Displaying items 1-10 of 11 in total of Voices from The Bench with the tag "porcelain".
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Episode 434: From FDLA 2026: Chris Bradley, Richard Wodzinski, Dawn Roniger, & Kaveh Shams
July 20th, 2026 | 1 hr 3 mins
abutments, accuracy, all-on-x, analog dentistry, anterior restorations, apprentices, apprenticeship, artistry, automation, bl1, bleaching shades, brushing techniques, cad design, cad/cam, cam software, canada, ceramics, ceramics course, ceramics workflow, chairside, chemistry, chris bradley, chroma, cobalt chrome, collaboration, color science, consumables, continuing education, craftsmanship, creation, creation porcelain, custom recipe, custom shades, custom strategies, custom workflow, dawn roniger, demonstrations, dental community, dental innovation, dental lab, dental laboratory, dental materials, dental podcast, dental technician, dental technology, denture workflow, dentures, design software, digital dentistry, digital evolution, digital solutions, digital workflow, disc changer, e.max, education, education programs, efficiency, engineering, enrico steger, esthetics, excellence, exocad, fdla, florida dental laboratory association, full arch, future of dentistry, gc america, gc initial, gingiva, glaze, hands-on training, harley street, hue, hybrids, hyperdent, implant bars, innovation, italy, javier, kaveh shams, kolinsky brushes, lab owner, lab values, laboratory education, laboratory management, laboratory solutions, layering, lectures, lithium disilicate, london, m2, m5, m6, machine maintenance, magic color, matisse, mentorship, military school, milling, milling center, milling machine, milling strategies, modular design, monolithic, murano glass, nesting, open architecture, open system, optishade, oral design, patient outcomes, photography, physics, pink porcelain, pmma, polarized camera, polycarbonate, porcelain, porcelain systems, precision, predictable results, productivity, ranger school, remake reduction, remakes, removables, richard wodzinski, scanner, self-service, shade analysis, shade matching, shade recipe, single centrals, smileline, smileline usa, software development, software integration, stain, symposium, technical support, technician training, technology, titanium, trade shows, value, vendors, voices from the bench, webinars, willie geller, workflow, workflow consistency, workflow optimization, young technicians, zirconia, zirconia staining, zirkonzahn
From the FDLA Symposium, Elvis and Barb welcome Chris Bradley, Richard Wodzinski, and Dawn Roniger to discuss the latest in shade matching, ceramics, and the technology helping labs achieve more predictable results. Then Kaveh Shams from Zirkonzahn Canada shares his journey into digital dentistry while talking milling, education, and the philosophy that's made Zirkonzahn a leader in the industry.
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429: exocad Insights 2026 Part 3: Andreea Bordea, Denisse Ramos, & Daniela Torres
June 15th, 2026 | 1 hr 9 mins
3d printing, acrylic, additive manufacturing, advanced materials, aesthetic dentistry, all-on-x, analog dentistry, analog skills, andreea bordea, artistic dentistry, bridges, cad designer, cad/cam, career growth, ceramco, ceramics, ceramics technician, ceramist, chairside, chile, clinical workflow, clinician communication, collaboration, composite, continuing education, cosmetic dentistry, creativity, crowns, customer service, danny designer, denisse ramos, dental artistry, dental business, dental community, dental culture, dental education, dental entrepreneur, dental events, dental influencer, dental innovation, dental lab, dental laboratory, dental lectures, dental materials, dental podcast, dental scanner, dental tech community, dental technician, dental technology, denture teeth, dentures, design services, design technician, digital dentistry, digital design, digital future, digital lab, digital smile design, digital transformation, digital workflow, e.max, education, education journey, entrepreneurship, esthetics, exocad, exocad hero, exocad hub, exocad insights, exocad training, female technicians, full arch, furnaces, future of dentistry, global dentistry, implants, influencer, innovation, inspiration, instagram, international dentistry, ivoclar, kol, lab communication, lab day, lab efficiency, lab life, lab owner, ladies of the mill, layering, leadership, mallorca, mallorca 2026, manufacturing, maryland bridge, mentorship, milling, milling center, milling workflows, mod institute, modern dentistry, nadl, networking, new stetic usa, outsourcing, passion, patient care, porcelain, prosthetics, remote design, removables, restorative dentistry, romania, sales, scanning, shade matching, smile design, social media, spain, staining, startup lab, subtractive manufacturing, teamwork, technician life, technology, translucency, treatment planning, veneers, voices from the bench, waxing, women in dentistry, workflow, workflow integration, workflow optimization, workflow solutions, youtube learning, zirconia, zirconia shading
At exocad Insights, Elvis and Barb sit down with Andreea Bordea, Denisse Ramos, and Daniela Torres to talk about digital dentistry, social media, exocad, zirconia, 3D printing, and building careers around the world. From Spain to Florida to Chile, each conversation shows how passion and technology are transforming the dental lab industry.
