Spear Education Grant

Grant Overview

Recognizing the need for increased accessibility to higher education in dental laboratory technology, Spear and the Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology have partnered to bring you the Spear Education Grant.

The Spear Education Grant will award two in-person Spear Educational Seminars and five Spear Online Memberships at no charge. The charge for a Spear Educational Seminar would typically be $995 per seat, and the charge for a Spear Online Membership would be $2,748; however, due to Spear’s generosity, the grant recipients will have these fees waved.

Spear two-day seminars provide solid, fundamental concepts, systematic treatment planning and proven steps for achieving predictable clinical results. There are seven different seminars to choose from, including Interdisciplinary Management of Esthetic Dilemmas, Demystifying Occlusion, Treating the Worn Dentition, and more. For a full listing and detailed information on the available seminars, please click here.

With a Spear Online Membership, you will gain instant 24/7 access to Clinician Education, Patient Education, Team Training, Lobby Videos and more.

Requirements

In order to be eligible for this grant an applicant must be actively working in the dental laboratory technology profession.
Sitting members of the NADL Board, NBC Trust, or FDLT Trust are not eligible as individuals to apply for or win grants/scholarships offered through the Foundation.
The Spear Education Grant winner(s) must attend the seminar/join within one year of being awarded the grant. No extensions will be given.
The Spear Education Grant winner(s) of the Spear Educational Seminars will be responsible for their own travel and accommodations.
The Spear Education Grant winner(s) will be required to provide the Foundation with a headshot and testimonial (web video submission or typed submission on letterhead paper) about receiving the grant, attending the course, and how this experience will positively impact his/her DLT career, prior to funds being released.
No cash will be provided to the grant recipient. If the recipient fails to use the grant or cannot make their scheduled course date, they will forfeit their grant.
The Spear Education Grant winner(s) will not be eligible to receive this grant two years in a row.

Applications are due on July 15, 2025

FDLT Trustee Martha Martin recognizes Spear Education for their unwavering support and commitment to the future of dental laboratory technology during the 2018 Spear Summit meeting.

Pictured above left to right: Dr. Martin Mendelson; Matthew Martin, CDT; Martha Martin, FDLT Trustee; Dr. Frank Spear; Dr. Steve Ratcliff; Matt Blaser, Study Club Advisor

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2024 Awardees

Clair Fahim - Staten Island, NY
Ramachandan Aththiyappan, CDT - India
Anzhela Grigoryan, CDT – Los Angeles, CA
Christiane Liteli, CDT – Durham, NC
Angela Hanno – Phoenix, AZ
Kevin Kelly, CDT – Thornton, CO
Kristin Gorter, CDT – Rosemount, MN

2023 Awardees

Alejandra Nathaly Fuenmayor Jr. – Herriman, UT
Amalia D Rodriguez – Hollywood, FL
Frank Tintrup – Mount Vernon, NY
Kassandra Oliva – Fontana, CA
Monica Buchanan, CDT – Waterford, WI
Paul Olawumi Alabi – Lagos, Nigeria
Tom Rostron, CDT – San Diego, CA

2022 Awardees

Andrew Williamson – Spanish Town Jamaica
Criag May – Billings, MT
John Madden, CDT – Minneapolis, MN
Katayoun Sahebgharani – Rockville, MD
Kim Doyle, CDT – Portland, OR
Marie Thomas, CDT, TE – Clovis, NM
William Yi, CDT – Aliso Viejo, CA

2021 Awardees

Adam Spearman – Maumelle, AR
Cybele Weilbacher, CDT – Dunedin, FL
Kelly Ann Simpson – Gilberts, IL
Laura Andreescu, CDT – Brooklyn, NY
Lauren Blanton, CDT – Anchorage, AK

2020 Awardees

Chris Timmerman, CDT, TE – San Diego, CA
Daoudian Mehran, CDT – Pasadena, CA
Jeremiah Holder, CDT – Napes, FL
Maximiliano Ivanovich – Melbourne, FL
Nicole Jackson, CDT – Waukesha, WI

2019 Awardees

Bridget Boudreau, CDT – Collinsville, IL
Caitlin Dawson, CDT – Mechanicsville, VA
Jee, Kim, CDT – Honolulu, HI
Lauren Blanton, CDT – Hewitt, TX
Tomas Mikonis, CDT – Largo, FL

2018 Awardees

Jenn-Hwan Chen, CDT – Coppell, TX
Jennifer Ludwig – Beaver Dam, WI
Kate Nguyen, CDT – Los Angeles, CA
Matthew Hotelling, CDT – Charlotte, NC
Sooji Lee, CDT – Waco, TX

2017 Awardees

Iwona Alicja Villa, CDT – Westminster, CA
Jennifer Krueger, CDT – Hastings, MN
Lisa Bornsheuer, Master CDT – Tyler, TX
Mindy Ledwell-Maier – Thomasville, NC
Anyanwu Nnamdi – Birnin Kebbi, Nigeria

2016 Awardees

Anthony Calonico, CDT, TE – Bolingbrook, IL
Daniel Ulaszek, CDT – Bolingbrook, IL
Naoki Aiba, CDT – Monterey, CA
Paul McGrath, CDT – Bolingbrook, IL
Remington Redell, CDT – Aurora, CO

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Grant Application Deadline

July 15th

Application Criteria

Completed application must include:

A completed Spear Education Grant application form
A completed typed Letter of Interest that fully answers each of the 3 questions asked in the application
A signed Application Affidavit
All of the above must be submitted to the Foundation office by July 15th

The Foundation for Dental Laboratory Technology

Attn: Lindsey Rowan
325 John Knox Rd #L103
Tallahassee, FL 32303
Fax: (850) 222-0053
Email: foundation@dentallabfoundation.org