BOROUGH PARK -- Americans were recently stunned to learn that almost one-third of all Americans over the age of 65 have no natural teeth. Satisfying this overwhelming need for dentures and implants for America’s senior citizens keep the country’s dental labs busy year-round. That is the reason Brooklyn’s own AIM Dental Laboratory has become one the nation’s most highly successful laboratories for over 60 years.
Israel Levin, born in Vilnius, Lithuania in 1942, soon celebrates his 40th Anniversary as owner and operator of AIM, a full-service laboratory located in the Borough Park area of Brooklyn. Levin has made it a practice to provide his laboratory with the most current cutting-edge technology to be utilized in making a wide variety of products including innovative crowns, bridges and implants. Levin, who now owns an entire city block in Brooklyn, began his career in Manhattan, but moved to Brooklyn in 1969.
Under Levin’s leadership, AIM became one of the largest dental labs in all of New York City, employing over 95 people. The original lab opened in 1951, and Levin joined it as a junior partner in 1969. He purchased the business and became its sole owner in 1989. AIM Dental Laboratory is located at 15 Parkville Ave.
In addition to being an astute businessman, Israel Levin is also known for his charity work. He did all of the laboratory dental work for firefighter Al Kent, who was injured during 9/11. He was missing several teeth and had extensive ridge resorption in the upper and lower jaws. He received 13 implants replacing missing upper and lower teeth. All of this work was finely crafted by Israel Levin and coordinated with the philanthropic help of Dr. James Doundoulakis, a Manhattan cosmetic dental and implant specialist. This is just one of many cases in which Levin donated his time and talents to help the less fortunate.
The energetic 66 year-old senior citizen puts in a full day’s work five days a week managing his 95-employee dental lab. When asked why technology is important to him, Levin replied, “Keeping in touch with the newest technology is a must -- without it this business would go under very quickly.”
His equipment includes the latest in CAD/CAM software, giving his staff immediate computer visualization and allowing consumers to be more aware of their treatment options.
Levin is the father of two sons: Robert Levin, editor and publisher of the New York Enterprise Report, and Dan Levin, a personal trainer who also designs video games.
Levin reflected on his successful life and business: “The only reason I’m still here and in this business is because I never give up, never.”
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