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428: exocad Insights 2026 Part 2: Pinhas Adar, Javier Perez Lopez, & Dora Rodrigues
June 8th, 2026 | 1 hr 4 mins
advanced dentistry, advanced workflow, aesthetic cases, aesthetics, analog artistry, analog skills, analog workflow, arkansas, artistry, atlanta, bite adjustment, cad/cam, ceramics, ceramist, certified trainer, chairside conversion, collaboration, continuing education, conversions, craftsmanship, custom prosthetics, customization, dental accuracy, dental artistry, dental cad, dental collaboration, dental communication, dental community, dental craftsmanship, dental design, dental education, dental events, dental excellence, dental family, dental future, dental industry, dental innovation, dental innovation summit, dental inspiration, dental lab, dental laboratory, dental leadership, dental materials, dental mentors, dental milling, dental networking, dental passion, dental passion project, dental philosophy, dental podcast, dental software, dental speakers, dental support, dental symposium, dental technician, dental technology, dental workflows, digital dentistry, digital evolution, digital impressions, digital lab, digital solutions, digital technician, digital tools, digital workflow, dts, education, education platform, esthetic dentistry, exocad, exocad insights, exocad trainer, fixed prosthetics, friendship, full arch, full arch workflow, full mouth restoration, global dentistry, hands-on courses, high-end dentistry, high-end restorations, human connection, implant bridge, implant cases, implant dentistry, implant planning, implant prosthetics, implant retained prosthetics, implant workflow, in-house milling, innovation, inspiration, international speakers, intraoral scanner, io connect, lab life, lab management, lab owner, lab technician, lab workflow, laboratory education, learning, learning environment, lectures, legacy, london, mallorca, mentorship, milling, milling center, milling machine, modern dentistry, networking, new jersey, no-prep veneers, occlusion, oral design, oral rehabilitation, partial cad, passion, passive fit, photogrammetry, pink porcelain, portugal, precision dentistry, precision fit, problem solving, prosthetic design, prosthetics, removable prosthetics, restorative dentistry, restorative design, restorative excellence, restorative materials, restorative workflow, screw-retained prosthetics, seoul symposium, sharing knowledge, smile design, spain, split bar, split file, switzerland, teaching, teamwork, teamwork culture, teamwork dentistry, technician community, technician life, technician respect, technician training, technology integration, titanium bars, trainer, trento memorial, veneers, voices from the bench, willi geller, workflow efficiency, workflow integration, workflow optimization, zirconia, zirconia bridge, zirconia workflow
At exocad Insights 2026, we talk with members of Oral Design International Foundation, Pinhas Adar and Javier Perez Lopez about the lasting legacy of Willi Geller and the importance of passion, mentorship, and community in dental technology. Then Dora Rodrigues shares her journey into advanced digital workflows, becoming a certified exocad trainer, and teaching full-arch dentistry around the world.
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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.