Dental services
10 CIOs in Dental Services
These ten executives hold or have held the chief information officer title at dental service organizations and dental practice groups. A reader can learn how CIOs approach planning, reporting and capital decisions in dental services businesses.
Professionals to explore
01—10Chris Scott, MBA, Ph.D.
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Great Expressions Dental Centers
Chief Information Officer at Great Expressions Dental Centers since July 2024. The profile also lists Chief Information Officer & Chief Information Security Officer at Dental Care Alliance (2021–2023), Chief Information Officer at AirSculpt Technologies (2023–2024) and Chief Information Officer at Conviva Senior Primary Care (2019–2021).
Dan Prestegaard
LinkedInExperience: CIO and CTO · Specialized Dental Partners
CIO and CTO at Specialized Dental Partners, a dental specialty support organization focused on integrated patient care, since June 2026; the profile also lists the role of Chief Technology Officer there since July 2025. Dan Prestegaard was Chief Technology Officer at Specialty Dental Brands (2023–2025).
David Hanson
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Apex Dental Partners
Chief Information Officer at Apex Dental Partners since January 2021; the profile describes Apex as a dental support organization providing non-clinical, administrative support services to dentists. David Hanson's profile also lists Vice President of Engineering (2018–2021) and Vice President of Software Engineering (2015–2018) at Weathermatic.
Joel Olivio
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer Chief Information Security Officer · Dental Care Alliance
Chief Information Officer Chief Information Security Officer at Dental Care Alliance since June 2023; the profile describes a leadership role in one of the top five dental service organizations in the country. Other Dental Care Alliance roles are Chief Technology Officer (2023), Technical Services Director (2016–2023) and IT Technical Services Manager (2011–2016).
Pete Raustein, MBA
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · InterDent Service Corporation
Chief Information Officer at InterDent Service Corporation since January 2023; the profile describes InterDent as a dental service organization with affiliated dental offices and Gentle Dental as its principal brand. The profile also lists Head of Information Technology at LeonaBio (2022–2023), an IT infrastructure director role at Genoa Healthcare (2019–2022) and Chief Technology Officer at Kaiser Permanente (2015–2016).
Rob Spears
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Seva Dental Team
Chief Information Officer at Seva Dental Team, a company in the dental industry, since October 2024. Rob Spears was Vice President Information Technology at Smile Partners USA (2022–2024) and, at Heartland Dental, Manager of Enterprise IT Infrastructure (2021–2022) and Director of IT - Tru Family Dental (2019–2021).
Ron Kerensky
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · SGA Dental Partners
Chief Information Officer at SGA Dental Partners, which the profile lists as a dentists company, since December 2022. Ron Kerensky's profile also lists Chief Information Officer roles at AVI Foodsystems (2014–2022), Arhaus (2009–2012) and Schumacher Homes (2007–2009).
Shawn Manis
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Chord Specialty Dental Partners
Chief Information Officer at Chord Specialty Dental Partners, which the profile describes as a multi-specialty Dental Support Organization (DSO), since November 2024. Shawn Manis's profile also lists Chief Information Officer at Northpoint Recovery (2023–2024) and at Meadows Behavioral Healthcare (2019–2023), and Director Of Information Technology at Newport Healthcare (2018–2019).
Todd Sewards
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer - American Dental Partners · Heartland Dental
Former Chief Information Officer - American Dental Partners at Heartland Dental (2017–2022). Todd Sewards has been Chief Information Officer - McKesson Corporation PRISM Vision Group at PRISM Vision Group since June 2023, and the profile describes a focus on technology turnarounds that help companies standardize and simplify ahead of growth or a sale.
Wade Hanchar
LinkedInExperience: CIO · MINT dentistry
CIO at MINT dentistry, which provides general and cosmetic dentistry services, since September 2019; the profile also lists Vice President Information Technology there since October 2017. Wade Hanchar was Vice President, Technical Support at Desjardins (2012–2017) and Director, Application Support at Penson Financial Services (2008–2012).
Choose the right perspective
Match the person's career path to your question, since leaders who grew up inside a dental group and leaders who arrived from other industries tend to see different problems. Check each person's dates and current employer so the experience you rely on is recent enough for your decision.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you standardize practice management and imaging systems when a DSO acquires offices running different software?
- 02Which security controls matter most for a group of dental offices handling patient data?
- 03How do you organize a small central IT team to support many dental locations?
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