Dentists Lead The Way

Dr. Hesham A. Baky is a recognized leader in dentistry, business, and mentorship, overseeing some of the largest platforms within Lightwave Dental. He founded Triangle Family Dentistry and Carolina Orthodontics & Children’s Dentistry, which together comprise 21 offices across North Carolina. Since joining Lightwave Dental in 2019, Dr. Baky has played a key role in expanding and optimizing these practices while mentoring the next generation of dental leaders within the organization.

Beyond his contributions to dentistry, Dr. Baky is also the founder of ABB CRE, a property management firm that oversees all real estate operations for Triangle Family Dentistry and Carolina Orthodontics & Children’s Dentistry. His expertise in real estate development and management has been instrumental in supporting the growth and operational success of these practices. His dedication to clinical excellence and business leadership earned him national recognition as one of the Top 40 Dentists Under 40 by Incisal Edge, the leading lifestyle magazine for dental professionals.

Dr. Baky is also an adjunct professor at the UNC School of Dentistry and an active community leader. He serves on the board of directors for the Mariam Clinic, a free clinic providing care to underserved communities in Raleigh, and organizes an annual health fair for the historic Method community. When he’s not leading in dentistry or real estate, Dr. Baky enjoys spending time with his wife, Aya, and their four children. He is an avid sports enthusiast who enjoys playing basketball, volleyball, and football.

Dr. Jonathan Boes is a highly skilled general dentist, implant surgeon, and recognized leader in dental practice development. As Vice President of De Novo Development for Lightwave Dental, he plays a central role in identifying, designing, and launching new dental practices across the region. He is also co-founder of Triangle Family Dentistry and Carolina Orthopedic and Children’s Dentistry, multi-location practices known for clinical excellence and patient-centered care.

A graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry (DDS, 2007), Dr. Boes combines advanced surgical expertise with a rare dual background in computer engineering and commercial real estate development. Before entering dentistry, he earned both his Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees in Computer Engineering from Case Western Reserve University and designed embedded software for telecommunications startups in Research Triangle Park. This engineering foundation, paired with deep experience in architecture, site design, and construction, has allowed him to personally design every office in his practices—creating efficient, modern, and highly functional clinical environments.

Clinically, Dr. Boes is known for his advanced training and high volume of complex cases. He has performed thousands of successful bone grafts and implant placements and is certified in implant placement, restoration, and IV sedation. His advanced training includes implant placement, bone grafting, sinus lifts, All-on-4 full-mouth hybrids, and IV sedation, mentored by nationally recognized leaders including Dr. Carl Misch, Dr. Glenn Reside, Dr. Matthew Hopfesberger, Dr. Mark Hunt, and Dr. John Russo. As a leader within his large group practice, he developed and continues to oversee the IV sedation team and protocols, ensuring the highest standards of safety and care.

Dr. Boes is currently developing and teaching a continuing education course focused on complicated extractions and bone grafting techniques, sharing his practical experience with other dental professionals. He holds Fellowship status with the International Congress of Oral Implantologists (ICOI) and maintains active memberships in the American Dental Association, American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, North Carolina Dental Society, and Wake County Dental Society.

Beyond clinical practice, Dr. Boes is co-founder of AB&B Commercial Real Estate, where his unique dual expertise in dentistry and commercial development has driven the company’s growth. He specializes in identifying properties, designing dental offices and overseeing construction of purpose-built dental and commercial spaces, ensuring they meet the operational and aesthetic needs of dental practices.

Originally from Fayetteville, North Carolina, Dr. Boes resides in North Raleigh with his wife, and their two daughters. Outside of dentistry he enjoys woodworking, fishing, snowboarding, hunting, swimming, boating, sailing, scuba diving, and traveling—activities that reinforce his ability to connect meaningfully with patients and colleagues.

Dr. Boes’s rare combination of clinical excellence, surgical expertise, practice design experience, and de novo development leadership positions him as a trusted resource for both patients seeking advanced care and organizations building the next generation of dental practices.

Dr. Clifton Cameron joined the Lightwave Dental family in 2019, with more than a decade of experience in clinical operations and growing successful dental practices. Clifton began his career in 2008 by joining a large dental service organization where he stayed for five years. An entrepreneur at heart, he experienced the difficulties of becoming an owner and lack of leadership dentists have in traditional corporate dentistry.

