Dr. Robert R. Winter

Robert R. Winter

DDS

About Dr. Winter

Dr. Winter graduated in 1981 from Marquette University School of Dentistry, and in 1983 completed his Prosthodontic Specialty Residency in Milwaukee, Wisconsin at the VA Medical Center. Since 1983, he has maintained a private practice limited to Prosthodontics, and is co-owner of Esthetics by Design, a commercial laboratory specializing in highly esthetic restorations. Dr. Winter began teaching clinical and technical courses worldwide to dentists and dental technicians in 1984 and has been a principal instructor at Spear in Scottsdale, Arizona, since 2009. He is a Past President of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry where he remains a member and is a member of the American Academy of Restorative Dentistry and the American Dental Association. Dr. Winter is a member of the graduate prosthodontics faculty at the University of Washington and the University of Southern California and is on faculty at Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine in Phoenix, Arizona.

Having taught more than 1000 didactic, clinical, and technical courses in over 45 countries, Dr. Winter is recognized around the world as a premier clinician, dental technologist, and master ceramist. This unique blending of disciplines and talent continues to keep him in high demand as an educator and speaker. Dr. Winter sits on the advisory board for the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry. He is involved in research and product development pertaining to new dental materials. Dr. Winter has a line of specific preparation design burs developed for Brasseler, USA, and was a co-developer of d.SIGN® dental ceramic for Ivoclar-Vivadent. In 1991, he was the second recipient of the Gordon Christensen Lecturer Recognition Award for Excellence in Restorative Education, and in 2005, Dr. Winter was named Marquette University School of Dentistry Distinguished Alumni of the Year. In 2018, Dr. Winter received the inaugural Distinguished Lecturer Award from the prestigious American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry.