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Brandon Bosch

CEO
Dr. Marketing
  • www.drmarketing.io
  • Brandon Bosch

    I am a performance-driven and motivated speaker with an entrepreneurial background. I have presented original seminars, speeches, and workshops on education, marketing, technology, and healthcare at universities and conferences throughout North America, Europe, and the Caribbean. I also come from a film background, so, learning how to remain calm and think on my feet in highly stressful situations comes second nature.

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Mark Chan

RD
Swiss NF Metals Inc.
  • swissnf.com
  • Mark Chan

    Mark Samuel Chan, DD received his diploma from Denturism in Toronto at George Brown College with honours. Currently Mark is practicing in Ontario with a main focus on high-end removable and implant prosthetics. With a passion for both technical and clinical techniques, he is certified in Bio-logic, BPS and SDC denture concepts and is a ZunstZhanWerk "Art of Denture" award winning Denturist.  Mark is a sought after consultant and opinion leader in the Denturist and Lab community.

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Connie Chong

Manager, Provider Relations
First Nations Health Authority
  • www.fnha.ca
  • Connie Chong

    Connie Chong is the Manager for Provider Relations at the First Nations Health Authority, working to build a network of culturally safe health service providers for First Nations people of BC. Connie is passionate about improving health equity and inclusion and is committed to reconciliation. On behalf of the College of Opticians of British Columbia in 2017, she signed the Declaration for Cultural Safety and Humility between the BC Health Regulators and the First Nations Health Authority. She educates Boards and health professionals on cultural safety and supports transformation initiatives by building relationships between organizations. She has over 10 years of experience leading healthcare nonprofits and professional regulatory organizations and has served communities in Canada and East Africa. She holds a BA in International Relations, Master of Health Administration and a certificate in Inclusive Leadership. Connie is a mom to a very active 2-year-old toddler and a cat that always sleeps. In her free time she enjoys spending time connecting with nature, hiking, crossfit, testing new food recipes, and has recently taken up gardening (or accidentally killing plants) as her newest hobby.

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Dr. Ho-Young Chung

Dentist, DDS
Kamloops Dental and Implant Solutions
  • kamloopsimplants.com
  • Dr. Ho-Young Chung

    Dr. Ho-Young Chung is a general dentist whose practice has been exclusive to implant dentistry since 2015.  He has a referral-only practice in Kamloops, BC, Canada and places 800+ implants per year. 

    Dr. Chung teaches internationally on various topics including Immediate Anterior and Posterior Implant Therapy, Soft Tissue and Hard Tissue Augmentation, Suturing, Implant Complications, Sinus Augmentation, and Immediate Implant Overdentures. 

    Dr. Chung has twice performed Live Implant Surgery at Pacific Dental Conference on the Main Stage.   He teaches regularly for Zest Dental Solutions and is recognized as one of the world leaders in immediate implant overdenture therapy

    Dr. Chung is the Founder of CEJ Academy, an implant training facility that hosts live surgery hands-on courses on a variety of implant topics.  He is also a Key Opinion Leader for Megagen Implant Canada and W & H.

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Dr. Faraj Edher

Prosthodontist
Nobel Biocare
  • www.nobelbiocare.com
  • Dr. Faraj Edher

    Dr. Faraj Edher, , DDS, MSc, Dip. Pros, FRCD(C), is a Specialist in Prosthodontics. He received his dental degree from the University of Sharjah College of Dental Medicine, and then continued his Masters in Craniofacial Science and post-graduate specialty training in Prosthodontics at the University of British Columbia. Dr. Edher is the Founder of one of Canada’s largest study clubs, the BC Dental Study and the Director of the Digital Dentistry Institute. He is passionate about innovation and education in the fields of digital dentistry, prosthodontics, and implant dentistry. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada, and an active member of the American College of Prosthodontists, Association of Prosthodontists of Canada, and the Canadian Association of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics. He has founded, co-founded, and is actively involved with several international dental associations, and has represented Canadian dentists and dental students at multiple international platforms. In addition to practicing full time in Vancouver, Dr. Edher is a Clinical Assistant Professor and guest lecturer at the University of British Columbia.

