When you receive care from your dentist, he or she pulls from expertise in health sciences, engineering and artistry — applying that honed knowledge to create a solution that’s personalized for you. When restoring damaged or missing teeth, your dentist will typically partner with a dental laboratory, which creates many of the components dentists use to improve smiles, such as crowns, bridges and dentures.

For more than 50 years, my dental lab has worked with dentists like yours to support patients across the United States. To enhance your dentist’s efforts, our Research & Development team invented cutting-edge dental materials and treatment solutions that now serve tens of millions of patients. Our mission is twofold: First, we’re committed to developing smile solutions that are better-looking, longer-lasting and simpler to use. Second, we strive to make these advancements available to dentists everywhere, which is why we provide free education for dentists in the form of in-person courses, online tutorials and Chairside^® magazine.

The goal of this special edition of Chairside magazine is to share the many ways in which dentists have enhanced or preserved the smiles of patients like you. I encourage you to look through the magazine to discover how you might benefit from specific types of dental services — especially if there’s something about your smile that’s problematic or painful. Then, talk to your dentist or a dental team member so they can diagnose your specific needs and recommend a treatment plan that’s designed just for you.

Having been part of the industry for more than half a century, I’m continually amazed with how dentists are capable of transforming the lives of their patients. I sincerely believe that every patient deserves the chance to be happy with their smile — and now, thanks to all that modern dentistry has to offer, that’s more possible today than ever before. Speak to your dentist to learn how you can benefit from the latest advancements in dentistry.