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  <title>273: Showing Some Love to the Model Room with Marsha Mais</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>Let's all show some love to our friends in the model room! This week Marsha Mais joins the podcast to talk about her journey to a dental laboratory, some nice tips and tricks, and how we all need to stop and appreciate those that do model work.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>On August 27th many brave and fearless dental technicians will take to the water and road to participate in the 2023 Chicago Triathlon (https://www.chicagotriathlon.com/). They don't do it for fame or personal gain, but to raise money for the Foundation For Dental Laboratory Technology (https://dentallabfoundation.org/).
PLEASE head over to dentallabfoundation.org (https://dentallabfoundation.org/) and click the DONATE TODAY button. Log in and choose the “Race for the Future” option. There you can put the name of a racer you want to sponsor. You can put:
Barb Warner
Team Abutments (Elvis Dahl, Mark Williamson, Bobby Kennedy)
Voices From the Bench (50/50 split between Barb and Elvis' team)
This week we talk about the underappreciated model room technicians that make the foundation of everything we make possible. Marsha Mais found herself in a dental laboratory. They put her where they put everyone when they start, the model room. Marsha loved it. She was good at it. Unfortunately she saw that she did not get the respect and appreciation that many other technicians got. Marsha talks about her journey, some really neat tricks she has picked up over the years, and how we (as a industry) can do better showing love to the hard working people that is the "frontline" to all the analog (and sometimes digital) work coming in.
Your digital inspiration is important to Ivoclar (https://www.ivoclar.com/en_us) and they have the technology to support your digital future. Whether you are just about to introduce digital production into your laboratory, or if your laboratory is already set for the digital revolution – Ivoclar has the technology, support, and service package for YOUR specific needs. From the NEW and impressive PrograScan (https://www.ivoclar.com/en_us/products/digital-equipment/prograscan-ps5-and-ps3-laborscanner) scanners to the PrograMill (https://www.ivoclar.com/en_us/products/digital-equipment/programill-pm7) line up of milling systems and Programat (https://www.ivoclar.com/en_us/products/equipment/programat-ceramic-furnaces) furnaces,  Ivoclar has you covered  with technology AND trusted materials like Ivotion (https://www.ivoclar.com/en_us/products/digital-processes/ivotion), e.max (https://www.ivoclar.com/makeitemax) and ZirCAD Prime (https://www.ivoclar.com/en_li/products/digital-processes/ips-e.max-zircad-prime-family).  All of this under one roof!
Customize YOUR Digital journey today by contacting your friendly Ivoclar sales representative (https://www.ivoclarusa.com/repfinder/technical.php)!
 Special Guest: Marsha Mais.
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    <![CDATA[<p>On August 27th many brave and fearless dental technicians will take to the water and road to participate in the <a href="https://www.chicagotriathlon.com/" rel="nofollow">2023 Chicago Triathlon</a>. They don&#39;t do it for fame or personal gain, but to raise money for the <a href="https://dentallabfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow">Foundation For Dental Laboratory Technology</a>.<br>
PLEASE head over to <a href="https://dentallabfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow">dentallabfoundation.org</a> and click the <strong>DONATE TODAY</strong> button. Log in and choose the <strong>“Race for the Future”</strong> option. There you can put the name of a racer you want to sponsor. You can put:</p>

<p><strong>Barb Warner<br>
Team Abutments (Elvis Dahl, Mark Williamson, Bobby Kennedy)<br>
Voices From the Bench (50/50 split between Barb and Elvis&#39; team)</strong></p>

<p>This week we talk about the underappreciated model room technicians that make the foundation of everything we make possible. Marsha Mais found herself in a dental laboratory. They put her where they put everyone when they start, the model room. Marsha loved it. She was good at it. Unfortunately she saw that she did not get the respect and appreciation that many other technicians got. Marsha talks about her journey, some really neat tricks she has picked up over the years, and how we (as a industry) can do better showing love to the hard working people that is the &quot;frontline&quot; to all the analog (and sometimes digital) work coming in.</p>

