Displaying items 11-19 of 19 in total of Voices from The Bench with the tag "cad/cam".
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422: Renata Budny, Roberto Rossi, & Eugene Vega: The Never Ending Education in a Dental Lab
April 27th, 2026 | 1 hr 3 mins
3d printing, aesthetics, analog dentistry, anatomy, artistry, asiga, bench work, boutique lab, cad/cam, career development, career growth, career pathways, case acceptance, case planning, ceramics, city tech, collaboration, communication, continuing education, cosmetic dentistry, craftsmanship, crown and bridge, custom shade, dental, dental education, dental industry, dental lab life, dental materials, dental milling, dental printers, dental school, dental students, dental technician, dental technology, dentist relationships, dentures, diagnostic wax-up, digital dentistry, digital impressions, digital transition, digital workflow, efficiency, emax, employee culture, entrepreneurship, exocad, experience vs education, finishing, fixed prosthetics, full arch, future of dentistry, graduation, hands-on training, high-end lab, hiring, implant restorations, implants, impressions, industry challenges, innovation, lab efficiency, lab environment, lab growth, lab management, lab owner, lab perks, lab startup, lab to doctor, lab workflow, laboratory, layering, leadership, mentorship, mentorship in dentistry, milling, model work, morphology, motivation, new york city college of technology, occlusion, patient experience, polishing, porcelain, problem solving, production lab, productivity, prosthodontics, qc, quality control, removable, scaling a lab, scanning, shade matching, small business, smile design, synergy, team culture, teamwork, technician, technician retention, technician shortage, technology adoption, time management, training, troubleshooting, voices from the bench, wax-up, work ethic, work-life balance, workflow management, zirconia
Elvis reunites with Renata Bundy alongside lab owner Roberto Rossi and technician Eugene Vega for a conversation that connects education to real-world lab life. They share how technicians often start with little experience, face early challenges, and need the right mentorship and environment to grow. Roberto highlights building a quality-driven lab while navigating digital workflows, and Renata reflects on preparing students for those realities.
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406: Stuart Steinbock: Lean, Keen, and Milling Machines
January 5th, 2026 | 1 hr 2 mins
3d printing, additive manufacturing, aligners, articulators, cad/cam, carbon, casting investment, continuous improvement, crystal ultra, dental, dental equipment, dental manufacturing, dental mills, dental stones, digital dental, digital dentistry, direct-to-consumer dentistry, entrepreneurship, family business, full-arch workflows, industry evolution, international sales, iso compliance, lab efficiency, lab management, laboratory, leadership, lean manufacturing, milling systems, ortho appliances, orthodontic labs, process innovation, product development, quality systems, resilience, startup culture, technician, voices from the bench, whip mix, workflow optimization
Barb and Elvis talk with Stuart Steinbock about his deep family roots in dental manufacturing, the evolution of Whip Mix, and how lean thinking and product development helped shape modern lab workflows. Stuart also shares his journey beyond the family business into startups, 3D printing, orthodontic labs, and ultimately leading Digital Dental. It’s an honest conversation about innovation, entrepreneurship, and navigating change in both the dental industry and life
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403: Live from Lab Fest 2025: Duff Wilson and the Importance of Good Vendor Relationships with Aidite
December 15th, 2025 | 1 hr 18 mins
aidite, cad/cam, crown and bridge, dental, dental laboratory, dental technology, dentures, design services, digital dentistry, full arch, implant restorations, lab associations, lab efficiency, lab ownership, laboratory, lean workflow, mentorship, milling center, relationship, relationships, removables, support, technician, technician education, voices from the bench, zirconia
Duff Wilson shares his unconventional journey through dental technology—from getting thrown into high-volume removables at a major lab to building a lean, relationship-driven lab that’s thrived for over two decades. Along the way, he breaks down why mentorship, smart workflows, and trusting the right people and products matter more than hype, trends, or chasing volume in today’s dental lab world.
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358: Ryan McEachern Covers It All, From A to Zubler
February 3rd, 2025 | 58 mins 54 secs
3shape, bruxzir, cad/cam, ceramic, dental, development, exocad, faster, full arch, germany, glidewell, heating, hyperdent, laboratory, manufacturing, medit, milling machines, ovens, podcast, redon, research, sales, service, sintering, suction, technical support, technician, testing, voices from the bench
This week we talk to Ryan McEachern, who does sales, service, and support for all the things at Zubler USA. Ryan talks growing up with a technician father, getting into R&D at a LARGE lab, and some of the amazing equipment and materials that sets Zubler apart.
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355: Jonny Jakson is Bleeding Purple with exocad and Evolve
January 13th, 2025 | 1 hr 3 mins
buffalo, cad/cam, collaboration, dental, dentist design, design, exocad, family, full arch, hard work, high school, innovative, ivotion, jig, lab day, laboratory, photogrammetry, podcast, purple, sameday, scanning, screws, sponge, super user, technician, training, uncle, updates, vhf mills, voices from the bench
This week we welcome Jonny Jakson, known as "Jonny Exocad," to explore his transformative journey in the dental tech industry. From his family's legacy in dental labs to his innovative work with Exocad, Johnny shares insights on blending traditional and digital workflows. Learn how he's empowering clinicians and training the next generation of dental techs.
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259: You Have the Right to Remain in a Digital Restoration with Raul Garcia
March 13th, 2023 | 1 hr 1 min
3 shape, 3d scanning, animation, blue sky, cad/cam, cop, dental, exocad, laboratory, pixar, podcast, research, security, self-teaching, surgical planning, teaching, technician, voices from the bench
This week brings us police officer turned dental technician, Raul Garcia. Raul has an interesting path that took him from patrolling the streets to doing the digital work for the students at the University of Oklahoma School of Dentistry.
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241: Well Crafted at Pro-Craft with Cirenia Tobon & Dylan Schubert
November 7th, 2022 | 58 mins 59 secs
2nd generation, 3 shape, cad/cam, colorblind, conversion, dental, dentures, digital dentures, exocad, hawaii, ipad, laboratory, lmt lab day, pfm, podcast, technician, teeth, timer, tooth set up, training, voices from the bench
This week we talk to a fantastic removable technician from Pro-Craft Dental Laboratory, Cirenia Tobon. Cirenia learned the trade in Mexico before bringing her talents to California. Dylan Schubert is the second generation lab owner building a lab on good training and interesting marketing.
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223: Following Your GPS to Digital Success with Andrew Perricone
July 4th, 2022 | 58 mins
cad/cam, cercon, dental, fdla, florida, gail perricone, indian river, laboratory, mcfatter technical college, metal printing, orlando, partials, podcast, production, slm, technician, voices from the bench, workflow
This week brings us second generation Florida lab owner Andrew Perricone. Growing up in a lab, but still starting at the beginning, Andrew has seen the growth of technology. Now owning the lab, Andrew continues to follow technology for success.
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Episode 9: Size Doesn't Matter, It's All In The Delivery - Labs with Less Than 5 Employees Roundtable Part 2 (VFTB9)
May 28th, 2018 | 32 mins 27 secs
aesthetic, cad/cam, cdt, dental laboratory, dentist, dtg, facebook, roudtable
Do you ever dream of being your own boss? Not to deal with the stress of working with others? Join us for part 2 of this fantastic Roundtable where we continue the conversation with 4 individuals who put a new meaning in "Good things come in small(er) packages".