Displaying 4 items of Voices from The Bench with the tag "attachments".
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410: Helen Tanaka: From a Driver to the Bench and Knowing the Why
February 2nd, 2026 | 1 hr 8 mins
3shape, analog vs digital voices from the bench, arklign, attachments, bite blocks, bite records, case planning, case rescue, ce courses, chairside support, clearchoice, co-diagnostic, combination cases, continuing education, conversions, crown and bridge, dental, dental laboratory, dental materials, dental students, dental technician, dental technology, dentist collaboration, dentures, digital dentures, digital records, digital workflow, education, exocad, fundamentals, fundamentals first, fundamentals teaching, guided surgery, helen tanaka, implant courses, implant planning, implant restorations, lab driver, lab management, lab workflow, laboratory, locator attachments, mandibular advancement device, mentorship, microdental, model room, morphology, occlusion, orthodontics, overdentures, pathways, photogrammetry, quality control, removable prosthetics, removables, restorations, scanning, sleep appliances, sops, stackable guides, technical service, technician, technician training, training, troubleshooting, troubleshooting dentures, waxing copings, wire bending, workflow, zest
This week we talk with Helen Tanaka, a removable and implant specialist who started her career as a dental lab driver and worked her way into lab management, digital workflows, and clinical education. She shares her passion for dentures, occlusion, and implant restorations, emphasizing that technicians must understand the fundamentals and the why behind every step — especially in today’s digital world. The conversation covers guided surgery, digital dentures, doctor training, and the growing need for stronger removable education for both dentists and technicians.
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333: Success in Florida with Dany Sakr, Nick Azzara, Ifet Ahmeti, & Whitney Courtney
August 12th, 2024 | 1 hr 11 mins
3shape, adite, ah ha moments, analog to digital, attachments, cdt, dental, digital, education, email, employees, exocad, framework, generous, high end, imetric, implant, in-office, jensen dental, laboratory, lou, management, millbox, miyo, on-site, partials, podcast, prince, removables, sales person, simulate situations, size matters, solution, teaching, technician, trade shows, voices from the bench, wife
We wrap up our trip to the FDLA 2024 Symposium thanks to the WONDERFUL people at Jensen Dental with conversations with Dany Sakr, Nick Azzara, Ifet Ahmeti, and Whitney Courtney
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236: Creating Magic with Removables with Mark Samuel Chan
October 3rd, 2022 | 1 hr 3 mins
attachments, dental, denturism, denturist, education, hader bar, hurricane, implants, laboratory, partials, podcast, preat, prosthetics, scope of practice, screw retained, technician, treatment planning, voices from the bench
We welcome Canadian Denturist Mark Samuel to the podcast. Mark talks about getting into this “crazy” profession, how a IDS visit changed the path, teaming up with Swiss NF Metals, and finding the best magic to use dealing with chairside removables
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70: A Zest for Dental Laboratories: Todd Hydock from Zest Dental Solutions Part 1
July 29th, 2019 | 29 mins 38 secs
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We are back to the in depth interviews we do remotely. Elvis and Barb are joined by Todd Hydock from Zest Dental Solutions. Part 1 has Todd talking about his role at Zest and all the other things they do beside the locator attachment.