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Stephen Killian,CDT |
Stephen studied dental technology at Southern California College of Medical and Dental Careers and graduated in 1973. Soon after he joined with Jim Glidewell Laboratories and became senior ceramist and general manger for two of his laboratories, El Toro Dental Ceramics and later Cal-West Dental Ceramics. In 1980 Stephen became a National Board Certified Dental Technician in Ceramics. With his growing interest and attention to premium esthetics and quality, he opened his own laboratory in 1983 which continues today.
Personal Philosophy: As a Certified Dental Technician with 36 years experience, I have seen how dental technological improvements have advanced quality. The demanding nature of my specialties, esthetic anterior restorations and implants, have shaped my philosophy and perspective on dental restorative quality. This perspective influences my quest, for premium techniques and materials and their implementation in cooperative efforts with the dentist, to realize premium patient care.
Curriculum Vitae
Apr 2010 Attended Kois Center Course 1, Interdisciplinary Treatment Planning 1: Diagnostically Driven. John C. Kois, DMD, MSD, Director Kois Center, LLC, Seattle, Washington
Jan 2010 Presented “Being the Vision", National Association of Dental Laboratories, V21 Conference, Paris-Las Vegas, Nevada.
Jan 2010 Appointed to the National Association of Dental Laboratories, Board of Directors, Dental Laboratory Representative at Large, January 2010, two year term.
Jan 2010 Awarded 30-year Certified Dental Technician Pin. NADL Vision 21, National Conference, Las Vegas, NV, January, 2010.
Mar 2009 Presented “Laboratory Communication - Cosmetic Diagnostic Wax-up for Smile Design of Anteriors"
Jan 2008 Presented "Cosmetic Diagnostic Wax-up for Smile Design of Anteriors and Full Mouth Rehabilitation", Yankee Dental Congress 33, Boston Convention & Exhibition Center, Boston, Massachusetts.
Nov 2007 Presented "Laboratory Communication, Smile Design, and Technical Update with Digital Impressions", Orange County Dental Academy, Orange, California.
Oct 2007 Presented "Diagnostic Photography and Wax-up for Cosmetic Smile Design", Charles Stuart Study Group, Laguna Hills, California.
Mar 2007 Attended Dawson Center, Seminar Three, Advanced Problem Solving by Peter E. Dawson DDS, Glenn DuPont DDS, James R. McKee DDS, and Jeff Scott DMD, at the Dawson Center For The Advancement of Dentistry, St. Petersburg, Florida.
Jan 2007 Wrote Technical Article, "Let's Relate Impressioning to Die Trimming", Photos and Text published in Dentistry Today, pages 48-50
Jun 2006 Wrote Technical Article, "General Cosmetic Dentistry Photographs for Communicating and Consulting With Your Technician", photographs and text published in Dentistry Today, pages 86-89.
Mar 2006 Attended Dawson Center, Seminar Two, Functional Esthetics by Peter E. Dawson, DDS, Glenn E. Dupont, DDS, and John C Cranham, DDS at the Dawson Center for the Advancement of Dentistry, St Petersburg, Florida.
Sep 2005 Attended Cerec-inLab Advanced Training, Digital Magic with Cerec-inLab by Vanik Jinoian, MDT, at Vident Inc, Brea, California.
Apr 2005 Attended Cerec-inLab User Training, by Brian Li and Ky Hale, CDT at Vident Inc, Brea, California.
Mar 2005 Attended Dawson Center, Seminar One, The ten "must know" factors of occlusion by Peter E. Dawson, DDS and Dewitt Wilderson, DDS at the Dawson Center for the Advancement of Dentistry, St. Petersburg, Florida.
May 2004 Presented “Get Off The Bench?! , A 120-minute PowerPoint presentation and lecture for lab owners and managers. Steve explains how he has improved overall quality and service by broadening his focus to include every facet of the laboratory team in the quality assurance processes. A “how to” for goal setting and building your Dental Laboratory business. Sponsored by Tennyson Study Club, Simi Valley, California.
Nov 2003 Presented “Get Off The Bench?!”, See description above. Sponsored by Dental Laboratory Owners Association of California, DLOAC Annual Conference, San Diego Concourse, California.
