Elvis Dahl
Co-Host of Voices from The Bench
2022 - current: Client Services Representative with Derby Dental Laboratory
2021 - 2022: District Sales Manager with the Preat Corporation
2008 - 2021: Director of Operation at Somer Dental Laboratories in Zionsville, IN
2018 - 2021: Laboratory Representative on the board of the National Association of Dental Laboratories
Elvis' passion for the Dental Laboratory Industry goes far beyond his lab. He feel that the "needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few. Or the one". And united, the industry can be stronger and better.
Elvis Dahl has hosted 379 Episodes.
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155: The Art of Making Ugly Teeth for Films: Gary Archer
March 15th, 2021 | 1 hr 3 mins
austin powers, blade, cameron diaz, cdt, dental, interview with a vampire, laboratory, midline, mike myers, mrs. doubtfire, owen wilson, podcast, robin williams, salma hayek, technician, tom cruise, vampire teeth, voices from the bench
Imagine a dental technician's job where you get to make teeth look bad. But you get to do it on famous people for movies. That is exactly what Gary Archer does. He's a trained dental technician that also does special effects work for movies and TV. Hear him talk about some of the techniques he uses to turn a super white Hollywood smile into neglected teeth.
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154: Knock, Knock - Who's There - The FDA : Tim Torbenson and Evo820
March 8th, 2021 | 1 hr 2 mins
cdt, dental, dlat, fda requirements, laboratory, mills, podcast, printers, quality management system, stacked porcelain, technician, texas, voices from the bench, zirconia
With the dental laboratory industry getting more and more into automated machine made restorations, the FDA is taking notice and wants to make sure we are still making a safe product. Tim Torbenson from Evo820 comes on the podcast to talk about how he can help a lab be prepared for when they do come a-knockin'.
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153: Envisioning the Future of 3D Printing: Al Siblani and EnvisionTEC
March 1st, 2021 | 1 hr 1 min
air hockey, chairside printing, covid-19, dental, ears, laboratory, pirates movie, podcast, printed dentures, rings, swabs, technician, voices from the bench, water wash, z axis
Al Siblani has been in the 3D printing business since the 90s. After disrupting the jewelry and hearing aid industries, Al and EnvisionTec entered the dental field. Al talks about how he had to adapt to a market that demanded accuracy and speed, how they helped during the early days of the pandemic, and what exciting things EnvisionTEC is working on now.
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152: A Team Approach to a Family's Lab: Michael Farago and Concord Dental Lab
February 22nd, 2021 | 1 hr 2 mins
2nd generation, 3shape, analog, association, associations, business consulting, cap, dental, india, laboratory, podcast, roland, technician, vision 21, voices from the bench
Many labs are owned by technicians or past technicians but Michael Farago, a son of a technician, who has never made a dental restoration has successfully taken an analog lab and helped create a sustainable business that will grow with technology.
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151: Creative Marketing in a Creative Industry: Tay Harvey and anaxdent North America
February 15th, 2021 | 1 hr 5 mins
3m, dental, flasking, gingiva composite, imtec, laboratory, pekkton, pmma, podcast, rapping, technician, voices from the bench
Ever wonder how a company starts in our industry. Tay Harvey comes on the podcast to tell the interesting story of how she brought anaxdent to North America and took it from an unknown product line to one of the more unique companies in our industry. They are all that and a bag of chips (90s phrase).
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150: Getting In Bed (To Sleep) with Dr. Mark Murphy & ProSomnus® Sleep Technologies
February 8th, 2021 | 1 hr 6 mins
apnea, cpap, dental, laboratory, microdental, milled pmma, nadl, oat medical device manufacturer, pankey institute, podcast, snoring, technician, voices from the bench
Dr. Mark Murphy comes on the podcast to talk about all the terrible sleep we are getting. Luckily he and ProSomnus® Sleep Technologies have a solution. Mark talks about his journey from clinical dentistry, to dental laboratories, to sleep devices and all the fun he had along the way.
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149: The Opulence From the Digital Workflow: Jesse Zamarripa from Opulent Digital Specialists
February 1st, 2021 | 1 hr 49 secs
cad, cam, cdt, covid-19, dental, digital, laboratory, mill, motion 2, nadl, podcast, printer, scanner, sprintray, technician, training, vision 21, voices from the bench
After a quick update from Bennett Napier from the NADL, we talk with Jesse Zamarripa from Opulent Digital Specialists talking about taking labs on a digital workflow journey. Either starting a lab with everything they need or improving a current lab’s options, Opulent can help with a dedicated team 24/7.
