April 2019

By Carrie-Ann Cokely, General Manager, Concord Dental Laboratory, Westford, MA

While many people have helped me during my career, the one who has made the biggest impact is Apollon Bouzerdan, CDT, Director of the Dental Laboratory Technology Program at Middlesex Community College in Lowell, MA.

As a...

“The future of dentistry and dental technology is bright,” said Dr. Frank Spear, Founder and Director of Spear Education, during his keynote presentation on the state of the industry at the Cal-Lab Group’s annual meeting in February in Chicago (

After fabricating RPDs using conventional methods for 30 years, Gill Egan, Managing Director of Egan Dental Laboratory, a five-person removable prosthetic laboratory in Ripon, U.K., was eager to embrace digital technology. “I’d seen how technology completely transformed the crown and bridge...

By Greg Minzenmayer, COO, Glidewell Dental, Newport Beach, CA

During my tenure in the dental industry, I’ve had many mentors who have influenced me and my career, but the most significant one has been Jim Glidewell.

As the President and CEO of Glidewell Dental, Jim has more than 50 years of industry...

With a new, expanded schedule this year—three full days of seminars and two full days of exhibits—LAB DAY attendees were thrilled to fit it all in!