Lou Shuman, DMD, CAGS
Pride Institute East
5001 Wilson Lane, Third Floor
Bethesda, MD 20814

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Dr. Lou Shuman is the President of Pride Institute. He is an executive consultant for DENTSPLY GAC; SomnoMed, the country's leading sleep apnea company; HR for Health; and Catapault. He currently serves on the Key Opinion Leader Board at DENTSPLY GAC, is chairman of the Sesame Communications Technology Advisory Board, and is a member of the Advisory Boards of Dentistry Today, The Progressive Orthodontist, GURU, The Progressive Dentist, and Orthodontic Practice US. He is renowned for his expertise in Internet strategy, strategic relations, emerging technologies, digital marketing methods, and operational practice management. Dr. Shuman is the creator of the prestigious Pride “Best of Class” Awards, an unbiased nonprofit initiative that in conjunction with the industry’s leading technology experts selects annually the most important technologies in the industry. The impact of this initiative has resulted in an innovative cooperation with the ADA, Dental Products Report, Dental Economics, and ADA News. Prior to joining Pride, he served as vice president of clinical education and strategic relations at Align Technology for 7 years. As a former founder of rdental.com, he created for the Internet, the state-of-the-art Enhanced Educational Interface engine. This innovative first in class educational platform provided the backdrop to providing online education exclusively for the ADA, AGD, Drs. Gordon Christensen, Frank Spear, and Pete Dawson, among many others. As a guest lecturer at Gordon Christensen's LDS Annual Meeting he was cited as “one of the most influential dentists in the country today.”

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