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148: A Better Fit with Friction with Arian Deutsch
January 25th, 2021 | 1 hr 8 secs
bar, dental, denturist, dtg, espresso, laboratory, miyo, overdenture, podcast, removable, substructure, technician, voices from the bench, zirconia
Arian Deutsch joins the podcast this week to talk about finding his way to Arizona to almost be a denturist, creating a lab that does only the work he wants to do, and mixing CAD/CAM and art to produce telescopic bridges with the use of friction fitted gold copings.
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147: The Need for (the Curve of) Spee with Steffen Rohrbach and the Swiss School of Prosthetics
January 18th, 2021 | 55 mins 8 secs
courses, dental, fundamentals, germany, injection, laboratory, occlusion, podcast, process, set ups, technician, teeth, voices from the bench
Someone saw the need for good education for removable technicians and did something about it. Steffen Rohrbach from Edmonds Dental Prosthetics comes on to talk about teaming up with Candulor to become the first teacher in the US for the Swiss School of Prosthetics.
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146: Absolutely No Secrets with Conrad Rensburg and Jack Marrano
January 11th, 2021 | 1 hr 6 mins
argen, carbon printer, dental, dentsply sirona, facebook, laboratory, lmt lab day, north carolina, podcast, technician, voices from the bench
If you've been on social media over the last year, you have probably seen Conrad Rensburg and Jack Marrano putting out some amazing videos. They come on the podcast to talk about meeting for the first time and taking Absolute Dental Services to the next level. From in-lab training to 3D printed dentures, from creating a better experience for their clients to participating in the dental laboratory industry, these two are doing everything and they come on to share it all!
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145: The Framework to a Good Partnership: Tim Bertram from Bertram Dental Lab
January 4th, 2021 | 55 mins 33 secs
3shape, alloy, dental, flexibles, frameworks, laboratory, micron, partials, podcast, printing, slm, technician, voices from the bench, welding
Tim Bertram from Bertram Dental Lab comes on the podcast to talk about taking over a family lab that has specialized in metal frames from the '70s. Currently Tim and his crew are printing SLM frames directly from a lab's design along with flexibles and surgical guides along with a traditional workflow. They now grow to support more labs for this much needed service in our industry.
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144: Raising the Bar with the Panthera Master Cup: Béatrice Robichaud & Jeffrey Luk
December 28th, 2020 | 1 hr 39 secs
amann girrbach, artex articulators, bar, canada, dental, denturist, dolder, emile encinar, ioulianos moustakis, laboratory, mark wiliamson, overdenture, pekton, podcast, technician, vita, voices from the bench
We end 2020 with a great conversation about the Panthera Master Cup. Co-founder of Panthera Dental, Béatrice Robichaud joins us along with the 2nd place winner, Jeffrey Luk from the Shaw Dental Group in Canada. They talk about the contest, the criteria to make the top 10 and then the top 3, and how anyone can participate in this ultimate best of the best competition.
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143: Printing a Future: Jimmy Stegall with Dentsply Sirona
December 21st, 2020 | 57 mins 56 secs
3shape, carbon, carded teeth, dental, digital, discontinued, eclipse, goo, inlab, laboratory, podcast, printing, resin, technician, truexpression, voices from the bench, workflow
Long time "lab guy" Jimmy Stegall with an opportunity to work with and help labs optimize their digital workflow by joining the Dentsply Sirona team. Jimmy talks about training labs on the Lucitone Digital Printed Denture using the Carbon printer and answers some question laboratories have had about some recent changes with Dentsply Sirona.
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142: Keep On Trackin': Richard Pickard From Inventrix and LabTrac
December 14th, 2020 | 1 hr 22 secs
3shape, dental, due date, fedex, intra oral scanners, itero, laboratory, medit, podcast, schedule, software, steps, technician, templates, trios, ups, voices from the bench, zimbis
Lab production software is not talked about very often, but it should be. It's important and crucial for many labs to have software to make them more efficient. Richard Pickard from Inventrix comes on the podcast to talk about the history of LabTrac, how and why it works, and what they are working on for the future.
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141: The Art of Constant Change: Jim Glidewell CDT
December 7th, 2020 | 1 hr 6 mins
argen, bruxzir, california, cdt, ceramist, covid-19, dental, emax, laboratory, lithium disilicate, mailers, milled, obsidian, podcast, pressed, technician, voices from the bench
It's not very often you get to chat with the owner of the biggest dental lab. Jim Glidewell comes on to talk about going from a one-person dental lab to over 5,000 technicians, the development of their materials and products, advertising, his personal battle with COVID, and his new book "Constant Change".
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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.