Episode Archive
396 episodes of Voices from The Bench since the first episode, which aired on April 1st, 2018.
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140: Prime Innovation and Ivotion: Don Bell from Ivoclar Vivadent
November 30th, 2020 | 1 hr 6 mins
blueline, dental, denture teeth, emax, laboratory, milled, monolithic, p7, pmma, podcast, supply chain, technician, voices from the bench, zirconia
Ivoclar Vivadent has been providing stellar materials to our industry for decades. And that continues into the decades to come as Don Bell from Ivoclar comes on the podcast to talk about Ivotion, Prime, the shutdown, and listening to labs to make everything better.
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139: Live, Not Live From the DLAT Part 3: Jason Stubbs, Bianka Nethery, & Mel Thorp
November 23rd, 2020 | 54 mins 32 secs
argen, carpenter, cdt, dental, dentist, digital dentures, dlat, in-person, laboratory, miyo, podcast, porcelain, preat, regulation, technician, texas, thanksgiving, voices from the bench
Our last set of conversations we got at the Dental Laboratory Association of Texas from the Argen booth. This week we talk to the DLAT secretary Jason Stubbs, one-woman lab owner Bianka Nethery, and 45 year+ CDT Mel Thorp. Great stuff Live, not live!
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138: Live, Not Live From the DLAT Part 2: Larry Mercadel & Scott McGaha
November 16th, 2020 | 57 mins 11 secs
dental, hawley retainers, in-house, itero, night guards, orthodontics, podcast, technician, texas, voices from the bench
We are back, not back, live, not live from the Argen booth at October's DLAT meeting. This episode we talk with Larry Mercadel CDT who is full of passion for the industry even after retirement and Scott McGaha who owns a ortho lab talking about technology.
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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.
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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.
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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".
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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"
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.