Displaying items 1-10 of 12 in total of Voices from The Bench with the tag "lab day chicago".
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423: Kent Kohli is Always in Pursuit of a More Excellent Way
May 4th, 2026 | 1 hr 9 mins
100-hour weeks, aacd, accreditation, accuracy, all-ceramics, analog to digital, anatomy, anterior aesthetics, artistry, boutique lab, bunsen burner, burnout, cad/cam, career growth, case planning, casting, ceramics, chairside experience, clinical education, coaching, communication, continuing education, contour, craftsmanship, creation porcelain, crown and bridge, crown council, dedication, dental ceramics, dental community, dental conventions, dental lab, dental school, dental technician, dental technology, dentist-technician relationship, digital dentistry, e.max, efficiency, efficiency vs artistry, electric waxer, empress 2, entrepreneurship, european technique, excellence, feldspathic veneers, finishing, full contour, giving back, global dentistry, hands-on training, high-end dentistry, hornbrook group, impressions, in-house lab, incisal edge, indirect bonding, industry giants, industry leaders, innovation, inspiration, ips empress, ivoclar, jensen, key opinion leader, kol, lab business, lab culture, lab day chicago, lab education, lab evolution, lab ownership, lab workflow, lab-to-clinic collaboration, layering, lifelong learning, liquid ceramics, materials science, mentorship, mentorship impact, metal frameworks, micro-layering, microscopes, microstar, milling, models, morphology, networking, next generation, noritake, occlusion, ortho lab, orthodontics, partnerships, passion, perseverance, pfms, plaster, platinum foil, polishing, posterior restorations, precision, pricing strategy, productivity, pursuit of excellence, quality over quantity, race to the bottom, refractory technique, servant leadership, shade matching, smile design, social media, startup lab, surface texture, symposiums, teaching, time management, trade school, vita, waxing, work ethic, workflow optimization, youtube learning, zubler
Kent Kohli shares how an unexpected path—from pre-dental student to passionate lab technician—led him to fall in love with ceramics and the artistry of dental technology. Guided by mentors and fueled by relentless self-education, he chose quality and growth over high-volume burnout, shaping a long, rewarding career. Now with Ivoclar, Kent is focused on giving back by helping bring hands-on education and foundational techniques to the next generation of technicians.
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415: Lab Day Chicago 2026 (& Cal-Lab) Part 1 with Jeff Stronk, April Newell, & Joey Hunter
March 9th, 2026 | 1 hr 16 mins
additive manufacturing, analog dentistry, april newell, cal-lab, cal-lab 100, chrome cobalt, dental, dental 3d printing, dental business growth, dental career paths, dental craftsmanship, dental frameworks, dental industry trends, dental innovation, dental lab leadership, dental lab management, dental lab owners, dental laboratory, dental manufacturing, dental meetings, dental technician, dental technology, denture finishing, denture waxing, dentures, digital dentistry, implant bars, industry networking, jeff strock, joey hunter, lab day chicago, lab education, lab workflow, laboratory, metal printing, night guards, orthodontic appliances, partial dentures, peer-to-peer learning, removable prosthetics, resin printing, technician, technician skills, titanium printing, tooth setup, voices from the bench, wire bending
At the 100th anniversary meeting of the Cal-Lab Association, Elvis talks with Jeff Stronk about a successful first day filled with great speakers, strong attendance, and meaningful peer-to-peer conversations between lab owners. He also chats with April Newell about the rapid growth of dental 3D printing and how metal and resin printing are expanding what labs can produce. Finally, longtime technician Joey Hunter shares her 30-year journey in removables and her experience attending LMT Lab Day Chicago 2026 for the first time.
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Episode 407: Dr. Miles Cone From Dinosaurs to Dentures & Finding the Art in Prosthodontics
January 12th, 2026 | 1 hr 6 mins
aesthetics, analog workflows, career journey, cdt, collaboration, craftsmanship, critique, dental, dental photography, dental technicians, dentures, digital dentistry, documentation, growth, ivoclar, lab artistry, lab day chicago, laboratory, mentorship, military dentistry, patient connection, prosthodontics, removables, storytelling, teamwork, technician, voices from the bench
In this episode, we talk with prosthodontist Dr. Miles Cone about his unconventional journey into dentistry, from studying dinosaurs and living out of his car to serving in the Army and earning his CDT. Dr. Cone shares how photography, lab work, and collaboration with skilled technicians transformed his approach to dentistry into a true blend of science and art. The conversation highlights respect for the lab, embracing critique to grow, and previews his upcoming Ivoclar Lab Day Chicago lecture on elevating removable prosthetics through intention and teamwork.
