320: Making It Your Own with Kevin Mahan and Kite Saito

Elvis Dahl & Barb Warner — Mon, 13 May 2024 06:00:00 -0400

Voices From the Bench is headed back to Florida for the FDLA Southern States Symposium & Expo all thanks to the great people at Jensen Dental. You know, the makers of MIYO!. Come visit Elvis & Barb in the Jensen booth June 7 & 8 in Orlando. Register today at FDLA.NET!

After countless past guests on the podcast (and Barb) sing the praises of the MIYO system, it only makes sense that we talk to the makers of it, Jensen Dental. Kevin Mahan has been with Jensen Dental for 32 years and has seen the company go from alloy and refining to a leader in the ceramic space. Kevin talks about his journey, the story of how they got the name MIYO, and how he meet Kite Saito. Kite is an amazing ceramist from Ozark Prosthodontics. He talks about his journey to America to fulfill a dream of being a blues guitarists, learning about the dental technology program at the LA city college, working in Beverly Hills, taking Ed McLaren’s course, and so many great tips and tricks he has learned over the years with MIYO.

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Special Guests: Kevin Mahan and Kite Saito, MDC, CDT.

116: Marching to a Beat of a Different Drum: Peter Pizzi

Elvis Dahl & Barb Warner — Mon, 15 Jun 2020 06:00:00 -0400

There are names in our industry that almost everyone knows. One of those names is Peter Pizzi. Maybe you have seen him speak? Maybe you read his articles in the IDT magazine, that he is editor-in-chief of? Elvis and Barb had a fantastic casual conversation with Peter as he tells them about the early days of getting into dental technology, who was his influencers and where he picked up his skill. They also talk about how he puts his lectures together, how he got hooked up with Inside Dental Technology magazine, and what he thinks we should be doing as a profession to ensure that we survive all the changes happening.

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Special Guest: Peter Pizzi CDT.