Burbank Dental Laboratoy, Inc.

For more than 65 years the Sedler family has been dedicated to excellence in dentistry. Beginning in the former Soviet Union and continuing for more than 34 years in the U.S., today Southern California is home to Burbank Dental Laboratory, Inc, The Advance Technology Center and the Oral Design Laboratory of Los Angeles. All three of these labs are a result of the Sedler families' passion for dentistry. The U.S journey began with Burbank Dental Laboratory, founded by Ilya and Irina Sedler in 1979. In 1984 their son, Tony Sedler, took over and began to develop the lab into the nationally known and respected lab it is today. Tony began to transition the lab into a modern, full-service cosmetic laboratory, building on the existing product line of conventional PFM and denture restorations. He began by embracing the best of the new all-ceramic restorations and training and recruiting the most talented technicians in Southern California. The development took another leap in 2008 when Andrew Sedler, Tony's son, joined the Burbank team to work on the development of CAD/CAM and digital dentistry.

In 2009, in the middle of the nation's economic turmoil, Burbank began to plan for major investments in technology and infrastructure to prepare for the next decade. Tony and Andrew wanted to stay on the cutting edge of technology. However, they were quite adamant that as the technology developed, aesthetics and craftsmanship remain a key focus. As always, the numberone priority remained, to deliver maximum support of our customer needs. Their mandate was that technology must facilitate an increase in quality, consistency and technicians' ability to develop individual artistic elements for each case. This was the beginning of the Advanced Technology Center (ATC), a facility that houses our implant abutment, bar milling center and our state-of-the-art education center.

Along the way, while networking internationally, Tony met and created a strong alliance with Willi Geller, one of the greatest ceramist in the world. This relationship allowed Tony to spin off a boutique lab on the campus of USC, the Oral Design Center of Los Angeles (Willi Geller's Exclusive Lab Brand). That is when Yana, Tony's wife, joined the team as the on-site manager and liaison at the USC laboratory. Yana had a rich background in business management and a family tradition in dentistry as well.