About BVDL

About BVDL

About BVDL

Buddy Shafer, Jr., CDT, President

As a board-certified technician with over 40 years of experience, Buddy has led Bay View Dental Lab to a nationally recognized position.


An ongoing commitment to continuous learning characterizes Buddy’s career. His educational background includes membership and training with the prestigious International Society for Dental Ceramics (ISDC), the Society for Occlusal Studies (SOS), the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD), and the American College of Prosthodontists (ACP). He has over 1000 hours of comprehensive study at The Dawson Academy with Dr. Peter Dawson of St. Petersburg, FL, and over 5,000 hours of additional study with other noted doctors such as Frank Spear, Mark Piper, Parker Mahan, John Cranham, John Kois, Carl Misch, and many more.


Buddy was on The Dawson Academy's teaching faculty and is the director of the Mid-Atlantic Center for Advanced Dental Study. His experience is especially helpful for treatment planning complex cases involving occlusal issues, worn dentition, and combination fixed/removable casework.


Richard Shafer, CDT, Vice President

Co-owner of Bay View Dental Lab, Rick is also board-certified in ceramics with over 40 years of experience. He is an exceptionally skilled technician with both metal ceramics and metal-free restorative systems.


Rick’s educational background is similar to Buddy’s – hundreds of hours devoted to clinical study with leading educators in dentistry. He is a Technical Fellow and an active member of the prestigious Northeastern Gnathological Society. He is also a Fellow of the Academy of Comprehensive Esthetics (ACE) with genR8TNext and an accreditation candidate with the AACD. Rick has been responsible for the successful AACD accreditation results for many of our clients around the country.


Rick is especially well known as one of the country’s most knowledgeable and experienced technicians in cosmetic dentistry. In the past two decades, he has worked and exchanged ideas about ceramic materials with top ceramists from around the world including Arnold Worlwrend, David Korson, Lee Culp, Bill Parks, Gerald Ubassey, Martin Walser, Shigeo Kataoka, Andreas Nolte, Michel Magne, Oliver Brix, and others. Rick is uniquely qualified to provide the highest level of functional/esthetic anterior restorations.

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