About the show
A weekly podcast dedicated to the dental laboratory industry. Featuring anyone associated with the profession from all over the world. Host are in their own dental laboratory every day making teeth and interviewing people from the industry on their time off. New episodes every Monday morning.
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Episodes
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194: Whipping it up at Whip Mix Part 3: Rich Green & Husam Sahwil
December 13th, 2021 | 1 hr 32 secs
abutments, balls, beyond, dental, full arch, implants, iowa, laboratory, lebanon, podcast, puck, russia, screws, technician, voices from the bench, zirconia, zirconium
Elvis & Barb are back at the Whip Mix Digital Forum from the Preat booth talking to Rich Green from B&D Dental Technologies and Husam Sahwil from DDS Dental Lab. Great conversations from a great event.
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193: Straight From the Mouth of Dandy with Kenn Butler
December 6th, 2021 | 1 hr 4 mins
dental, designers, hiring, intraoral scanners, ivoclar prime, katana, laboratory, partnerships, podcast, technician, trios, voices from the bench, work from home, zirconia
This week we talk to Kenn Butler who is the Head of R&D at Dandy. Dandy is a company that has caused disruption to the dental lab industry and Kenn comes on to talk about the what, why, and how of Dandy.
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192: Whipping it up at Whip Mix Part 2: Whitney McCarty & Gene Peterson
November 29th, 2021 | 57 mins 38 secs
3shape, alloy, dental, era attachments, exocad, laboratory, mini implants, mor, od, pd, pic, podcast, roland mill, technician, voices from the bench, zirconia
Back at the Preat booth from the Whip Mix Digital Forum, Elvis and Barb talk to Whitney McCarty, a digital technician from Midwest Dental Arts and Gene Peterson from Sterngold.
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Whipping it up at Whip Mix Part 1: Anne Steinbock, Pat Higgins, and Bryce Hiller
November 22nd, 2021 | 55 mins 46 secs
bourbon, chemical, curing unit, dental, distillery, evident, kentucky, laboratory, medit, podcast, printer, resins, rumors, scanner, stone, technician, tour, van shoes, voices from the bench
The Whip Mix Digital Forum is the must attend event every year and Elvis & Barb was there in October where they talked to folks from Whip Mix. This episode features the CEO, Anne Steinbock and from the Marketing and Development team Pat Higgins and Bryce Hiller.
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Slightly Unhinged with Justin Gerard
November 15th, 2021 | 56 mins 10 secs
beer, cigarettes, dental, dentures, donkey kong, flexibles, frames, laboratory, partials, podcast, removables, technician, voices from the bench
There is nothing better than a removable technician that tells it like it is. From the beginning to the end "mrawwesome" does not hold back. Justin Gerard from Colonial Dental Lab talks about getting into the industry, opening up his own lab with a partner, and gems that can only be found on the removable side of a full service dental lab.
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189: Easy Peasy with EasyRX: Todd Blankenbecler & Andy Stark
November 8th, 2021 | 58 mins 29 secs
communication, dental, dolphin imaging, jenmar, laboratory, lost cases, minutes, missed dates, podcast, printing, production, solutions, technician, voices from the bench
One of the most important connections in a dental lab is the importance of communicating with the dental office. Todd Blankenbecler and Andy Stark from EasyRX come on to talk about the software that helps organize the lab, streamlines cases with offices, and can even help you print models.
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188: Babes In Dentureland with Jenelle Tabaković & MacKenzie Mayer
November 1st, 2021 | 1 hr 8 mins
babes, beanies, dental, dentistpdx, denture, hoodies, ivoclar, joggers, kolbeck, lab day chicago, laboratory, magnets, omp, podcast, set up, shirts, sr nexco, stickers, tattoos, technician, voices from the bench, wax
This fun filled episode features two amazing removable technicians that have shared their passion for all things weird and teeth with denturebabes.com. Jenelle Tabaković and MacKenzie Mayer talk about getting into the industry, meeting each other, and why your next piece of clothing should come from the Denture Babes.
