Michel Magne, MDT, Oral Design

Michel Magne was born in la Chaux-de-Fonds (Switzerland) in 1958. He grew up and followed his primary education in Neuchâtel, where he was certified as a dental technician in 1979. Michel developed his technical education in fixed prosthodontics (ceramics) and esthetics until 1984. Between 1985 and 1991, Michel consecutively directed two dental laboratories as master ceramist, specializing in implant-supported work and complex oral rehabilitation. Between 1992 and 2004, Michel was the owner and director of Oral Design Center Dental Laboratory in Montreux, Switzerland. Since January 2005, Michel has been an Associate Professor of Clinical Dentistry at the University of Southern California (USC, Los Angeles) where he directs the Center for Dental Technology and is in charge of esthetic courses and postgraduate education. He is author and co-author of several articles on esthetic dentistry and is frequently invited to lecture on these topics.