I was born and raised in a small rural town in northern Illinois. I’m a mom of two and am blessed to have my family close by. I enjoy live music, great food, time with friends, my church, riding my motorcycle and podcasts!
I was introduced to lab work when I was 21 years old (now 38). I fell in love with dentures and never looked back. I’ve always had a yearning to grow and do more in my career. Denturism is a practice that has intrigued me for years and I’m definitely feeling ready for another growing opportunity. I have a strong Christian faith and firmly believe that God has put this dream in my heart. I have lots of ambition to help bring new career opportunities to other removable technicians and better care and dentures to patients here in Illinois and one day for the entire country.
Katie Rinaldo has been a guest on 3 episodes.
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268: Inspiration from the Ivoclar Ballroom at Lab Day Chicago with Katie Rinaldo, Mandy Arena, Jen Ludwig, & Jim Collis
May 15th, 2023 | 1 hr 6 mins
ada, back, bill, caring, covid, cry, dental, denturist association, emotional, facebook, friends, funding, getting better, give, grassroots, healing, illinois, ivoclar, lab, lab day chicago, laboratory, ladies of the mill, podcast, proud, removables, representative, school, speaking, st. louis, surgery, technician, voices from the bench
Back again with more amazing conversations we got while in the Ivoclar Ballroom at LMT Lab Day Chicago 2023. This time we talk to Katie Rinaldo and Mandy Arena who are trying to make Denturism legal in Illinois, CDT of the Year Jen Ludwig, and seasoned educator Jim Collis.
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Episode 79: Making A Dent in Illinois with Denturism: Katie Rinaldo Part 2
September 30th, 2019 | 33 mins 29 secs
additive, dental, denturism, denturist, digital forum, lab day, lab day east, laboratory, lmt, podcast, printer, technician, voices from the bench
We are back with part 2 of our conversation with removable technician turned law changer, Katie Rinaldo. She tells us more about how and why she is trying to make denturism legal in Illinois and what you can do to help.
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78: Making A Dent in Illinois with Denturism: Katie Rinaldo Part 1
September 23rd, 2019 | 35 mins 20 secs
dental, denturism, denturist, grassroots, illinois, laboratory, passion, podcast, technician, voices from the bench
We start a new two-part interview with someone who is still in the early stages of a grassroots campaign to make a positive change in her state of Illinois. Katie Rinaldo is a removable technician who is passionate about making denturism legal. With no legal background or sponsors, Katie tells Elvis and Barb the reason for taking on the challenge and how she’s going about it.