We are back this week talking to a dental technician. Hugo Sousa is a very accomplished technician from the UK. Born and educated in Portugal at a university in Lisbon, Hugo then continued his career in England working for different labs and then obtained his Master's degree in dental technology. He is currently going for his PhD while hosting his own dental laboratory podcast in Portuguese called Conversa à Bancada.

Portuguese Podcast - Conversa à Bancada
Apple Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/conversa-%C3%A0-bancada/id1564666913
Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/6464EueS9V1T4MUTAzvzgG?si=4b0f4553e0e44ac2
Facebook - Conversa Bancada - https://www.facebook.com/thefree.tooth/
Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/conversa_a_bancada/

Long Distance degrees mentioned in the episode:

• University of Lisbon - https://www.ulisboa.pt/en
  Doctoral (Phd) degree in oral health sciences & technology (for Dental Hygienists & Dental technicians)

• Cardiff Met. - https://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/sportandhealthsciences/courses/Pages/Dental-Technology---MSc-(Distance-Learning)-.aspx
  Masters for dental technicians

• Morphology School Japan
  Osaka ceramic training center
  http://www.pat.hi-ho.ne.jp/octc/sub/html/english/e-index.html

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The Asiga Pro 4K DLP printer is priced at under $25,000, has a large build plate and is available in both 65µm and resolution versions. For information about the Asiga Pro 4K, visit www.whipmix.com.

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Special Guest: Hugo Sousa.