Information technology professionals in Dental services
Office counts give a sense of scale in this dental services IT group: Laith Ayoub supports IT operations for 33 Dentalook practices, Kevin Slade manages 20 offices with 34 servers and 500 computers for Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry, and Mike Kessler cites more than 40 EMR/EHR migrations in healthcare. Their experience fits practice management software choices, bringing acquired offices onto common systems, and keeping clinics online.
Professionals to explore
Adam Fitzgerald
LinkedInExperience: Director of IT · Partnerships for Dentists
Systems integration, process automation and network engineering are the areas Adam Fitzgerald names. Director of IT at Partnerships for Dentists since 2020 and an Information Technology Consultant at FitzServ since 2001, Fitzgerald was also Lead Systems Integration Advisor - Tenet Healthcare at NTT DATA North America (2009–2020) and IT Consultant at FCA Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (2001–2009).
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Chris Biggerstaff
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Information Technology · Lone Peak Dental Group
A healthcare software quality view from QA Manager at NextGen Healthcare (2014–2019) sits alongside Chris Biggerstaff's dental IT work as Vice President Information Technology at Lone Peak Dental Group since 2025 and DIrector of IT there (2020–2025). Biggerstaff was also IT Manager at My Dentist (2011–2014) and IT Manager at Orthopedic Institute (2008–2010).
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Don Kulka
LinkedInExperience: Chief Information Officer · Frontline Dental Implant Specialists
At Frontline Dental Implant Specialists, a dental implant partnership network, Don Kulka has been Chief Information Officer since 2022. Earlier roles were Owner at Independent Consulting (2018–2022), Chief Development Officer Chief Operating Officer at United Dental Partners (2016–2018) and Director of Information Technology at Great Expressions Dental Centers (2000–2011), so Kulka can speak to IT in dental partnerships.
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Jay Fontaine
LinkedInExperience: Former Chief Information Officer · P1 Dental Partners
CIO questions on technology at a dental partnership fit Jay Fontaine, Chief Information Officer at P1 Dental Partners (2020–2024). Fontaine was also Director, Technical Operations at St John Dental Group (2007–2020), and at Bowne Senior Vice President, Technical Services (2006–2012) and Regional Director, Technical Services (2001–2006).
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Jeff Sorte
LinkedInExperience: IT Director · Smile Brands Inc.
Dental support organization IT is the fit for Jeff Sorte, IT Director at Smile Brands Inc., a dental support organization, since 2020 and Director of IT at Midwest Dental since 2005. Earlier roles were System Analyst Network Engineer at Corporate Technologies (1997–2005) and Support Manager, Systems Administrator at Strandware, Inc. (1990–1995).
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Kevin Slade
LinkedInExperience: Director of IT · Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry
Kevin Slade has been Director of IT at Riccobene Associates Family Dentistry since 2006, managing 20 offices with 34 servers and 500 computers. Twenty years with one multi-office dental practice make Slade a fit for questions on hands-on IT support, hardware and servers across many dental offices.
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Laith Ayoub
LinkedInExperience: Director of IT · Dentalook
A network of 33 dental practices is where Laith Ayoub has been leading IT operations and disaster recovery and business continuity work as Director of IT at Dentalook since 2019. Earlier roles include IT Manager at Construction Development Company LLC (CDC) from 2013 to 2019 and IT Advisor Oracle E-Business Suite DBA at United Development Company (UDC) in 2006–2013, and Ayoub fits questions on standardizing IT across practices.
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Mike Kessler
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director of Information Technology · Endodontic Practice Partners
Mike Kessler is Senior Director of Information Technology at Endodontic Practice Partners (since 2023) and was Director Of Information Technology there (2021–2023). Other roles include Director Of Information Services at Four County Counseling Center (2016–2021) and at Indiana University Health Tipton Physicians (2006–2014). Kessler describes leading more than 40 EMR/EHR migrations in healthcare.
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Ryan Downey
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Information Technology · Willamette Dental
Ryan Downey has been Vice President Information Technology at Willamette Dental since 2023 and held Senior Director of Information Technology (2020–2023) and Director Of Information Technology (2019–2020) there. Radisys roles were Director of IT (2013–2019) and Sr. IT Enterprise Applications Manager (2004–2013). Downey fits enterprise application questions at a dental group.
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Stephanie Long
LinkedInExperience: Senior Director, Enterprise & Practice Applications · Dentalcorp
Dentalcorp is where Stephanie Long has held each of these roles: Senior Director, Enterprise & Practice Applications since 2024, Director IT Enterprise and Practice Applications (2022–2024), Director of IT (2021–2022), Acting Director, Information Systems (2021) and Information Technology Manager (2020–2021). Long fits questions on practice applications across Dentalcorp's practices.
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Choose the right perspective
For CIO-level strategy at a dental partnership or support organization, Don Kulka and Jay Fontaine hold or held CIO titles, and Ryan Downey and Chris Biggerstaff are VPs of IT. Mike Kessler is the one for EMR and practice system migrations, Stephanie Long for enterprise and practice applications, and Laith Ayoub, Kevin Slade, Jeff Sorte and Adam Fitzgerald for day-to-day IT across many offices.
Questions to take into the conversation
- 01How do you move a newly acquired dental office onto your practice management system without disrupting patient schedules?
- 02Which systems should a multi-office dental group run centrally, and which should stay at each practice?
- 03How do you plan disaster recovery and backups for imaging and patient data spread across many offices?
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