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2026 Dental Technology Report: What Every Dentist Needs to Know w/ Jana Macon on Humpday Happy Hour™
Send us Fan Mail We’re so excited to welcome healthcare technology executive, Jana Macon, to the show!👏🎉 Jana Macon has spent her career helping healthcare businesses modernize operations, improve efficiency, and scale sustainably. She is President of Curve Dental and a healthcare technology executive with more than 25 years of experience leading software and SaaS organizations. Prior to joining Curve Dental, Jana played a key role in scaling Brightree from a startup to a market leader, culminating in its acquisition by ResMed. Today, she works closely with dental practices and growing groups to help them navigate economic pressure, staffing constraints, and technology decisions shaping the future of dentistry. ✨Connect with Jana: Website: https://www.curvedental.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curvedentalsoftware/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/curve-dental-inc./ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CurveDental Thank you so much to Curve Dental for making this episode possible! 🌟Stay up to date with the DINKs: https://linktr.ee/dentistsintheknow 📺Make sure you subscribe to catch new episodes live every Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. ET! https://www.youtube.com/@dentistsintheknow
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We’re so excited to welcome healthcare technology executive, Jana Macon, to the show!👏🎉
Jana Macon has spent her career helping healthcare businesses modernize operations, improve efficiency, and scale sustainably. She is President of Curve Dental and a healthcare technology executive with more than 25 years of experience leading software and SaaS organizations.
Prior to joining Curve Dental, Jana played a key role in scaling Brightree from a startup to a market leader, culminating in its acquisition by ResMed. Today, she works closely with dental practices and growing groups to help them navigate economic pressure, staffing constraints, and technology decisions shaping the future of dentistry.
✨Connect with Jana:
- Website: https://www.curvedental.com/
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/curvedentalsoftware/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/curve-dental-inc./
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CurveDental
Thank you so much to Curve Dental for making this episode possible!
🌟Stay up to date with the DINKs: https://linktr.ee/dentistsintheknow
📺Make sure you subscribe to catch new episodes live every Wednesday at 8:00 p.m. ET! https://www.youtube.com/@dentistsintheknow
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