LMT LAB DAY Chicago 2023

Pinhas Adar

CEO at Adar International, Inc. · Marietta, GA

My Mission is to inspire individuals to align their lives with Purpose, Responsibility, Vision, & Principles of Greatness."

Anton Aliatim

Application Engineer at Axsys Dental Solutions · Linden, MI

Tony Aliatim is a lead application engineer at Axsys Dental Solutions. He received his Bachelor’s in Biomedical Engineering from the University of Michigan and his experience spans medical devices, 3D printing and dental. He’s known for helping dental professionals achieve their fullest potential...

Daniel Alter

Professor Of Restorative Dentistry; Executive Editor IDT; Consultant; Investor at NYC College of Technology · Plainview, NY

I enjoy being a constant learner and pass a wealth of knowledge along to the future leaders of our profession.

Jed Archibald

Owner/Educator/Technician/CMO at Archibald & Associate/Archibald Esthetics LLC/Christensen Prosthodontics · Orem, UT

Jed Archibald, CDT, is the owner of Archibald Esthetics LLC and the lead technician and educator for Archibald Associates. He has 20 years of experience and has pioneered ways to blend classic techniques with new technology. 

Ruben Arebalo

General Manager at Preat Corporation · Santa Maria, CA

Ruben Arebalo has 14 years of dental laboratory experience with 10 years of digital design and edentulous, full-arch case planning skills. A graduate of the University of La Verne, he’s recognized as an expert in attachments and implantology. He joined Preat Corp. in 2008 and became General Manager in 2014.

Blake Barksdale

General Manager at Barksdale Dental Lab · Huntsville, AL

William (Bill) Barton

Senior Technical Consultant at Ivoclar · Williamsburg, MI

Bill Barton, MBA (MM), BS, CDT, TE is the Senior Technical Consultant for Ivoclar. Bill is a dental laboratory technician, manager, and educator with over 40 years’ experience.

Paulo Battistella

MDT at Code White Boutique Lab by Paulo Battistella · Manhattan Beach, CA

Paulo Battistella, Oral Design - Code White Boutique Lab, USA.

Michael Bergler

Director of CAD/CAM Ceramic Center at Univ of PA School of Dental Medicine · Philadelphia, PA

Michael Bergler, MDT, is internationally recognized in the area of esthetic ceramic restorations and CAD/CAM technology.

Cole Bishop

Global Head Of Design Quality at 3Shape Design Services · Peoria, AZ

Cole has been a dental laboratory technician for over 19 years with the past 8 years focused on digital CAD design.  During this time, Cole developed expertise designing everything from single unit crowns to full mouth implant retained hybrid restorations.  Since 2019, Cole Bishop has served...

Todd Blankenbecler

President at EasyRx · Atlanta, GA

President / CEO of EasyRx since February, 2017 Principal in Dolphin Imaging and Management Solutions. Dolphin was acquired by Patterson in 2008 25+ years in dental specialty software, multiple roles:

Larry Bodony

Consultant at Larry Bodony · Lexington, MA

40+ year high-tech veteran leader, previous President of exocad America, now immersed in dental-specific AI application space.   As a consultant, my goal is to connect quality labs and AI companies.

Erik Borgwardt

Global Sales Manager - Dental at Elos Medtech Pinol A/S · Gorlose, Denmark

Chris Bormes

President at Preat · Santa Maria, CA

Chris Bormes, MICOI, President of Preat Corp., graduated from Gonzaga University and attended the Dental Laboratory Technology program at City College of San Francisco. He has earned both ICOI Fellowship and Mastership in Dental Technology; is a candidate for CDT in Complete Dentures; designed multiple...

Phil Brisebois

Founder at Gravidee · West Hollywood, CA

Phil Brisebois is Founder of Gravidee Dental Studio in Beverly Hills. Previously, he was a digital dental specialist with DSG for almost eight years. He’s lectured extensively on the use of digital technology in labs and has written articles on the use of technology to create better esthetic outcomes.

Tyler Britt

Co-Owner And Chief Lab Technician at Centric Dental Lab · Supply, NC

Co-Owner and Chief Dental Technician of Centric Dental Lab in Supply, NC. BS in Biology Pre-Medicine from Campbell University.

Sara Bryant

Sr. Sales Manager, Design Services & 3shape Automate at 3Shape Design Services · Glendale, AZ

I have been with 3Shape since 2019. During that time I have been front-line customer support through phone, email, and chat for all design indications and helped train customers on the FullContour, now 3Shape Design Services platform. I am now the Sr. Sales Manager for Design Services and...

Ashley Byrne

Managing Director at Byrnes Dental Laboratory · Wheatley, United Kingdom

Ashley Byrne is a laboratory owner in the UK, providing high-end work for clinicians all over the UK and Ireland. He lectures all over the world on topics ranging from digital dentistry to the business of running a laboratory. 

