Anthony STEFANOU DMD, CBI​

CEO & Founder
Dental Professional and Business Career Highlights
  • 1987 graduate of Tufts University School of Dental Medicine
  • Private practice for 20 years, now exclusively focused on the business side of dentistry 
  • Founder/CEO— Connect the Dents, LLC 
    • Member IBBA — International Business Brokers Association 
    • CBI (Certified Business Intermediary) -- has assisted in negotiating and completing many dental company M&A transactions (from 100k to $25MM+ in size) 
    • Developer of the OPA (Objective Practice Appraisal) system and host of workshop "How to Valuate Dental Practices".  Has performed hundreds of practice appraisals all across the U.S. -- small, large, GP, specialty, and groups/DSOs 
    • Business development and corporate advisor to dozens of dental manufacturers and dealers (from startups to well-established large operations)
  •  Founder of the Dental Sales Academy and “How to Sell to Dental Offices” and “How to Market to Dental Offices” workshops                       (Taken by 30,000 people from 300+ dental companies) 
  • Former NY broker/transitions consultant for Paragon Dental Transitions
  • Co-Founder, SWYP Dental www.swypdental.com — app and website — dental information aggregator, search engine, Q & A forum
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  • Founder/Managing Partner— ​TRIVIADENT LLC --  www.triviadent.com/
  • Former member -- Academy of Dental Management Consultants (ADMC)
  • VP of Sales & Marketing/National Sales Director for several dental companies
  • Featured guest speaker for 100+  dental companies at their National/Regional Sales Meetings
  • Hosted hundreds of workshops, seminars, webinars, and teleconferences to over 18,000 salespeople and dental professionals from almost 300 companies
  • Developed and trained sales teams for dozens of dental companies
  • Former, Associate Director of External Relations, Oral Health America (non-profit organization) 
  • Sales and clinical articles and columns published in many dental publications including The Profitable Dentist, RDH, Dental Entrepreneur, The Progressive Dentist, First Impressions, and Proofs
  • Featured speaker at many  conferences including ACEsthetics, AAOM, RDH Under One Roof, ADMC, and GenR8Tnext.
  • Special business strategist and marketing consultant for dozens of  launches and product line expansions
  • Founder of Stellar Dental Careers, a boutique dental recruiting/search agency)
  • Former Senior Director, Dental Education for Advanced Studies in Medicine