Yoshinobu Umeda, CDT, RDT

Raised in Japan, Yoshi is the vice president at Kuwata Pan Dent, where he was hired back in 1980. He takes great pride when the lab’s work makes doctors and patients happy. He sees negative feedback as an opportunity to learn and positive feedback as motivation. Founded in 1976, by Masahiro Kuwata, Kuwata Pan Dent has maintained a tradition of excellence, creating restorations that are fabricated to meet the highest of standards.