LMT LAB DAY Chicago 2024

Raffi Aghvinian

CAD at Natura-Like Dental Ceramics · Los Angeles, CA

Combined with his love for all things digital and dental technology, Raffi has transformed his family’s strictly analog dental laboratory to a laboratory that is now completely digital. He continues to push limits in the realm of dental technology and looks forward to continuing to improve the...

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.

Sohair Aly

Treatment Planning Leader at 3sixty Dental

Dr. Sohair Aly, is a specialist in implant-guided surgery, focusing on full arch reconstruction. At 3sixty Dental, where she serves as the Treatment Planning Leader, Dr. Aly has skillfully planned thousands of implant cases globally for dentists. Her proficiency in implant-guided techniques for full...

Joe Apap, CDT/MDT

Technical Support Manager at CREODENT · New York, NY

Joseph M. Apap, CDT, MDT currently holds the position of Technical Support Manager at Creodent, NYC. Prior to that he was Vice President of Dental Labs at Cayster and General Manager of BioDental Sciences. Also, formerly General Manager at Town & Country Dental Studios, Freeport NY. Past Technical Director of TEREC NA.

Dr. Celin Arce, DDS

Prosthodontist at University of Kentucky College of Dentistry · Lexington, KY

Board Certified Prosthodontist Specialist in Implants, Complex Reconstructions and High end Esthetics

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.

Mandy Arena

Tooth cobbler at D3 Solutions · St Louis, MO

David Avery

President at David Avery Consulting LLC · Folly Beach, SC

I am enjoying working successfully with Dental laboratory , Dentist and Manufacturing clients to improve all aspects of their businesses, with an emphasis on acquiring and developing talent.

Stephen Balshi

President at CM Prosthetics Inc.

Stephen Balshi, MBE, is the President of CM Prosthetics Inc. and the Director of Research for PI Dental Center at The Institute for Facial Esthetics. He received his undergraduate degree in Biomedical Engineering from the Catholic University of America in Washington, DC, and earned his Master’s...

Charles Banh

Owner/Technician at Ceramics West Dental Lab · Tigard, OR

Charles Banh is Head of the Implant Department for Ceramics West Dental Lab and a consultant for oral surgeons focusing on implants. He' s served as Director of Sales at Anatomage a 3D anatomy hardware and software company; a Territory Manager for Biomet 3i; and has lectured around the country on cone beam CT and guided surgery.

Alan Banks

President at GuidedSMILE LLC · Independence, OH

As president of GuidedSMILE, Alan oversees all aspects of the company, leading teams that specialize in many areas of dental laboratory technology, including full arch reconstruction, guided implant s

Giacomo Bartolini

Technical Department at Leone S.p.A.

An Italian CDT, working for Leone S.p.A. in the Technical Dept. He engages in orthodontic training activities the company promotes and has lectured and instructed courses in Italy and abroad. Giacomo also performs product validation, quality control, customer care and complaint management. Inside the...

Paulo Battistella

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

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

Step Bay

Owner at Toothmasters group · Pineville, NC

Step ToothMaster Bay CDT, DTG, became a CDT at 24 years old and, in 2009, started his own laboratory, CDI Science LLC, Pineville, NC, specializing in cosmetic dentistry and implant restorations. He travels around the country, annually earning over 60 continuing education hours.

Luis Bignone

Lab Director at Puche Dental Lab · Torrance, CA

Luis Bignone was born into the dental lab industry. Walking in his father’s footsteps he has been at the helm of Puche Dental Lab and steered into the digital world full steam ahead.

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.

Daniel Bomze

Director Medical Solutions at Lithoz GmbH · Vienna, Austria

Dr. Daniel Bomze, Head of Lithoz’s Medical Business Unit, earned his PhD from the Institute of Applied Synthetic Chemistry at TU Wien. He’s generated numerous publications and patents through his materials research, and has led medical and dental ceramic additive manufacturing applications...

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...

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...

Arturo Calvo

Lab CEO at Protesis s.a. · Madrid, Spain

Marina Caponigro

Dental Lab Manager/ceramist at Smileology Group · Marysville, OH

James Caruso

President at Ottawa Dental Laboratory · Ottawa, IL

Jim Caruso is the third-generation owner of the Ottawa Dental Laboratory. He earned his B.A. in Economics from the University of Iowa before the start of his career in 2003 and now serves as the company’s President and Chief Administrative Officer. The Ottawa Dental Laboratory serves the dental...

Victor Castro

Owner at Studio-280 · Houston, TX

Victor E. Castro CDT. Mr. Castro graduated from Mechanical Dental School of New York in 1994. He has 23 years of experience in all phases of dental laboratory and has spent these years studying advanced laboratory techniques from masters around the world including Claude Sieber and Willi Geller . He...

Chris Chahrestan

Certified Trainer at Evident

With decades of digital dentistry experience, Chris is uniquely positioned to guide you in transforming your workflows from analog to digital. As a certified trainer in Roland, 3shape, and Exocad, he shares practical tips and tricks for dentures and partial designs.

