Hiroaki Tada’s Darth Maul recreation, complete with full upper and lower dentures, took first place in all five categories of the Arts Competition. Tada, Vice President of Ultimate Styles Dental Laboratory in Irvine, CA, spent eight months on the project and was inspired by artwork made by his mentor, Naoki Hayashi, President of Ultimate Styles Dental Laboratory.

As part of his DTG presentation, Richard Greenlees, Christchurch, New Zealand, painted this 20’ by 10’ mural, Evolution of a Revolution. He will be auctioning off the mural at LMT LAB DAY Chicago at the Hyatt Regency Chicago on February 24-25; it will be on the LAB DAY registration hall level.
He’s donating all of the proceeds to the Russell T. DeVreugd Continuing Education Fund. Bidding will take place at https://www.facebook.com/jeff.hamilton.14289210?fref=ts

Arian Deutsch, CDT, DTG, (left) Owner, Deutsch Dental Arts in Surprise, AZ, won the WMDA Championship in the removable division and Nobu Tsuchimoto from Los Angeles won the fixed division. To ensure all the contestants remained anonymous in both competitions, each case was numbered and evaluated by three judges in private. This year’s judges included Skip Carpenter, Owner of Esthetic Designs Inc. in Charlotte, NC; Jungo Endo, RDT, Jungo Endo Dental Studio/Oral Design, Santa Monica, CA; and Richard Greenlees, Christchurch, New Zealand.