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Dean Fenwick

Founder / Denturist Office Manager
DOMx - Specialized Office Systems
  • denturistsoftware.com
  • Dean Fenwick

    Dean Fenwick is the founder of Specialized Office Systems Inc. which provides the DOMx practice management system for denturists: www.denturistsoftware.com. Dean has played an integral role in the electronic claim submission for denturists since inception. He was an instructor for denturist students at NAIT for a 4-year period teaching a required course on record keeping. He continues to provide help & support to all the denturist schools in Canada. Dean has lectured across the USA and Canada on various practice management topics and has been helping the most successful denturist practices for the last 23 years.

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Markus Fischer

RD, RDT
Ivoclar
  • fischerdentures.com
  • Markus Fischer

    Markus Fischer was born and raised in Germany, immigrated to Canada in 1986 and trained as a dental technician in 1993. He expanded his skills and became a denturist in 2006. Markus is passionate about denture education and was the first Canadian denturist to train with Dr. Jiro Abe. He is a BPS® and SEMCD instructor and resides with his family in Mission, BC, Canada.

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Devaughn Fraser

Director and Global Trainer
Dentsply Sirona
  • Devaughn Fraser

    Devaughn, Director of Highland Dental Laboratory, in Calgary, Alberta passionately likes to share his keen interest in dental technology with dental professionals. Of specific interest is the application of ever-evolving technology in our sector. Devaughn is a Global Trainer for Dentsply Sirona and is also an active Global Speaker, and Beta Tester for many of DS’s laboratory and chairside developments. Further, seeking to better understand the needs of the Clinical aspects, Devaughn is also a Spear Institute Mentor for chairside (CEREC).

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Soumya Ghosh

Director
MNP
  • www.mnp.ca
  • Soumya Ghosh

    Soumya is a Director with MNP Digital and is the National Delivery Lead for the Canada Digital Adoption Program. He is a seasoned leader with 19 years of experience in digital and IT strategy, delivering multi-million-dollar technology programs, building innovation programs and teams, and enhancing customer experience.

    Soumya is passionate about delivering business value and customer experience through digital technologies, data, and analytics.

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Michelle Glover-DaCosta

Lab Business Development Manager
Dentsply Sirona
  • www.dentsplysirona.com
  • Michelle Glover-DaCosta

    Michelle Glover-DaCosta graduated with honours from George Brown College as a Level II Dental Assistant. She worked as lead CEREC CDA in private practice for five years where she developed her skills in the world of digital dentistry. Michelle became very passionate and well versed in CAD/CAM and the benefits it provides to the dental industry through advanced training with CEREC Doctors. This began her drive to educate and inspire others to understand the benefits of CAD/CAM both from a dental practice and laboratory workflow. In 2016 Michelle join the dental sales industry by accepting a CEREC Representative position with Patterson Dental. It was through her passion for digital dentistry that she accepted the Lab Digital Solution Specialist position with the industries leader in CAD/CAM, Dentsply Sirona. She has since taken on the role of Lab Business Development Management at the company, where she looks forward each day to working with amazing laboratories and clinicians across the country.

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Dr. Justin Kierce

Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeon
Straumann Canada
  • straumann.us
  • Dr. Justin Kierce

    Justin Kierce is an Oral & Maxillofacial surgeon at Okanagan Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery Associates, and he works in both the Kelowna and Vernon locations. Justin completed his Bachelor of Science at UBC-Okanagan, followed by dental school at the University of Alberta. After dental school he moved to Chicago for a 1-year surgical internship at Cook County Hospital, and then went on to complete his specialty training in Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery at the University of Toronto. During this time, he also completed his Master of Science, studying precancerous lesions of the oral cavity.

    Justin’s surgical interests and expertise include corrective jaw surgery, TMJ surgery, management of pathology, facial trauma, anesthesia, and dentoalveolar surgery, including bone grafting and the placement of dental implants for complex cases. He also has extensive experience in digital planning and 3D printing to facilitate surgical procedures. Justin has lectured internationally presenting his various research projects. Justin has published numerous peer-reviewed journal articles and textbook chapters, including on techniques for orthognathic surgery utilizing clear aligners. He has written chapters in the Springer textbooks Complex Dental Implant Complications and Integrated Procedures in Facial Cosmetic Surgery.

