
Marat Awdaljan is a dental ceramist with passion to mimic nature. Born in Tbilisi, Georgia, in 1988 to Armenian parents, Marat moved to the Netherlands with his family in 1993, where he grew up. He completed his training at the Dental Technology school in 2010, receiving the best thesis award for his thesis on psychology in dental technology, entitled "Key to the future." At the age of 21, Marat was awarded the title of Master Dental Technician and began working at the dental laboratory “Natuurlijk! Tandtechniek" in Veenendaal. In 2012, he accomplished his training as a Clinical Dental Technician, and one year later, he became the manager and co-owner of the laboratory where he remained until 2020. During this period, Marat was traveling worldwide to meet the Masters in Dentistry to broaden his knowledge and find answers to all the questions and problems in the dental field. The Interviews he did with the Masters are still published in Labline Magazine. In 2019, Marat created MATISSE software, the shade matching software for dentists and dental technicians that has revolutionized the industry. [...]