Voices from The Bench - Episodes Tagged with “Dental Mills”

406: Stuart Steinbock: Lean, Keen, and Milling Machines

Elvis Dahl & Barb Warner — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 06:00:00 -0500

Join Ivoclar (AND US!) this February at LMT Lab Day in Chicago. Ivoclar will be offering 16 different educational lectures over the three-day event, giving dental professionals plenty of opportunities to learn, connect, and grow. Visit labday.com/Ivoclar to view the full schedule and register, and be sure to stop by and see the Ivoclar team in the Windy City.

Come see and talk to Elvis and Barb at all these amazing shows coming up in 2026

Vision 21 in Las Vegas Jan 15-17 https://www.nadl.org/nadl-vision-21
Cal-Lab Association Meeting in Chicago Feb 19-20 https://cal-lab.org/
LMT Lab Day Chicago Feb 19-21 https://lmtmag.com/lmtlabday
Dental Lab Association of Texas Meeting in Dallas Apr 9-11 https://members.dlat.org/
exocad Insights in Mallorca, Spain Apr 30 - May 1 https://exocad.com/insights-2026

This week we sit down with Stuart Steinbock for a wide-ranging conversation that blends dental industry history, innovation, and personal resilience. As a fourth-generation member of the Steinbock family, Stuart shares the origin story of Whip Mix—from an egg beater with patented features to a global dental manufacturer—and his own unlikely path into the family business, including international expansion, lean manufacturing, and product development that helped shape how labs think about efficiency and quality

The conversation follows Stuart’s journey beyond Whip Mix into startups, direct-to-consumer aligners, 3D printing with Carbon, pandemic-era manufacturing, and running a high-volume orthodontic lab, before landing at Digital Dental as president. Along the way, Stuart offers candid insights on entrepreneurship, digital workflows, ortho vs. restorative mindsets, leadership through change, and the human side of the dental industry—ending with a powerful personal update on family, recovery, and finding balance after adversity Special Guest: Stuart Steinbock.

75: A Digital Solution in Dental: Pete Villhard and Roy Banwell of Digital Dental Part 2

Elvis Dahl & Barb Warner — Mon, 02 Sep 2019 06:00:00 -0400

Continuing the conversation from last week, Elvis and Barb are talking with Pete Villhard and Roy Banwell from Digital Dental. They talk about what a lab needs to do in order to complete a Crystal Ultra case. Crystal Ultra is a nanoceramic material that is replacing full arch zirconia restorations by being easier on opposing and repairable. They also speak on the "FDA-feared" in lab abutment milling and how they can help any lab do it.

If you are interested in learning more check out:
https://digitaldental.com/
Email them at: sales@digitaldental.com
Call them at: 480 948 0466

Live in the Oregon area? Head to the 2019 OADL Annual Conference September 20 & 21 for two days of continuing education packed full of amazing speakers. Click here to learn more and to register.

A BIG thank you to Digital Dental for supporting the podcast. Be sure to check out the AMAZING Nanoceramic Crystal Ultra® for an outstanding alternative to full arch restorations.

Elvis & Barb would like to welcome Whip Mix to the Voices From the Bench family. This amazing company has been supporting the industry for over 100 years and now they are supporting the podcast. Let's support them back. Check out their first FDA cleared 3D printable hard splint material VeriSplint OS Resin

Come see ELVIS Live as he and many others talk about dental laboratory marketing. The podcast is edited. Have you ever wondered what it is like unedited? Now is your chance.

https://www.facebook.com/dentsplysirona.lab.us/videos/333520077536194/

2019 DS Lab Marketing Summit - September 20-21 - Charlotte, NC Special Guests: Pete Villhard and Roy Banwell .

74: A Digital Solution in Dental: Pete Villhard and Roy Banwell of Digital Dental Part 1

Elvis Dahl & Barb Warner — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 06:00:00 -0400

Long before they sponsored the podcast, Elvis and Barb had an interview with a company they met while at the FDLA Symposium in May. Pete Villhard, CEO of Digital Dental and Roy Banwell, Product Specialist came on the show to talk about how the company got started, why a mill made for high production needs to be made different, choosing between accuracy and speed, and a fascinating material called Crystal Ultra.

If you are interested in learning more check out:
https://digitaldental.com/
Email them at: sales@digitaldental.com
Call them at: 480 948 0466

A BIG thank you to Digital Dental for supporting the podcast. Be sure to check out the their FDA-approved custom abutment solution that you can bring into your lab. https://digitaldental.com/abutment/