John Finn, CDT: Just Try to Stop Him
Posted Nov 15, 2012 in Labs & Profiles
Jerry Kaizer, Owner of Murray Kaizer, Inc., once had to kick John Finn out of the lab. "It was late and he said 'I'm not leaving until you leave,' but I wouldn't because I wanted to finish what I was working on," recalls Finn with a laugh. "He finally made me leave with him, but I had a key, so I went back. Now he knows he can't stop me."
Probably no one could. Since joining the lab 18 years ago, Finn fell in love with the removable field and hasn't looked back. "I sat down next to Jerry and I haven't moved since," he says. "It's like being in art class all day; who can complain about playing with wax and teeth and plaster? The more I learn, the more I want to know and not a day goes by that I don't want to come to work."
Today he manages the full denture department, plans to earn his certification in implants—his passion is high-end hybrid cases—and credits Kaizer with teaching him everything he knows. Finn is striving to mentor other technicians just...