In 2014, he founded CarolinasDentist to create an improved group dentistry model focused on patient experience and dentist leadership development. Within five years, CarolinasDentist grew to seven locations and 30 doctors. Intrigued by the prospects of group dentistry, Clifton saw the opportunity for even further growth by joining forces with Lightwave. This partnership has resulted in the fastest-growing dental group in the Mid-Atlantic region.

Clifton is also a key leader with Align Technology and a member of the North American Align GP Faculty as well as the DSO Special Markets Team. He is an adjunct faculty member teaching orthodontics and occlusion at the East Carolina School of Dental Medicine. Clifton is a graduate of Duke University with his DDS from Virginia Commonwealth University and fellowship from the Academy of General Dentistry. He lives in Pinehurst, N.C., with his wife Shannon and three children, Keens, Lily Pearl, and Holden.

Kim Davis, VP of Revenue Cycle Management, brings more than 35 years in dental with a record of turning financial operations into a driver of growth. She started as a receptionist and rose to Practice Manager, helping scale a practice from three chairs to seventeen and a team of more than 30.

At Lightwave Dental, Kim served as Regional Director of Operations before taking on Revenue Cycle Management, where she helps lead credentialing, payor negotiations, central billing, claims, collections, and process improvement. Collaborative and solution-focused by nature, she builds high-performing teams and scalable processes that lift both practice performance and the patient experience.

Outside of work, Kim enjoys life at the Delaware seashore with her husband and dog, along with traveling, music, sports, fishing, and time with family.

Dr. Jason Gladwell is an entrepreneur who founded a successful, fast-growing regional orthodontics practice. He is one of the top 10 Invisalign providers nationwide. Passionate about educating others and giving back to the profession, Jason is a nationally recognized Invisalign speaker, the top Invisalign teen provider on the east coast, and the top Invisalign provider in North Carolina.

He received his bachelor’s degree in business management from N.C. State University and his doctorate of dental surgery from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Dentistry. His orthodontic training was completed at Virginia Commonwealth University, where he received a master of science degree in dentistry. He is also a member of the Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society. Jason enjoys spending time with his wife, Anna, and their children, Olivia and Jason. You can also find him out on the golf course, fishing or rooting on the Wolfpack.

Katelyn Hokenberg serves as Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Lightwave Dental, where she leads the organization’s people strategy and HR function. As a member of the senior leadership team, Katelyn is focused on building the talent, culture, leadership capabilities, and people practices needed to support Lightwave’s continued growth while preserving the people-first culture that makes the organization unique.

Katelyn is an accomplished human resources executive with several years of experience leading and transforming HR organizations across a variety of business environments and industries, including technology and healthcare. Throughout her career, she has partnered closely with executive teams and boards to help organizations navigate periods of significant growth and change, with experience spanning talent management, organizational design, leadership development, succession planning, employee engagement, total rewards, HR operations, and mergers and acquisitions.

Katelyn received her undergraduate behavioral science degree with honors from Drew University and her graduate degree in human resources from Fordham University. She received a Business Coaching certification from North Carolina State University.

Outside of work, Katelyn is committed to giving back to her community and has been actively involved with nonprofit and community organizations, including the American Heart Association. She enjoys spending time with her family and being involved in the Triangle, North Carolina community.

Justin Jory has a strong private equity and investing background. He founded Lightwave by identifying an opportunity to provide the top benefits of a dental group without the drawbacks of traditional corporate dentistry.

Prior to launching Lightwave, Justin spent the better part of a decade investing in successful high-growth businesses. He was a principal at Mercato Partners, a private equity firm investing in high-growth companies across the Western U.S. Justin also served as director of mergers and acquisition at Leucadia National Corporation, sourcing and closing a $1.5 billion acquisition of National Beef Packing.

Prior to his private equity experience, Justin was an investment banker with Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the Financial Sponsors group, where he advised private equity firms on acquisitions and divestitures.

Justin is an alumnus of Brigham Young University, earning his bachelor’s degree as well as his JD/MBA with an emphasis in Private Equity and Business Law. He played tight end for the football team and was selected to the Mountain West Conference All-Academic Team.  Justin is a native of Seattle and enjoys outdoor activities with his wife and five children.

