Russ Reichel
Russ started his dental laboratory
experience in the fall of 1976 as a part time employee during an on the job
training program through his high school at a large twin cities lab. When he
graduated from high school in the spring of 1977, Russ became a full time
employee for 18 years with the same company he began his career with. During
that time Russ had many accomplishments including taking all 5 certification
tests (now there are 6), becoming the assistant manager for the removable department,
and fabricating maxillofacial products.
In 1995 Russ started his own business which ultimately grew to a full service lab. After 12 years
in business he sold his lab and decided to move to northern Minnesota. After 6
months of building a new home, he began working in an in house lab of a dental
clinic which also had 4 locations in the twin cities. He was asked to move back
to the cities where he had the responsibility of running 4 labs. This was a
tremendous opportunity as he was introduced to working directly with the
patients and doctors on a daily basis and also learning the business aspect of
how a dental office operates. In 2013, after 5 years of working in the clinics,
Russ decided to work with Intelligent Touch Dental Laboratory where he is the
manager of the removable department.
Russ has always
focused in continuing education and learning. He was very opportunistic to work
with very talented technicians which were tremendous mentors to him. He has
attended many lectures, hands on courses, and seminars by many worldly known
instructors. In his spare time, Russ enjoys hunting, fishing, and returns to
northern Minnesota almost every weekend.