We found 10 episodes of Voices from The Bench with the tag “voices from the bench”.
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130: Ordering One Taco Supreme: Gary Iocco from Apex Dental Laboratory Group
September 21st, 2020 | 56 mins 53 secs
dental, digital dentures, education, fdlt, giving back, laboratory, minnesota, nadl, podcast, race for the future, taco tour, technician, voices from the bench
Past President of the NADL, past Chair of the Foundation, and all around huge supporter of our industry, Gary Iocco joins the podcast this week. Gary talks about getting into the industry, starting his lab, being a part of the largest technician owned lab group, and his thoughts on the future of our profession.
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129: Family is the Gold Worth Refining: Leonard Hoffman from Aurident
September 14th, 2020 | 53 mins 46 secs
alloy, dental, intraoral, laboratory, milling, podcast, refining, reward points, scanner, technician, voices from the bench, zirconia
Since 1974 Aurident has been providing dental labs materials with excellent customer service. As the industry changed, so did Aurident. Leonard Hoffman comes on to talk about taking over his family's business and staying relevant to the needs of the labs.
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128: Growing the Lab Through Burs: Greg Everett & Nick Alonge with Sierra Dental Tool
September 7th, 2020 | 1 hr 3 mins
carbite, dental, diamond, laboratory, podcast, roland, technician, vhf, voices from the bench, weteamup
Let's celebrate the unsung heroes of the dental lab. The burs! Joining the podcast is Greg Everett and Nick Alonge with Sierra Dental Tool. They come on to talk about how they manufacture a better bur and how they can be a resource to help your lab succeed.
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127: Puck It, Let's Mill Gold with Scott Mappin from Strategy Milling
August 31st, 2020 | 1 hr 48 secs
alloy, dental, full cast, gold, laboratory, mills, podcast, pucks, stl file, technician, voices from the bench
While many restorations have taken over metal, the full cast crown is still one of the best restorations on the market. Scott Mappin from Strategy Milling comes on the podcast to talk about how a lab can still offer this type of crown and still keep their digital workflow. Down with casting. The rise of the milled crown.
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126: When Everything is in a Roe: B.J. Kowalski from Roe Dental Lab
August 24th, 2020 | 53 mins 42 secs
abutments, all-on-x, argen, cal lab, chairside, chrome, conversions, dental, implants, inventory control, laboratory, podcast, printed temporaries, technician, voices from the bench
This week brings us B.J. Kowalski from Roe Dental Lab. B.J. talks about getting into the business, what's going on at Roe, guided surgery, implant part inventory, in-house dentist, an interesting chairside conversion "match" system, and so much more. It's a look into a very progressive dental lab.
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125: Paul, Paul The Science Guy: Paul Cascone from Argen Explains Zirconia
August 17th, 2020 | 55 mins 5 secs
alloys, atoms, dental, iron, laboratory, minerals, mining, oxidation, podcast, research, science, technician, voices from the bench
Do you really know what Zirconia is? We just grab a puck and mill it. But do you know how it gets to your lab? Paul Cascone from Argen comes on the podcast to explain where it comes from and how it gets into your mill.
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124: Teeth and Taxes: R&D Credit with John Beasley & Tracy Lustyan from alliantgroup
August 10th, 2020 | 59 mins 28 secs
cdt, dental, development, laboratory, podcast, research, tax credit, technician, voices from the bench
When it comes to exciting topics, every lab technician instantly thinks of taxes! No? Maybe some should. Hear how John Beasley from Classic Craft Dental Lab teamed up with Tracy Lustyan from the alliantgroup to get a bunch of tax credits towards things his lab was already doing.
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123: Learn. Educate. Unite. Digital Dental Craftsmen with Jeffry Tobon & Sander Polanco
August 3rd, 2020 | 1 hr 5 mins
3shape, cdt, ce credit, ddc world booths, dental, denturist, dtg, exocad, laboratory, podcast, study group, technician, voices from the bench
Jeffry Tobon & Sander Polanco came together to start a group for technicians to "Learn. Educate. Unite." Digital Dental Craftsmen is a movement that allows instructors to share their knowledge and members to grow together. Hear how they started the group, why they started DDC, and the exciting platform they are working on now.
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122: Hanging Out A Shingle for Denturism: Vallan Charron & Melissa Brulotte
July 27th, 2020 | 54 mins 30 secs
access to care, dental, denturism, denturist, grass roots, hybrid, laboratory, locator, over dentures, podcast, technician, voices from the bench
Two Denturist from Washington State, Vallan Charron and Melissa Brulotte, come on the podcast to talk about the early days of getting Denturism recognized, how Denturism runs deep in their families, dealing with COVID, and how other states can start the path of getting it in their states.
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121: Failing Forward with Lou Azzara: CEO of Dental Services Group
July 20th, 2020 | 56 mins 31 secs
captek, dental, dso, laboratory, podcast, scanners, technician, voices from the bench
Joining the podcast this week is the CEO of Dental Services Group, Lou Azzara. Lou comes on to talk about starting with Captek and then taking on a role of overseeing 40+ labs without forgetting the importance of the technician or the patient.