Dan Holtzclaw

Chief Clinical Officer | Best Selling Author on Dental Implants

Austin, Texas Metropolitan Area

About

Diplomate - American Board of Periodontology Diplomate - International Congress or Oral Implantologists Served as Chief Clinical Officer and Director at a large DSO with more than 450 clinics across 42 states. During my tenure, I led enterprise-wide clinical strategy and was directly responsible for driving fixed-arch growth, resulting in an increase of over 2000%. I bring deep experience operating at the executive level, working alongside senior leadership to scale clinical operations and drive performance. I am widely recognized as a leader in fixed-arch treatment, having authored two of the industry’s best-selling textbooks on zygomatic and pterygoid dental implants, and delivered more than 300 lectures internationally. In addition, I have successfully built and operated multiple full-arch practices Specialties: Zygomatic implants, pterygoid implants, full arch implants (AOX), research, publications, C-Suite

Experience

  • President at Holzklau Full Arch Implant Consulting
    Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

    President of Holzklau Full Arch Consulting which specializes in dental implant mentoring services, complex dental implant surgery, business consulting for dental implant related ventures, expert witness services for dental implant malpractice suits and board complaints and speaking/lecturing services.

  • Chief Clinical Consultatnt at Noris Medical - Dental Implant Solutions
    Mar 2020 - Present · 6 yrs 4 mos

  • Chief Clinical Officer at Advanced Dental Implant Center
    Jan 2023 - Jan 2025 · 2 yrs 1 mo

    Chief Clinical Officer of the Advanced Dental Implant Center network of full arch clinics, a division of Affordable Care. - Established clinical governance programs to ensure networkwide oversight compliance with state/federal regulations while maintaining positive patient outcomes - Experience providing executive/clinical leadership in $150+ million large scale expansion of 20+ fixed-arch dedicated clinics via de novo and acquisition strategies - Developed and implemented multiple DSO networkwide training programs including didactic, cadaveric, live patient, and in-office mentoring for consistent fixed arch excellence - Trained 100+ dentists in fixed-arch, zygomatic, and pterygoid implant techniques - Played a key role in aligning clinical execution with enterprise growth initiatives, C-Suite directives, and PE-backed objectives • Designed and deployed standardized surgical and prosthetic protocols across all centers within the DSO platform - Built scalable training and credentialing programs for network implant providers

  • Director of Fixed Arch Solutions at Affordable Care
    Oct 2020 - Jan 2025 · 4 yrs 4 mos

    Responsible for the development and implementation of fixed arch dental implant solutions at the Affordable Care network of dental companies. - Directed fixed-arch clinical strategy across 450+ affiliated clinics in 42 states - Led national expansion of full-arch implant services, achieving >2,100% growth and over $250 million in new revenue creation - Designed, developed, and implemented programs which expanded patient access to care, created new product lines, and generated new enterprise revenue of $20+ million - Partnered with C-Suite leadership on center-level performance metrics including clinic production, cost reduction, patient outcomes, and improved 4-wall and enterprise EBITDA - Assisted with fixed arch marketing strategies for nationwide advertisement campaigns - Collaborated with marketing and operations teams to improve patient acquisition-to-treatment conversion and cost reduction strategies resulting in 19% improvement - Played a key role in aligning clinical execution with enterprise growth initiatives, C-Suite directives, and PE-backed objectives - Designed and deployed standardized surgical and prosthetic protocols across all centers within the DSO platform - Built scalable training and credentialing programs for network implant providers

  • Consultant, Department of Periodontics at United States Navy
    Jul 2014 - Jan 2023 · 8 yrs 7 mos

    Provide objective advice, expertise, and knowledge of highly specialized skills to residents of the United States Navy Periodontics Postgraduate Residency Program.