Displaying 2 items of Voices from The Bench with the tag "bite blocks".
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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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238: The Best of Both Worlds in Removables: Jeremiah Naas and Finlay Sutton
October 17th, 2022 | 1 hr 2 mins
bite blocks, dental, denturism, denturist, education, implants, impressions, laboratory, mentors, national denturist, overdentures, patients, podcast, prosthetics, records, technician, treatment planning, voices from the bench
This is a week of removable technique both clinical and technical. Jeremiah Nass, denturist from Maine and Finlay Sutton, prosthetic mastermind from England come together to talk about difficult patients, good techniques, and their upcoming live patient course that will cover the A to Z of obtaining removable records.