40 Under Forty - 2012
LMT profiles 40 young men and women who were nominated to be part of this special coverage due to their top-notch technical skill, business savvy, passion and determination.
Despite the statistics about the rapid aging of our industry, there is a vibrant and thriving younger generation ready to take our industry soaring to new heights. Here, LMT profiles 40 young men and women who were nominated because of their top-notch technical skill, business savvy, passion and determination.
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Maged Mohareb, LD
Owner, CDT at Prestige Denture Clinic · Vancouver, WA
Paul Simpson
Lab Owner at Simpson Dental Trendz · Lees Summit, MO
Michael Wandling, Master CDT
Operations Manager at Summit-Horizon Dental Lab · Saint Charles, MO
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Renata Budny- Teri Casey
Nikita Kakadia
Jason Kim
Josef Kolbeck
Rebecca Wade
Man Kwok (Tommy) Zhu
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REBECCA WADE, CDT: An Artist With Drive
LMT Communications, Inc. · 40 Under Forty - 2012 · November/December 2012
Like many young artists, Rebecca Wade found joy in expressing herself on canvas. Now that canvas is a crown. An aspiring painter and sculptor who was...
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PAUL SIMPSON: From Down-and-Out to Up-and-Coming
LMT Communications, Inc. · 40 Under Forty - 2012 · November/December 2012
Paul Simpson turned his life around after he discovered dental technology at age 20. Still trying to shake off the consequences of growing up in a bad...
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James Grady: Spearheads Family Lab's Shift to All-Ceramic
LMT Communications, Inc. · 40 Under Forty - 2012 · November/December 2012
As a kid, James Grady never envisioned working at his father's laboratory; he wanted to "do his own thing." But then he grew up. "It was when I was in...
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Man Kwok 'Tommy' Zhu, CDT, TE: Nurturing a Thirst For Knowledge
LMT Communications, Inc. · 40 Under Forty - 2012 · November/December 2012
Tommy Zhu had laid out a detailed plan for becoming a dentist. First, to gain a background in the profession, he enrolled in the Restorative Dentistry...
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Krista Hartley, CDT: a Standout in the Removable Specialty
LMT Communications, Inc. · 40 Under Forty - 2012 · November/December 2012
"Most of the other students were taken by the 'glamour' of ceramics, but I was drawn to dentures," says Krista Hartley, CDT, referring to her experience...