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187: Behind Every Great Dentist is an Amazing Lab: John & Jed Archibald
October 25th, 2021 | 1 hr 5 mins
archibald digital, clinicians report, dental, e.max, in-office, ivoclar prime, laboratory, larry gellar, podcast, technician, utah, voices from the bench, willi geller
Two lab legends join the podcast! John and Jed Archibald come on the podcast to talk about being the lab behind Dr. Gordon Christensen. Talking about working for a famous dentist, opening an apprentice school, and being a part of the research that shapes dentistry every day.
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186: Finding Balance in the Lab with John Wilson
October 18th, 2021 | 1 hr 10 mins
ce, continuing education, dental, implants, laboratory, nerd, nobel biocare, podcast, technician, voices from the bench
Elvis & Barb welcome John Wilson to the podcast! John is the owner of Sunrise Dental Laboratories and has been on the forefront of lab made implant restorations. John talks about his past, learning to say no, and finding a balance between life and lab. (hint: he's still working on it)
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185: "Avery"body Should Listen To David Avery
October 11th, 2021 | 1 hr 7 mins
amann girrbach, billy drake, consulting, dental, drake, laboratory, podcast, speaking, ss white, teaching, technician, voices from the bench
David Avery finally joins the podcast for a wonderful conversation from the perspective of someone who has seen a lot over his career. Talking about working in-office, owning his own lab, managing a big operation, and teaching at dental schools. You could say he knows what he is talking about.
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184: Connecting Technicians and Labs with Andy Foster
October 4th, 2021 | 58 mins 55 secs
dental, denturist, employment, facebook, hiring, indeed, job posting, job seeking, laboratory, monster, podcast, resume, technician, voices from the bench
Why is it so hard for good labs to find good technicians? Why is it hard for technicians to find good labs? One man is on a mission to change that. Andy Foster talks about creating a website dedicated to dental technicians and dental laboratories finding each other.
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183: The Emerick's Go To The Forum: Michael, Austin & Alex Emerick with Bernie Jaroslow
September 27th, 2021 | 1 hr 1 min
bennett napier, dental, jill swafford, laboratory, lee culp, mark williamson, podcast, safelink, surgical guides, tay harvey, technician, voices from the bench, whitney mccarty
Every year Whip Mix has the Digital Forum. A great meeting that puts the digital workflow on stage featuring some of the industry’s best speakers on the subject. Bernie Jaroslow comes on to talk about the upcoming event. Also joining is lab family Michael, Austin, and Alex Emerick who have never missed a year.
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182: Collaboration, Communication, and Caring with Eric Kukucka DD
September 20th, 2021 | 1 hr 5 mins
3shape, dental, george brown college, internship, ivotion denture, laboratory, milled, partial, patients, podcast, printed, scanners, technician, trios, voices from the bench
This week brings us a progressive denturist out of Canada. Eric Kukucka has been speaking and sharing his love for removables for a long while. He talks about getting into denturism, getting into the digital workflow, and finding his passion on education.
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181: Giving Back with the Dental Lifeline Network and Hollie Stevenson
September 13th, 2021 | 57 mins 31 secs
dental, disabilities, donate, giving back, laboratory, medically fragile, nonprofit, podcast, state board, technician, veterans, voices from the bench, volunteer
The ability to change lives is one of the most rewarding aspects of our industry. Now you can do even more. Hollie Stevenson from the Dental Lifeline Network comes on to talk about their program that improves the dental health of the less fortunate and how labs can help.
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180: Unfiltered with Daxton Grubb from R-Dent Dental Lab
September 6th, 2021 | 1 hr 2 mins
carbon, coffee, dental, digital dentures, enterprise rental, firstfit, graceland, laboratory, magic touch, podcast, sales, technician, voices from the bench, zahn
Daxton Grubb from R-Dent Dental Lab comes on the podcast to talk about running a dental lab and all the fun that goes along with it. Telling it like it is, Daxton's world is full of hits and misses that we can all learn and grow from.
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179: LIVE at LOTM Part 3: Kelly Fincher, Hannah Fincher, & Tay Harvey
August 30th, 2021 | 1 hr 8 mins
anaxdent, beer, box art, dental, gingival stain, instagram, lab day chicago, laboratory, nina, outside sales, podcast, portatour, step parents, technician, vision boards, voices from the bench
We are back again at the first ever Ladies of the Mill Summit that happened back in July 2021 in Chattanooga, TN. This time we talk to Kelly & Hannah Fincher from Texas and Tay Harvey from Anaxdent USA.