Appreciate you having us on. We're really excited to be a part of the uh podcast and just our uh partnership with your group and your community. We're we're excited to be here.
Yeah, we we uh we appreciate it. Um uh it's We had the partnership last year, were able to get some people. It was a little bit late in the game at that point or we got together. Now we've got a good bit of time. Although you know what? It's already May. So um I guess I don't know if we do have I what I would tell e everybody is that um you wanna you want to get registered for this event because there are all sorts of opportunities and perks and things that you get. And the earlier you do it, the more you're in sure that you're gonna get in, you can be able to take advantage of everything. But why don't we start things off a little bit with learning about you all? Um, so Aaron, maybe a little bit about your background and and your organization.
So who's Together Media and then, you know, what how does smile together fit into that?
Yeah, absolutely. So I'm Aaron Pugh. I'm the president of Together Media and Smile Together. Um, my background has really been in the animal health space. I've been over there for the last 20 years. I helped found and launch this company called Veterinary Growth Partners. We became the largest buying group in the animal health space. Sold that company back in 2021, um, and met my new partner. Chris in this entire adventure, who had done these networking business conferences in the hospitality industry. And after hearing about that style of conference and me being on the other side of the fence from the industry and attending so many of these conferences, the light bulb just really went off for me on the impact that this could have and how much our industry really needed this.
As we launched our first vet show, many of our vendors actually provide the same services in the dental field, which they all came to us, were like, please launch this over on the dental side. So Scott and I had the room and space. And so we decided to go for it last year. And I just can't tell you how positive the experience has been and how much I just love the dental industry. We're still very new to it.
How did Aaron Pugh’s background in animal health shape the creation of Smile Together?
It's just barely been a year now that we've gotten to experience the industry. But the people there are just amazing. So really excited to be a part of this entire thing and get Smile Together launched and see what it turns into.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What makes the Smile Together conference different from traditional dental events?
0:03–4:18
2
How did Aaron Pugh’s background in animal health shape the creation of Smile Together?
4:18–8:16
3
What benefits does the hosted‑buyer model provide to DSOs, solo practices, and vendors?
8:16–13:47
4
How does the one‑to‑one meeting schedule work and why is it valuable for decision‑makers?
13:47–18:30
5
What are the travel, hotel, and perk incentives for attendees, including the GDN26 code?
18:30–22:49
6
How is the trade‑show floor organized to maximize vendor exposure and attendee networking?
22:49–27:12
7
What entertainment, giveaways, and creator‑corner features will make the event fun and engaging?
27:12–32:02
8
How can vendors and attendees register and take advantage of the extra $500 perk?
32:02–36:31
Speakers
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