Paul comes to Lightwave Dental from IXL Learning, where he was a Director, Head of Finance and Corporate Development where he led a team responsible for FP&A, strategic planning, corporate development, fund raising and investor relations. Prior to that, he held Finance positions at MealPal, Aterian Investment Partners, Kohlberg and Company, and Bank of America Merrill Lynch.  He has a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance and Economics with a Physics minor from New York University, Leonard N. Stern School of Business.

Katie Kraig is Lightwave’s Chief Accounting Officer. She oversees the company’s accounting, procurement, and treasury operations and serves as a member of the Executive Council. Since joining Lightwave in 2019, Katie has played a pivotal role in scaling the organization’s financial infrastructure by building accounting policies from the ground up and leading the transition to Sage Intacct and Bill.com. She is also responsible for the successful completion of the annual audit and tax returns. Prior to Lightwave, she held accounting and finance roles at Clinical Care Options and National Student Clearinghouse, and began her career in public accounting as an auditor at Baker Tilly LLP. Katie holds a Master of Accountancy and a B.S. in Accounting and Information Systems, both from Virginia Tech, where she graduated Summa Cum Laude, and has been a licensed CPA in Virginia since 2010.

Outside the office, Katie serves as Treasurer of her local Mom and Kid’s Club. She is a mom to three children.

Joel has deep roots in the dental space, with extensive experience in multiple TA leadership roles at Aspen Dental and Aspen’s veterinary brand. A past president of the American Dental Education Association’s Corporate Council, Joel has been deeply immersed in the dental field from the individual practice level through to the national level. Joel leverages a data-grounded recruiting strategy, a skillset he honed when he wrote his doctoral dissertation on data mining in the workplace. He says, “Talent Acquisition is at the intersection of people and data; there’s nothing more human than wanting a great job or finding someone for a great job, and the actual TA processes can generate a ton of useable data that can be turned into knowledge and strategy.”

Born in Canada, Joel currently lives in Vermont with his wife, Jane (a middle school teacher), 3 dogs, and a number of “exotic” pets. He has 2 daughters: an engineer who lives in Orlando, and a talent sourcer who lives in New York state.

Dan brings 20+ years in operations and finance leadership with a consistent track record of helping companies accelerate growth and scale profitability while developing team members and leaders.

Most recently, Dan completed a successful 9+ year run with the nation’s largest cosmetic surgery specialty practice, Sono Bello. He progressed from leading center-level operations across its sole licensee’s footprint into the COO/CFO role, eventually helping lead the integration of the company, Body Sculpt Int’l (“BSI”), into the consolidated Sono Bello brand. Prior to Sono Bello he served in several large-scale operational leadership roles with Dell.

He has 2 sons in college and resides in Austin, TX, with his wife Meridith.

Kim Wolozyn is Senior Vice President of Marketing at Lightwave Dental, where she leads the organization’s marketing strategy, patient acquisition, and brand function across its 100+ locations. Kim focuses on building the marketing infrastructure, data attribution, and growth strategy needed to accelerate Lightwave’s continued expansion while preserving the authentic local character and community presence that make each practice unique.

Kim is an accomplished healthcare marketing executive with more than 20 years of experience leading and growing marketing organizations across the dental and medical device industries. Throughout her career, she has partnered closely with clinical leadership, operations, and executive teams to drive patient growth through integrated strategies spanning digital marketing, brand management, local search optimization, patient lifecycle programs, paid media, and multi-location attribution. Her experience includes dental implant sales at Nobel Biocare, practice-level brand building at a prominent Triangle-area specialty practice, and DSO marketing leadership, where she built the marketing function from the ground up and grew platform-wide new patient acquisition by nearly 50 percent over two years.

Kim holds a Bachelor of Arts in English with a minor in Marketing from Indiana University. She is a trained EOS practitioner and Strategic Coach. She serves as Chair of the ADSO Marketing Study Club, a national peer network for dental support organization marketing leaders.

Outside of work, Kim is most often found on the sidelines cheering on her son with her husband, a quintessential soccer mom who takes her role on the pitch seriously. A proud Hoosier through and through, Kim is grateful to call the Triangle, North Carolina, home.