The 2018 DLAT Southwest conference keynote speaker for Friday morning will be Step "2thmaster" Bay, CDT, DTG! Keynote Presentation: During this 2 hour keynote, Step 2thMaster Bay will cover 2 topics, digital dental photography and anterior aesthetics. Starting with how to easily use the complicated DSLR camera settings to capture magazine quality pictures and closing...
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2018 DLAT Southwest Conference Registration Open!
Join us for another exciting conference April 5, 6 &7th in Grapevine, Tx Keynote AM: Step Toothmaster Bay Keynote PM: Bobby Williams Golf: Inaugural MCP golf tournament Location: Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center $131/night group rate (single or double) Over 16 hours of CE to choose from! 4 hours of CE available during the...
2018 Board of Directors
December 31st, 2018 Your votes were tallied and results were as follows: President: Pam Meredith, CDT Vice President: Matthew Douglass, CDT, TE Secretary-Treasurer: Richard Wills, CDT Director: Robert Jones, CDT Director: Felix Silva, CDT Technician/ Associate Liaison: Keith Wilson Technician/ Associate Liaison: John Meeks (Not pictured) Learn more about each one on the nominations page January 13th,...
Your 2018 DLAT Board of Directors Nominations!
Its Election Time again! The Nominating Committee has turned in its submissions for your 2018 DLAT Board of Directors. You can get to know each of them by clicking the "Nominations" button below. There is a "Write-In Candidate area" at the Voting link to let the nominating committee know if you have someone perfect in mind for a position....
2018 DLAT Southwest Conference & Expo: April 6-7th, 2018
Save The Date! Join us and your Dental Laboratory peers for another great DLAT Southwest Conference & Expo on April 6th-7th, 2018. This will be our 2nd year at the new location: Hilton DFW Lakes Executive Conference Center in Grapevine, TX Rooms are only $131/night! You can make your reservations online now by following this...
Hurricane Harvey Message Boards
As the rebuilding process of Dental labs in the Hurricane affected areas continues and will continue we would like to provide a place where requests and offers for help from fellow Dental Labs can be linked together in one place. Many of these request have been made on the DLAT Facebook group and Page. But...
Cadmus Dental to send trailer of goods to Disaster area
Scott Parsinen of Cadmus Dental will be taking a 6×10 trailer of supplies and goods to the Red Cross in the Houston area. He will be leaving Tuesday, September 5th, after labor day. This date will also depend on the water recession and road conditions. As Scott states: We have a 6′ x 10′ trailer...
Hurricane Harvey Disaster Relief for Dental Labs
As many of you know, Hurricane Harvey struck the South Texas coast this weekend and the results have been disastrous. Many of our friends and colleagues have dental labs in this area that have been affected. DLAT will be supporting NADL’s Disaster relief fund for dental labs. This fund was established after Hurricane Karinina and has been...
NADL’s Letter to Senator Charles Schwertner regarding DLCC and Dental Lab Legislation in Texas
The following is the letter that NADL sent to the Sunset Committee on behalf of DLAT and all Texas Dental Labs, showing support for our cause to keep Dental Laboratory representation in the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners. Big thanks to NADL Executive Director and Eric Thorn, Esquire, for composing such an influential letter on behalf...
DLAT Letter to Senator Charles Schwertner regarding DLCC
The following is the letter that DLAT sent to the Dr. Charles Schwertner, Chair of the Health & Human Services and a member of the Sunset Commission on March 23, 2017.Special thanks to Elyese Anderson, CDT and Milton Pokladnik, CDT who helped compose this letter along with input from the DLCC and DLAT.Feel free to...
Members Only: 2017 IRS Report
Below you will find a button to be able to download the IRS report submitted by Yukari Moss, MBA. This was the report read by President Cade Tippett, BS, CDT at the Annual DLAT business meeting at the 2017 DLAT Southwest Conference.[memberonly]
2017 Conference Pictures
Loved seeing everyone at the conference! Please enjoy these pictures from the 2017 DLAT Southwest Conference & Expo. Add any comments below, if you would like to add your pictures email them to meetings@dlat.org
Michael A Suris: Dentsply Sirona Digital Dentures Powered By AvaDent
Michael started working in his father's lab at the age of 16. Even when doing maintenance and entry-level jobs, he knew this was were he wanted to be. After High School he attended Indiana State University an earned a degree in Dental Technology from IU School of Dentistry. Upon returning to the family business Michael was...