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384: IDS 2025 & exocad Part 9 with Paul Dowling, Jacqueline Ffrench, & Thomas Baaske
August 4th, 2025 | 1 hr 2 mins
3d, 4 day work week, academy, ai, better life, business, community, dental, dentures, digital, efficient, exocad, feedback, generations, global, health, ids, inventory, ireland, ivotion, lab day chicago, laboratory, leadership, lean manufacturing, part time, polish, printing, removables, repair, small changes, soft reline, strength in the industry, technician, voices from the bench, well being, workflow, zirconzahn
Back again to a time in Germany when we recorded in the exocad booth at IDS 2025. This week we start with Paul Dowling & Jacqueline Ffrench who are doing amazing things in Ireland for the lab community. Then we meet Thomas Baaske from Ivoclar that tells us all about the new printed denture material, the inventory system, and Ivoclar at IDS.
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270: Pay Attention to the Man Behind the Curtain with Daniel Hassler
May 29th, 2023 | 48 mins 3 secs
air force, cdt, dental, denturist, dream sheet, ears, fivr, gro3x, high end, ivoclar, jimmy johns, lab, lab day chicago, laboratory, manual, marketing lab next, maverick, noses, podcast, post graduate, remote testing, technician, voices from the bench, wizard of oz
This week Voices From the Bench talks to the owner of Wizards of the Bench, Daniel Hassler. Daniel talks about learning in the Airforce, working in a few labs in a few states and eventually opening a lab that is busy right out of the gate.
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269: Wrapping It All Up at the Ivoclar Ballroom From Lab Day Chicago with Susan van Kinsbergen, Neal Allen, Julio Munoz, Zack Wojdan
May 22nd, 2023 | 1 hr 4 mins
ai design, all-on-4, artistic, builder, carbon, ceramics, chairside, conversions, dani, daughter, dental, drivers, flexible, glaze, high end, hybrids, immediate load, implants, issaquah, ivoclar, knight, lab, lab day chicago, laboratory, leadership, manager, milling, miyo, opaque, open door, pfm, photography, podcast, printing, removables, screws, shipping, technician, teeth, thanksgiving, voices from the bench, welu, zimvie
Elvis and Barb wrap up all the amazing recordings from the Ivoclar Ballroom at Lab Day Chicago with Susan van Kinsbergen, Neal Allen, Julio Munoz, and Zack Wojdan
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268: Inspiration from the Ivoclar Ballroom at Lab Day Chicago with Katie Rinaldo, Mandy Arena, Jen Ludwig, & Jim Collis
May 15th, 2023 | 1 hr 6 mins
ada, back, bill, caring, covid, cry, dental, denturist association, emotional, facebook, friends, funding, getting better, give, grassroots, healing, illinois, ivoclar, lab, lab day chicago, laboratory, ladies of the mill, podcast, proud, removables, representative, school, speaking, st. louis, surgery, technician, voices from the bench
Back again with more amazing conversations we got while in the Ivoclar Ballroom at LMT Lab Day Chicago 2023. This time we talk to Katie Rinaldo and Mandy Arena who are trying to make Denturism legal in Illinois, CDT of the Year Jen Ludwig, and seasoned educator Jim Collis.
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267: Celebrating Traditions Digitally From the Ivoclar Ballroom at Lab Day Chicago with Chet Spivey and Esther Schwenning
May 8th, 2023 | 1 hr 5 mins
100 years, asiga, beer, bleaching, bonding, brewery, buffalo, canada, dental, dentures, denturism, denturist, digital, education, emax, insurance, ivoclar, ivotion, lab, lab day chicago, laboratory, las vegas institute, lips, marketing, northern lights, partials, pm7, podcast, printing, suction, technician, travel agent, variolink, vivascan, voices from the bench
This week we are back in the Ivoclar Ballroom at LMT Lab Day Chicago 2023 with two more conversations. First up is Senior Vice President of Sales for Ivoclar, Chet Spivey. Then we chat with Esther Schwenning, the rock star denturist from Canada.
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266: Living It Up From the Ivoclar Ballroom at Lab Day Chicago with Alan Banks, Millie Tang, and Monica Buchanan
May 1st, 2023 | 1 hr 5 mins
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Back in the days of snow, we recorded in the Ivoclar Ballroom at LMT Lab Day Chicago. This week we bring you Alan Banks from Roe Dental Lab, Millie Tang from Vsmile, and Monica Buchanan an ortho CDT.
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261: A CDT of DLT at LSU with Tracy Graham
March 27th, 2023 | 1 hr 49 secs
anatomy, balance, cdt, college, courses, dental, dentures, education, exocad, family, kids, lab, lab day chicago, laboratory, lsu, new orleans, ortho, podcast, rg, technician, teeth, vision 21, voices from the bench
This week Elvis and Barb talk to current dental lab student from LSU, Tracy Graham. Tracy talks about the program, building her life after school, juggling that with a family, and why she loves teeth so much.