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Larry Sowinski, CDT, General Partner
Larry has an Associates Degree in Applied Sciences from Ferris State University and has been Certified Dental Technician for 34 years. Larry has dual certification in Crown & Bridge and in Ceramics.
Larry’s interest in implants and precision attachments grew through the years. He has spoken nationally and internationally on all phases of implant selection, placement and restoration and is routinely consulted by implant companies as they develop new technology.
Currently, his focus is on All-Ceramic applications of implant restorative appliances. The use of custom zirconia abutments for natural aesthetics is the cornerstone for this procedure. These products are greatly enhanced by the guided surgical applications we use today.
Larry provides comprehensive dental treatment planning working closely with Somer’s doctors on their complex cases. |
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Keith Spencer, CDT, General Partner
Keith is a Certified Dental Technician in Crown & Bridge. He has been a technician for 32 years and is responsible for all areas of fixed prosthodontics and quality control.
In addition to working at the bench every day, Keith helps offices with materials selection and treatment planning issues. Keith is a ”hands on” manager, touching nearly every fixed case going through the lab.
He guarantees Somer’s sought after case consistency and is committed to offering only the very best first tier materials. |
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John Feeney, Lab Manager
John trained in the military under the supervision of prosthodontists in the US and Europe and has been a technician for 17 years. He has a BS in Management from the Univeristy of Pheonix and has received advanced training in Valplast partial dentures and Captek crowns and bridges. He is also competent in all phases of the model room.
John’s responsibility at Somer is to help our offices with impressions, bites, treatment planning and the technical management of the lab. |
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Kari Sowinski, CAD Design and Fabrication Specialist
Kari has a BA from Indiana University with a focus in dental anthropology. Neolithic patients will benefit from her special understanding of their form and function. She has worked at Somer intermittently for 13 years and full time for 2 years.
Kari has advanced training in our CAD systems (Sirona and Forte) for designing and fabricating e.max CAD and Procera crowns. She also specializes in Empress and e.max crowns and bridges and Radica provisionals. Kari is dedicated to helping our offices understand the process, benefits, indications and contra-indications of metal free restorations. |
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Connie McCune, Lead Ceramist
Connie has been with Somer for 20 years. She is our lead ceramist and is qualified to perform all ceramic functions. She also does our Custom Shades.
She works closely with Keith every day to provide a superior, consistent product to our offices with the best and latest materials available. |
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Julie Bostwick, CDT Denture Coordinator
Julie has a BS in Chemistry from Indiana University and an Associates Degree in Dental Technology from IPFW. Her CDT is in dentures. Julie has been with Somer for 9 years and manages all phases of denture fabrication.
Her special interests and skills are in implants and precision attachments, space maintainers and bruxism appliances. She is also trained in partial design and fabrication.
An addition to working at her bench, Julie helps our offices with treatment planning and quality control in the denture department. |
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Ted Coates, Continuing Education, Customer Service, Marketing
Ted is a graduate of Purdue University and has worked with dental offices on behalf of dental laboratories for 19 years. He has presented 500+ programs on dental lab functions: shade taking and communication, impressions, attachments and implants, customer service and contemporary restorative materials.
Ted works to differentiate Somer’s customer service from all other dental laboratories. He also provides continuing education opportunities to the dental community. Somer is a co-sponsor of the continuing education programs for dental assistants sponsored by the Cincinnati Dental Society and the Indianapolis District Dental Society. |
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Elvis Ted Deverick, Scheduling, Shipping & Receiving, Infection Control
A 2004 graduate of ITT Tech, Ted earned his Associate’s Degree in Computer Networking and Information Technology-graduating with highest honors. He joined our staff part-time in 2009, but now is a full fledged Somer employee. Some might say he’s an Elvis fan, but that would be an understatement since he legally changed his name to Elvis!
Together with Becki Hurt (not pictured), Elvis is responsible for a variety of essential functions within the Somer team: scheduling, shipping & receiving, and infection control (to name a few). Elvis’ “can do” attitude, smooth phone voice, and his computer prowess have quickly made him an integral part of the Somer Team – taking care of business in a flash! |
