Bart Knellinger started Progressive Dental in 2009 after recognizing a need for marketing and consulting services within the dental field. Bart has helped thousands of practices identify areas for growth, and he has been noted as one of the leading innovators in dentistry today. He was recognized on the Business Observer’s 2015 40 Under 40 for Tampa Bay and has driven PD to be recognized on the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies for six consecutive years. Due to constant innovation, growth and long-term client retention, PD has quickly become one of the fastest growing companies in the country!

Gerritt W. Cora has been with Progressive Dental since its inception in 2009. In the past 11 years, Gerritt has helped thousands of practices identify areas of growth and he currently works with some of the largest producing dental implant and full arch practices in the country. Gerritt studied financial consulting and marketing at the University of Miami and has brought his expertise to the field of dentistry to help clinicians identify and reach their goals for ultimate success. Skilled in strategy development and motivational speaking, Gerritt has spoken for a variety of industry organizations, and can be found lecturing and training practices across the country on a weekly basis.

Dr. Curry Leavitt graduated from Temple University School of Dentistry, where he received numerous awards in research and clinical achievement. After graduating dental school, he was accepted into the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s periodontology program, where he received training in multiple surgical and medical disciplines.

Dr. Leavitt received dual certificates in periodontology from UAB and the Birmingham Veterans Affairs hospital. Dr. Leavitt lectures nationally on the subjects of full-arch implant reconstruction, digitally guided surgery, ridge augmentation and esthetic gingival surgery techniques. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Nevada School of Medicine’s dental GPR program.

Marcus Hines has worked in the dental implant industry for more than 16 years. With his experience and helping hundreds of clients increase their implant production, Marcus is the author of Marketing Implant Dentistry, published by Wiley-Blackwell in October 2015. In his current marketing position as Director of Full Arch Solutions for BioHorizons, Marcus helps dentists and surgeons find the best full arch solutions for patients and provides case acceptance coaching to BioHorizons customers throughout North America.

With over 30 years of finance expertise, Dave Roehr became well known in the patient finance industry after designing and implementing a very successful patient financing program for one of the largest dental implant DSOs in the United States. The discovery of limited options for large case patient financing led Dave to create a company that addresses many of the industry shortfalls. In 2015, Dave founded Proceed Finance which is now one of the fastest growing patient financing companies in the industry. Proceed Finance focuses on offering affordable payments with low interest rates for patients and dramatically increasing case acceptance rates for its providers across the country.

Prior to joining BioHorizons in 2008, Lana graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Relations and Business Administration and a Master of Higher Education Administration from The University of Alabama. Upon completing her graduate degree, she accepted a position with BioHorizons and now serves as the Sr. Director of Practice Development, spearheading the company’s efforts to provide customers with business solutions that attract and educate patients, secure referrals and increase treatment plan acceptance.

Progressive Dental

50 S Belcher Rd. Suite 102

Clearwater, FL 33765

Registrations: 727-300-4007

Fax: 443-458-0162

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