Displaying 3 items of Voices from The Bench with the tag "dental humor".
-
Episode 448: Chris Golze: Mouthguards, Memes, and Making It on Your Own
October 26th, 2026 | 1 hr 3 mins
athletic mouthguards, barbara, behind the scenes dental lab, british dental lab industry, british dental technician, bruxism splints, building a dental business, career change, career in dental technology, chris golze, colorful mouthguards, creative dental technology, creative mouthguard requests, crown and bridge, crown and bridge technician, custom appliance requests, custom dental appliances, custom dental designs, custom logo mouthguards, custom mouthguard business, custom mouthguards, custom sports guards, dental appliance fabrication, dental appliance specialist, dental appliances, dental business ownership, dental career journey, dental creativity, dental design, dental facebook groups, dental humor, dental industry, dental industry collaboration, dental industry connections, dental industry education, dental industry jokes, dental industry podcast, dental industry stories, dental lab, dental lab appliances, dental lab apprenticeship, dental lab business, dental lab career, dental lab challenges, dental lab communication, dental lab community, dental lab community support, dental lab conversations, dental lab craftsmanship, dental lab creativity, dental lab culture, dental lab discussion, dental lab entrepreneurship, dental lab friendships, dental lab history, dental lab humor, dental lab independence, dental lab innovation, dental lab innovation and creativity, dental lab inspiration, dental lab interview, dental lab life, dental lab marketing, dental lab networking, dental lab niche, dental lab owner, dental lab passion, dental lab podcast, dental lab problem solving, dental lab social connections, dental lab social media, dental lab specialization, dental lab stories, dental lab success, dental lab techniques, dental lab training, dental laboratory, dental laboratory owner, dental laboratory podcast, dental materials, dental memes, dental night guards, dental plastics, dental podcast interview, dental retainers, dental splints, dental technician, dental technician at 17, dental technician career, dental technician community, dental technician experience, dental technician groups, dental technician inspiration, dental technician interview, dental technician jokes, dental technician lifestyle, dental technician memes, dental technician podcast, dental technician social media, dental technician stories, dental technician support, dental technology, dental technology humor, dental technology innovation, dental technology podcast, dental thermoforming, dentistry humor, doncaster england, elvis dahl, finding your niche, funny dental lab stories, funny dental memes, future of dental laboratories, graphic mouthguards, independent business owner, independent dental lab, lab management, laminated mouthguards, layered mouthguards, learning dental technology, life in a dental laboratory, logo mouthguards, making your mark in dentistry, model room, mouthguard customization, mouthguard design, mouthguard graphics, occlusal splints, online dental community, online dental networking, opening a dental laboratory, orthodontic retainers, personalized mouthguards, protective mouthguards, removable dental appliances, removable retainers, running a dental lab, sharing dental knowledge, small dental business, social media networking, specializing in dentistry, specialty dental lab, sports dentistry, sports mouthguards, starting a dental career, starting a dental lab, supportive dental community, teeth grinding, teeth grinding appliances, teeth whitening trays, thermoforming, thermoforming appliances, thermoforming business, thermoforming specialist, thermoforming technology, uk dental lab, unusual dental requests, voices from the bench, voices from the bench podcast episode, whitening trays, working in a dental lab, yorkshire england
This week we meet Chris Golze from Doncaster, England, who went from starting in a dental lab at 17 to running his own specialty lab focused on thermoforming appliances. Chris shares his journey, the creativity behind custom mouthguards, and how social media helped him connect with the wider dental lab community. Add in dental memes, unusual requests, and plenty of laughs, and you've got a conversation that proves there's more than one way to make your mark in the dental industry!
-
426: DLAT 2026 Part 3 with Tiffany Prater, Sydney Ribera, Marlin Gohn
May 25th, 2026 | 1 hr 2 mins
CAD/CAM, acrylic, acrylic designs, acrylic pouring, aesthetic dentistry, analog dentistry, anterior crowns, argen, bonding, calibration, cantonese, conference lectures, continuing education, crown aesthetics, crown failures, crown milling, crown retention, custom retainers, dental artistry, dental assisting, dental business, dental cad, dental cements, dental collaboration, dental community, dental conference, dental craftsmanship, dental creativity, dental digital transformation, dental education, dental equipment, dental finishing, dental frameworks, dental future, dental humor, dental industry, dental innovation, dental lab, dental lab podcast, dental labs in china, dental lectures, dental manufacturing, dental materials, dental materials science, dental mentors, dental mentorship, dental milling, dental networking, dental podcast, dental presentations, dental regulations, dental stories, dental support, dental technician, dental technicians, dental technology, dental technology trends, dental troubleshooting, dental workflow, digital dentistry, digital dentures, digital workflow, dlat, easyrx, entrepreneurship, fda, full arch zirconia, furnaces, glow in the dark acrylic, gradient translucency, gt zirconia, guangzhou, hands-on learning, hawley retainers, hygiene school, implant crowns, implant dentistry, implant platforms, incisal translucency, industry trends, invisalign, jbc acrylics, lab efficiency, lab life, lab management, lab owner, lab technology, laser welder, laser welding, mandarin, mentorship, milled gold crowns, milling burs, milling machines, milling strategies, multilayer zirconia, nesting, nesting supports, occlusion, org, ortho community, ortho tech, orthodontic appliances, orthodontic conference, orthodontic creativity, orthodontic education, orthodontic lab, orthodontic mentorship, orthodontic resource group, orthodontic retainers, orthodontic workflow, orthodontics, pfm, polishing, porcelain fused to metal, posterior crowns, primers, printed dentures, printed models, private labs, private practice, public speaking, restorative dentistry, retainers, saline cleaning, selective laser melting, sintering, slm, small business, soldering, texas freeze, tie-dye retainers, training, translators, translucency, vendor booths, voices from the bench, wire bending, zirconia, zirconia crowns, zirconia discs
At the 2026 DLAT meeting, Tiffany Prater and Sydney Ribera talk about mentorship, orthodontic lab work, and blending creativity with today’s digital workflows. Then Marlin Gohn from Argen shares insights on new zirconia technology, milling strategies, and what labs around the world are doing to stay ahead.
