We found 10 episodes of Voices from The Bench with the tag “family”.
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252: The Family That Creates Smiles: Wayne Szara Sr, Mike Capps, Wayne Szara Jr, Steve Szara, and Erin Szara
January 23rd, 2023 | 1 hr 9 mins
biomet 3i, christmas, dental, dental school, family, growing up in a lab, laboratory, lmt lab day chicago, navy, orthodontics, podcast, students, technician, tiktok, triton college, vision 21, voices from the bench, whopper, youtube, zimmer
We have a full house on today's episode with multiple generations of a family all in dental technology. Joining us first is the one who started it all, Wayne Szara Sr. He pulled in his brother-in-law, Mike Capps. But also, his two sons, Wayne Szara Jr and Steve Szara. Now Steve's daughter Erin Szara is starting dental school. It's a big family of smile creators!
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247: A Rural Technician for Rural Dentists with Anne Koelzer
December 19th, 2022 | 1 hr 3 mins
dental, dentsply, ds world, family, flexcera, inlab, laboratory, ladies of the mill, lmt lab day chicago podcast, lugs, miyo, north dakota, patterson, salespeople, siblings, south dakota, technician, training, voices from the bench, wet and dirty
This week we venture to the middle of nowhere and talk with the owner of AMK Dental Lab in Nebraska, Anne Koelzer. Anne talks about working with her family that is full of dentists, building a lab, going digital, and how she learns and how she teaches all while in the middle of nowhere.
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Episode 233: Open Your Eyes and Learn More with Ocularist Zach Hetzler
September 12th, 2022 | 1 hr 7 mins
acrylic, customization, david bowie, dental, eyeballs, family, globes, laboratory, ocular prosthesis, orbital implant, pmma, podcast, prosthetic eye, scleral shell, second generation, suction, technician, voices from the bench
Taking a break from teeth, Elvis and Barb welcome Zach Hetzler to the program to talk about eyes. Not his eyes, but the eyes he makes. Zach is a Board Certified Ocularist and he comes on to explain the industry, the process, and we discover the similarities to our own industry.
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215: Finally Live, Live From Texas with Wade Davenport, Richard Wills, & AJ Sheek
May 9th, 2022 | 1 hr 8 mins
3rd generation, board members, ceramics, dental, family, giving back, laboratory, membership, origin b&d, passion, peter pizzi, podcast, president, production, r&d credit, tax savings, technician, tradeshows, vendors, vita, voices from the bench
We are so happy to be back in Texas (physically) at the DLAT conference. This episode we talk to Wade Davenport, Richard Wills, and AJ Sheek.
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212: From Steel Bars to Titanium Bars with Kelly Simpson
April 18th, 2022 | 59 mins 54 secs
air force manual, all on 4, dental, exocad, family, foundation, justin, laboratory, ladies of the mill, locked up, mentorship, mindset, mrawwesome, podcast, prison, speaking, technician, voices from the bench
Success usually comes from hard work and dedication. After her life took a sharp turn, Kelly Simpson took an opportunity to learn dental technology. After some great mentorship and support from family, Kelly now owns her own removable lab and is giving back to an industry that has given her so much.
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209: Back at LMT Lab Day Chicago Part 1: Christina & Brian Heaslip, Katie Boteler, and Jonathan Thompson
March 28th, 2022 | 58 mins 37 secs
automation, blind date, burs, cam, dental, dentures, digital, dipping, family, instagram, laboratory, milling, podcast, pre-sinter staining, processing, removables, technician, voices from the bench
We are so happy that lab conventions are back and this week we bring you three conversations that happened during the 2022 LMT Lab Day Chicago show from the Preat booth. Joining us is Christina & Brian Heaslip, Katie Boteler, and Jonathan Thompson.
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204: Their Heart is Bigger Than Their Bark: Betty and Blake Barksdale
February 21st, 2022 | 1 hr 3 mins
axsys dental solutions, carbon, dan yoder, dental, digital dentures, family, furlough, laboratory, partials, podcast, technician, vesamill, vision, voices from the bench, wet milling
Betty and Blake Barksdale from Barksdale Dental Lab come on the podcast to talk about the early days of the lab, how they put employees first, and how they use the power of sharing to be successful.
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177: LIVE at LOTM Part 1: Anne Koelzer, Dr. Mary Kersenbrock, Denisse Padilla, Casey Steale, & Sarah Williamson
August 16th, 2021 | 1 hr 3 mins
3d printing, 3shape, dental, dentist, e-aqua model, envisionone, family, flexcera, inlab, laboratory, mcx5, podcast, technician, voices from the bench
LIVE from the Preat booth at the Ladies of the Mill Summit in Chattanooga! This first collection has us talking with Anne Kersenbrock Koelzer from AMK Dental Lab and her sister Dr. Mary Kersenbrock Losing, then from Desktop Health we chat with Denisse Padilla and Casey Steale. And we end the episode with a conversation with Sarah Williamson.
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175: Finding Their Own Style: Dimitri Tsichlis & Lidia Croteau from Styledent
August 2nd, 2021 | 1 hr 6 mins
canada, ceramist, cercon, cerec, dental, family, full arch, laboratory, marketing, marriage, mountie, podcast, quebec, shade, technician, voices from the bench
A married couple with different backgrounds come together to create two amazing labs in two different countries. Dimitri Tsichlis and Lidia Croteau own a lab in Canada. Sick of the cold, they opened their new lab in Florida to hand pick the work they want to do and they DO IT RIGHT in so many areas.
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167: Ladies Of The Mill: Jill Swafford and Christina Heaslip
June 7th, 2021 | 1 hr 5 mins
anne koelzer, dedication, dental, dentsply, dr. jessica emery, dr. mary kersenbrock losing, e.max, family, kids, laboratory, lauren crowe, marina caponigro, mcx5, mcxl, passion, podcast, preat, sirona, technician, voices from the bench
Jill Swafford and Christina Heaslip are two ladies that love to mill and they love the industry so much that they started a group online called Ladies of the Mill. The group is intended to give strength to the females in our profession. It has grown so much that they are holding their first summit in July 2021. They come on to talk about starting their labs, running the lab and a family, starting the group, and how this summit will be different from the usual dental meeting.