Our Founders
Meet the visionary minds behind SGT Continuing Dental Education, driven by a passion for advancing dental knowledge and dedicated to shaping the future of dental professionals.
“Anyone who stops learning is old, at twenty or eighty. Anyone who keeps learning stays young.”
-Henry Ford
Dr. Ricardo da Costa
Ricardo da Costa is a Doctor of Dental Surgery (DDS) enrolled at the Federal Council of Dentistry – CFO Brazil since 1995. He owns a very successful radiology and cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) center in Brazil and specializes in diagnostic imaging for implant placement and guided surgery. He is also a dental cadcam designer and a consultant dentist at FGM dental company.
“Being a student is easy. Learning requires actual work.”
-William Crawford
Dimitri Tsichlis, CDT
Dimitri Tsichlis is an experienced master dental technician with a dental technology degree he obtained in 2007. He has worked in his father’s dental lab since he was 18 years old. Mr. Tsichlis is an active lecturer and expert in his field. He is a member of the renowned American College of Prosthodontists association and a key opinion leader for Amann Girrbach, an international dental materials and technology company. He is also the owner of Styledent, a dental lab with locations in Canada and the USA.
“It is what we know already that often prevents us from learning.”
-Claude Bernard
Lidia Croteau
Lidia Croteau has a Bachelor in Science (B.S.) with joint honors in Communications and Political Science and has a sales and marketing background. She has worked in the dental laboratory industry for the past 12 years. Ms. Croteau has been trained in every aspect of the business including production for the past 12 years for Styledent in Canada. She is now the CEO of Styledent in Winter Park Florida.
The Advisory Committee
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Jonathan Montoya, D.D.S.
MEMBER
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Konstantinos Chohlidakis, D.D.S.
MEMBER
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Carlos Melendez, D.D.S.
MEMBER
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