Displaying 5 items of Voices from The Bench with the tag "remakes".
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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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408: Rob Nazzal & Mike Alessio: From the Bench to the (icortica) Dashboard
January 19th, 2026 | 1 hr 7 mins
change management, customer retention, data visibility, data-driven decisions, dental, dental laboratory management, digital workflows, dsos, employee engagement, family-owned lab, icortica, lab culture, lab software integration, laboratory, leadership, magic touch, productivity metrics, quality control, quality metrics, real-time reporting, remakes, sales effectiveness, share of wallet, team alignment, technician, technician retention, transparency, voices from the bench
Rob Nazzal returns to Voices From the Bench with Mike Alessio of Bonadent to talk about leadership, culture, and using data the right way in dental laboratories. They discuss transparency around productivity metrics, the challenge of measuring quality, and how open communication builds trust and stronger teams. The conversation also highlights how icortica helps labs and sales teams use real-time data to improve retention, grow existing accounts, and have smarter, better-timed conversations with doctors.
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381: IDS 2025 & exocad Part 6 with Björn Zäuner and Tillmann Steinbrecher
July 14th, 2025 | 1 hr 58 secs
articulation, bite, bottlenecks, ceo, code, customer feedback, dental, design, distributors, emotional engagement, exocad, growth, hand articulate, ids, jaw motion, laboratory, memes, milling center, open software, ortho lab, psychology, purple, remakes, researcher, smile design, student, technician, training, user interface, voices from the bench, xsnap
Barb and Elvis bring two powerhouse conversations from the exocad booth at IDS 2025 featuring two people that are changing digital dental design every day. Björn Zäuner tells the story of Bite-Finder and how it can lower remakes by up to 50% and then we chat with the CEO and co-creator of exocad, Tillmann Steinbrecher.
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356: Nick Nocito is On a Mission to Reduce Remakes with SS White
January 20th, 2025 | 1 hr 1 min
burs, carbide, dental, diamond, educate, family owned, great white z, laboratory, ndx, nowak, on a mission, podcast, reduce, remakes, root cause, solving problems, technician, voices from the bench, wallet, win-win
Burs. We all use them. Fixed, removable, implants, ortho, and even clinical. But did you know the first company to make burs is still making them. This week we talk to Nick Nocito from SS White Dental to find out how using the right bur for the right job makes all the difference.
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335: Wealth from Remake Warranties with Jack Manno, Kim Solomon, and Max Zanan
August 26th, 2024 | 1 hr 9 mins
5 years, car insurance, concept of risk, dental, exit plan, investing, laboratory, loss revenue, podcast, remakes, retaining accounts, retirement, same day claims, taxes, technician, underwriting, voices from the bench, warranty
How can we make remakes less painful? How about a way to warranty everything the lab does for 5 years, while the lab gets reimbursed, and the lab builds wealth. Jack Manno, Kim Solomon, and Max Zanan will tell you how.