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Contributors<br />
■ Bradley C. Bockhorst, DMD<br />
After receiving his dental degree from Washington<br />
University School of <strong>Dental</strong> Medicine,<br />
Dr. Bradley Bockhorst served as a Navy <strong>Dental</strong><br />
Officer. Dr. Bockhorst is director of clinical<br />
technologies at <strong>Glidewell</strong> Laboratories, where<br />
he oversees Inclusive ® Digital Implant Treatment<br />
Planning services and is editor-in-chief<br />
and clinical editor of Inclusive magazine. A member of the<br />
CDA, ADA, AO, ICOI, and the AAID, Dr. Bockhorst lectures internationally<br />
on an array of dental implant topics. Contact him<br />
at 800-521-0576 or inclusivemagazine@glidewelldental.com.<br />
■ ROBIN A. CARDEN<br />
Robin Carden founded Talon Composites, the<br />
manufacturer of Talbor ® — a composite material<br />
that uses advanced ceramics and metals.<br />
He holds more than 30 patents, mostly related<br />
to metal and ceramic composites. In 1998,<br />
Robin won the Design Engineering Award<br />
from Design News. He is also inventor of the<br />
translucent orthodontic braces for 3M ESPE and Ceradyne<br />
Inc., the latter at which he worked for eight years as a senior<br />
engineer. Ceradyne awarded Robin the prestigious President’s<br />
Award for his work with advanced ceramics. Currently, Robin<br />
is vice president of <strong>Glidewell</strong> Laboratories’ R&D department.<br />
Contact him at inclusivemagazine@glidewelldental.com.<br />
■ TARUN AGARWAL, DDS, PA<br />
Dr. Tarun Agarwal is a 1999 graduate of the<br />
University of Missouri-Kansas City. He maintains<br />
a full-time private practice emphasizing<br />
esthetic, restorative, and implant dentistry<br />
in Raleigh, N.C., and regularly presents programs<br />
to study clubs and dental organizations<br />
nationally. Through his real-world approach to<br />
dentistry, practice enhancement, and life balance, Dr. Agarwal<br />
seeks to motivate dentists and energize team members to increase<br />
productivity and profitability. His work and practice<br />
have been featured in numerous consumer and dental publications.<br />
Contact him at dra@raleighdentalarts.com or visit<br />
www.raleighdentalarts.com.<br />
■ DZEVAD CERANIC, CDT<br />
Dzevad Ceranic began his career at <strong>Glidewell</strong><br />
Laboratories while attending Pasadena<br />
City College’s dental laboratory technology<br />
program. In 1999, Dzevad began working at<br />
<strong>Glidewell</strong> as a waxer and metal finisher, then<br />
as a ceramist. After being promoted to general<br />
manager of the Full-Cast department, he<br />
assisted in facilitating the lab’s transition to CAD/CAM. In<br />
2008, Dzevad took on the company’s rapidly growing Implant<br />
department, and in 2009 completed an eight-month implants<br />
course at UCLA School of Dentistry. Today, Dzevad leads a team<br />
of 170 people at the lab and continues to implement cuttingedge<br />
technology throughout his department. Contact him at<br />
inclusivemagazine@glidewelldental.com.<br />
■ GRANT BULLIS, MBA<br />
Grant Bullis, director of implant R&D<br />
and digital manufacturing at <strong>Glidewell</strong><br />
Laboratories, began his dental industry<br />
career at Steri-Oss (now a subsidiary of Nobel<br />
Biocare) in 1997. Since joining the lab in<br />
2007, Grant has been integral in obtaining<br />
FDA 510(k) clearances for the company’s<br />
Inclusive ® Custom Implant Abutments. In 2010, he was<br />
promoted to director and now oversees all aspects of CAD/CAM,<br />
implant product development and manufacturing. Grant has<br />
a degree in mechanical CAD/CAM from Irvine Valley College<br />
and an MBA from Keller Graduate School of Management.<br />
Contact him at inclusivemagazine@glidewelldental.com.<br />
■ GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN, DDS, MSD, Ph.D<br />
Dr. Gordon Christensen is a practicing prosthodontist<br />
in Provo, Utah. His degrees include<br />
DDS, University of Southern California; MSD,<br />
University of Washington; and Ph.D, University<br />
of Denver. He is a Diplomate of the American<br />
Board of Prosthodontics; Fellow and Diplomate<br />
of the ICOI; Fellow of the AO, ACD, ICD, ACP,<br />
and Royal College of Surgeons of England; Honorary Fellow of<br />
the AGD; and an Associate Fellow of the AAID. Dr. Christensen<br />
is CEO of the nonprofit Gordon J. Christensen CLINICIANS<br />
REPORT ® , which he co-founded with his wife Dr. Rella Christensen.<br />
He also serves as director of Practical Clinical Courses.<br />
Contact him at 801-226-6569 or info@pccdental.com.<br />
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