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Certified Dental Technician of the Year
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We asked you to tell us about the Certified Dental Technicians who inspire you. Those CDTs who think more of helping others than themselves, who share their knowledge and abilities with others and who help propel the dental laboratory technician profession forward. You nominated CDTs who made a difference, and this year Norbert Duepner, Master CDT stood out. Duepner is the winner of the NBC's 2010 CDT of the Year. Duepner works as the Technical Director for the Argen Corporation in San Diego, CA for the past 21 years. He has been a Certified Dental Technician for 50 years and obtained his Master CDT certification which means he is certified in all five specialties. As one of only eight, 50 year CDTs in the country never mind that he is also one of 56 Master CDTs in the country he has been in the dental industry since 1946 for 63 years. Fifty years experience is a very valuable thing. Duepner started working in a dental laboratory at the ripe age of 13. After serving in the U.S. Army, he joined the George Keller Lab. Duepner went to own his own laboratory in Mexico City, he returned to work in St. Louis for a time and then back to Mexico, but the 1985 earthquake there returned him to the states and he became of the Argen Corp.'s family.
The dental laboratory technician profession has benefited from Duepner. He is currently also very active with continuing to teach those about dental laboratory technology and is traveling the world over. "I am very proud of my life in dentistry and am humbly grateful to who ever thought me worthy of nominating me for the CDT of the Year award." In 2008, the National Board for Certificate in Dental Laboratory Technology created the annual CDT of the Year award to recognize an individual Certified Dental Technician. We know that all CDTs have already gone above and beyond what they have to do to be a dental technician by obtaining their CDT designation. This award is meant to recognize those CDTs who have given back to the profession by acting as mentors, innovators, amazing technicians or examples to strive to be like. The award winner must have made outstanding contributions to the dental laboratory profession and have gone above and beyond the call of duty. Certified Dental Technicians, Active Retired CDTs, Permanently Retired CDTs and Recognized Graduates could nominate an active CDT for this award. There were a number of qualified candidates nominated. All of those submissions ranked closely on the judging point scale and each nominee made significant contributions to the professions. The nominees were ranked according to a point scale using the following criteria:
The NBC awards committee reviewed the nominations and determined the winner. We hope the CDT of the Year Award will go a long way to publicly recognizing the influence many of you had on your fellow technicians. It's a wonderful chance for you to honor those influential people who've helped shape your perspective on this great profession.
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"I joined the Argen Corporation as their technical director and have been happily filling that position for the past 21 years," Duepner said. "During this time I have had the opportunity to meet and talk with many labs and technicians from all over the world and have found many good friends through the industry."
NBC is honored to recognize Duepner as the 2010 CDT of the Year. Please join us at the NADL Vision 21 meeting Jan 21 - 23 at the Paris Hotel in Las Vegas, Nev. As we recognize his contributions.