Oct 2003 Presented “Get Off The Bench?!”, See description above. Sponsored by California Dental Laboratory Association, CDLA Annual Conference, Monterey, California.
Jun 2003 “What is Your Potential New Employer Looking for in a New Dental Technician?” Informal presentation to students and alumni at Huntington College of Dental Technology in Garden Grove, California.
May 2003 Presented “Get Off The Bench?!”, See description above. Sponsored by LMT Lab Day and LMT-Live!, Marriott Hotel, Irvine, California.
Feb 2003 Presented “Get Off The Bench?!”, See description above. Sponsored by LMT Lab Day and LMT-Live!, Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, Chicago, Illinois.
Jun 2001 Attended “Masters of Dentistry Courses”, Lectures, Handson and Live Patient Workshop with Dr. Ed McLaren and Claude Sieber, MDT, University of California, Los Angeles.
Dec 1999 Presented “What’s New at Your Lab”, Slides and lecture discussing “The New Restorative Materials; Overview, How to Choose a System, Preparation Designs, Implants, Tips and Techniques; Just the Pearls, and The #1 Problem in Dental Technology in the USA. Sponsored by Dr. Roy T. Yanase, Odontic Seminar, Davidson Conference Center, USC School of Dentistry, Los Angeles, California.
Dec 1999 Presented “What’s New at Your Lab”, Slides and lecture discussing “The New Restorative Materials; Overview, How to Choose a System, Preparation Designs, Implants, Tips and Techniques; Just the Pearls, and The #1 Problem in Dental Technology in the USA. Sponsored by Dr. George Matosian, Odontic Seminar, Jacobsen Hall, National University, San Diego, California.
Oct 1999 Presented “Implant Restorations Simplified”, Slides and lecture featuring - Stents, Indexing at First Stage Surgery, Impressioning, Custom abutments, Communication and Pricing. Sponsored by Dr. Jeffrey Lee, Study Club, Irvine, California.
Oct 1999 Presented “Implant Restorations Simplified”, Slides and lecture featuring - Stents, Indexing at First Stage Surgery, Impressioning, Custom abutments, Communication and Pricing. Sponsored by Dr. Michael Clark, Foothill Implant Study Club, Rancho Santa Margarita, California.
May 1999 Presented “Implant Restorations Simplified”, Slides and lecture featuring - Stents, Indexing at First Stage Surgery, Impressioning, Custom abutments, Communication and Pricing. Sponsored by Drs. Nicholls, Moody, Cummings and Nobel Biocare Education Department, Irvine Marriott, Irvine, California.
Mar 1999 Presented “What’s New in Your Laboratory”, Polymer Glasses, Procera, In-Ceram, Zirconia, Prep Design of Bonded Restorations, Implants, Custom Abutments, Indexing at 1st Stage Surgery, Helpful Tips and Communication. Dr. Richard Yamada Study Group, Scripps Hospital, La Jolla, California.
Oct 1998 Presented “What’s New in your Laboratory?” Artglass, Sculpture/Fibrekor Finesse, Procera, Implants Simplified, Adapt a Crown to a Partial without Sending the Partial to the Lab. For Dr. Margaret Alai and the San Diego Association of Women Dentists, Handlery Hotel, San Diego, Ca.
June 1998 Presented Surgical & Radiographic Stent/Template Table Clinic to the San Diego Seminars Meeting, Dr. Bruce Johnson & Ms. Lisa Castro, Holiday Inn, Miramar, California.
Apr 1998 Presented Indexing Implant Fixture at First Stage Surgery, teamed with Nobel Biocare representative Donna Saris demonstrating Nobel Biocare S.I.P. Protocol to Dr. Paul Braun Study Club, St. Joseph’s Hospital, Orange, California.
Mar 1998 Presented Surgical & Radiographic Stent/Template Table Clinic to the Implant Study Club, Dr. Jason Yamada and Dr. Bernard Gantes, Long Beach, California.
Jan 1998 Taught Sculpture/Fibrekor Training course to five students at Killian Dental Ceramics, Irvine, California. Provided C.E. Credits to CDT’s.