Congratulations 2017 CDT Milestone Pin Recipients
Congratulations to the Texas CDT Milestones!DLAT would like to recognize all the Texas CDT who will be achieving their respective 25, 30, 35, 40, 45 and 50-year milestones this year.You do the Texas Dental Lab Industry proud!Awards Luncheon, Saturday, April 8th, 12:30-1:30 pmDLAT will be hosting their Annual Awards Luncheon in honor of these Texas CDT...
Priscilla Mier: Colored Acrylics and Designs Made Easy
While owning and operating a very profitable, high volume laboratory in Southern California, Priscilla started formulating and coloring acrylics to create better products for use in her own laboratory; thus creating JBC and Company. She moved to Nevada where she owned and operated her second lab and continued to develop JBC and Company as you...
Jay Tyler, CDT, FNBC: How To Train New Orthodontic Technicians
Jay Tyler has been an orthodontic technician for over 40 years. He is a past president of the Tennessee Dental Laboratory Association, and served 3 years on the WOK committee of NADL. Jay received a Fellowship from the NBC for a video training series he produced on orthodontics. He has been published in several periodicals...
Michael Wright, CDT: The Digital Transition (Webinar)
Michael has been in the orthodontic lab business for 18 years. As a 2nd generation lab owner he recognizes the transition from the traditional plaster submissions to the full digital workflow. In 2008 he built the Easyrx system to address the needs of laboratories facing this change. He currently is the owner of ODL ortho lab...
Friday Night Reception: LOL W/ DLAT!
Tommy Henshaw is a lifelong communicator of thoughts and ideas with a comic slant. His professional career spans years of successfully marketing products and services. Besides doing comedy in clubs in Oklahoma and Missouri, he also coaches others how to succeed and make a living, in the street.He is a very active member and former...
Christopher Gajewski: The New Orthodontic Lab
Owner of Bryn Mawr Orthodontic Lab for the last 12 years; been working in the field for 30 years. BS in Communications from the University of Miami. Took my five person lab to 100% digital work flow in the last two years. The New Orthodontic Lab: Wading into Digital Orthodontics for the Small LabThe orthodontic...
Bud Hanson: Dental Wings RPD Design and Printing
Bud Hanson graduated from the US Army Dental Laboratory Technology program October 1972.He worked in all aspects of lab technology, except Orthodontics. His final assignment was the supervisor for the US Army Area Dental Laboratory at Fort Sam Houston, TX. This was a 50 technician laboratory and concluded his 22 year Army career. After retiring from...
Thinking of investing in CAD/CAM technology? Optimize your investment’s outcomes – Daniel Alter MSc, MDT, CDT
Daniel Alter’s experience and repertoire is comprised of over 20 years in the dental profession; over ten years of owning and operating a successful mid-sized dental laboratory, coupled with a Master’s degree in Business Management and Organizational Leadership, and a respected stellar educating record as a Professor of Restorative Dentistry at the City University of...
[Hands-On]Dr. Richard Zimmerman: Digital Workflow for Guided Surgery in Implant Dentistry
Dr. Richard Zimmermann graduated from New York University College of Dentistry in 1997, after which he completed an AEGD and received advanced prosthodontic training in the US Navy. After leaving the Navy, he became an Assistant Clinical Professor at UT Dental, San Antonio. Dr. Zimmermann is currently the Director of both the Digital Dentistry Program...
William T. (Tommy) Simmons: What Employers Need to Know for 2017
William T. (Tommy) Simmons serves as legal counsel for Commissioner Ruth R. Hughs, the employer representative on the Texas Workforce Commission, where he advises the Commissioner on final-level unemployment and wage claim appeals, assists business groups with employment-related legislation, and counsels employers on Texas and federal employment laws. Mr. Simmons has served as legal advisor...
James T. Ellison, CDT: Advancements in Implant Overdentures- How to Solve Problems
Jim has a Bachelor’s Degree in Biology and an Associate’s Degree in Chemical Technology. He earned the title of Certified Dental Technician forty-three years ago and has experience in all phases of dental technology. He has spent the past thirty-two years with Sterngold as the head of the technical and educational departments. Jim has authored...
Searri O’Neil: BLS CPR for Healthcare Providers
It's Breathtaking started teaching classes in 1992. Our training was done part-time until 2002 when we moved to a full-time schedule to accommodate a growing need for training and 3 locations. Last year we trained over 5,000 students.We train an average of 75 dentist offices a year.We were recently privileged to go to the home of...