The National Association of Dental Laboratories (NADL) and the National Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology (NBC) honored outstanding contributors to dental laboratory technology at the annual Vision 21 Meeting on Saturday, April 10, at the Gaylord Opryland Resort in Nashville, Tennessee. Winners were nominated by their peers and were selected based on an objective point system.

The NADL awards Included:

NADL Laboratory Member of the Year: Burdette Dental Laboratory, Inc., CDL – Birmingham, AL

This award is presented to an NADL member laboratory that has made significant contributions and demonstrated leadership in relation to working in the dental laboratory industry. 

NADL Supplier Member of the Year: Carbon

This award is presented to an NADL member manufacturer/supplier company that has made significant contributions and demonstrated leadership in relation to working in the dental laboratory industry. 

The NBC awards Included:

2021 CDT of the Year: Edwin Kee, Master CDT, TE – LSU HSC School of Dentistry, CDL – New Orleans, LA

The National Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology recognizes an individual Certified Dental Technician (CDT) who has made contributions to his/her peers and the dental laboratory profession, and has gone above and beyond the call of duty.