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Andreas Klie

RDT
Panthera Dental
  • pantheradental.com
  • Andreas Klie

    Andreas is a Registered Dental Technologist with over 35 years of experience in the dental field. Andreas graduated from Technikon School of Dental Technology in South Africa in 1986. He founded La Lucia Dental Laboratory in 1991 and operated it until he came to Canada in 2001. In 2005, he became an RDT in Ontario. Andreas plays a major role in Panthera Dental’s strategy to incorporate more technical guides and articles into its portfolio. His experience as a dental technologist, combined with his field experience, allows him to offer customers precise and detailed solutions on a more technical level.

     

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Mallory Potter

Executive Director
The Denturist Association of Canada
  • denturist.org
  • Mallory Potter

    Mallory Potter has been The Denturist Association of Canada’s Executive Director since 2011. She graduated from the Administration Medical and Legal Program with Distinction from St. Lawrence College in Kingston in 2010. She currently lives in Shannonville, Ontario, with her husband Michael and their three-year-old son Mason. Mallory is passionate about the profession and ensuring all members feel supported and have their questions answered.

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Wayne Reese

CEO
LED Dental Inc. / VELscope
  • velscope.com
  • Wayne Reese

    Wayne Rees is the CEO and co-founder for LED Dental Inc, the manufacturer of the VELscope Vx Oral Mucosal Screening System. He was responsible in his role for all aspects of commercialization, from financing, manufacturing, regulatory approval, to product launch and distribution. The VELscope is presently being marketed worldwide.

    Wayne has been involved in Dental Imaging for the past 30 years, co-developing and commercializing such products as PicturePerfect, InfoSource, Image F/X and CosmetiX, MedX for Medical Imaging and DICOM ImagExplorer and Simulator.  Wayne was the Director of Dental Imaging for KODAK Dental and has consulted with Olympus on Dental Digital Photography and has lectured on Digital Dental Photography and Imaging internationally. He also served on the American Dental Association Standards Committee.

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Pam Rehm

Dental Technician
Argen Canada
  • argen.com
  • Pam Rehm

    Pam Rehm is a Registered Dental Technologist with 10 years of experience working with removable workflows. She started her journey into digital workflows designing full arch implant bars and restorations. From volunteering as the treasurer of the provincial College of Dental Technologists, to becoming a 3Shape beta tester; she has always been committed to expanding her knowledge of the dental field and has a passion for furthering technology in her profession. Pam started sharing her knowledge by assisting in the creation of several local denturist study groups focused on training for implant retained dentures. She quickly grew into lecturing for larger audiences and training one on one for denturists across North America. Her specialty is not only equipment training but also integrating digital manufacturing workflows with clinical and patient workflows to create optimized and seamless Denture clinics that are transitioning away from analog workflows.

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Paul Richardson

CAD/CAM and Digital Technology Specialist / Dental Technician
Vita North America
  • vitanorthamerica.com
  • Paul Richardson

    Paul M Richardson is a CAD/CAM and Digital Technology Specialist for Vita North America. Before joining Vita, he spent over a decade at Loma Linda University working with Pre-Doc, Post-Doc, and Faculty to produce quality and esthetic dental restorations. He creates versatile and inventive solutions to difficult laboratory cases. He also lectures and presents to the dental industry on CAD/CAM applications, techniques, and future growth. He is responsible for instructing and training students, doctors, technicians, and laboratories on use of CAD/CAM systems, workflows, design, and other forms of digital technology. He continues to pursue the latest technology and equipment, and to develop ways to integrate it into the educational process and improve patient care.

