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The following information pertains to the now-passed 2008 MWSTM Technical Meeting. We will be posting information for the 2009 Meeting as soon as it becomes available.

  2007 Speaker List

LEGEND
Letters in course designations refer to day of presentation; i.e., T=Thursday F=Friday S=Saturday

The following presenters were current as of the date this material was prepared for publication.


Mark Hester, BS, received his bachelor's of science degree from Southern Illinois University. He is President of Hi-Tec Dental Products, a dental gypsum manufacturing company specializing in precision die materials. He has an extensive background in the formulation and manufacturing of dental gypsum materials. (F-33)
Les Hochhauser, MS, is an industrial chemist with more than 25 years experience in the dental field. He is currently the Director of Product Development for American Dental Supply, Inc. He has created and developed manufacturing specifications for more than 150 dental products for the company and is currently responsible for its Safety and Health Compliance Program. (F-3)
William F. Hohlt, DDS, is currently appointed fulltime professor with tenure at Indiana University School of Dentistry, Indianapolis, Indiana. He is director of predoctoral orthodontics and holds a full-time appointment on the graduate faculty. He is recognized as an authority on absolute orthodontic anchorage utilizing implants, William F. Hohlt onplants mini-screws or TADs. (F-23)
Billy Hollier, CDT, has over 12 years of experience in a dental laboratory. He joined Dentsply in 1986 and during the years, covered various regions of the United States in both sales and technical positions. Billy is currently the Regional Technical Consultant for the Southwest Region of the Prosthetics Division of Dentsply International and resides in Houston, Texas. (F-20)
Kris Kersten, BA, CDT, is past Chairman (North America Chapter) of the International Society for Dental Ceramics. He holds degrees in biology and chemistry and owns a small custom laboratory in Solvang, CA, specializing in anterior esthetic restorations. He wrote a trouble-shooting column in LMT entitled "Ask Kris" and is a contributing author of Perspectives in Dental Ceramics. Kris is in constant demand for his lectures, seminars and confidential in-lab consulting. (T-2, F-5)
Robert Keyser, CDT, is the owner/operator of Bite Rite Dental Laboratory, Inc. in Huntington, West Virginia. With over 27 years of technical and clinical experience in dental technology, Rob has a broad range of knowledge in orthodontics, complete dentures, partial dentures and implant retained dentures. (F-24)
Mooki Kim, CDT, is the owner of Smile by Design Dental Lab in King City, Oregon. He has served as a premarket evaluator for several dental manufacturing companies. (S-22)
Kenneth E. Knapp, PhD, is president and CEO of Nano-Write Corporation, which he founded in 2002. He has over 15 year's experience as a senior process engineer. (F-6)
Kent Kohli, AS, CDT is a graduate of Weber State University and Archibald Associates' fixed prosthetic program at CRA (Clinical Research Associates) in Utah. He has worked in various clinical capacities, both as a chairside assistant and as an in-house ceramist/technician. Prior to joining Zahn Dental as Director of Education, Kent was a Noritake Instructor and Director of Education for Darby Dental Lab Supply. He has authored numerous technical articles and has been published in various clinical & technical journals. (S-27)
Robert E. Kreyer, Jr., CDT, owns and operates Kreyer Dental Prosthetics in Larkspur, California, and lectures nationally. He is also a member of numerous dental groups. (F-25)
Robert E. Long is the Eastern Regional Sales Manager for the Whip Mix Corporation. He has worked closely with the founders of the Lean Institute to develop the use of Lean Principles to provide common sense, low-cost improvements for adding value and elimination of waste in the dental lab. (S-17)





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