Richard Willes is the principal owner of Utah Valley Dental Lab. He is a very “hands on” leader who is active in determining the culture and direction of the business. Richard trained as a dental technician starting in 1976. Since that time, he worked hard to perfect his skills and is now recognized as one of the best diagnostic technicians in the business. Richard has owned and operated several successful dental labs in his career and has been a strong contributor to many significant changes in dentistry. Under his leadership, UVDL has grown from a few employees to a staff of over 50. Richard has guided the development of UVDL to the point where it is now recognized as one of the industry’s leading cosmetic dental labs. Over the years, UVDL has been involved in live-patient continuing education courses including PAC-live and The Hornbrook Group. Richard is also a founding member of Dental Lab Owners Business Association, a brainstorm group for new dental technologies and customer service.