-
424: DLAT 2026 Part 1: Ortho Outlaws and Vulcanite Veterans with Jason Dyas & Jim Collis
May 11th, 2026 | 1 hr 16 mins
3D printing, 3shape, 3shape automate, Instagram, Knoxville, aao, acrylic dentures, acrylic work, additive manufacturing, ai dentistry, ai design, ai orthodontics, ai workflow, analog dentistry, aos wire bender, appliance fabrication, articulators, automated design, automated wire bending, bay area, bench grinder, bridge design, build plate, california, cdt, certified dental technician, chicago midwinter, cloud storage, clyde, collins dental consulting, construction work, crown and bridge, crown and bridge technician, crown design, crozats, dental archives, dental artistry, dental automation, dental branding, dental cad, dental cam, dental collaboration, dental community, dental conferences, dental consulting, dental content creator, dental craftsmanship, dental design, dental education, dental education courses, dental entrepreneurship, dental equipment, dental equipment reviews, dental evolution, dental future, dental history, dental humor, dental industry, dental influencer, dental innovation, dental innovation community, dental instructors, dental lab, dental legacy, dental manufacturing, dental materials, dental mentorship, dental photography, dental podcast, dental printers, dental printing setup, dental r&d, dental reviews, dental safety, dental sales, dental scanning services, dental school, dental software, dental stories, dental teamwork, dental technician, dental technicians, dental technology, dental trade show, dental troubleshooting, dental videos, dental workflow, dental youtube, denture design, denture printing, denture repairs, denture workflow, dentures, desktop scanner, digital adoption, digital dentistry, digital dentures, digital lab, digital learning, digital models, digital ortho pros, digital orthodontics, digital scanning, digital transition, digital workflow, dlat, dlat 2026, dremel, dreve, entrepreneur, exocad, facebook, fax marketing, fep screen, fishing, frozen printer, future of dental labs, future of dentures, future of orthodontics, gaming generation, garage lab, germany, golf, hands-on course, harley davidson, harvest materials, hawley retainers, ids, implant dentistry, implant restorations, impressions, industry veteran, influencer marketing, jackson magnets, jason dyas, jim collis, lab burnout, lab consulting, lab craftsmanship, lab culture, lab day west, lab management, lab networking, lab owner, lab startup, lab stories, lab technology, lab workflow, laser welder, linkedin, lodi, magnet overdentures, modern dental lab, monomer, naturalized denture bases, next generation labs, non-alcohol cleaner, northern california, online learning, order forms, org, ortho appliances, ortho lab, ortho outlaw, ortho technology, orthodontic appliances, orthodontic community, orthodontic lab, orthodontic lab pros, orthodontic lab solutions, orthodontic meetings, orthodontic resource group, orthodontics, orthodontists, photogrammetry, podcast guest, porcelain teeth, pre-magnets, print calibration, printer camera, printing resins, product reviews, removable dentistry, removable lab, removable prosthetics, resin heating, resin odors, resin printing, rhino cleaner, roi, sacramento, scanning, seo, social media marketing, social media merch, sonic xl, startup lab, stl files, stockton, stone models, storage sheds, study model scanning, sunstone laser welders, technology adoption, technology in dentistry, tennessee, traditional dental lab, transmandibular implants, triton college, trucking, voices from the bench, vulcanite dentures, wash and cure, wash station, wayne zaruba, wire bender, wire bending, workflow optimization, younger technicians, youtube education, youtube videos
Live from DLAT, this episode features two incredible conversations with Jason Dyas and Jim Collis. Jason shares how Ortho Outlaw grew from a garage ortho lab into a social-media-driven tech platform focused on digital workflows and wire-bending technology, while Jim reflects on 45 years in dental technology, teaching digital dentures, 3D printing, and the evolution from Vulcanite dentures all the way to photogrammetry.