Displaying 7 items of Voices from The Bench with the tag "elvis dahl".
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Episode 448: Chris Golze: Mouthguards, Memes, and Making It on Your Own
October 26th, 2026 | 1 hr 3 mins
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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!
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447: Jay Shin: The True Story of TruAbutment
October 19th, 2026 | 1 hr 56 secs
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Jay Shin from TruAbutment joins us to share his unexpected journey into the dental industry and how True Abutment is changing the game in digital implant dentistry. From IO Connect and T-Marker to full-arch workflows, T-Snap, and new 3D-printing materials, we talk innovation, technology, and what's coming next.
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446: Matt Travis: The Guy Who Gets Dental Labs Paid
October 12th, 2026 | 1 hr 5 mins
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This week we sit down with Matt Travis from Burt and Associates to talk about collecting unpaid invoices in the dental lab industry. From wild collection stories to credit applications and protecting your accounts receivable, Matt explains why doing great work means nothing if you don’t get paid!
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Episode 445: Milos Miladinov: The Harsh Truth of the Camera's Eye
October 5th, 2026 | 1 hr 9 mins
3D printing, 3d printed models, 3shape, AI, Business growth, aesthetic dentistry, ai dental, ai dental design, ai dental laboratory, ai dentistry, ai for dental labs, ai for dentists, ai marketing, ai tools, ai trends in dentistry, anterior aesthetics, anterior dentistry, artificial intelligence, barbara, boutique dental lab, cad cam, cad cam dental laboratory, cad cam dentistry, cad design, cbct, ceramic characterization, ceramic dentistry, ceramic restorations, chatgpt, chatgpt for business, cone beam ct, cosmetic dentistry, creative dentistry, dental 3d printing, dental aesthetics, dental art, dental artistry, dental artists, dental business, dental cad, dental cad software, dental camera, dental camera setup, dental ceramics, dental characterization, dental courses, dental crowns, dental design, dental education, dental educators, dental effects, dental entrepreneur, dental equipment, dental flash, dental industry, dental industry podcast, dental industry technology, dental innovation, dental lab, dental lab advertising, dental lab business, dental lab education, dental lab entrepreneur, dental lab equipment, dental lab growth, dental lab marketing, dental lab owner, dental lab photography, dental lab podcast, dental lab seo, dental lab startup, dental lab success, dental lab technology, dental lab training, dental laboratory, dental laboratory business, dental laboratory equipment, dental laboratory podcast, dental laboratory workflow, dental lectures, dental lighting, dental macro photography, dental marketing, dental materials, dental milling, dental milling machine, dental models, dental photography, dental photography education, dental photography equipment, dental photography lighting, dental photography techniques, dental photography tips, dental photography trends, dental photos, dental podcast, dental porcelain, dental professionals, dental prosthetics, dental restorations, dental sculpting, dental sculpture, dental seo, dental sintering, dental study club, dental tech, dental technician, dental technician career, dental technician education, dental technician journey, dental technician life, dental technician podcast, dental technicians, dental technology, dental technology education, dental technology innovation, dental technology podcast, dental technology trends, dental trends, dental veneers, dental workflow innovation, dental zirconia sintering, digital artist, digital dental education, digital dental laboratory, digital dental workflow, digital dentistry, digital dentistry education, digital dentistry workflow, digital design, digital dies, digital enamel, digital enamel transfer, digital lab workflow, digital marketing, digital models, digital patient, digital smile design, digital transformation, digital veneers, digital workflow, e.max, elvis dahl, enamel characterization, enamel effects, exocad, face scanning, facial scanning, fast sintering, florida dental lab, florida dentistry, full arch, full arch dentistry, full arch restorations, future of dental labs, future of dental technology, future of dentistry, gbp, generative engine optimization, geo, google business profile, innovative dental laboratory, innovative dental technician, intraoral photography, intraoral scanner, intraoral scanning, intraoral scans, lab workflow, line angles, lithium disilicate, macro photography, mamelon effects, mamelons, marketing for dental labs, miami digital dentistry study club, micro layering, microwave furnace, microwave sintering, milai, milling, milos miladinov, milos miladinov dental technician, mirrorless camera, monolithic zirconia, natural looking restorations, nikkor 105mm macro, nikon z7 ii, noritake, noritake porcelain, online marketing, photography for dental technicians, photography for dentists, porcelain, press ceramics, print and press, print-and-press veneers, printed dental models, printed dies, printed veneers, restorative artistry, restorative dentistry, ring flash, romania dental technician, romanian dental technician, seo, shoot like a pro, sintering furnace, small dental lab, smile design, smile makeover, smiley go, south florida dental lab, starting over, tooth anatomy, tooth morphology, tooth tattoo, tooth tattoos, translucency, twin flash, two person dental lab, veneer printing, veneer workflow, veneers, virtual patient, voices from the bench, voices from the bench podcast, wave sinter 2, zirconia, zirconia characterization, zirconia crowns, zirconia restorations
This week we sit down with Milos Miladinov to talk digital dentistry, dental photography, AI, and the journey of starting over in the United States. From digital veneers and virtual patients to photography, marketing, and his unique “tooth tattoo” technique, Milos shares plenty of ideas, technology, and innovation that are changing the way dental labs work.
