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430: exocad Insights 2026 Part 4: Dr. Zhiqiang Luo, Alyson Bravo, & Tobias Specht
June 22nd, 2026 | 1 hr 7 mins
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This week from exocad Insights 2026 in Mallorca, Elvis and Barb sit down with Dr. Zhiqiang Luo to discuss how dental education is evolving alongside rapidly advancing digital workflows and why strong analog fundamentals still matter. They also meet Alyson Bravo, a dental technician from Brazil whose journey to the event highlights the power of digital dentistry, global connections, and lifelong learning. Rounding out the episode, Tobias Specht from Ivoclar shares insights into the company's latest innovations, its ongoing collaboration with exocad, and how customer feedback continues to shape the future of digital dental technology.
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386: Farewell to IDS 2025 & exocad Part 11 with Agata Bak, Iman Ansari, & Larry Bodony
August 18th, 2025 | 1 hr 1 min
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All 11 hours of conversations from the exocad booth at IDS 2025 is coming to an end. This episode starts by telling the story of how Agata Bak and Iman Ansari fell in love and eventually opened Black Pearl Dental Lab. Then we meet the man responsible for the growth and popularity of exocad in North America, Larry Bodony.