Jim Glidewell
Founder and President @Glidewell Dental
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Founder and President @Glidewell Dental
Newport Beach, CA, US
Glidewell is the largest privately owned dental laboratory in the world. As Founder and President, Jim Glidewell, CDT, strives to reduce the cost of production in order to keep dentistry affordable for both clinician and patient. Jim also directs the industry-leading Research and Development department responsible for the award-winning BruxZir® Solid Zirconia, and promotes continuing education and progress in the dental industry by self-publishing the quarterly Chairside® magazine.
ABOUT JIM GLIDEWELL
James R. Glidewell is an American entrepreneur and philanthropist best known as the founder and President of Glidewell, the world’s largest privately-owned provider of restorative dental solutions. Spurred by a desire to make rehabilitative dentistry affordable for all, Jim applied a unique blend of technical knowledge, business principles, and marketing philosophies to expand his one-man, kitchen-table operation in 1970 into a multifaceted technology company among those at the forefront of the oral health industry today. Employing a diverse team of certified technicians, engineers, scientists, clinicians, and support personnel, Jim continues his lifelong dream of advancing the materials and techniques available to dentists and laboratories, enhancing knowledge through free education platforms, increasing patient access to premium services, and in growing the careers of the more than individuals come to join him in his pursuits. A respected member of his southern California community, Jim actively supports an extensive array of local and national organizations that provide assistance to underserved children, families, military veterans, and more.
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