Voices from The Bench

A Dental Laboratory Podcast

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

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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.

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    178: LIVE at LOTM Part 2: Mary Valentine, Emily Valentine, Sherri Weatherby, Cassandra Dombrowski, Mary Nosal

    August 23rd, 2021  |  53 mins 4 secs
    asiga, barn, dental, hand wax, kids, laboratory, louisville, management, michigan, nobel biocare, podcast, porcelain, procera, roland mill, technician, voices from the bench, whip mix

    We are back at the Ladies of the Mill Summit. This week we talk to mother/daughter team Mary and Emily Valentine, then from Whip Mix we chat with Sherri Weatherby and Cassandra Dombrowski, and then we wrap up the episode with Mary Nosal.

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    177: LIVE at LOTM Part 1: Anne Koelzer, Dr. Mary Kersenbrock, Denisse Padilla, Casey Steale, & Sarah Williamson

    August 16th, 2021  |  1 hr 3 mins
    3d printing, 3shape, dental, dentist, e-aqua model, envisionone, family, flexcera, inlab, laboratory, mcx5, podcast, technician, voices from the bench

    LIVE from the Preat booth at the Ladies of the Mill Summit in Chattanooga! This first collection has us talking with Anne Kersenbrock Koelzer from AMK Dental Lab and her sister Dr. Mary Kersenbrock Losing, then from Desktop Health we chat with Denisse Padilla and Casey Steale. And we end the episode with a conversation with Sarah Williamson.

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    176: On the Frontier of Instagram: Gil Villavecer from Frontier Dental Lab

    August 9th, 2021  |  1 hr 3 mins
    #wellmakeyousmile, beauty queens, branding, cardi b, celebrities, cosmetic, dental, followers, frontier smiles, laboratory, podcast, social media, technician, veneers, vita, voices from the bench

    We've all tried to advertise our lab on social media with mediocre success. Gil Villavecer from Frontier Dental Lab has found the key to making Instagram work. He shares tips and tricks on how to use this free platform and reach a global audience of both clinicians and the public.

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    175: Finding Their Own Style: Dimitri Tsichlis & Lidia Croteau from Styledent

    August 2nd, 2021  |  1 hr 6 mins
    canada, ceramist, cercon, cerec, dental, family, full arch, laboratory, marketing, marriage, mountie, podcast, quebec, shade, technician, voices from the bench

    A married couple with different backgrounds come together to create two amazing labs in two different countries. Dimitri Tsichlis and Lidia Croteau own a lab in Canada. Sick of the cold, they opened their new lab in Florida to hand pick the work they want to do and they DO IT RIGHT in so many areas.

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    174: "All-On-WOW" with the Queen of Conversions: Dora Rodrigues

    July 26th, 2021  |  1 hr 5 mins
    avadent digital denture, chairside conversions, dental, dentures, immediate load, laboratory, multi-unit abutments, nobel biocare, pic scanner, podcast, screws, technician, temporary cylinders, voices from the bench

    Dora Rodrigues, an amazing technician that studied where the "All-on-4" was created, came to America to start a lab that only does hybrid conversation with a digital workflow. She shares her story, techniques, and her passion for full arch, life changing, prosthetics.

  • 173: In the Face of Florida: Don Hebert, Ricardo Marrero, Dory Sartoris at the FDLA

    July 19th, 2021  |  1 hr 5 mins
    business partners, dental, digital dentures, electrician, fixed, focus magazine, fun, laboratory, ladies of the mill, lotm, members, outsourcing, podcast, preat, removables, southern states, sun, symposium, technician, voices from the bench

    It is so good to be back at the FDLA show. We were at the Preat booth talking to all the great attendees and a few decided to sit down and chat with us. We talk with Don Hebert CDT, Ricardo Marrero, and current president Dory Sartoris.