Displaying 3 items of Voices from The Bench with the tag "lithium disilicate".
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411: Michael Joseph: No Wax, No Fear and One Lab’s All-In Leap to Digital Dentistry
February 9th, 2026 | 1 hr 14 mins
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Elvis and Barb sit down with London lab owner Michael Joseph, who shares his journey from scooter courier to fully digital lab owner, including the hard lessons learned through COVID, Brexit, and rebuilding from the brink. Michael breaks down how committing to digital workflows, automation, photogrammetry, and rock-solid protocols transformed his lab into a scalable, referral-driven business. This episode is a powerful reminder that reinvention, consistency, and smart systems—not shortcuts—are what drive long-term success in today’s dental lab world.
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315: Lab Day Chicago 2024 Act 3 with James & James Angelone, Patrick Coon, and Peggy Alexander
April 8th, 2024 | 1 hr 17 mins
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Back AGAIN in the Ivoclar Ballroom at LMT Lab Day Chicago 2024 with James (The Denture man) Angelone and his son James Angelone, Patrick Coon from Ivoclar, and Peggy Alexander, a clinical educator at the University of Texas
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141: The Art of Constant Change: Jim Glidewell CDT
December 7th, 2020 | 1 hr 6 mins
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It's not very often you get to chat with the owner of the biggest dental lab. Jim Glidewell comes on to talk about going from a one-person dental lab to over 5,000 technicians, the development of their materials and products, advertising, his personal battle with COVID, and his new book "Constant Change".