Solea Summit 2026 Unveils Expanded Dental Programming
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WALTHAM, Mass., Sept. 30, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Annual gathering of more than 700 dental professionals will take place in Scottsdale, Arizona, at Solea Summit 2026, a conference organized by Convergent Dental, the company behind the Solea All-Tissue Laser. The event, which will be held from October 8 to 10, is designed to bring together clinicians and industry experts to share insights and knowledge, with a focus on the future of minimally invasive dentistry and practice growth.
Convergent Dental, the company behind the Solea All-Tissue Laser, has unveiled new programming for Solea Summit 2026, which will feature expanded clinical education, hands-on training, and a new Spotlight Series exploring the forces shaping the future of dentistry and practice success. The new programming is expected to bring together more than 700 dental professionals, who will have the opportunity to learn about and apply new clinical and practice insights to their own practices.
The Solea Summit will be anchored by the Solea All-Tissue Laser, a CO2 laser cleared by the FDA for all-tissue indications. Used across a broad range of hard- and soft-tissue procedures, the Solea enables dentists to expand minimally invasive treatment approaches and rethink traditional clinical workflows, including opportunities to deliver more care in a single visit. The Solea All-Tissue Laser is the only FDA-cleared CO2 laser for all-tissue indications, and it delivers an anesthesia-free, blood-free, suture-free experience that dentists and patients can rely on.
The new programming for Solea Summit 2026 will feature a variety of sessions designed to translate innovation into everyday practice. These sessions will explore how dental professionals can advance minimally invasive dentistry across a broader range of clinical procedures, create more opportunities for same-day diagnosis and treatment, improve practice efficiency, workflows, and patient flow, expand treatment capabilities and identify new avenues for practice growth, integrate Solea into digital and restorative workflows, and apply implementation strategies and best practices from experienced Solea clinicians.
The event will also feature a keynote presentation from Joshua Berry, author, entrepreneur, and founder of Econic, who will explore how challenging limiting beliefs and embracing adaptive leadership can unlock new opportunities for individuals, teams, and organizations. The keynote will provide attendees with insights into how they can apply these concepts to their own practices and improve their outcomes.
The Spotlight Series, a new addition to the Solea Summit, will broaden the conversation beyond clinical education, bringing together leading voices from dentistry, healthcare, and business to explore innovation, leadership, growth, and the changing expectations shaping modern dental practices. The series will feature a diverse range of speakers, including Timothy Anderson, DDS, who will discuss how Solea fits into connected digital workflows incorporating technologies such as intraoral scanning, 3D printing, and CBCT; Scott Froum, DDS, who will explore Solea's expanding applications in oral-systemic health and patient care beyond traditional periodontal treatment; Jared Poplin, DMD, who will share his approach to treating restrictive tethered oral tissues from infancy through adulthood; Erin Elliott, DDS, who will discuss the dentist's role in identifying sleep apnea and how Solea Sleep and frenectomy procedures support patient care; German Gallucci, DMD, PhD, who will present early findings from Solea research at Harvard and what they may reveal about the future of anesthesia-free dentistry; David Stinchfield, DDS, who will share strategies for integrating periodontal treatment into the general practice setting; and Kurtis Schuyler, DMD, and Garrett W. Slate, who will explore how practices can translate clinical innovation into sustainable growth through strategic marketing.
The Solea Summit is a unique event in the dental industry, as it is one of the most visible examples of what makes the Solea community unique. When clinicians come together to share ideas, experiences, and best practices, everyone benefits. The Solea community is built around the exchange of real-world clinical and practice insights, and the Solea Summit provides dentists and their teams with the knowledge and skills they can put to work in their practices right away.
The registration for Solea Summit 2026 is up more than 11% over last year's record-setting Summit, with a similar increase in the number of practices represented, marking the second consecutive year of double-digit growth. The event will be held at the Scottsdale Convention Center, and updates from the event will be shared by @Solea on Instagram. To register and learn more about Solea Summit 2026, visit www.convergentdental.com/solea-summit.