Sep 1997 Table Clinic Demonstration of Artglass showing advanced laboratory techniques to the Commercial Dental Laboratory Association in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Sep 1997 Presented Artglass, Finesse, Sculpture Fibrekor slide program to Dr. James Kirkpatrick’s Study Club, Bakersfield, California.
Jun 1997 Received Sculpture-Fibrecore Two-Day “Hands On” Training from Jeneric/Pentron in Wallingford, Connecticut.
Jun 1997 Presented Finesse slide program to UCLA Mini-Residency on Esthetic and Advanced Dentistry, Los Angeles, California for Dr. Bruce Crispin.
Jun 1997 Taught Advanced Artglass “Hands On” Training Course to 15 students at Kulzer Lad Division in Irvine, California. Provided C.E. Credits to CDT’s.
Jun 1997 Presented Artglass slide program to Twin Oaks Periodontics Study Club, Chula Vista, California for Dr. Marlin Gher.
May 1997 Presented Artglass slide program to Scripps Memorial Hospital Dental Study Club, La Jolla, California for Dr. Rick Yamada.
Apr 1997 Presented Artglass slide program to Puyallup Valley Study Club, in Puyallup, Washington for Dr. James P. Zanner.
Apr 1997 Taught Artglass “Hands On” Training Course to 8 students at Kulzer Lab Division in Irvine, California. Provided C.E. Credits to CDT’s.
Apr 1997 Received plaque stating “Certified Instructor for the Artglass Advanced Course”.
Apr 1997 Presented Artglass slide program to San Diego Periodontal Seminars, Poway, California for Dr. Steve Byer and Dr. Bruce Johnson.
Apr 1997 Presented Artglass slide program to Rancho Bernardo Periodontics Study Club, Rancho Bernardo, California for Dr. Craig Rubinoff.
Mar 1997 Presented Artglass slide program to Odontic Seminar at Grossmont Hospital , La Mesa, California for Dr. Peter Johnson.
Mar 1997 Taught Artglass “Hands On” Training Course to 18 students at Kulzer Lab Division in Irvine, California. Provided C.E. Credits to CDT’s.
Jan 1997 Presented Artglass slide program to Annenberg Center for Health Sciences at Eisenhower Medical Center, Rancho Mirage, California, for Dr. Marc Salomone.
Nov 1996 Received Advanced Theory Artglass Training from Juergen Freitag, MTD, at Kulzer Training Center, Irvine, California.
Nov 1996 Presented Artglass slide program to Orange County Implant Study Club at St. Joseph Hospital, Orange, California, for Dr. Paul D. Braun.
Oct 1996 Presented Artglass slide program to Orange County Dental Academy for Dr. Robert J. Hubbert.
Oct 1996 Presented Artglass slide program to the High Desert Study Group, Victorville, California for Glenna Nelson and Elizabeth Wells.
Sep 1996 Fabricated Artglass Inlay Research Study Samples for Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts for David M. Bardwell, D.M.D., “Comparison of marginal adaptability of three different glass ceramic inlays: an in vitro study”
Aug 1996 Conducted training for fabrication techniques of Artglass restorations for Dr. Paul Johnson.
Jul 1996 Presented Artglass slide program to Implant Perio Study group for Dr. Bernard Gantes.
Jun 1996 Presented Artglass slide program at UCLA to mini-residency of Esthetic and Advanced Esthetic Dentistry for Dr. Bruce Crispin and Dr. Allan Weiss
May 1996 Conducted training for fabrication techniques of Artglass restorations for dental product evaluators of "The Reality Publication".
May 1996 Conducted training for fabrication techniques of Artglass restorations for Dr. Wolf and his staff. Dr. Wolf is conducting a UCLA study using the Mach II direct-indirect inlay technique and is scheduled to present results September 14, 1996, at the Hyatt Newport for the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry.
Feb 1996 Conducted training for fabrication techniques of Artglass restorations for r. Kaindl from Loma Linda University. Dr. Kaindl is conducting University studies of Artglass restorations.
Jan 1996 Received advanced training from Mr. Dennis Miller, CDT.
Dec 1995 Received primary training from Mr. Ron Baggott, CDT. Artglass & Kevloc System installed