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422: Renata Budny, Roberto Rossi, & Eugene Vega: The Never Ending Education in a Dental Lab
April 27th, 2026 | 1 hr 3 mins
3d printing, aesthetics, analog dentistry, anatomy, artistry, asiga, bench work, boutique lab, cad/cam, career development, career growth, career pathways, case acceptance, case planning, ceramics, city tech, collaboration, communication, continuing education, cosmetic dentistry, craftsmanship, crown and bridge, custom shade, dental, dental education, dental industry, dental lab life, dental materials, dental milling, dental printers, dental school, dental students, dental technician, dental technology, dentist relationships, dentures, diagnostic wax-up, digital dentistry, digital impressions, digital transition, digital workflow, efficiency, emax, employee culture, entrepreneurship, exocad, experience vs education, finishing, fixed prosthetics, full arch, future of dentistry, graduation, hands-on training, high-end lab, hiring, implant restorations, implants, impressions, industry challenges, innovation, lab efficiency, lab environment, lab growth, lab management, lab owner, lab perks, lab startup, lab to doctor, lab workflow, laboratory, layering, leadership, mentorship, mentorship in dentistry, milling, model work, morphology, motivation, new york city college of technology, occlusion, patient experience, polishing, porcelain, problem solving, production lab, productivity, prosthodontics, qc, quality control, removable, scaling a lab, scanning, shade matching, small business, smile design, synergy, team culture, teamwork, technician, technician retention, technician shortage, technology adoption, time management, training, troubleshooting, voices from the bench, wax-up, work ethic, work-life balance, workflow management, zirconia
Elvis reunites with Renata Bundy alongside lab owner Roberto Rossi and technician Eugene Vega for a conversation that connects education to real-world lab life. They share how technicians often start with little experience, face early challenges, and need the right mentorship and environment to grow. Roberto highlights building a quality-driven lab while navigating digital workflows, and Renata reflects on preparing students for those realities.
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374: Dr. Andrew Turchin Has the Formula For a Smiling Success
May 26th, 2025 | 1 hr 4 mins
3shape, aesthetics, ceramics, communication, dental, designers, education, emax, exocad, high end, hiring, ivoclar, lab day, laboratory, neck pain, picky patients, porcelain, quality control, teaching, technician, voices from the bench
This week we meet Dr. Andrew Turchin from Aspen Colorado who has developed a mathematical equation that has allowed him and his in-office lab technicians to formulate a simple treatment that creates better smiles.
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243: Whip Mix Digital Forum 2022 Part 1: Chris Wilson from Zubler USA, Blake Barksdale, Sandra Ramsey, and Bob Iulino
November 21st, 2022 | 1 hr 4 mins
ceramic, dental, dentures, glidewell, janitor, laboratory, ovens, podcast, porcelain, second generation, sintering, suction units, technician, voices from the bench, zirconia
We start our collection of conversations recorded LIVE LIVE at the Whip Mix Digital Forum 2022 with Chris Wilson from Zubler USA, Blake Barksdale, Sandra Ramsey, and Bob Iulino.
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242: Minimally Invasive Veneers to the MAX! with Jorgen Gad and Vincent Silvia
November 14th, 2022 | 1 hr 5 mins
bulimic, certified, clear aligners, competitive learning, contacts, cutback, dental, ed mclaren, education, invisalign, laboratory, milling center, no prep, noritake, norway, oslo, podcast, porcelain, technician, voices from the bench
This week we talk to Vincent Silvia that went to the UCLA Center of Esthetic Dental Design and brings on Jorgen Gad from Norway to talk about what he is doing in the way of minimally invasive veneers.
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198: What? You can get a PhD in Dental Technology?: Hugo Sousa from Conversa à Bancada
January 10th, 2022 | 1 hr 6 mins
ceramics, dental, guests, laboratory, nexus dental, osaka ceramic training school, pedro brito, podcast, porcelain, talking at the bench, technician, university egas moniz, voices from the bench
This week we talk to a dental technician in the UK who has his own dental laboratory podcast in Portuguese. Hugo Sousa is a second-generation technician that after years of education in multiple countries is now going for his PhD in dental technology.
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178: LIVE at LOTM Part 2: Mary Valentine, Emily Valentine, Sherri Weatherby, Cassandra Dombrowski, Mary Nosal
August 23rd, 2021 | 53 mins 4 secs
asiga, barn, dental, hand wax, kids, laboratory, louisville, management, michigan, nobel biocare, podcast, porcelain, procera, roland mill, technician, voices from the bench, whip mix
We are back at the Ladies of the Mill Summit. This week we talk to mother/daughter team Mary and Emily Valentine, then from Whip Mix we chat with Sherri Weatherby and Cassandra Dombrowski, and then we wrap up the episode with Mary Nosal.
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139: Live, Not Live From the DLAT Part 3: Jason Stubbs, Bianka Nethery, & Mel Thorp
November 23rd, 2020 | 54 mins 32 secs
argen, carpenter, cdt, dental, dentist, digital dentures, dlat, in-person, laboratory, miyo, podcast, porcelain, preat, regulation, technician, texas, thanksgiving, voices from the bench
Our last set of conversations we got at the Dental Laboratory Association of Texas from the Argen booth. This week we talk to the DLAT secretary Jason Stubbs, one-woman lab owner Bianka Nethery, and 45 year+ CDT Mel Thorp. Great stuff Live, not live!
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Episode 103: You Blow My Mind, Hey Ricki!: Ricki Braswell on Leadership Training
March 16th, 2020 | 1 hr 52 secs
cdt, coronavirus, dental, dlat, laboratory, leadership, nadl, pankey, podcast, porcelain, technician, texas, voices from the bench
Elvis and Barb are happy to bring you one of the upcoming featured speakers for the DLAT Conference & Expo. Ricki Braswell has gained a ton of experience as a co-executive director of the NADL and the past CEO of the Pankey Institute and now she shares it with dental laboratories.