Voices from The Bench

Episode Archive

Episode Archive

313 episodes of Voices from The Bench since the first episode, which aired on April 1st, 2018.

  • 137: Live, Not Live From the DLAT Part 1: Matthew Douglas, Lauren Blanton, and Dr. John Buie

    November 9th, 2020  |  56 mins 56 secs
    cdt, covid, dental, foundation, grants, laboratory, masks, moonray, overdenture, podcast, prosthodontist, technician, texas, voices from the bench

    While most dental laboratory conferences got shut down and rescheduled until 2021, Texas pushed their March show to October and still pulled it off. While we couldn't attend, Argen set up a computer and microphone and we still got to chat with some attendees. This week we have Matthew Douglas, Lauren Blanton, and Dr. John Buie.

  • 136: The Don of Liquid Ceramic: Don Cornell with Jensen Dental

    November 2nd, 2020  |  1 hr 4 mins
    ceramics, dental, e.max, glaze, laboratory, layering, miyo, pink gum, podcast, smoke, stain, storm, straw, technician, voices from the bench, zirconia

    One man and his team saw a way to take the number one selling restoration in our industry and make it better. Don Cornell is not new to the layering of crowns, but he found a better way to improve the monolithic zirconia crown by introducing a liquid ceramic called MIYO.

  • 135: The Voyage of the Bad To The Bone Dental Vessel: Allen "Patch" Garcia and Dr. Jack Bell

    October 26th, 2020  |  58 mins 28 secs
    3shape, chairside, dental, dentist, full arch, gothic arch, laboratory, mill, podcast, print, roland, teamwork, technician, voices from the bench

    Coming into port to tell their tale is Allen "Patch" Garcia and Dr. Jack Bell from Family Dental Associates in Warner Robins, Georgia. This in-office dental lab along with a progressive dentist is "killing" it on workflow and technology. Their voyage is bringing Bad To the Bone Dental restorations to everyone with "land legs".

  • 134: A True Measurement of Dental Laboratory Passion with Josef Kolbeck

    October 19th, 2020  |  58 mins 2 secs
    costa rica, dental, dentures, education, golden proportions, laboratory, occlusal scheme, occlusion, podcast, prosthodontist, retromolar pad, setting teeth, sharing, technician, voices from the bench

    Josef Kolbeck is a removable technician full of passion and a desire to help everyone get better at doing what they love to do. Josef comes on the podcast to talk about his introduction into the industry, the development on the OMP, Phi tool-guide, and taking it all to the next level with "Webinar-in-a-box"

  • 133: The (Virtual) Reality of Our Future: Vincent Silva and Jed Archibald

    October 12th, 2020  |  58 mins 44 secs
    augmented reality, cdt, covid-19, dental, dhc, goggles, laboratory, no legs, podcast, repair, technician, training, vhs, virtual reality, voices from the bench, vr

    Strap on some VR goggles and get ready to take the dental laboratory industry to the next level. Vincent Silva and Jed Archibald come on the podcast to talk about allowing labs to train, educate, troubleshoot, and repair, all within virtual reality.

  • 132: Coast to Coast with Denturism: Eric Hansen and Patrick Allen

    October 5th, 2020  |  56 mins 52 secs
    cdt, covid, dental, denturist, indian reservation, laboratory, native americans, nda, patients, podcast, removable, technician, voices from the bench, washington state

    Eric Hansen and Patrick Allen are two denturists from opposite sides of the country talking about bringing together an industry for the great good of the patient. They talk about practicing during COVID, helping other states get regulated, and their annual conference that is going virtual this year.

  • 131: Altering the Future of Dental Education with Professor Daniel Alter MSc, MDT, CDT

    September 28th, 2020  |  59 mins 52 secs
    3d printers, bachelor program, dental, digital dentures, education, growth, helping, laboratory, learning, podcast, teaching, technician, voices from the bench

    Daniel Alter is a professor at the New York City College of Technology and also the Executive Editor for Inside Dental Technology. Daniel has a passion to help the industry, assist labs be successful, and mold the graduating students so they are ready for today's labs.

  • 130: Ordering One Taco Supreme: Gary Iocco from Apex Dental Laboratory Group

    September 21st, 2020  |  56 mins 53 secs
    dental, digital dentures, education, fdlt, giving back, laboratory, minnesota, nadl, podcast, race for the future, taco tour, technician, voices from the bench

    Past President of the NADL, past Chair of the Foundation, and all around huge supporter of our industry, Gary Iocco joins the podcast this week. Gary talks about getting into the industry, starting his lab, being a part of the largest technician owned lab group, and his thoughts on the future of our profession.