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.

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.

Dr. Wendy Clark, DDS

Dentist at Univ of NC Chapel Hill · Chapel Hill, NC

Wendy Clark, DDS, MS, is full-time prosthodontic faculty at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill. She’s currently pursuing certification from the American Board of Prosthodontics. She lectures nationally, has co-authored several articles in numerous peer-reviewed journals and was named...

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,...

Dr. Miles Cone, DMD

Prosthodontist at Nuance Dental Specialists · Yarmouth, ME

Dr. Miles R. Cone is the owner of Nuance Dental Specialists, a boutique and exclusive Prosthodontic private practice in Portland, Maine.

Brian Connors

CAD Manager at CreoDent · Port Washington, NY

Brian Connors, Creodent CAD Manager, is a digital-first technician. A voracious learner, he entered the industry as a CAM technician 10 years ago and has expanded his breadth of expertise to include all aspects of CAD restorations.

Pat Coon

Senior Field Digital Consultant at Ivoclar Vivadent Inc. · Perkinston, MS

Pat has worked in the dental field sinc 1985.   Starting off in the US Air Force as a dental assistant in Jan 1985, he completed the U.S. Air Force’s dental laboratory training course at Shepherd Air Force Base (AFB) in Wichita Falls, TX in July 1988.  He has worked in all areas...

Gordon Craig

President & CEO at Sterngold Dental · Attleboro, MA

is the President and CEO of Sterngold Dental, LLC, and has more than 28 years of professional business development, sales, marketing, finance and corporate communications experience. He holds an MBA from the University of Rhode Island and a Bachelor’s Degree in Corporate Communications and Marketing...

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]

Dr. Michael Davey, DMD

President at Michael T Davey DMD PC · Plattsburgh, NY

General dentist and exocad workflow expert in Plattsburgh, NY with 20 years’ experience in the dental field.

Mike DeFee

Founder at MOD Aesthetics

Dr. Mike DeFee is the founder of MOD Aesthetics, and oversees all clinical operations at the private practice arm of MOD. He also serves as managing director of MOD Research, directly overseeing new research initiatives.He previously founded My Friend’s Dentist, a private practice in North Carolina...

Eli Delgado

Milling & Technical Support Team Leader at Upcera Dental America

Eli Delgado joined Upcera in 2023. With nearly two decades of experience in CAD/CAM support, digital dental education, and laboratory operations, Eli leads the Milling Technical Support Team and provides customer support for milling, CAD/CAM, IT, design, sintering and esthetics, and training.

Joseph Destino

Business Development Specialist at Align Technology

Joseph Destino has been in MedTech Business Development for 12 years previously with a global medical device company specializing in orthopedics & spine innovation. He is a graduate of the University of Colorado at Boulder (2011) and completed Research & Development Graduate Studies at Loyola...

Foo Dinh

Technical Support Specialist at Imagine

Foo has been a Technical Support Specialist in the digital dental industry for a decade. He specializes in supporting all the hardware and software that Imagine offers and provides customers with assistance and training for their digital dental technology both on site and online.

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.

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.

Jacob Epelbaum

Sales Manager at exocad America · Woburn, MA

Glenn Espinoza

3Shape Product Specialist at 3Shape

Glenn is a dedicated dental laboratory technician with a passion for digital dentistry. Since 2020, he has honed his skills in removable prosthetics, specializing in digital denture and partial denture fabrication. His expertise expanded to fixed restorations, where he seamlessly integrated digital workflows...

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.

Danielle Farago

Ceramist at Ashkal Dent Inc · Toronto, ON

Dani Farago is a RDT, content creator, VITA KOL, published author and a second-generation dental technician, working with her family at their boutique crown and bridge lab in Toronto, Canada.

Michael Farago

CEO at Concord Dental Laboratory, Inc · Westford, MA

Medical manufacturing CEO and corporate consultant

Jürgen Feierabend

Technician at Zirkonzahn

David Figge

Ceo at Pritidenta · Leinfelden-Echterdingen, Germany

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...

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.

Chris Frye

Sales Manager at Whip Mix Corp. · Cincinnati, OH

Chris Frye, Digital Sales Manager, 3D printing is like nachos......I'll make more!

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.  

Dr. Russell Giordano, DMD

Director, Biomaterials at Boston Univ Dental School · Boston, MA

Dr. Russell Giordano, DMD, DMSc, FADM, is a professor, Assistant and Director of biomaterials in the Department of Restorative Dentistry/Biomaterials at the Boston University Goldman School.

Dr. Steven Glassman, DDS

Faculty at Align Technology

Dr. Steven Glassman has treated over 2,000 Invisalign patients since 2002 and has been a member of the Align Faculty since 2004. A pioneer in digital scanning, Dr. Glassman was one of the original users of the iTero scanner worldwide and continues to publish and lecture on comprehensive digital workflows.

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.