Dr. Howell grew up in Wyoming as the oldest of five children, and worked with his Engineer father for most of his youth. He credits that time spent working together as the igniting force behind his own passion for precision, discipline, and working with his hands.

He completed his undergrad studies in Biology and Public Health at Utah State University, earned his Doctor of Dental Medicine from Case Western Reserve University, and completed a Master of Science and Certificate of Specialty in Prosthodontics at The Ohio State University.

During his Prosthodontic Residency his focus was on comprehensive oral reconstruction and implants. As a Chief Resident, he taught and mentored other residents and dental students in every aspect of Prosthodontics. This experience instilled in him a passion for education, and he enjoys sharing his expertise by teaching groups of dentists nationwide the All-On-4® dental implant technique that he spent so many years mastering.

While a Resident he was trained in all aspects of dental lab work and began fabricated dentures and partials from start to finish. This laboratory training was key in helping Dr. Howell customize each prosthesis in-house, and become really particular about what was returned from the dental labs. It was this thoughtful attention to detail, and his absolute insistence on exacting precision and beautiful artistry, that nudged him to co-found Renew. Now with clients from coast to coast, the work the lab does is of the highest quality anywhere.

A board certified Prosthodontist, Dr. Farley discovered at a young age he had a passion for all things technology related. He completed dental school and his Prosthodontic Residency at The Ohio State University. During Residency, he created a free radiographic implant identification resource called: WhatImplantIsThat.com. His passion at the intersection of technology and information also led him to co-found Infodontics, a company committed to making dental resources available through a library of free online resources.

His Masters Thesis compared the accuracy of CAD/CAM digital surgical guides to traditional guides, and over the years he has become highly proficient in five different implant planning programs. His 3D modeling and animation passions have led him to explore and master all the ways both intersect with modern dentistry and no doubt led him to co-found Renew, a Lab creating technically precise and beautifully artistic prosthetics for clients everywhere. He also uses his mastery of programs like Meshmixer and Blue Sky to train other dentists so they can achieve truly state-of-the-art results.

He has lectured nationally and internationally on topics such as Immediate Interim hybrids, implant complications, fully guided implant surgery, implant identification, and all other aspects of today’s digital dentistry. You could say Dr. Farley is truly a geek at heart.

He is married to an amazing woman and has three wonderful kids, with whom he enjoys hiking, biking, and building Legos. All in 3D of course.