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The Dental Technician

The artists touch gives our restorations something extra. They appear more lifelike and natural than most others porcelain restorations. A critical part of the dental team is the dental technician. Being busy and the lab procedures themselves very complex, dentists rarely do any of the actual construction of their porcelain restorations.To do top quality dentistry you need a top notch technician.

The most difficult restorations to fabricate are those of porcelain. These require perfection in sizes, color and shape. We are fortunate to have a long standing relationship with Rodin Dental Ceramics of Woodland Hills.

Rodin is owned and operated by Daniel K. Su.  Mr. Su has over 30 years working in dental ceramics and was one of the first to master the use of dental porcelains in Los Angeles. This smaller lab employees only two master porcelain technicians with one assigned to each doctor.

The large heavily publicized laboratories of television fame use many technicians. The appearance of the restoration will vary depending on which technician is fabricating the tooth.This causes variations in the match of the crowns and poor esthetics.

We find the personal relationship we enjoy with our labs invaluable in perfecting our crowns and veneers. Daniel is an artist at heart.   His porcelain crown crowns are made with the artists eye and appear amazingly lifelike.

In addition to Rodin Dental Ceramics we also have available the services of Biodent Dental Aesthetics. As with Rodin we have had a long standing relationship with this highly respected small lab. It is owned and operated by Gene Kelterman, a Swiss trained dental ceramist. Trained at the Technical Institute of Bern, Gene is a master of color and form.

Over time Dr. Melnick has learned the particular situations where each technician excels. Since Biodent is located only a block from our Encino dental office, the technician that will fabricate the restoration can easily come to our office to see for himself not only the area of the mouth where the restoration will be placed, but the whole person being cared for.

This is a great advantage in creating a restoration that fits the person, not just the tooth. Few dentists in the Encino, Tarzana, Sherman Oaks, or Woodland Hills areas are able to offer this extraodinary service.