Ralph Larro: He Believed in Me
Posted Nov 19, 2018 in Labs & Profiles
From l. to r.: Mark Williamson, CDT, DTG; Ralph Larro; and Tom Houle, a Panthera sales rep, at a course Williamson taught in San Francisco in April 2018.
By Mark Williamson, CDT, DTG, Senior Technical Manager, Ottawa Dental Lab, Ottawa, IL
In 2015, Ralph Larro was my technical rep at Yamahachi Dental. We developed a working relationship and friendship, meeting in person for the first time a few months later at LAB DAY Chicago.
I had always been interested in lecturing, something I shared with Ralph and, in September 2017, he gave me my first opportunity: presenting a lecture at a laboratory about All-on-4 conversions and final restoration fabrication on behalf of Yamahachi Dental.
While Ralph gave me the freedom to design the course myself, he also offered feedback, even driving all the way from Minnesota to Illinois to meet with me and offer pointers and suggestions. An industry veteran of 40 years specializing in removables, he is a...
