Episode Archive
317 episodes of Voices from The Bench since the first episode, which aired on April 1st, 2018.
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253: Getting Candid About Candulor with Alexander Ewert
January 30th, 2023 | 1 hr 3 mins
acrylic, advertising, colored wax, dental, dentures, germany, ids, lab day, laboratory, milk, molds, monomer, podcast, shade 34, swiss, technician, teeth, vision 21, voices from the bench
This week we talk to Alexander Ewert, the Director of Marketing & Education at the Swiss company Candulor. Alexander talks about the early days of Candulor, his past in dental labs, all the products they carry, and their dedication to removable education.
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252: The Family That Creates Smiles: Wayne Szara Sr, Mike Capps, Wayne Szara Jr, Steve Szara, and Erin Szara
January 23rd, 2023 | 1 hr 9 mins
biomet 3i, christmas, dental, dental school, family, growing up in a lab, laboratory, lmt lab day chicago, navy, orthodontics, podcast, students, technician, tiktok, triton college, vision 21, voices from the bench, whopper, youtube, zimmer
We have a full house on today's episode with multiple generations of a family all in dental technology. Joining us first is the one who started it all, Wayne Szara Sr. He pulled in his brother-in-law, Mike Capps. But also, his two sons, Wayne Szara Jr and Steve Szara. Now Steve's daughter Erin Szara is starting dental school. It's a big family of smile creators!
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251: A BIG Heart for Dental with Marithe Baclagon
January 16th, 2023 | 1 hr 2 mins
anax usa, assisting, ceramist, dental, digital, ear, exocad, formlabs, full arch, gc america, icam, in-office lab, ivocalr, lab day, laboratory, master dental technician, nadl university, phd, podcast, printed jaw, technician, vision 21, voices from the bench
This week features a conversation with Marithe Baclagon, who’s passion for dental and teaching has guided her on a journey that you need to hear to believe. The amazing adventure starts chairside and goes on to teaching techniques to dentist.
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250: From In Office to In Lab with Tra' Chambers
January 9th, 2023 | 1 hr 5 mins
blue cam, business, cerec doctor, dental, dental assistant, hammer, insurance payments, ivoclar, laboratory, labstar, lmt lab day chicago, omnicam, outsourcing, podcast, primescan, same day, seminars, sintering oven, technician, vision 21, voices from the bench, zirconia
Celebrating our 250th episode with a great conversation with Tra' Chambers from Express Dental Laboratory. Tra' talks about learning the clinical side of office management before owning a digital leading lab.
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249: A Feather In Your CAP with Rob Nazzal and icortica
January 2nd, 2023 | 58 mins 57 secs
3m, bar graphs, bob cohen, cam, crm, culture, dental, laboratory, lava, lmt lab day chicago, mentors, mills, podcast, roland, scanner, tech support, technician, true definition scanner, vision 21, voices from the bench
We are joined by co-creator and past CEO of CAP (Custom Automated Prosthetics), Rob Nazzal. Rob talks about getting into the dental industry, starting and running CAP, and his new venture of using data and analytics to grow labs with icortica.
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248: The Law(yer) of Printed Splints with Ira Rosenau and Keystone Industries
December 26th, 2022 | 1 hr 5 mins
3d printing, 510k, beauty industry, carbon, clear splints, cure box, dental, fda, happy new year, ivoclar, laboratory, lawyer, lmt lab day chicago, models, mouthguards, nightguards, podcast, printers, printing, sugical guides, technician, voices from the bench
This week we chatted with a lawyer that helped set the bar for printed splints. Ira Rosenau from Keystone Industry talks about creating, developing, validating, and marketing the Keysplint resin and changing 3D printing in our industry forever.
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247: A Rural Technician for Rural Dentists with Anne Koelzer
December 19th, 2022 | 1 hr 3 mins
dental, dentsply, ds world, family, flexcera, inlab, laboratory, ladies of the mill, lmt lab day chicago podcast, lugs, miyo, north dakota, patterson, salespeople, siblings, south dakota, technician, training, voices from the bench, wet and dirty
This week we venture to the middle of nowhere and talk with the owner of AMK Dental Lab in Nebraska, Anne Koelzer. Anne talks about working with her family that is full of dentists, building a lab, going digital, and how she learns and how she teaches all while in the middle of nowhere.
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246: The Colorful Life of a Removable Technician with Ashleigh Henderson
December 12th, 2022 | 57 mins 27 secs
aspen, bench assessment, blood, clear aligners, dental, digital, implants, instagram, laboratory, locators, models, overdentures, patient expectations, podcast, repairs, sameday, social media, surgery, technician, training, voices from the bench, workflow
This week brings us our first technician from Affordable Dentures and Implants. Ashleigh Henderson talks about life in Affordable’s lab, working directly with patients, same days, and so much more.
