NYC Dent-Ment Career & Connection Day
A few years ago, Dr. Milad sat in his car holding an associate contract he didn't understand. Four years of dental school, and not one hour spent teaching him how to read the document about to define the next three years of his career. No one to call. Just a handpiece, a contract, and a graduate expected to figure out the rest alone.
That night became Dent-Ment - built to close the gap between what dental school teaches clinically and what actually determines whether a dentist thrives in this profession.
This Career & Connection Day, now coming to New York, carries that mission forward. It's a gathering built around mentorship: dental students and new graduates on one side, and the practice owners, specialists, and industry leaders willing to mentor them on the other.
Dr. Milad opens the day, sharing the story behind Dent-Ment and the moment Darius Somekhian - thirty years in dental, seventeen placing specialists and building teams - joined as co-founder.
From there, we welcome Timothy O'Donnell, IRONMAN World Champion and U.S. Navy veteran, for his keynote on the Built Forward system - Reset, Reframe, ReBuild. In 2021, Timothy survived a near-fatal heart attack mid-competition and returned to the highest level of his sport. As he puts it: resilience isn't bouncing back — it's building forward. For a room full of people early in their careers, or building their own, that's the whole point of the day.
Co-hosted with DDS Recruit, whose network of independent, FFS and PPO-based practice owners brings a ready pool of mentors into the room - connecting the people this day is for with the people who can guide them.
Students, faculty, and deans are welcome as our VIP complimentary guests at this event.
Join us in New York for a day of mentorship, story, and connection.