HealthStream Ventures and McGuireWoods at HCGO 2026 in Charlotte

Join HealthStream Ventures and McGuireWoods in Charlotte on September 15–16 for an NC dental deregulation briefing, market panel, and HCGO main-stage discussion.

HealthStream Ventures will be in Charlotte on September 15 and 16 for McGuireWoods LLP HCGO Healthcare Growth & Operations. Ahead of the main conference, we’re teaming up with McGuireWoods to co-host a breakfast briefing for emerging DSO leaders in North Carolina.

If you’re an owner-operator in the North Carolina market, or a DSO looking to enter the state, we still have a couple of seats available.

NC Dental Deregulation Briefing

Monday, September 15, 2026
8:30–10:15 AM
Charlotte, NC

Session Law 2026-41 removed the North Carolina Dental Board’s advance-review requirement for DSO management arrangements. With that friction removed, the next question is practical: what does this change mean for growth strategy and capital options in North Carolina?

This breakfast briefing is built to answer that question directly for leaders evaluating expansion, capitalization, and operating-model decisions in the state.

Breakfast Briefing Agenda

• 8:30 AM — Breakfast & Networking
• 9:00 AM — NC Dental Deregulation Briefing, presented by Anna Timmerman and Bart Walker, Healthcare Team, McGuireWoods
• 9:45 AM — State of Capital & Transaction Market
• 10:00 AM — Future of Dental Models in NC
• 10:15 AM — Adjourn and attend the Healthcare GO Conference

Panel: State of Capital & Transaction Market

This panel will be moderated by Samantha Strain and feature leaders who see the market from three different vantage points.

• Michael Riccobene, DDS, CEO, Riccobene Associates / Commonwealth Dentistry. Michael led the first DSO in North Carolina to receive approval for a management arrangement in 2018, well before this law existed, and has helped build that platform to roughly 100 practices across three states.
• Tom Creegan, Director, Raymond James. Tom works on the upper end of middle-market healthcare investment banking.
• Brendan Messenheimer, Managing Partner, HealthStream Ventures. Brendan works with groups at the same stage many attendees are navigating now: five to ten locations and deciding what comes next.

Panel: Future of Dental Models in North Carolina

This panel will be moderated by Carolyn Brown, DDS and will explore how the market may evolve as legal and capital conditions shift.

• Gray McGinnis, VP Government Relations, ADSO
• Ali Shazib, Dean, HPU Workman School of Dental Medicine
• Michael O Reimels DDS & Catherine Schenider DDS PLLC, MBA, CEO, More Dental Solutions

Also on the HCGO Main Stage

Don’t miss Brendan Messenheimer on the main conference stage for the session below.

Dental, Dermatology, Oncology and Specialty Platform Consolidation: What’s Next?
Tuesday, September 16, 2026
11:45 AM
Salon I | The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte

Brendan joins:

• Lincoln Richards, Partner, Albaron Partners
• Anna Timmerman, Partner, McGuireWoods
• April Lowry, Executive Director & General Manager, Clinical & AI Solutions, Henry Schein One

See You in Charlotte

We’re looking forward to a strong conversation on where the North Carolina dental market is heading and what this new environment could mean for operators, investors, and future DSO leaders.

See you in Charlotte.

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