Anthony Calonico The Edutainer

Owner at AEA Dental Technical Mngr Ottawa Dental Lab · Shorewood, IL

Certified Removable Prosthetics. Pankey, Dawson, Spear, AES Removable Prost. Mngr. Current Technical Manager Ottawa Dental Lab. Lecturer on Splints,Removable Prosthetics and management. Published

Steve Campbell

Managing Director at B&D Dental Technologies · West Valley City, UT

Steve Campbell is the Managing Director at B&D Dental Technologies and has been in the dental industry for over 20 years. He has extensive experience in CAD/CAM equipment & materials product development with a focus on bringing innovative products to market. Steve consults numerous distribution...

Domenico Cascione

Dental Technician at OperArt Dental Lab LLC · Santa Monica, CA

Domenico Cascione, MDT, BS, is President of OPERART LLC in Santa Monica, CA. He also serves as as Lead Faculty in the Department of Restorative Dentistry, Dental Laboratory Technology Program, Division of Health Sciences at Pasadena City College and faculty/lecturer at the UCLA School of Dentistry, Division...

Jean Chiha

Master Ceramist at North Star Dental Laboratories · Santa Ana, CA

Master Ceramist trained in at the I'INSTITUT DONTO TECHNIQUE in France. I now own a Dental Lab in Santa Ana, Ca. I am also an AACD member and the 2013 President of the DLOAC.

Urban Christen

Owner at Practice for Dental Prosthetics

Urban Christen received his Diploma in Denturism from George Brown College, Toronto Canada, in 2010. He holds a Diploma as a Clinician in Clinical Dental Technology from England. Earned a technician’s degree in 1992. Currently the President of the IFD, International Federation of Denturists. Urban...

Lucas Ciardullo

Application Support Engineer at exocad America, Inc. · Woburn, MA

Lucas Ciardullo is an Application Support Engineer with exocad and has over 20 years of experience in dental technology. Starting as a fixed technician, he's bridged his knowledge into digital dentistry. He also holds a bachelor’s in mechanical engineering technology.

Christopher Cicero

Dental Sales Manager, Canada at DGSHAPE, A Roland Company · Barrie, ON

Canadian Dental Sales Manager for Roland DGA’s dental division, DGSHAPE Americas.

Per Claesson

Director at Dental Axess · Zurich, Switzerland

CEO and Co-founder of Dental Axess brings over 20 years of experience in digital dentistry. Per has a passion for integrating digital technology in a way that is seamless and easy to understand. Developing cutting edge cloud technology and support services that not only enable a simplified entry...

Joshua Claxton

CTO at Smile Innovations Lab · St. Augustine, FL

Josh Claxton is a CAD/CAM specialist and trainer for DAL DT Technologies. He’s combined his time as a machine operator learning lean manufacturing principles and his experience as a C&B technician with his knowledge of computer systems and programming to move into the world of digital dental work.

Jay Collins

Owner at The Dental Lab · Bristol, PA

The Dental Lab in Bristol, PA offers restorative products and services for dentists and their patients using the latest technologies and techniques.

John Compton

Director Of Dental Lab Business Development at Straumann Group · Newton, NJ

John Compton, Director of Dental Lab Business Development for the Straumann Group, has been involved in Digital Dentistry and Dental Lab Services for 20 years. Over the last two decades, John has worked with Clinicians and Labs in many areas of dentistry including restorative, implant, orthodontics,...

Whitney Courtney

Customer Success Manager at Nowak Dental Supplies · Melbourne, FL

Keith Crittenden

President at AmericaSmiles/AMS Technologies · University Park, IL

Keith Crittenden has been a dental technician for 40 years, having earned his certification from the Northwest School of Dental Technology in 1982 and starting his own lab in 1984. He is the CEO of United Dental Resources Corp. and AMS Dental Technologies, a dental milling center. Keith has trained dozens...

Lee Culp

CEO at Sculpture Studios · Apex, NC

Lee Culp, CDT, is the CEO of Sculpture Studios, an FDA registered laboratory, education and research and product development center for new and innovative digital dental technologies and applied applications to diagnostic, restorative and surgical dentistry. Email [email protected]

Andrew Currie

Dentist at Private Practice

Dr. Andrew Currie has dedicated his last 10 years to implant and digital dentistry and is one of the owners of a six-office practice. He’s a part-time instructor in the GPR at the Dental College of Georgi and lectures on digital dentistry, guided surgery and all aspects of dental implantology.

Fernando DeLeon

Owner at Precision Esthetics, Inc. · Apopka, FL

Fernando DeLeon is the Owner of Precision Esthetics, Inc., a small lab in Florida focusing on quality and esthetics. He graduated in 1989 from Southern College in Orlando with a degree in dental technology and worked in the industry for ten years before opening his lab in 1998. He’s a member of...

