Kent D. Kohli, CDT is a graduate of Weber State University and Archibald Associates Fixed Prosthodontic Program for Private Dental Technicians at the Clinical Research Associates in Provo, Utah. After graduating, Kent completed an advanced specialty internship in all-ceramic restoration under the direction of Master Dental Technician, John F. Archibald, CDT. Kent has owned and operated a private commercial dental studio, Contemporary Dental Aesthetics, LLC., for over 25 years, concentrating his efforts in all areas of fixed dental prosthetics. Kent's specialties are smile design reconstruction, all-ceramic restoration and esthetic implant restoration. His business tag line and personal mantra is "In Pursuit of a More Excellent Way..." Kent's passion is education and he has studied with some of the world's most talented Dentists, Master Dental Technicians and Artists. Some of these professionals include: Willi Geller, Uwe Brosamle, Jean Marc Etienne, Walter Gebhard, Hitoshi Aoshima, Naoki Aiba, Aki Yoshida, Naoki Hayashi, Yuichi Ikenaga, Don Cornell, John F. Archibald, Brad Jones, Matthew Roberts, Michael Bellerino, Gilbert Young, Brian Lindke, William Parks, Dr. Gerard Chiche, Dr. John Kois, Dr. Lloyd Miller, Dr. Robert Winter, Dr. David Hornbrook and Dr. Tom Trinkner. In addition to his professional studies, Kent has maintained an active teaching schedule as an International Instructor for Kuraray-Noritake Dental (Nagoya, Japan) and Henry Schein Dental (Melville, NY). Kent has presented hundreds of lectures, demos, demonstrations and hands-on courses over the past 12 years. Kent has also served as a technical education director and research & development consultant for a variety of dental ceramic companies and dental supply companies worldwide. Additionally he has authored numerous technical articles in dental journals and trade magazines, as well as authoring many technical instruction manuals on a variety of dental ceramic fabrication & layering techniques. Kent is married to Debra (25 years) and they are the proud parents of one son and three daughters. When Kent isn't crafting and photographing dental restorations and teeth, he can be found participating in macro and landscape photography, exercising, mountain biking, watching MLS soccer and college football, enjoying activities in the outdoors and serving in various capacities in his church congregation.