Jessica Fila

Jack Garcia, CDT

2011-Present Glidewell Laboratories. Irvine, CA Manager Implant Department 2006-2011 Zahntechnique, Inc. Miami, FL Dental Technician 1999-2006 Fernando Comas Dental...See more Lab, Inc. Miami, FL Dental Technician 1996-1998 BBDO Worldwide Bogota, Colombia Junior Creative/Marketing Supervisor

Jim Erb, CDT

Jim Erb, CDT, is a consultant for ProLab Solutions, Inc., a dental laboratory outsourcing business based in Manchester, PA. During his 40 year career in the industry, he has worked at the bench, spent...See more 11 years with Johnson & Johnson Dental Products Company and, most recently, 14 years with Dentsply International.

Zoran Pantelin

Jeremy Andra

A member of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, the Sleep Research society, the Board of Registered Polysomnographic Technologist & Registered Sleep Technologists. An accomplished Sleep Specialist...See more that has opened numerous sleep disorders facilities. Have developed a 3 dimensional bite gauge to see that our dental partners in sleep are showing consistent results in outcomes to our patients in Sleep and TMD appliances. In development of additional diagnostic equipment and protocols to measure new parameters to improve patient out comes while reducing costs to the healthcare industry.

Katie Kosty

Ryan Johnson

Inventor, Ceramist , CAD/CAM expert, Executive Manager, Distributor of Dental CAD/CAM equipment.

Dental Lab Owners Association of California

For more than fifty years, the Dental Laboratory Owners Association of California has served the interests and needs for dental laboratory owners. Issues and information affecting the industry are highlighted...See more in our publications and on our web site. We have established relationships with a credit union,a merchant card service and a credit reporting bureau. We offer educational workshops, clinics, and seminars throughout the state. These seminars specifically educate and train the Laboratory Owner. In addition, we provide technical programs to educate and train the entire laboratory staff. Members can also take advantage of peer to peer networking at various meetings and social events. The Mission of DLOAC, since 1941, is to promote the image of dental laboratory owners, to provide for their professional development and welfare, and to enhance the public's dental health.

Custom Automated Prosthetics (CAP)

Custom Automated Prosthetics (CAP) provides outsource manufacturing services exclusively to dental laboratories while working to reduce their costs by providing them access to state-of-the-art digital...See more manufacturing systems, including 3Shape and Roland.

Valerie Poon

Olanbiwonnu Ogunde, RDT/CDT

Meg Snyder

A well-vetted, up-to-date circulation is key to delivering your advertising message and Meg is passionate about managing LMT's circulation databases, triple-checking sources to keep our 18,000-plus subscriber info current.

EGS SRL

Howard Mott, CDT

Frank Munzenmayer, CDT

Frank Munzenmayer, CDT, Technical Education Manager at Cendres+Métaux USA, has an extensive background in dental technology. A graduate of the New York City College of Technology, he worked as a C&B technician...See more for 10 years, managed Technical/Education Departments and has been a Technical Advisor for six major dental manufacturers, and is a published author and international lecturer.

Jason Reis

Lauren Meehan

Lauren is here to help to maximize everyone's experience on The BRIDGE. An online technical expert, she monitors the site, uploads and curates content, troubleshoots issues where necessary and maintains...See more the BRIDGE database of over 12,000 users.

Straumann USA

Straumann CARES Digital Solutions: Digital Dentistry for the Lab

Luke Kahng, CDT

Luke S. Kahng, CDT, is the owner of LSK121 Oral Prosthetics, a laboratory in Naperville, IL. In addition to being a board member for several dental publications, he has published more than 100 articles...See more in major dental journals. He also lectures internationally, offering handson seminars to technicians and clinicians alike. The first and second editions of his highly successful Chairside Shade Selection Guide were launched in 2009 and 2010, with international sales worldwide. The third edition, produced in 2012, encompasses the same concept but as a ceramic shade tab. He is the author of four books: Anatomy from Nature, The Esthetic Guide Book, Smile Selection + CS³ Clinical Cases and the Kaleidoscope Waxup Book.

Jack Jabbour

Jim Thacker

I have been in the lab business for nearly 11 years as the Vice President of Business operations for Utah Valley Dental Lab in Provo, Utah. Primary duties include oversight of sales, client services, finances,...See more and all "nontechnical" responsibilities. Prior to working at UVDL, I worked as a Branch Manager for First Security Bank/Wells Fargo Bank in Utah for 4 years. I have a Bachelor's Degree in Management from BYU.

Eric Nunnally, CDT

I started working in the lab business when I was 16 years old and started delivering cases for my father's lab, Derby Dental Laboratory. I graduated from the laboratory program at Lexington Community...See more College(now called Bluegrass Community and Technical College) in 1999 with a focus in crown and bridge. I worked at a model tech,and porcelain tech during summers while I finished my business degree at University of Kentucky, where I graduated with a Marketing/Management double major in 2003. I went to Derby Dental Lab after graduation where I worked as Vice President, implant tech, and quality control tech until the summer of 2008, when I returned to school to finish my prerequisites and applied to dental school at the University of Louisville(GO CARDS!!!!). I started dental school in 2009. I love the lab and dental business, it's truly in my blood. My grandfather moved to Louisville to go to dental school, and I have 5 dentists in my family,, 1 hygienist, and 1 lab owner. The staff at LMT has been gracious enough to allow me to share my journey through dental school in a column which appears several time a year. I am proud and thankful to be allowed to contribute to the greatest lab magazine on the planet.

Hermin Jr. Piedra, CDT

Justin Marks

Justin Marks is the owner of MasterTouch Dental Laboratory in Oceanside, New York the world's first Valplast laboratory. Marks is a Certified Valplast Technician and Instructor and consults regularly...See more to Valplast as Technical Director and Trainer. Marks has lectured and taught courses on Valplast RPD design and fabrication techniques in more than forty countries including the USA, Canada, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, China, India and South Africa. He is known throughout the world as an authority on flexible partial dentures, a technology that was pioneered by his grandfather Mr. Arpad Nagy, CDT, in 1953.

Eric Fisher

Eric is the technical, conceptual and design brains behind The BRIDGE. A "veteran" of multiple Silicon Valley companies, Eric is passionate about crafting digital social systems to facilitate conversation...See more and help bring people together. He's also Judy's son, which means he's grown up with LMT.

Jessica Wesnofske

Judy Fishman

Serving the needs of the dental laboratory community has been Judy's core mission for over 30 years. An industry leader known for her integrity & optimism, Judy understands the needs of the market and...See more develops practical solutions to meet them by instilling a company-wide culture of continual brainstorming that keeps innovation thriving at LMT.