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443: Phil Reddington: From Skipping School to Building a Dental Lab
September 21st, 2026 | 1 hr 13 mins
35 years dental technology, 3D printing, Barb, Business growth, CAD/CAM, England, United Kingdom, accidental career, acrylic restorations, advanced dental laboratory, anex, bar overdenture, beever dental technology, bench test, blame culture, boutique dental laboratory, british dental lab, british dental technician, building a dental lab, career in dental technology, case acceptance, case communication, case documentation, case management, case planning, case quality, ceramic artistry, ceramic systems, ceramic technician, ceramics, checklists, clinical excellence, competing on price, complex cases, continuing education, continuous learning, cosmetic dentistry, cosmetic restorations, custom abutments, custom dental restorations, custom implant restorations, customized training, dental 3d printing, dental artistry, dental bar, dental bench test, dental business, dental business philosophy, dental cad design, dental cad/cam, dental ceramics, dental conferences, dental craftsmanship, 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This week we head across the pond to Leeds, England, to sit down with Phil Reddington of Beever Dental Technology lab. Phil shares the unlikely story of how skipping school and carving a tiny soap bottle with a scalpel at age 15 led him into a 35-plus-year career in dental technology. We talk about building a laboratory around quality instead of price, developing a strong team culture, digital dentistry, full-arch restorations, thimble bars, and knowing when to say no. Plus, there’s a bright orange vest, plenty of laughs, and a great conversation about what it really takes to build a laboratory where people actually want to work.
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442: Michael Wandling: The Long Road to CDT of the Year
September 14th, 2026 | 1 hr 12 mins
2025 cdt of the year, Barb, Leadership, aidite, bruxzir, cad cam, career growth, cdt, cdt certification, cdt exam, cdt exam preparation, cdt practical exam, cdt written exam, ceramics, certified dental technician, complete dentures, continuing education, crown and bridge, crown and bridge technician, dental cad cam, dental ceramics, dental certification, dental certification exam, dental education, dental implant certification, dental implants, dental industry, dental industry podcast, dental lab, dental lab community, dental lab culture, dental lab leadership, dental lab management, dental lab mentoring, dental lab owner, dental lab podcast, dental lab success, dental lab training, dental lab workflow, dental laboratory, dental laboratory careers, dental laboratory education, dental laboratory industry, dental laboratory leadership, dental laboratory podcast, dental laboratory standards, dental materials, dental milling, dental podcast, dental tech podcast, dental technician, dental technician career, dental technician education, dental technician success, dental technology, dental technology career, dental technology education, dental technology industry, dental training, dental zirconia, digital dental laboratory, digital dentistry, digital workflow, elvis dahl, fixed dentistry, giving back to the industry, horizon digital, implant cdt, implant dentistry, keller dental laboratory, key opinion leader, kol, lab owner, laboratory innovation, laboratory management, lifelong learning, master cdt, mentorship, mike wandling, national board for certification, nbc, nbc exams, production management, professional development, prozir ultra, quality assurance, quality control, removable dentistry, study clubs, summit horizon dental laboratory, technician development, technician training, vftb, voices from the bench, zirconia
This week on Voices From the Bench, we finally sit down with the 2025 CDT of the Year, Mike Wandling! Mike shares his journey from starting as a dental technician in 2001 to becoming an educator, Master CDT, examiner, NBC Board member, lab owner, and now Operations Manager at Summit Horizon Dental Laboratory. We talk certification, education, the future of the CDT program, his “A-Team” partnership with Barb, and what it means to give back to the dental laboratory industry.
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436: Alyse Hifko & Martin Schmid Take Us Inside the Ivoclar Academy
August 3rd, 2026 | 48 mins 10 secs
3shape, CAD/CAM, Productivity, all-on-x, alyse hifko, apprenticeship, auto nesting, brushes, buffalo, cad/cam dentistry, cam software, ceram art, ceramics, ceramics course, chairside dentistry, clinical education, commercial laboratory, connectors, continuing education, dental careers, dental community, dental craftsmanship, dental education, dental industry, dental innovation, dental lab, dental lab owner, dental laboratory, dental manufacturing, dental materials, dental milling, dental podcast, dental professionals, dental technician, dental technology, dentures, design limitations, digital dentistry, digital dentures, digital technician, digital workflow, dry milling, e.max, education, efficiency, elvis dahl, esthetic restorations, esthetics, firing, firing protocols, flat tools, full-arch restorations, germany, glazing, hands-on training, hybrid milling, implant restorations, implant workflows, in-person education, infiltration liquids, innovation., ivoclar, ivoclar academy, ivotion, johnny jackson, lab life, laboratory efficiency, laboratory excellence, laboratory growth, laboratory innovation, laboratory management, laboratory workflow, lithium disilicate, maintenance, martin schmid, mentorship, milling, milling limitations, milling software, milling strategies, mississauga, nesting, pink esthetics, porcelain layering, precision, production efficiency, programmill, programmill 7, programmill cam, programmill dry, research and development, restoration design, restorative dentistry, restorative workflow, santa fe springs, screw channels, sintering, stain and glaze, support structures, technical support, technician skills, technician training, titanium milling, troubleshooting, veneers, voices from the bench, wet milling, white esthetics, wieland, workflow automation, workflow optimization, zirconia, zirconia veneers, zirconium oxide
Ivoclar is taking education to the next level with the new Ivoclar Academy, and Elvis sits down with Martin Schmid and Alyse Hifko to learn what makes these hands-on courses a game changer for today's dental technicians. From creating lifelike esthetics with Ceram Art to unlocking powerful features hidden inside ProgramMill CAM software, this episode is packed with practical tips that can help any lab improve its workflow, no matter their experience level.