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Esther Schwenning

Denturist
Ivoclar
  • www.ivoclar.com
  • Esther Schwenning

    Esther was born and raised in Prince George, BC in Canada  and from an early age was immersed in a family of denturists.  Esther is now proud to be the 6th denturist in her family. Esther and her husband, Craig moved to Vancouver for several years, returning to their hometown in 2007. Currently, Esther is the owner of a successful denture practice called Northern Lights Denture clinic which has been in business since 2011.  Esther made the decision to go fully digital in 2018 and has not looked back since.  Esther is committed to giving back to the dental community. She has volunteered on the Executive Board for the Denturist Association of British Columbia since 2011. On a global scale, Esther has volunteered with Kindness in Action in Peru. Locally, Esther gives back to the Prince George community by sitting on the Advisory Committee for the Prince George Council of Seniors. Esther speaks across North America on analog and digital denture practices and is both a certified BPS and SEMCD Instructor.  Most recently,  Esther was inducted as the first woman Denturist into the IFD Brotherhood of Sterkenburgers.

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Rana Schwenning

Office Manager
Northern Lights Denture Clinic
  • www.nldenture.ca
  • Rana Schwenning

    Rana is from Prince George BC where she enjoys the outdoors with her husband and energetic border collie. Rana joined the Northern Lights Denture Clinic in 2011 and helped grow the clinic

    From the ground up, Rana’s position allows her to be versatile in all positions from front end, financials, and the lab which keeps her career exciting.  She has a bookkeeping certificate from CNC and currently enjoys her role as Office Manager with the support of her fabulous team.

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Ryan Swift

Vice President
Micrylium Laboratories Inc.
  • micrylium.com
  • Ryan Swift

    Ryan Swift is the Vice President of Micrylium Laboratories Inc. He is a seasoned regulatory and product development professional with over 20 years of experience in the field. 

    Ryan's expertise lies in green chemistry, drug manufacturing, process design, technical writing, and infection control. He has worked closely with numerous dental manufacturers and distributors to secure Health Canada (DIN, GMP, GLP), FDA, and ISO registrations for their devices and establishments. 

    Ryan has a proven track record of designing and successfully bringing therapeutic drug products and drug delivery methods to market. He is deeply passionate about the environment and dedicated to improving the effectiveness of both products and practices.

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Jenelle Tabaković

Dental Technician
Ivoclar
  • www.ivoclar.com
  • Jenelle Tabaković

    3rd Generation Dental Technician with 16 years' experience.  Passionate about dentures and making them beautiful.  As a trainer in the lab for other technicians and providing tutorials and webinars in conjunction with Ivoclar, Jenelle shares her passion and techniques with the industry. Jenelle (@jtlabqueen) is a Social media specialist and Co-Owner of the Denture Babes with over 35,000 followers where she showcases her workflows and collaborates with peers to better the profession.  Featured guest on Lab Media Dental Today and Voices from the Bench podcasts. Jenelle is currently working for Ottawa Dental Laboratory and is located in Indiana.

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Darrell Thorne

Community Relations Representative for Vancouver Island
First Nations Health Authority
  • www.fnha.ca
  • Darrell Thorne

    Darrell Thorne is a member of Cowichan Tribes, located on southern Vancouver Island. His traditional Hul’qumi’num Name is Tus’qanum. Darrell’s father is from the Thorne and Underwood family. While his mother comes from the Daniels and LaFortune family.

    As a Community Relations Representative for Vancouver Island for over 2 years with FNHA, he has learned much of the obstacles, problems and issues that affect First Nation communities across BC. The relationships built, and the stories told have driven Darrell into his new role as the Cultural Safety and Humility Specialist with FNHA Health Benefits and Services. He is looking forward to educating people on the indigenous experiences, helping people look from different perspectives, and assist in building safe and quality relationships between health providers and the First Nations peoples of BC.

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Stephanie Yeats

RD, RDT
Beautiful Smiles Denture Clinic
  • beautifulsmilesdenture.com
  • Stephanie Yeats

    Stephanie Yeats is a Denturist and a Dental Technician who currently works at Beautiful Smiles Denture Clinic on Vancouver Island. She has been in the dental industry since 1988 and gained her national diploma of Dental Technology in Wales. Stephanie started a successful dental laboratory up until she immigrated to Canada in 2004. Since then, she has gained her RDT license and become a technical SEMCD instructor along with achieving her qualifications to be a fully Registered Denturist. Since the start of her career Stephanie has always prided herself in her high quality, workmanship, and sharing her knowledge with her peers.

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