Barbara Warner Wojdan, CDT, AAACD
Co-Host of Voices from The Bench
President of Knight Dental Group in Oldsmar, Florida
2018 Treasurer on the board of the National Association of Dental Laboratories
An accredited member of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD)
Barbara Warner Wojdan, CDT, AAACD has hosted 372 Episodes.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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287: The Family Behind the World Class Smile with Dr. Jill Morris, Dr. Burr Bakke, Dr. Cameron Johnson, Sydney Johnson, and Kelton Johnson
September 25th, 2023 | 1 hr 20 secs
abutments, airway, bed wetting, ce, ceramic, clinic, dental, emax, full mouth, holistic dentistry, implants, interface, laboratory, lvi, ortho, podcast, sleep, surgery, technician, voices from the bench, zirconia
A family that dentals together stays in dental together. This week Elvis and Barb talk to 3 dentists, another in dental school, and a technician that are all in the same practice and all related to each other. Join us as we chat with Dr. Jill Morris, Dr. Burr Bakke, Dr. Cameron Johnson, Sydney Johnson, and technician Kelton Johnson.
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286: The Next Degree In Dental Education with Brooke Harris
September 18th, 2023 | 1 hr 8 mins
dental, digital, education, elementary, externship, fort wayne, grants, growth, internship, iu, laboratory, mad ants, osha, perdue, placement, podcast, research department, summer camp, technician, university, voices from the bench
This week brings us Brooke Harris, the program director for the only bachelor degree program in the US for dental technology. Running the department at the Indiana University Fort Wayne, Brooke talks about the classes, the students, the challenges, and the successes.
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285: Ladies of the Mill 2023 with Mary Cardenas, Denisse Lasso, Dora Rodrigues, Krysta Lovelace, Heather McMeans, Raegan Bicklein, Lauren Crowe, Holly Wood, Sarah Williamson, Jennifer Taylor, Emily Valentine, Hannah Fischer, Stefani Hudson, Lindsay Berg, Betty Teel, Brandy Jo, and Kathryn Green
September 11th, 2023 | 1 hr 23 mins
apex dental lab, aspen, barn, cousins, daughters, dental, digital dentures, f bomb, family, front office, lab ownership, laboratory, mountains, og, podcast, remote design, speaking, strength, teaching, technician, voices from the bench, weakness
Our most guestful episode yet! We are back talking to 17 wonderful ladies during the Ladies of the Mill Summit 2023. We chat with Mary Cardenas, Denisse Lasso, Dora Rodrigues, Krysta Lovelace, Heather McMeans, Raegan Bicklein, Lauren Crowe, Holly Wood, Sarah Williamson, Jennifer Taylor, Emily Valentine, Hannah Fischer, Stefani Hudson, Lindsay Berg, Betty Teel, Brandy Jo, and Kathryn Green. Enjoy!
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284: Ladies of the Mill 2023 with Jessica Scott, Mandy Arena, Rachel Luoma, Jill Swafford, Christina Heaslip, Angelika Roseberry, Joetta Dixon, Amy Joers, and Becca Williams
September 4th, 2023 | 1 hr 23 mins
change, daughter, dental, denturism, digital workflow cdt, growing, iowa, kirkwood school, laboratory, on stage, podcast, renfert, speaker's retreat, speed dating, technician, theme song, voices from the bench, work wife
This week is a BUNCH of conversations from the Ladies of the Mill Summit. Our first ever live on stage recording with Jessica Scott and Mandy Arena, then a conversation with Rachel Luoma, followed by "speed recording" with Jill Swafford, Christina Heaslip, Angelika Roseberry, Joetta Dixon, Amy Joers, and Becca Williams.
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283: Their Digital Design Evidence is Evident with Guy Menzies
August 28th, 2023 | 56 mins 20 secs
24 hour, ai, cad, crown and bridge, dedicated team, dental, dental share, design, evident, exocad, full arch, implants, invoicing, ios integration, lab-to-lab, laboratory, new zealand, partials, podcast, productivity, profile, removable, shining 3d, smile design, technician, trends, voices from the bench
This week is all about outsourcing digital designs with Evident. Guy Manzies, VP of Digital Design Services, comes on to talk about what it takes to handle all the different lab preferences with other 350 designers and keep constancy.
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282: A Spotlight On the Nightshift with Nina Frketin, Deppa Bharakhda, and Emily & Eleanor Pittard
August 21st, 2023 | 1 hr 1 min
anax, articles, boards, clinical, dental, encourage, england, facebook, hand-on, instagram, lab day, laboratory, ladies of the mill, panthera, podcast, share, speaking, spotlight, support, swag, symposium, technician, tips, tour, uk, voices from the bench
Working the Night Shift. We've all been there, but to 4 female technicians it's a way to support and encourage others to be their best. Nina Frketin, Deppa Bharakhda, and Emily & Eleanor Pittard talk all about their new group Nightshift.
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281: A Symposium of Talent with Von Grow, Hugo Hebert, and Firas Dahbour
August 14th, 2023 | 1 hr 9 mins
4 by 4, alsip, around the world, dental, dtg magazine, french, gc america, gum battle, hands-on, improving, laboratory, late night, name drop, passionate workflow, photography, podcast, speaking, teaching, technician, technique, travel, voices from the bench
To celebrate the return of the DTG Symposium in September, this week we talk to the founder of the DTG, Von Grow who joined by two speakers Hugo Herbert from Canada and Firas Dahbour from Jordan.
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280: Getting Smart About Conversions with Dr. Brandon Kofford
August 7th, 2023 | 1 hr 7 mins
air force, all-on-4, all-on-x, better quality, block out, break, conversions, dam it, dental, divergance, england, full arch, implants, laboratory, less time, locator, multi unit abutment, occlusion, overdenture, pick up, podcast, screws, separate, taper, technician, voices from the bench
If you do conversions, are thinking about doing conversions, or just want to learn more, this is the episode for you. We talk to Dr. Brandon Kofford, a prosthodontist that developed the Smart Denture Conversions system that saves time and produces a better restoration.
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279: Lab Day West Coast Stories Part 5 with Glen Smith and Gary Archer
July 31st, 2023 | 1 hr 3 mins
all-on-4, asiga, auctions, austin powers, auto wash, british teeth, broken teeth, cdt, dental, diastema, digital, fangs, genesis, interview with a vampire, ivoclar, lab day west, laboratory, lock down, passion, podcast, printing, te, technician, teeth, training, try in, ugly, voices from the bench, vulcanite, wax, whitney houston, workflow
This week we wrap up the conversions from LMT Lab Day West 2023 thanks to Ivoclar. First up is Glen Smith from the Apex Dental Lab Group talking about digital denture workflow and the “movie toothmaker” Gary Archer talks about what recent movies and shows he has worked on.