CONSULTANT & INNOVATOR, Dental laboratory.

Specialist Technician for Lingual Orthododntics

 

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

 

1.South Wolds Comprehensive, Keyworth, Nottingham.

 

2. Arnold & Carlton College of F.E., Nottingham, ONC engineering

 

3. Peoples College of F.E., Nottingham, Science Education / R & D

 

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

 

1977

 GCE “O” Levels; Math, Geography, Social studies , Integrated Sciences A+B, Geology, English., CSE German and Rural Studies.

 

1981

TEC in Sciences (Education / Research)

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

 

1977-79 : Apprentice Engineer

 

1981

Technician at College during summer holiday, including the maintenance of dental machinery.

 

1981-1984

Trainee Dental Technician, O’Haras Ltd, Nottingham. England.

 

1984-1985

A Dental technician doing, prosthetics and chrome cobalt., Young’s Dental Laboratory, Castle Donington,

Derby, England.

 

1985-1987

Head of Chrome Cobalt RPD Department for Buxton Dental Laboratory, Eastwood, Nottingham, England

 

1987-1992

Self-Employed. Creation of P.D. Sheffield Dental Laboratory, specializing in, chrome cobalt partials, precision attachments and “Pro-guard” sports gum-shields. Based in Nottingham, England.

 

1989

Registered Dental Technician. D.T.E.A.B. Reg No 10997

 

1992-1995

 A Dental Technician (coefficient 225), specializing in Chrome partials and various attachments for

Technilabo, Argentan, France.

 

1995-1997

A partner in Argentan Dental Laboratory, responsible for the buying and upkeep of machinery etc. Dental Technician (coefficient 245). Head of prosthetics, RPD chromes + different types of attachments, “Acetal” injection system, (Dental D plastics) used for aesthetic clasps, splints, etc, and the  development of new usages, eg. Full plates, skeletons, full and partial dentures, Acker’s bridge, temporary crown and bridge, “Flexible Swing Locks etc.

Other duties included; crown and bridge (all metals), Dyna magnet system; bonded porcelain crowns and bridges in Shofu vintage porcelain, thermo-form gum-shields and Ivocap resin injection system.

 

1997-2008

Technical & Production Manager for HEXA CERAM Co,. Ltd, which is based in Chiang Mai, Thailand.

Hexa Ceram exported to France, Denmark, Holland, Belgium, Germany, UK, New Caledonia, Indonesia, New Zealand etc.

 I was responsible for; production processes, quality control and training personnel in various aspects of dental technology, the evaluation of materials, introducing new systems and correcting old ones, client liaison, seminars in specialized fields, Research and Development which included developing the Ortho dept, during which time I had the idea for the innovation of two instruments… the TAD and BPD. I also did shows and assisted sales and marketing, also general management.

I later became the Production Director for the same company which is now Thai / Dutch owned.

The lab grew from 13 staff when I arrived and grew to nearly 300 over the time I was there. I was the only foreign worker for the first 8 to 9 years.

 

2008 to Present

The creator of “Precise Indirect Bonding Systems” for Orthodontics, which includes sales of the TAD and BPD instruments and running training courses in their use and innovation of new ones, such as the HOL Jig. www.pi-bonding.com

 

2009- 2010

Director of Production and R & D for Digital Age.Dental Laboratory, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam.

This was a 1 year “Start-up” contract for a new lab with new CAD / CAM technology (Zr milling and 3-d printing) and I was also consulting for the design of the actual lab and layout, including designing a removable lab for further expansion.  Main duties were working out the production flow + equipment needed.

I controlled the QC, the day to day running of the production, client liaison / communication and also trouble shooting with technical problems + some training of the Vietnamese staff.        

           

Since 2010

I am the Partner and Technical Director for the Torque Angulation Laboratory in Chiang Mai.

This also includes the lab system “IN-tendo’ for Indirect bonding in Orthodontics and especially Lingual Orthodontics. The innovation and manufacturing of the instruments used (T.T.S and B.P.I), plus all seminars and training courses for such. Other duties include; consultant for the ‘Franchise’ of IN-tendo and Torque Angulation Lab 2 in Chile, consultant for Art Dental Milling centre in BKK, + various labs / projects.

Joint course director for “De-Mystifying Lingual Orthodontics courses with Dr. Henrique Valdetaro, which are currently taking place around the world.

https://www.facebook.com/torqueangulation.lab?fref=nf

https://www.facebook.com/intendoorthodontics

 

 

COURSES ATTENTED (Work).

 

 Acetal Dental, Piegut-Pluvier, France. 2 days

Vita VMK Omega, Paris France.3 days.

Vita VMK advanced techniques, Paris France. 3 days.

Ceramics course A.D.L.Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottingham, England. 2 weeks.

 

Procera All Ceramics with Noble Biocare with Dr Dario Adolfi, March 2003, 1 day lab course + 1 day Seminar course.

 

Precision Attachments from Alphadent with Freddie Cauwells, June 2003 1 day.

 

Specialized training, with Dr Fillion, Paris, France. 2 weeks in Lingual Orthodontics and ‘Indirect Bonding. May 2004.

 

Advanced training with Lingual Orthodontics at ELOS and Dr Fillion, Paris, France. May 2005. 2 weeks.

 

Willi Geller, Bangkok 2006 Zirconia Crowns and special effects, “Creating Natural Aesthetics”.  1 day.

                                 

Captek Crowns with the Captek Company, Chiang Mai.

