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This year’s annual session, “Connecting to Drive Compliance,” is crucial for anyone working to ensure the safe delivery of oral healthcare. It will take place at Loews Atlanta Hotel in Atlanta, Ga., June 21-23. As a founding member of OSAP, Patterson is proud to support the efforts of the organization in promoting safe dental care for patients and oral healthcare workers.
If you are a healthcare professional and have an interest in oral health, disease control and safety or infectious disease prevention, this is a very important meeting for you to attend, with over 20 influential speakers who will be discussing the latest trends in oral healthcare regulations and offering applicable tools for your practice.
You will receive the latest updates on diseases and vaccines, as well as regulations, product, technologies, research and more. There will be valuable information about compliance and many practical tools at your disposal, plus a number of resources and special programs for educators and consultants.
In addition to the comprehensive education and resources you will receive from this event, it will be a great opportunity to network with other professionals and experts.
For more information or to register for this event (you can still register even after the registration deadline), click on this link.
We hope to see you there!
Mike Smurr is the <a href="https://www.pattersondental.com/">Patterson Dental</a> Director of Marketing, Merchandise. Mike began his career with Patterson in 2000, as Milwaukee Branch manager, and held that position until December 2008. During this time, the branch earned Branch of the Year honors twice (fiscal 2001 and fiscal 2003), as well as the Chuck Lottes Award in fiscal 2004 for largest dollar increase in net income over prior year. Mike began his dental career in 1982 as a territory manager for Columbus Dental, serving northern Illinois and Wisconsin. In 1986, he became a marketing manager with Columbus Dental, and was instrumental in transitioning product lines when the company was purchased by Bayer Dental (now Heraeus). From 1989-1990 Mike worked in Germany with the International Marketing team of Bayer Dental. Upon returning to the U.S., he held positions of increasing responsibility, from key account manager to national sales manager. In 1998, Mike became the dental marketing director for Banta Healthcare Products (now TIDI Products), where he advanced to vice president of sales and marketing, responsible for the dental, medical and foodservice business.
In his current role as Director of Marketing, Merchandise, Mike is responsible for the marketing interactions between Patterson Dental and the over 800 manufacturers with whom Patterson works. This includes marketing communications, product submissions, promotional and introductory product campaigns and private label business.
