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Sales Manager Christiane Ferret c.ferret@dtstudyclub.com Dental Tribune America, LLC 116 West 23rd Street, Ste. 500 New York, N.Y. 10011 Phone: (212) 244-7181, Fax: (212) 244-7185 Published by Dental Tribune America © 2011 Dental Tribune America All rights reserved. Dental Tribune makes every effort to report clinical information and man- ufacturer’s product news accurately, but cannot assume responsibility for the validity of product claims, or for typographical errors. The publisher also does not assume responsibility for product names or claims or state- ments made by advertisers. Opin- ions expressed by authors are their own and may not reflect those of Dental Tribune America. LAB TRIBUNE The World’s Dental Lab Newspaper · U.S. Edition f LT page 1B 51 people. Of these 51, 37 are techni- cians with a support staff of 14. Nine of the technicians are certified by the National Board of Certification. Two of these CDTs have three or more certi- fications, and two have been certified for more than 30 years. Thirty-six of the 51 employees have been with the company for five, 10, 15, 20 and 25 or more years. Continuing education is an essential way the lab keeps pace with the latest technology. A multi-media classroom is utilized to keep abreast of new materi- als, techniques and equipment. There is also an extensive library of train- ing materials, books, videos and peri- odicals available to the staff. By being among the first labs to become certi- fied under the DAMAS system, Georgia Dental sets an example to other labs to strive for excellence. NADL Excellence in Education Award presented to Beth Collington Beth Collington, divisional sales train- ing and education manager for Zahn Dental Laboratory Division, has been in the industry the last 17 years, start- ing with the DENTSPLY International Ceramco Division in an inside sales position. Two companies shaped her career path: DENTSPLY, Ceramco and Zahn Dental (a Henry Schein company). Dur- ing her career, she has held a number of positions including but not limited to field territory manager and district sales manager. Collington helps newer members of the team learn the industry, the prod- ucts and how to apply them in an ever- growing and changing industry. She valueseducationandworkscloselywith lab partners and sister divisions such as DENTSPLY Caulk to bring together lab- oratory customers with dentists to offer quality educational programs, which provide learning opportunities to help sustain and grow dental practices. NADL 2011 Supplier Member of the Year presented to Nobilium/CMP Industries In 2010, Devon Howe, president and CEO, purchased the business from the former shareholders. As a result of this change of ownership, the president and CEO offered ownership to a small group of employees. These employees are now employee/partners and are involved in strategic and operational decision-making. A second major development at Nobilium/CMP, which has created increased customer value, is the com- pany has adopted a new technical train- ing program for employees. This aim of the training is to educate employees about dental technology and specifi- cally about the products the company sells, so they have a better understand- ing of their role in the quality control process and to better serve customers. Nobilium Ticonium has a rich his- tory that dates back to 1893 when the company was founded as Consolidated Car Heating Company. It made heaters for the rapidly developing passenger rail-car business. Two of the original founders included James Roosevelt (father of Franklin D. Roosevelt) and George Westinghouse (a famous inven- tor and entrepreneur). The company evolved into a specialty metals com- pany — making “projectiles” for World War I and II. Engineers formulated a high-strength alloy that was ideal for dentistry and was called ticonium. The product became so popular the com- pany gradually shifted away from other endeavors and became a 100 percent dental company. NADL Hall of Fame Award presented to Pat Segnere, CDT After 36 years of service in the industry, Pat Segnere, CDT, retired from Ivoclar Vivadent at the end of December 2010. He joined the company in 1974 as a field sales manager for Williams Gold Refining (which became Ivoclar Viva- dent North America in 1987), and he has been the vice president of sales for the technical products team since 1987. Segnere is a 35-year CDT in crown and bridge. During his tenure, he served as the supplier representative on the NADL board of directors and was instrumental in advocating for tech- nician certification with allied dental organizations and through participation in Dental