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245: Whip Mix Digital Forum 2022 Part 3: Step Toothmaster Bay & James Mahan from PTC
December 5th, 2022 | 1 hr
advanced, basic, casino, chairside, dental, dtg, education, framework, gc america, hands on, in-office, jelenko, john ness, laboratory, online, podcast, poker, steps, technician, testing, training, vision 21, voices from the bench, wagner rotary
This week we wrap up our conversations from the Whip Mix Digital Forum with two amazing people. Frist up is Step Toothmaster Bay talking about all things ceramics and then James Mahan from the PTC talking about training.
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244: Whip Mix Digital Forum 2022 Part 2: Jill Swafford, Eiron Simmons, Todd Hydock, & Dr. Michael Scherer
November 28th, 2022 | 59 mins 20 secs
cuff height, dental, dentures, education, folgers, full arch, housing, implants, inserts, laboratory, learning, leather pants, locator, lotm, new employees, podcast, removal tool, shade, technician, voices from the bench, zirconia
Back again with more conversations from the 2022 Whip Mix Digital Forum. This time with Jill Swafford, Eiron Simmons, Todd Hydock, and Dr. Michael Scherer.
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243: Whip Mix Digital Forum 2022 Part 1: Chris Wilson from Zubler USA, Blake Barksdale, Sandra Ramsey, and Bob Iulino
November 21st, 2022 | 1 hr 4 mins
ceramic, dental, dentures, glidewell, janitor, laboratory, ovens, podcast, porcelain, second generation, sintering, suction units, technician, voices from the bench, zirconia
We start our collection of conversations recorded LIVE LIVE at the Whip Mix Digital Forum 2022 with Chris Wilson from Zubler USA, Blake Barksdale, Sandra Ramsey, and Bob Iulino.
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242: Minimally Invasive Veneers to the MAX! with Jorgen Gad and Vincent Silvia
November 14th, 2022 | 1 hr 5 mins
bulimic, certified, clear aligners, competitive learning, contacts, cutback, dental, ed mclaren, education, invisalign, laboratory, milling center, no prep, noritake, norway, oslo, podcast, porcelain, technician, voices from the bench
This week we talk to Vincent Silvia that went to the UCLA Center of Esthetic Dental Design and brings on Jorgen Gad from Norway to talk about what he is doing in the way of minimally invasive veneers.
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241: Well Crafted at Pro-Craft with Cirenia Tobon & Dylan Schubert
November 7th, 2022 | 58 mins 59 secs
2nd generation, 3 shape, cad/cam, colorblind, conversion, dental, dentures, digital dentures, exocad, hawaii, ipad, laboratory, lmt lab day, pfm, podcast, technician, teeth, timer, tooth set up, training, voices from the bench
This week we talk to a fantastic removable technician from Pro-Craft Dental Laboratory, Cirenia Tobon. Cirenia learned the trade in Mexico before bringing her talents to California. Dylan Schubert is the second generation lab owner building a lab on good training and interesting marketing.
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240: The Views From Mt. Aspen with Tiffany Carroll & Amanda Shelley
October 31st, 2022 | 1 hr 5 mins
aspen, dental, dental assistant, dentures, instagram, laboratory, likes, military, partials, pod leader, podcast, relines, repairs, social media, technician, teeth, texas roadhouse, tiktok, views, voices from the bench
This week Aspen Dental technicians Tiffany Carroll and Amanda Shelley join us to talk about life at Aspen and creating a TikTok account that gets MILLIONS of views.
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239: Finding a Better Digital Removable Solution with John Madden
October 24th, 2022 | 1 hr 2 mins
3shape, acetal, claps, dental, dentures, education, exocad, laboratory, metal frames, partials, podcast, psychology, roland, school, technician, valplast, voices from the bench
Digital dentures is all the rage. One great technician working on perfecting all digital removable prosthetics is John Madden CDT. John talks about the early days of digital, when to do them, how to do them, the successes and the struggles.
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238: The Best of Both Worlds in Removables: Jeremiah Naas and Finlay Sutton
October 17th, 2022 | 1 hr 2 mins
bite blocks, dental, denturism, denturist, education, implants, impressions, laboratory, mentors, national denturist, overdentures, patients, podcast, prosthetics, records, technician, treatment planning, voices from the bench
This is a week of removable technique both clinical and technical. Jeremiah Nass, denturist from Maine and Finlay Sutton, prosthetic mastermind from England come together to talk about difficult patients, good techniques, and their upcoming live patient course that will cover the A to Z of obtaining removable records.