Sam Alawie

Sam Alawie earned his Master Dental Technician (MDT) degree in Brussels, Belgium, in 1994, graduating with his school's highest academic distinction. He was then invited to complete advanced training at Ivoclar in Liechtenstein.

He moved to the United States in 2003 and in 2006 founded Beverly Hills Dental Laboratory in Beverly Hills, California. His work centers on technical and clinical communication between the laboratory and the clinician, and its role in treatment planning, restorative outcomes and patient satisfaction.

In 2008 he joined the USC School of Dentistry as a Visiting Instructor, co-teaching hands-on full-arch rehabilitation workshops. In 2009 he was invited to serve as a Key Opinion Leader for Nobel Biocare, and in 2012 he became Visiting Faculty at the UCLA School of Dentistry, co-instructing its Implant and Esthetic Continuum. He has taught hands-on crown and bridge courses and presented in the United States, Europe and the Middle East, and he serves as President of the Aesthetic Excellence Study Club.

In 2014 he opened an education center where dentists, dental technicians, specialists and students train together through hands-on continuing education. In 2020 Willi Geller of the Oral Design Foundation in Switzerland invited him to join the Oral Design Family. He has since become an Associate Member of the American Academy of Esthetic Dentistry and an Affiliate Member of the Pacific Coast Society for Prosthodontics. In 2022 he founded Magne Education, where he serves as CEO.

He is a co-author of a 2019 clinical report in The Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry and of a 2025 study in the Journal of Esthetic and Restorative Dentistry with Dr. Pascal Magne and Michel Magne. He has appeared on the Dentistry Unmasked series from Dental Economics and the Dental Digest Podcast, and at the 2027 Magne Symposium in Miami he is scheduled to present "Navigating Complex Full Arch Implant-Supported Restorations: Combining Analogue Methods and Digital Dentistry for Optimal Outcomes".

At Magne Education he teaches on The Ultimate Veneer: Prep and No-Prep, the Dental Photography Course, Immediacy in Full Arch: The Pathway to FP1 and the porcelain veneers live patient course, reviews Magne Continuum certification essays with Dr. Magne, and offers one-to-one mentoring for dentists and dental technicians.