Paul Cascone, BE MetE, MS, is Senior Vice President of Research & Development at The Argen Corporation. He’s developed numerous dental alloy products and applied dental metallurgy to the laser-selective-melting process, enabling alloys to be a part of the digital world. He holds patents on dental alloys, materials and processes and has published articles on alloy development, metal-ceramic bonding, computer modeling of material systems and computer simulation material processes.

Dr. McLaren  is a Prosthodontist and Master Dental Ceramist, Professor at the University of Alabama Birmingham School of Dentistry, and founder director of the Advanced Dental Esthetics, Restorative & Biomaterials Program, Advanced Ceramics and Digital Technology for Technicians Program, and Esthetic and Restorative Fellowship.

Dr. McLaren was formerly Professor, founder, and director of Post Graduate Esthetic Dentistry at the UCLA School of Dentistry. He was the director of the UCLA Center for Esthetic Dentistry, a full time didactic and clinical program for graduate dentists. He was also the founder and director of the UCLA/LACC Master Dental Ceramist program. Dr. McLaren maintained a private practice limited to prosthodontics and esthetic dentistry.

Dr. McLaren is actively involved in many areas of prosthodontic and materials research and has authored or co-authored more than 85 articles. He performs ongoing clinical research on restorative systems and has presented numerous lectures, hands-on clinics, and postgraduate courses on ceramics and esthetics internationally. Dr. McLaren recently published a book entitled “The Art of Passion: Ceramics, Teeth, Faces, and Places.”

Steaffani Dall,  RDH, is Western Regional Sales Manager for The Argen Corporation. and speaks on a variety of topics throughout the U.S. She has 33 years of industry experience, including as a dental assistant, hygienist, owner of a consulting company that provided practice management services to dental offices and an independent consultant to several implant companies where she was an international speaker and helped develop training and support materials. Her focus has now expanded into digital solutions such as guided surgery, intraoral scanning, CAD/CAM restorations and digital workflows.

Logan Woomer  is the Supervisor of Technical Support and 3Shape Trainer at The Argen Corporation. He previously worked for Riverside Dental Ceramics as a CAD/CAM technician. He joined Argen in July 2013 and runs the company’s 3Shape training program, assisting labs with design issues and new design indications.