Becky Tyre Articles

Partnership and Patient Interaction: the Payoff For In-House Technicians

LMT explores the in-house business model which provides technicians with the ultimate opportunity to be an integral part of the dental team and experience the satisfaction of interacting with patients—minus the challenges of business ownership. Plus: a dentist offers his perspective on the value of having...

Life Outside the Lab: Time Off is For the Dogs

When he's not in the lab, Paul Fink is in the dog house, but there's nowhere he'd rather be. Breeding and showing champion Yorkshire Terriers is a passion for Paul, Owner of A Dental Creation in Vincennes, IN, and his wife, Barbara, who also works in the lab. Longtime Yorkie lovers, the Finks have...

From the Series: Technicians on a Mission

Technician Has 'Chance of a Lifetime' Experience On South Pacific Dental Mission

"This trip will hold a special place in my heart as one of those chance-of-a-lifetime experiences," says Liz Lake, CDT, a staff member at Midwestern University (MWU) College of Dental Medicine, Glendale, AZ, who recently returned from a dental mission on the South Pacific island of Tonga. The Kingdom...

Ohio Lab Helps Take a Bite Out of Crime

Moskey Dental Laboratories in Cleveland, OH, fabricates four non-precious alloy crowns to help a police dog get back on his beat.

Lab Owner Sets Sail With Technicians, Families

After employees helped the business bounce back from a challenging 2010, Joseph Traboulsi, Owner of Creative Dental Images in Dedham, MA, treated them and their families to a seven-day cruise to Bermuda.

From the Series: Technicians on a Mission

Technicians On a Mission: Lab Owners Create Non-Profit to Give Back

The Absolute Care Foundation is a non-profit organization run entirely by Absolute Dental Lab Co-Owners Conrad Rensburg and Drew Van Aarde and their staff.

Industry Battles Back After Hurricane Sandy

In October, Hurricane Sandy hit the East Coast, devastating parts of New York and New Jersey. LMT checks in with Master-Touch Dental Laboratories and Valplast—both of which took a direct hit—and looks at how the industry has come together to help.

Becker Dental Lab Gets On the Ball

Shawn Holmes, a ceramist at Becker Dental Lab in Herculaneum, MO, had been going to physical therapy in an attempt to relieve lower back pain and discomfort, which was only exacerbated by long hours at the bench. So when a co-worker made a novel suggestion—sit on a stability ball during the workday...

Industry Veteran's Gamble Pays Off

In 2008, Mike Mellon, CDT, was laid off. Today, he owns M&J Partials, LLC, in Leesburg, FL; has five employees; 32 active dentist- and laboratory-clients; and is on the way to owning his own building.

Brewing Up Some Homemade Fun

Larry Shields has turned his home not only into a laboratory for dentures, but also a laboratory for homemade beer.

After 60 Years, 'Accidental' Career Still Going Strong

Sixty-year industry veteran Harry Carlisle considers himself extra lucky for stumbling upon on a career in dental technology.

Lab Showcase: Family Atmosphere in Long Island Brings in High-End Clients

Take a look inside Smile Design Dental Laboratory's new 4,500-sq-ft facility in Port Washington, NY; it's clean, bright and spacious.

Surviving the Joplin, Missouri, Tornado: Stories of Kindness and Compassion

Underwood Dental Lab and Images 32 Dental Lab, both in Joplin, MO, were completely destroyed last May by a devastating tornado. Both have re-opened in new locations thanks to support from their local communities as well as the dental laboratory indus