We found 10 episodes of Voices from The Bench with the tag “voices from the bench”.
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166: Two Under Forty =Amazing Technicians: Julia Izumi & Chris Love
May 31st, 2021 | 1 hr 2 mins
carbon, cdt, dental, donald park, keystone night guard, lab day, lab management today, laboratory, lucitone, management, nadl university, podcast, printer, technician, voices from the bench
LMT Magazine did a feature called "40 Under 40" about amazing technicians making a difference in our industry. We talk to Julia Izumi from Shanto Dental Ceramics and Chris Love from Absolute Dental Services and find out more about their story of success.
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165: It's Wise to Be Prepared: Larry Weiss and Jim Gorgol
May 24th, 2021 | 59 mins 10 secs
cdt, dental, laboratory, managers, marketing, national dentex, planning, podcast, postcards, preat, retirement, score cards, tattoo, technician, voices from the bench
Jim Gorgol has been a lab owner for many years. As he looks to retire, he wants to get his lab so he and his employees are left in a good spot. That is exactly why he is working with Larry Weiss at Weiss Advisors. Larry helps labs by bringing his years of experience in the industry. They talk about the process of taking a good lab and making it great.
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164: A Macro look at MicroDental Laboratories: Laura Kelly, CEO
May 17th, 2021 | 59 mins 51 secs
cdt, covid, dental, denture, design centers, digital, it department, laboratory, macstudio, marketing, milling center, modern dental, podcast, robert kreyer, technician, training, voices from the bench, wine
This week we are joined by the CEO of MircoDental Laboratories, Laura Kelly. Laura talks about working her way up in the lab, becoming the first female and technician president of the AACD, and how MicroDental is changing with dentistry.
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163: Don’t Mess with Texas Part 2: DLAT 2021-Tim Frenzel, Jan Rainey, Bennett Napier, Keith Wilson
May 10th, 2021 | 56 mins 20 secs
air purification, cdt, dental, dentist, dlat, envision tec, heraeus kulzer, laboratory, national association of dental laboratories, pay increase, podcast, printers, technician, texas, voices from the bench
We are back with more conversations from the March Dental Laboratory Association of Texas (DLAT) meeting from the Argen booth. This time we are joined by Tim Frezel, Jan Rainey, Bennett Napier, and Keith Wilson.
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162: Don’t Mess with Texas Part 1: DLAT 2021-Cade Tippet, Marlin Gohn, Fernando Sanchez Jr, Gary Osborn, Spencer Watkins
May 3rd, 2021 | 51 mins 23 secs
3shape, alaska, argen, cdt, dental, dentist, dlat, fema, laboratory, live stream, masks, podcast, printing, technician, texas, va, voices from the bench
Great fun from Texas! The Dental Laboratory Association of Texas (DLAT) held the first in-person meeting of the year! We were there, not there - live, not live at the Argen booth. This episode has us talking to Cade Tippet, Marlin Gohn, Fernando Sanchez Jr, Gary Osborn, and Spencer Watkins.
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161: Coming To America: John Orfanidis & Exocad
April 26th, 2021 | 1 hr 20 mins
3shape, cdt, dental, dental wings, digital dentures, haptic device, inlab, laboratory, podcast, scanners, smile design, stl, surgical guides, technician, tufts university, voices from the bench
Do you want to know how Exocad came to America? John Orfanidis comes on the podcast to tell the story of growing up in a VERY dental family, opening a lab, being the first lab to have Exocad, and then taking it to the rest of the USA. John is and was a teacher, trainer, advocate, and Exocad evangelist.
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160: Keeping Your Smile In Line: Chris Bradley & Smile Line USA
April 19th, 2021 | 1 hr 23 secs
carving, cdt, coors, dental, dr. ed mclaren, ids, kolinsky brush, laboratory, ladies of the mill, podcast, preat, shade tabs, technician, try before you buy, voices from the bench, zirconia
Joining us on this episode is Chis Bradley from Smile Line USA. Chris talks about her history with the industry, getting connected with the dental lab instrument manufacturer out of Switzerland, and a amazing service call "My Bench Box"
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159: 3Shape vs Exocad: Sevan Pulurian, Matt Mills, and Enja Dorjchuluun
April 12th, 2021 | 1 hr 5 mins
3shape, abutment, communicate, dental, exocad, full arch, gingival sculpting, laboratory, podcast, save function, scanners, support, technician, upgrades, voices from the bench, yearly fees, zirkonzahn
Three technicians compare two design software the most labs use. This is 3Shape vs Exocad. Sevan Pulurian is from Team 3Shape. Matt Mills is from Team ExoCad. Enja Dorjchuluun is from Team "Uses Them All". They discuss the many pros and cons to each.
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158: Printing a Family's Legacy: Justin Marks CDT and Printed Valplast
April 5th, 2021 | 1 hr 43 secs
3shape, additive manufacturing, cdt, claps, covid-19, dental, flexible, laboratory, podcast, printing, technician, try ins, voices from the bench
A very common and popular partial option is the flexible partial. But for labs, they are not the easiest to make. Justin Marks from Arfona Printing is here to help. The grandson of the creator of Valplast has created a way to print a flexible partial and to make all of our lives better.
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157: The Abstract Removable Technician: Tom Panei CDT
March 29th, 2021 | 59 mins 28 secs
abstract, cdt, chalk, dental, gc gradia, laboratory, oak, patients, podcast, set ups, technician, texas, vision 21, voices from the bench
Tom Panei grew up loving art and music and by chance found himself making dentures for a solo dentist. Finding a balance with teeth, art, and music has allowed Tom to excel at all three. Tom talks about being a one-person lab, getting to work directly with patients, and how skills from one talent helps in another.