Voices from The Bench

A Dental Laboratory Podcast

About the show

A weekly podcast dedicated to the dental laboratory industry. Featuring anyone associated with the profession from all over the world. Host are in their own dental laboratory every day making teeth and interviewing people from the industry on their time off. New episodes every Monday morning.

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Episodes

  • 303: It's the Bobby and Blake Show! with Bobby Kenney and Blake Barksdale

    January 15th, 2024  |  1 hr 5 mins
    army, bombed, conversions, culture, dan yoder, dental, full arch, implants, ivotion, laboratory, missiles, new teeth now, pm7, poached, podcast, removables, t-ball, technician, tempories, triathlon, voices from the bench

    This week we are joined by two "gentlemen" who are doing great things in Huntsville, Alabama. Bobby Kenney comes on to talk about his journey in dental technology that has landed him back at Barksdale Dental Lab to help Blake Barksdale take the lab to the next level of digital dentistry.

  • 302: From Bait Shop to Metal Printing with Josh Williams

    January 8th, 2024  |  1 hr 8 mins
    anneal, bait shop, burn out, chrome cobalt, corporate, dental, digital, electropolishing, gps, hand wax, laboratory, maintenance, micron, model room, mowing, ndx, octan, outsourcing, partials, podcast, print, printed resin, repairs, supports, team solutions, technician, titanium, voices from the bench, warping

    This week we talk to an analog framework technician turned metal printing expert from GPS Digital RPD. Josh explains the process of getting into metal printing, some of the issues they have had, and what it took to perfect such new technology.

  • 301: Quality Over Quantity with Alina Ceclan

    January 1st, 2024  |  1 hr 6 mins
    bench test, changes, corporate, dental, family, full cast, growth, instagram, laboratory, layering, learning, love, miyo, old teeth, podcast, recruiter, self study, speed, structure, technician, tips, voices from the bench, work hard

    This week we talk to ceramist Alina Ceclan from Qlab in London. Alina talks all about her journey from Romania, how she didn't like teeth at first, loving the MIYO system, and learning to make them look like teeth and not restorations.

  • 300: Mastering exocad with Marjorie Andrade

    December 25th, 2023  |  1 hr 11 mins
    ai, analog, blender, ceramist, communication, creepy, dental, edit, exocad, fast learner, freelance, gamer, graphic design, idd, inlab, laboratory, microwaves, nerd, patients, podcast, technician, voices from the bench, work visa, workflow

    We are celebrating the 300th episode on Christmas with special guest Marjorie Andrade, a Brazilian technicians working in New Zealand. Marjorie talks about her journey, school, learning digital, doing freelance design work, and putting together one of the best online exocad course.

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    299: The Netflix of Digital Dentistry with Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny and iDD

    December 18th, 2023  |  1 hr 21 mins
    3d printing, blog, cerec, covid, dental, e4d, exocad, family, future, growth, hospital, ids, laboratory, netflix, podcast, printing, study club, super chill, technician, trios, voices from the bench

    This week brings us a dentist all the way from New Zealand that is leading the way in digital dentistry, Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny. Dr. Ahmad created the Institute of Digital Dentistry, an online platform with a ton of content relevant to both clinicians and technicians.

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    298: Turning Bad Experiences Into Good with Sam Talassinos and XYZ Dental

    December 11th, 2023  |  1 hr 7 mins
    3d printing, adia, asiga, board member, certification, dental, deregulation, dg shape, exocad, grant, high jumping, install, laboratory, mes-icore, mill box, podcast, rag trade, relationships, second generation, technician, training, voices from the bench, whitepeaks

    This week we chat with Sam Talassinos, who owns XYZ Dental in Australia specializing in selling what they use and using what they sell.

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    297: Real Implant Talk with Joel Gonzales and MegaGen

    December 4th, 2023  |  1 hr 10 mins
    abutments, air force, bone reduction, connection, dallas, dental, education, electrician, fp1, fp2, fp3, full arch, laboratory, lifecore, morse taper, oem, platform, podcast, scan bodies, screws, surgical guides, team approach, technician, threads, voices from the bench

    This week we get super nerdy with Joel Gonzales from MegaGen North America. Joel talks about his past with implants, why he educates rather than sells, all about surgery protocols, all about the MegaGen implant, and using the right tool for the right job.

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    296: Igniting The Fire In Your Belly with Marina Caponigro

    November 27th, 2023  |  1 hr 11 mins
    aidite, anax usa, cooking, courses, dental, dental assistant, elementary school teacher, food, gc america, hiring, laboratory, meatballs, multitasking, podcast, sin dental, teaching, technician, traveling, ukraine, voices from the bench

    This week we talk to the ever-enthusiastic Marina Caponigro from the Smileology Group Dental Lab. Marina talks about coming to America, learning chairside and lab work, her passion for teaching others, and opening her own lab to help other labs.