<h3>Your digital inspiration is important to <a href="https://www.ivoclar.com/en_us" rel="nofollow">Ivoclar</a> and they have the technology to support your digital future. Whether you are just about to introduce digital production into your laboratory, or if your laboratory is already set for the digital revolution – Ivoclar has the technology, support, and service package for YOUR specific needs. From the NEW and impressive <a href="https://www.ivoclar.com/en_us/products/digital-equipment/prograscan-ps5-and-ps3-laborscanner" rel="nofollow">PrograScan</a> scanners to the <a href="https://www.ivoclar.com/en_us/products/digital-equipment/programill-pm7" rel="nofollow">PrograMill</a> line up of milling systems and <a href="https://www.ivoclar.com/en_us/products/equipment/programat-ceramic-furnaces" rel="nofollow">Programat</a> furnaces,  Ivoclar has you covered  with technology AND trusted materials like <a href="https://www.ivoclar.com/en_us/products/digital-processes/ivotion" rel="nofollow">Ivotion</a>, <a href="https://www.ivoclar.com/makeitemax" rel="nofollow">e.max</a> and <a href="https://www.ivoclar.com/en_li/products/digital-processes/ips-e.max-zircad-prime-family" rel="nofollow">ZirCAD Prime</a>.  All of this under one roof!</h3>

<h3>Customize YOUR Digital journey today by <a href="https://www.ivoclarusa.com/repfinder/technical.php" rel="nofollow">contacting your friendly Ivoclar sales representative</a>!</h3><p>Special Guest: Marsha Mais.</p>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>On August 27th many brave and fearless dental technicians will take to the water and road to participate in the <a href="https://www.chicagotriathlon.com/" rel="nofollow">2023 Chicago Triathlon</a>. They don&#39;t do it for fame or personal gain, but to raise money for the <a href="https://dentallabfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow">Foundation For Dental Laboratory Technology</a>.<br>
PLEASE head over to <a href="https://dentallabfoundation.org/" rel="nofollow">dentallabfoundation.org</a> and click the <strong>DONATE TODAY</strong> button. Log in and choose the <strong>“Race for the Future”</strong> option. There you can put the name of a racer you want to sponsor. You can put:</p>

<p><strong>Barb Warner<br>
Team Abutments (Elvis Dahl, Mark Williamson, Bobby Kennedy)<br>
Voices From the Bench (50/50 split between Barb and Elvis&#39; team)</strong></p>

<p>This week we talk about the underappreciated model room technicians that make the foundation of everything we make possible. Marsha Mais found herself in a dental laboratory. They put her where they put everyone when they start, the model room. Marsha loved it. She was good at it. Unfortunately she saw that she did not get the respect and appreciation that many other technicians got. Marsha talks about her journey, some really neat tricks she has picked up over the years, and how we (as a industry) can do better showing love to the hard working people that is the &quot;frontline&quot; to all the analog (and sometimes digital) work coming in.</p>

<h3>Your digital inspiration is important to <a href="https://www.ivoclar.com/en_us" rel="nofollow">Ivoclar</a> and they have the technology to support your digital future. Whether you are just about to introduce digital production into your laboratory, or if your laboratory is already set for the digital revolution – Ivoclar has the technology, support, and service package for YOUR specific needs. From the NEW and impressive <a href="https://www.ivoclar.com/en_us/products/digital-equipment/prograscan-ps5-and-ps3-laborscanner" rel="nofollow">PrograScan</a> scanners to the <a href="https://www.ivoclar.com/en_us/products/digital-equipment/programill-pm7" rel="nofollow">PrograMill</a> line up of milling systems and <a href="https://www.ivoclar.com/en_us/products/equipment/programat-ceramic-furnaces" rel="nofollow">Programat</a> furnaces,  Ivoclar has you covered  with technology AND trusted materials like <a href="https://www.ivoclar.com/en_us/products/digital-processes/ivotion" rel="nofollow">Ivotion</a>, <a href="https://www.ivoclar.com/makeitemax" rel="nofollow">e.max</a> and <a href="https://www.ivoclar.com/en_li/products/digital-processes/ips-e.max-zircad-prime-family" rel="nofollow">ZirCAD Prime</a>.  All of this under one roof!</h3>

<h3>Customize YOUR Digital journey today by <a href="https://www.ivoclarusa.com/repfinder/technical.php" rel="nofollow">contacting your friendly Ivoclar sales representative</a>!</h3><p>Special Guest: Marsha Mais.</p>]]>
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