Jeffry Tobon is the founder of Designlab Dental Inc. He was born in Medellin, Colombia. Ever since he was a child he has been involved in dental technology. His father Fredy Tobon owned and operated a dental laboratory which focused on removable prosthodontics. His family left colombia in 2001 and came to the United States seeking new opportunities and start a new life. In 2008 he graduated from New York City College of Technology with an AAS Degree in Restorative Dentistry. He received the Russo Award for excellence and the Award for Fixed Prosthodontics. After graduation he focused on educating and learning about every aspect of dentistry. He strongly believes in the saying “Knowledge is power”.
Mr. Tobon is a Certified Dental Technician in Ceramics of the National Board Certification in Dental Laboratory Technology and is currently an experienced Digital Dental Technician. He has worked in renowned labs like Marotta Dental Studio and Jurim Dental Studio. He also has worked at the in-house labs of Westchester Prosthodontics - Dr. Leonard B. Kobren, Prosthodontic Associates of Long Island - Dr. Hribar, Dr. Simonelli, Dr. Greenfield, Dr. Livers and Dr. Lewis and The Gelb Center - Michael L. Gelb. In 2015 Jeffry became the Co-founder of DDS Laboratory Corporation and later founded Designlab Dental Inc. Which is a dental laboratory mainly focused on digital dentistry. Mr. Tobon is now utilizing some of the most advanced equipment available in the dental field to provide his clients a full digital workflow. At his lab he provides implant-prosthetic rehabilitations, implant planning services, crown and bridge design services, digital smile design as well as all products offered by a crown and bridge lab. Jeffry saw the challenges that many of his colleagues had in the area of digital dentistry so he started holding trainings. lectures and courses on 3shape, exocad, blueskybio, meshmixer and various other top dental software. As the field went more digital he saw the need to bring together a group of some of the top CAD/CAM technicians and dentists around the world to help other technicians quickly transition into this new era of Digital Dentistry.
Jeffry Tobon CDT has been a guest on 2 episodes.
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156: Dental Lab Schoolhouse Rock: Renata Budny, Jeffry Tobon, & Aneeza Hussain
March 22nd, 2021 | 1 hr 4 mins
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We are celebrating our 3rd year of doing the podcast and we welcome back on our very first guest Renata Budny. She teaches at the New York City College of Technology in the dental lab department and she is joined by two graduates of the program, Jeffry Tobon and Aneeza Hussain.
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123: Learn. Educate. Unite. Digital Dental Craftsmen with Jeffry Tobon & Sander Polanco
August 3rd, 2020 | 1 hr 5 mins
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Jeffry Tobon & Sander Polanco came together to start a group for technicians to "Learn. Educate. Unite." Digital Dental Craftsmen is a movement that allows instructors to share their knowledge and members to grow together. Hear how they started the group, why they started DDC, and the exciting platform they are working on now.