
John joined Colonial Dental lab in 1995 and worked part-time as an opaque technician in the Porcelain Department. Following his high school graduation, John joined the lab as a full time crown & bridge technician working with Captek. Over a three year period, under John’s guidance, Colonial’s Captek business grew from 20 units a month to over 250 units a month. John also expanded his skill set to include CAD/CAM technology. He participated in many weeks of NobelBiocare & University of Michigan training where upon completion, he put his new skills to work and completed over 10,000 2D & 3D scans over the next few years. In 2005 John was promoted to Manager of Production where he is responsible for treatment planning and technical support. John provides professional planning assistance and specializes in implant technology cases.
John participated in numerous training programs and has taken many management courses. He has completed countless hours of continuing education credits from most of the top manufacturers and study clubs both locally and abroad. John is PTC trained and certified and is experienced in both old and new major implant systems. He lectured for Straumann in 2009, has been an active participant in, and has routinely attended numerous study clubs each year since 1997. He attended 3i’s International Symposium in 1999, Vita’s Advanced Ceramic Seminar in Germany in 2001 and Nobel Biocare’s World Conference’s in 2003, 2005 and 2007. He also attended Cercon’s CAM training course in 2003 and Astra Tech’s World Congress in Gothenburg, Sweden in 2006 and 2012 as a Super-Elite laboratory representative.