Mary Alvin, CDT
Denture Department Manager

Mary started her career at Harrison Dental lab in Seattle, in 1966. She received her certification in complete dentures and was promoted to assistant manager of the denture department there. She joined Thorn Ford Dental Laboratory in 1978 as General Manager and helped build the team and clientele of this premier laboratory in the Northwest. Mary has bench trained many excellent technicians and actively continues to oversee the professional growth of the people under her supervision. She works closely with her employees and dentist customers to ensure excellence and customer satisfaction. Mary pays great attention to detail to make sure every case has smooth balance and function, to be sure the appliance works properly for the patient with minimal doctor adjustments required. Mary is highly proficient in all removable and complex cases such as, Implant over dentures with attachments and Hybrid Implant Dentures. Mary spends much of her time managing her department of 11. Her 43 years of production experience has made her an irreplaceable source of experience and knowledge about removable prosthetics. She is always ready to take a call to discuss case plans, materials options and esthetic or functional challenges.e-mail contact: solutions@thornford.com