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Contributors<br />
■ SIAMAK ABAI, DDS, MMedSc<br />
Dr. Siamak Abai earned his DDS degree from<br />
Columbia University in 2004, followed by<br />
two years of residency in general dentistry.<br />
After two years of general private practice<br />
in Huntington Beach, Calif., he returned to<br />
academia and received an MMedSc degree<br />
and a certificate in prosthodontics from<br />
Harvard University. Dr. Abai brings nearly 10 years of clinical,<br />
research and lecturing experience to his role as director of<br />
clinical research and development for the Implant division<br />
of <strong>Glidewell</strong> Laboratories. He is also editor-in-chief and<br />
clinical editor of Inclusive magazine. Before joining <strong>Glidewell</strong><br />
in January 2012, Dr. Abai practiced at the Wöhrle <strong>Dental</strong><br />
Implant Clinic in Newport Beach, Calif. Contact him at<br />
inclusivemagazine@glidewelldental.com.<br />
■ DZEVAD CERANIC, CDT<br />
Dzevad began his career at <strong>Glidewell</strong> Laboratories<br />
in 1999 as a waxer and metal finisher,<br />
working his way up to ceramist. In 2007, he was<br />
promoted to general manager of the Full-Cast<br />
department, successfully conducting a complete<br />
turnaround of that business in 18 months.<br />
Dzevad completed the eight-month “Implants<br />
A to Z” course at UCLA School of Dentistry in 2009, while<br />
assuming a new role as general manager of the <strong>Glidewell</strong> Laboratories<br />
Implant department. Dzevad has spearheaded an annual<br />
department growth of more than 38 percent for four consecutive<br />
years, leading to his 2013 promotion to vice president of lab<br />
operations. Dzevad has a certificate in dental technology from<br />
Pasadena City College and recently completed a management<br />
development program at the USC Marshall School of Business.<br />
Contact him at inclusivemagazine@glidewelldental.com.<br />
■ GRANT BULLIS, MBA<br />
Grant Bullis, director of implant R&D and digital<br />
manufacturing at <strong>Glidewell</strong> Laboratories,<br />
began his dental industry career at Steri-Oss<br />
(now Nobel Biocare) in 1997. Since joining<br />
the lab in 2007, Grant has been integral in<br />
obtaining FDA 510(k) clearances for the company’s<br />
Inclusive ® Mini Implants, Tapered Implant<br />
System and 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 for more<br />
than 1,000 implant and prosthetic components at the lab. He<br />
has an MBA from the Keller Graduate School of Management.<br />
Contact him at inclusivemagazine@glidewelldental.com.<br />
■ Zach Dalmau<br />
Zach Dalmau began his dental career in 2006<br />
at the nSequence Center for Advanced Dentistry<br />
in Reno, Nev. As the director of guided implant<br />
surgery and 3-D diagnostic imaging at<br />
nSequence, he played a key role in building the<br />
CT guided implant surgery and 3-D diagnostic<br />
imaging departments there from the ground<br />
up. In September 2009, he moved to Baltimore, Md., to work<br />
at Materialise <strong>Dental</strong> Inc. There, he managed the design and<br />
production of all SimPlant ® SurgiGuides ® for the North American<br />
market. Zach joined <strong>Glidewell</strong> Laboratories in October 2011<br />
and plays a key role in the company’s R&D efforts for digital<br />
treatment planning and implant manufacturing. Contact him<br />
at inclusivemagazine@glidewelldental.com.<br />
■ David Casper, MBA<br />
David Casper is president of San Diegobased<br />
IOS Technologies Inc., a wholly owned<br />
subsidiary of <strong>Glidewell</strong> Laboratories and<br />
manufacturer of the IOS FastDesign System.<br />
After beginning his dental industry career<br />
at CeraMed in 1990, David went on to hold<br />
various positions in sales and global marketing<br />
for Nobel Biocare, GE and Sybron Implant Solutions. He joined<br />
<strong>Glidewell</strong> in 2011 as vice president of implant sales & business<br />
development, contributing significantly to the lab’s growth<br />
through his business development efforts. David assumed his<br />
current role as president of IOS Technologies in June 2012.<br />
He has an MBA from LaSalle University. Contact him at<br />
inclusivemagazine@glidewelldental.com.<br />
■ GORDON J. CHRISTENSEN, DDS, MSD, Ph.D.<br />
Dr. Gordon Christensen is a practicing<br />
prosthodontist in Provo, Utah. He is director<br />
of Practical Clinical Courses and CEO of<br />
CLINICIANS REPORT ® . He is also a Diplomate<br />
of the American Board of Prosthodontics;<br />
Fellow and Diplomate of the ICOI; Fellow of<br />
the AO, ACD, ICD, ACP and Royal College of<br />
Surgeons of England; Honorary Fellow of the AGD; and an<br />
Associate Fellow of the AAID. Dr. Christensen and his wife<br />
Rella are co-founders of the nonprofit Gordon J. Christensen<br />
CLINICIANS REPORT (formerly CRA Newsletter). Contact him<br />
at 801-226-6569 or info@pccdental.com.<br />
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