Neal Demazure

Director of Sales at Imagine · Milford, NH

Neal Demazure, Director of Sales at Imagine, has over 10 years of technical sales experience in industrial manufacturing. As an Account Manager at Datron Dynamics for over seven years, he coordinated the installation of high-speed precision milling solutions involving everything from semiconductor manufacture...

Brandon Dickerman

Guided Surgery Specialist at Dickerman Dental Prosthetics · Sharon, MA

Brandon Dickerman, CDT is a 3rd generation Dental Technician. Since graduating the University of Vermont in 2009, he has worked in his family’s dental laboratory, Dickerman Dental Prosthetics, in Sharon, MA. Since August 2010 he has been solely responsible for all of the guided surgery at DDP....

Dr. Michael Drone, DDS

Dentist at Drone Prosthodontics · Valparaiso, IN

Michael Drone, DDS, has post-graduate degrees in prosthodontics and maxillofacial prosthetics from Indiana University School of Dentistry and Medicine. As a prosthodontist, he practices a full scope of prosthodontic procedures ranging from dental implants, cosmetic/esthetic dentistry and dentures, to restorative dentistry.

David Durling

Owner/COO at Rock-IT Software · Los Angeles, CA

Kasper Duus

Global Product Manager at Elos Medtech · Gorlose, Denmark

Dan Elchinger

Application Support Engineer at exocad · Hillsboro, MO

Dan Elchinger started in Dental CAD/CAM production over 18 years ago. He worked within a dental laboratory for 15 years and now is an Application Support Engineer at exocad America inc.

Ron Ellenbogen

Head of Product Management and Business Development at Stratasys · Rehovot, Israel

Jay Emirzian

Galaxy Dental Lab at Galaxy Dental Lab · Anderson, SC

Jay has been in the dental field his entire working career, starting at age 15 in a family dental practice. He and his wife Katrina own Galaxy Dental Lab in Anderson, SC.

Greg Everett

Managing Director at Denteon LLC · Murrieta, CA

Greg Everett is the Managing Director at Denteon LLC, an Authorized Roland Service Partner. He has extensive experience with the operation, design, and troubleshooting of all digital processes.

Mark Fisher

Engineering Manager at FOLLOW-ME! Technology North America

Mark Fisher is the Engineering Manager for FOLLOW-ME! Technology North America. He has implemented advanced CAM solutions at U.S.-based implant manufacturing facilities and high-production milling centers that use industrial CNC equipment. This experience has been beneficial to his current work with...

Rune Fisker

Senior Vice President Product Strategy at 3Shape Inc · Copenhagen, Denmark

Rune Fisker, 3Shape’s Vice President of Product Strategy, has been with 3Shape from its inception and is an integral driver of the company’s solution-orientated innovation. With a PhD from Denmark’s Technical University, he fills his presentations with concrete CAD/CAM technology methods...

Joshua Fitzgerald

Owner of Fitzgerald Dental Studio - Charlotte, NC at Fitzgerald Dental Studio · Matthews, NC

Owner of Fitzgerald Dental Studio - Charlotte, NC.

Trey Ford

Owner at Design Dental LLC · Lancaster, OH

Trey Ford is owner of Design Dental in Ohio.

Nina Frketin

Technician at Mango dental technologies · sedgefield, United Kingdom

Nina Frketin learned her craft in Croatia and found her home at Mango dental technologies, a lab in the UK. Though her training covered all types of restorations, she developed a love of dentures and hybrids and has become well known for her ability to create incredibly lifelike restorations using composites.

David Frucht

Production Account Manager at Imagine · Santa Clarita, CA

I love to help labs strengthen their businesses with great outsourcing support and sales process development.

Mitsutaka Fukushima

Technician at .

Mitsutaka Fukushima is world-renowned speaker, giving courses at multiple countries. Mitsutaka has been using 3D Pro multilayer and Biomic flowable ceramic.  

Barak Glassman

Senior Project Manager, R&D at Stratasys

Barak Glassman is the Senior Project Manager, R&D, at Stratasys.

Nick Glickman

Product Marketing Manager, Milling & Software at Straumann Group Digital Solutions · Andover, MA

Nick Glickman is a Product Manager for Straumann Group Digital Solutions, specializing in full-arch case planning. An expert in digital workflow and innovation strategy, he synthesizes technical expertise with market demands to bring new workflow solutions to digital dentistry.

Rich Green

Zirconia Tech Support at BnD Dental Technologies · West Valley City, UT

Rich Green is a Technical Sales Consultant for B&D Dental Technologies. He’s been in the industry for 30 years and has experience as a small lab owner, lead ceramist and line ceramist for production labs. With the advent of automation and the requirements as a result of the adoption of this...

Will Gross

Director, Product Development at Keystone Industries · Moorestown, NJ