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    295: Growth Through Solution Based Sales with David Lesh

    November 20th, 2023  |  1 hr 6 mins
    buying signals, cal-lab, captek, concert dental, crm, dale dental, dental, empress, follow up, gross margin, laboratory, podcast, role play, sales, technician, territory, top of mind, turn around times, voices from the bench

    Even if you are not a "salesperson", everyone in the lab plays a part in the growth of the lab. This week David Lesh from 8 and 9 Consulting comes on to talk about his background, putting together a sales plan, the art of strategic pauses, and selling by providing solutions and not price.

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    294: DTG Symposium 2023 Part 4 with Salvador Carrillo and Renata Vano

    November 13th, 2023  |  1 hr 8 mins
    baja, bella st. clair, brazil, cancun, clear, dental, dental lab association, denture, digital, education, english, federation, high end, ivoclar, judging, laboratory, mexico, pasadena, podcast, retired, san diego, school, social media, teaching, technician, tijuana, travel, veneers, voices from the bench, water, work / life

    We wrap up the conversations from the 2023 DTG Symposium with two great guests. First is from Mexico, but now in the States, Salvador Carrillo and then from Brazil, Renata Vano. Both with great and passionate stories.

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    293: DTG Symposium 2023 Part 3 with Dan Boskocevic, Kostia Vyshamirski, and David & Michael De Wet

    November 6th, 2023  |  1 hr 7 mins
    3shape, analog, art, cal-lab, cast, cdt, cleveland, creation, damaged goods, dental, deregistration, facebook, in-office, japan, jewelry, kol, laboratory, layering, lisi, lockdown, member, military, parents, plaster room, podcast, print, refractory die, roe, south africa, technician, voices from the bench, von grow

    We are back again at the DTG Symposium 2023 talking to Dan Boskocevic from GC America, Kostia Vyshamirski from Latvia, and David & Michael De Wet all the way from New Zealand. It's a star studded show!

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    292: DTG Symposium 2023 Part 2 with Shelia Raquel & Quint Whipple

    October 30th, 2023  |  1 hr 1 min
    air force, coin, competition, dental, dental assistant, dentist, education, female, hygienist, laboratory, las vegas, lvi, military, new orleans, occlusion, podcast, school, stories, technician, voices from the bench, wife, zirconia

    This week we are back at the 2023 DTG Symposium with Shelia Raquel from White Peaks Dental Solutions USA and Quint Whipple, the man behind the DTG coin and so much more.

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    291: DTG Symposium 2023 with Erika Ramirez, Marjola Paloka, and Beatrice Robichaud

    October 23rd, 2023  |  1 hr 5 mins
    000%, 12th floor, 13, 3shape, beta, blender 4 dental, bollywood, cdt, dental, e.max, laboratory, magnets, master cup, podcast, pranks, technician, vdo, voices from the bench, young

    This week starts the collection of epic conversation we got at the DTG Symposium 2023. We start off with Erika Ramirez and Marjola Paloka from G Dental and Beatrice Robichaud from Panthera.

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    290: Destined to Design Digitally with Kristina Vaitelyte

    October 16th, 2023  |  1 hr 5 mins
    ceramist, certification, cosmetic, dental, exocad insights, family life, germany, high end, instagram, laboratory, miyo, nexus dental, nightshift, photography, photoshop, podcast, prosthodontist, soviet union, technician, voices from the bench

    First Lithuania, then the UK, and now the world, Kristina Vaitelyte is taking digital dentistry to the next level. Destined to be in the industry, Kristina talks about school, traveling to learn in other countries, and working in-office treatment planning directly with patients.

  • 289: From Vision Board to Lab Ownership with Todd Reid

    October 9th, 2023  |  1 hr 25 secs
    bonadent, ceo, ceramist, cheering, dental, family, full service, grants, heaven, laboratory, life lessons, mentors, podcast, ptc, removables, teamwork, technician, vision board, voices from the bench, walmart, well dressed

    This week we meet Todd Reid, the owner of Access Dental Laboratories. Todd talks about his journey, the people who helped him along the way, and eventually opening his own lab where he can pass along the same opportunities that others gave him.

  • 288: The VITAlity of VITA with Sam Nekola and Mackenzie Mayer

    October 2nd, 2023  |  1 hr 5 mins
    acrylic, analog, art, century, dental, dentures, ez shade, family owned, hand-crafted, history, hybrid ceramic, instagram, lab owner, laboratory, online store, pink, podcast, shade guide, technician, teeth, vita block, voices from the bench, zirconia

    This week we talk all about the iconic company Vita. Sam Nekola, the Director of Marketing Communications at VITA North America, and MacKenzie Mayer, owner of Bella Dental Studio, come on to discuss the history of the 100 year old company and why Mackenzie chooses Vita over other brands.