  • 129: Family is the Gold Worth Refining: Leonard Hoffman from Aurident

    September 14th, 2020  |  53 mins 46 secs
    alloy, dental, intraoral, laboratory, milling, podcast, refining, reward points, scanner, technician, voices from the bench, zirconia

    Since 1974 Aurident has been providing dental labs materials with excellent customer service. As the industry changed, so did Aurident. Leonard Hoffman comes on to talk about taking over his family's business and staying relevant to the needs of the labs.

  • 128: Growing the Lab Through Burs: Greg Everett & Nick Alonge with Sierra Dental Tool

    September 7th, 2020  |  1 hr 3 mins
    carbite, dental, diamond, laboratory, podcast, roland, technician, vhf, voices from the bench, weteamup

    Let's celebrate the unsung heroes of the dental lab. The burs! Joining the podcast is Greg Everett and Nick Alonge with Sierra Dental Tool. They come on to talk about how they manufacture a better bur and how they can be a resource to help your lab succeed.

  • 127: Puck It, Let's Mill Gold with Scott Mappin from Strategy Milling

    August 31st, 2020  |  1 hr 48 secs
    alloy, dental, full cast, gold, laboratory, mills, podcast, pucks, stl file, technician, voices from the bench

    While many restorations have taken over metal, the full cast crown is still one of the best restorations on the market. Scott Mappin from Strategy Milling comes on the podcast to talk about how a lab can still offer this type of crown and still keep their digital workflow. Down with casting. The rise of the milled crown.

  • 126: When Everything is in a Roe: B.J. Kowalski from Roe Dental Lab

    August 24th, 2020  |  53 mins 42 secs
    abutments, all-on-x, argen, cal lab, chairside, chrome, conversions, dental, implants, inventory control, laboratory, podcast, printed temporaries, technician, voices from the bench

    This week brings us B.J. Kowalski from Roe Dental Lab. B.J. talks about getting into the business, what's going on at Roe, guided surgery, implant part inventory, in-house dentist, an interesting chairside conversion "match" system, and so much more. It's a look into a very progressive dental lab.

  • 125: Paul, Paul The Science Guy: Paul Cascone from Argen Explains Zirconia

    August 17th, 2020  |  55 mins 5 secs
    alloys, atoms, dental, iron, laboratory, minerals, mining, oxidation, podcast, research, science, technician, voices from the bench

    Do you really know what Zirconia is? We just grab a puck and mill it. But do you know how it gets to your lab? Paul Cascone from Argen comes on the podcast to explain where it comes from and how it gets into your mill.

  • 124: Teeth and Taxes: R&D Credit with John Beasley & Tracy Lustyan from alliantgroup

    August 10th, 2020  |  59 mins 28 secs
    cdt, dental, development, laboratory, podcast, research, tax credit, technician, voices from the bench

    When it comes to exciting topics, every lab technician instantly thinks of taxes! No? Maybe some should. Hear how John Beasley from Classic Craft Dental Lab teamed up with Tracy Lustyan from the alliantgroup to get a bunch of tax credits towards things his lab was already doing.

  • 123: Learn. Educate. Unite. Digital Dental Craftsmen with Jeffry Tobon & Sander Polanco

    August 3rd, 2020  |  1 hr 5 mins
    3shape, cdt, ce credit, ddc world booths, dental, denturist, dtg, exocad, laboratory, podcast, study group, technician, voices from the bench

    Jeffry Tobon & Sander Polanco came together to start a group for technicians to "Learn. Educate. Unite." Digital Dental Craftsmen is a movement that allows instructors to share their knowledge and members to grow together. Hear how they started the group, why they started DDC, and the exciting platform they are working on now.

  • 122: Hanging Out A Shingle for Denturism: Vallan Charron & Melissa Brulotte

    July 27th, 2020  |  54 mins 30 secs
    access to care, dental, denturism, denturist, grass roots, hybrid, laboratory, locator, over dentures, podcast, technician, voices from the bench

    Two Denturist from Washington State, Vallan Charron and Melissa Brulotte, come on the podcast to talk about the early days of getting Denturism recognized, how Denturism runs deep in their families, dealing with COVID, and how other states can start the path of getting it in their states.