Agata Bak & Iman Ansari
Special guest
From “No Way” to Black Pearl – The Dental Duo You Didn’t See Coming
She’s a Polish powerhouse with a ceramic brush, he’s a CAD/CAM wizard with a spreadsheet addiction. Together? They’re the brains (and sass) behind Black Pearl Dental Laboratory – a boutique lab where aesthetics meet precision… and maybe a bit of marital negotiation.
Agata Bak, master ceramist is known for her obsession with single central shade matching, all-on-X restorations, veneers,and microlayering that could make porcelain blush. When she’s not hiking, writing articles, or charming cat, she’s preaching the gospel of dental excellence on social media.
Iman, Lambeth College grad and the lab’s technical and business strategist, brings the order to Agata’s flair. He’s the CAD/CAM specialist, financial brain, and big-dreamer who keeps the lab ticking like a Swiss watch – slightly OCD, always on point.
They met at work, she said “absolutely not,” he said “challenge accepted” – now they run one of London’s quirkiest boutique labs together. Tune in for the love story, the business battles, and everything in between.
Agata Bak & Iman Ansari has been a guest on 1 episode.
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386: Farewell to IDS 2025 & exocad Part 11 with Agata Bak, Iman Ansari, & Larry Bodony
August 18th, 2025 | 1 hr 1 min
9, bite finder, black pearl, ceramic, challenge, clients, coffee, consulting, dating, dental, designer, exocad, gc, growth, iceland, ids, in house, laboratory, last minute, lava scanners, love, managing time, marriage, metal, mill, new suit, outsource, partnerships, president, resume, retired, risk, social media, technician, trade shows, veneers, voices from the bench, walking
All 11 hours of conversations from the exocad booth at IDS 2025 is coming to an end. This episode starts by telling the story of how Agata Bak and Iman Ansari fell in love and eventually opened Black Pearl Dental Lab. Then we meet the man responsible for the growth and popularity of exocad in North America, Larry Bodony.