Laboratory Summits hosted by Dr. Gordon Christensen. “Pat has been completely dedicated to our customers and our company for every day of his 36 years with us. He is a ‘Customer VP,’ always focused on customer satisfaction and success,” said Robert Ganley, CEO, Ivoclar Vivadent, AG. “It has been my great pleasure to share 30 of those years with Pat as his colleague and friend.” NADL Educator of the Year presented to Dana Cohen, CDT Dana Cohen started in dental labora- tory technology in 1973 and is a 30-year CDT in complete dentures. For the first 20 years of his career, he worked as a dental technician and as a dental laboratory owner. From 1993 to the present, he has served as either a professor or department chairperson of the dental laboratory technology program at Los Angeles City College. In January 2010, Cohen was fea- tured as one of the “Who’s Hot” people in dental laboratory technology. In 1999, he collaborated with Dr. Edward McLaren and Joseph Weisz, CDT, in putting together the LACC/ UCLA Esthetic Dental Design Program. In this program, students enroll at Los Angeles City College for credit but attend courses with McLaren at UCLA. This type of program was a first in the state of California. It was renamed the Master Ceramist Program in 2005. In early 2005, because of participa- tion in the Dental Lab Summit Group, Cohen invited John Ness, CDT, to LACC to discuss the PTC (productiv- ity training corporation) training and verification system as part of the LACC course offerings. Later that year, after presenting the PTC system to the Den- tal Technology Advisory Committee and the LACC Senior Administration, the Dental Technology Program adopt- ed and purchased the PTC TVS 2000 system in complete dentures, crown and bridge waxing and ceramics. LACC became the first public school in the United States to use this system. NADL Harry Hagman CDT Award presented to Uri Yarovesky, CDT Uri Yarovesky, a ceramist and owner and president of Opus One Laborato- ries in Agoura Hills, Calif., is a gradu- ate of LACC in dental technology. He has been a pioneer in the devel- opment of new applications for labo- ratory processed composite resins for both Ivoclar Liechtenstein and Ivo- clar Canada. Yarovesky has helped to improve and refine the methods of lay- ering color in ceramics and composites, and was one of the developers of the “concept inlay/onlay” technique. He led an intensive research and development effort that successfully conceivedthepatented“EncoreBridge” and the “Mosaic” posterior character- ization guide. He has also developed the Enamelette™ Porcelain Veneer tech- nique and Musette™ composite gingival tissue replication. In 2008, Yarovesky launched Hilla Technologies, a dental products com- pany that has created a new prod- uct called Hilla Digital Transfers (pat- ent pending). Yarovesky has lectured extensively both in the United States and internationally. 2011 CDT of the Year presented to Robert Kreyer, CDT Robert Kreyer is a third-generation dental technician and received his tech- nical training from the U.S. Army Medi- cal Field Service School and education as a member of various prosthodontic study groups at the University of Cali- fornia San Francisco and University of Southern California. He is a member of the American Prosthodontic Society and past chair of the American College of Prosthodon- tists Dental Technician Alliance. He is a past trustee of the Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology. Kreyer is a continuing education provider for the Dental Board of Cali- fornia and National Board of Certifica- tion in Dental Technology. He is a BPS technical instructor for Ivoclar Vivadent and has written numerous articles on removable prosthodontics. In Novem- ber 2010, Kreyer took the position as the director of removable prosthodontics for Microdental/DTI in Dublin, Calif. His experience as a dental tech- nician in removable prosthodontics started in 1969, working with his father and grandfather who were dental tech- nicians as well. Kreyer received his education and training in the U.S. Army at the Medical Field Service School in Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, Texas. In 1975, he opened his own den- tal laboratory business, Kreyer Dental Prosthetics, that is currently located in Larkspur, Calif. In 2002, Kreyer became certified in complete dentures from the NBC. His father and grandfather always want- ed to become CDTs but because they worked as in-house dental technicians for an advertising dentist, they were not allowed to take the examination. Because the NBC would not accept them as potential CDTs, Rob himself was reluctant for more than 20 years to become a CDT but finally did. LT