 2 days, May 2007.

                                 

Several Schottlander Davis courses with Francois Berson  over the last three years, in Matchmaker MC and Pressed Ceramics, the last one in June 2009.

 

The 2nd WSLO in Seoul, including the pre-congress course for 1 day in, ‘Trouble Shooting in Lingual Orthodontics and laboratory Techniques. + 2 days of congress.

 

The APOC congress in Bangkok, 3 days, including the 1 day pre-congress course with Dr Kokitch…

“Adult Orthodontics  in the 21st Century”. March 2008.

 

 A 1 day, Full Denture course in “Natural Aesthetics”, by Schottlander Davis with Stuart Marlow.  March 08

 

3 days introduction course in 3 Shape CAD / CAM systems for C & B. Also Use with the “Dentmill” system of milling Zirconia and Resin / wax. December 2008.

 

Ivoclar; Pressing for Inline POM and E-max in lab DADL Vietnam, 1 week. May 2009.

 

3 days training on the “Sensable” system for CAD / CAM Chrome partials construction. 17 to 19 June 2009.

 

Social Six one day seminar, BDA, London, October 2010

 

Lingual Orthodontics and Advanced Lingual Technique with Rafi Romano, Pune, India 2011. 2 days

 

 Basic and Advanced Lingual Orthodontics Course, Rafi      Romano, Nov 2011, Chiang Mai, Thailand. 2 days

 

Basic and Advanced Lingual & Esthetic Orthodontics, Rafi Romano Course, Dec 2012 BKK, Thailand. 2 days.

 

WSLO 2013 Pre-congress course with Dr. Pablo Echarri

 

CONFERENCES AND TRADE SHOWS ATTENDED.

                                 

British Dental shows, various.

 

SITAD Paris 1994

                                                                                                                                               

Bangkok Dental Trade Show 2004, 2006, 2007.

                                               

Shenzhen FDI, 2 days, 2006.

 

1st WSLO New York, 3 days.2006

                                               

IDS Cologne, 4 days, 2007.

 

2nd WSLO Seoul, 3 days.

 

APOC Bangkok 2008 3 days.

 

IDEM Singapore, 2 days 2008.

                                                 

IOC Mumbai, India 3 days Dec 2008.

 

 Lingual Orthodontics by “Locus Group”

Bangkok, Dec 2009. 1 day.

                                               

 ESLO London, July 2010 3 days

                                                 

Thai Ortho Conference 3 days July 2010

 

 BOC Brighton, September 2010, 3 days

                                               

IOC 2011 Mangalore, India. 3 days.

 

5th WSLO Paris 2013, 3 days.

                                               

1st Indian Lingual Orthodontic Convention, New Delhi,  India, 29th Aug to 3rd Sept, (Plus being a Speaker and Course Director)

                                               

8th ESLO, Lake Como, Italy, 2014, 3 days

                                   

6th WSLO, Seoul, Korea July 2015, 3 days.

 

COURSES CONDUCTED

 

From 2007, many 1:1 ‘In-Lab’ courses for IN-tendo and Lingual Orthodontics.

30 min lecture at the IOC 2008 for the TAD and BPD.

1 day guest lingual Lab techniques course with the “Locust Group” 14th Dec 2009 TAD and BPD

3 days Hands on course for Lingual Lab techniques, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Nov 2009.

1 day Indirect Bonding Course for Chulalongkorn Unversity, Orth Dept, Bangkok, Thailand, June 2011.

1 day Indirect Bonding Course for Rangsit University, BKK, Thailand, June 2011.

2 hr Lingual Lab techniques in Rafi Romano’s, Pune Lecture, 2011

4 hrs Lingual Lab technique in Rafi Romano’s 2 day course 2011, Chiang Mai.

1 day Lingual Lab Techniques for the 3 days Rafi Romano course, BKK, Thailand 2012.

2 days hands on Lingual Ortho course for a Clinic in Hanoi, Vietnam, 2013

3 days hands on Course for Lingual Lab Techniques in Novosibirsk, Russia, August 2013 (organized by the Ormco dealer)

2 days pre-convention and 2 days post-convention for the 1st Lingual Ortho Convention in New Delhi and sanctioned by the IOS, part of a 4 man team, 3 Dr’s and 1 tech.

3 days hands on Lingual and Labial Indirect Bonding Course for Orthofan Laboratory (Fabio Fantozzi) June 2013, Teramo, Italy.

3 days ‘De-Mystifying Lingual Orthodontics’ Course with Dr. Henrique Valdetaro, Chiang Mai, Feb 2015.

1 day hands on Lingual lab techniques 2D and 3D, Chiang Mai, Thailand. Feb 2015

2 days De-Mystifying Lingual Ortho with Dr. Henrique Valdetaro, COORG Insitute of Dental Sciences, India, 7-8 July 2015

1 day hands on lab techniques for the COORG Institute of Dental Sciences, 9th July 2015.

4 days of ‘De- Mystifying Lingual Orthodontics’ with Dr Henrique Valdetaro, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 12-16 August 2015

"IN-Lab" courses varying from 2 days tp13 days ( most 5 days)''

 

 

My Future Goals:

I see myself taking on a more active senior managerial or consultancy role, but heavily involved with client liaison, networking and finding new markets. I have already made a good network of contacts.

My other interests still lie with R & D and developing new ideas and techniques and therefore I would like to stay close to the manual and production side.