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PODCAST

Voices from The Bench

Elvis Dahl & Barb Warner

A weekly podcast dedicated to the dental laboratory industry. Featuring anyone associated with the profession from all over the world. Host are in their own dental laboratory every day making teeth and interviewing people from the industry on their time off. New episodes every Monday morning.

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166: Two Under Forty =Amazing Technicians: Julia...

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2021/05/31

The biggest magazine in our industry, LMT (https://lmtmag.com/), did a feature called "40 Under 40" that featured different people in our industry that are making a difference. After seeing a few being congratulated on social media, we reached out to two of them to find out more about their great accomplishments. First up we talk to Julia Izumi from Shanto Dental Ceramics (https://shantodental.com/). Julie has a degree in science and dental technology. After spending many years on the bench, she is

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165: It's Wise to Be Prepared: Larry Weiss and Jim...

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2021/05/24

Larry Wiess from Weiss Advisors (https://weissadvisorsstl.com/) started a company to help other labs after his time with Keller Dental Lab and NDX. Larry has taken his years of experience to assist labs that needed the extra, "outside" help to either prepare for sale or to increase productivity. Jim Gorgol from Distinctive Dental Studio (https://www.ddsltdlab.com/) is looking at eventually retiring. Jim wants to make sure that he can do that comfortably but wants to also make sure that the employees

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164: A Macro look at MicroDental Laboratories: Laura...

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2021/05/17

Do you know a technician that just started? Working in the model room or opaquing crowns? That person could be the next CEO of a global network of labs. We welcome Laura Kelly who had a similar story. She started at Microdental Laboratories (https://www.microdental.com/) not knowing what a dental lab was and has worked hard to become it's CEO. Along they way she became the first female and the first technician to be the president of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD)

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163: Don’t Mess with Texas Part 2: DLAT 2021-Tim...

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2021/05/10

Successfully having the first dental laboratory convention of 2021 took the work of many passionate people involved with the Dental Laboratory Association of Texas (DLAT). While we were not there physically, we were there live, not live from the Argen (https://argen.com/#/) booth. This week we got to talk to: Tim Frezel - Lab owner from Waco Texas Jan Rainey - Retired lab owner now cleaning the air with Pure Air Living (https://pureairliving.com/) Bennett Napier - From the NADL

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162: Don’t Mess with Texas Part 1: DLAT 2021-Cade...

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2021/05/03

What do you call a group of technicians in Texas? The first successful lab meeting of the year! That's right, back in late March the Dental Laboratory Association of Texas (DLAT) (http://dlat.org/) held their annual conference. It was also the first in-person dental lab meeting of 2021. While we couldn't be there, our good friends at Argen (https://argen.com/#/) set up a laptop, microphone, and some speakers so we could record remotely from their booth. Local Argen rep and all around rockstar Keith

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161: Coming To America: John Orfanidis & Exocad

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2021/04/26

We take for granted the dental design softwares that are here. Sure is nice that someone took the time to make and teach us all how to use them. On this week's episode we talk to one of the technicians responsible for bringing Exocad (https://exocad.com/) to North America. John Orfanidis has only known the dental laboratory industry. His past lab was the first lab to get the German made software, Exocad. John learned everything he could about the software and then took it across the country teaching

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160: Keeping Your Smile In Line: Chris Bradley &...

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2021/04/19

From working with zirconia that gets sintered by the trainload to working with it in a dental lab, Chris Bradley is not a stranger to the dental laboratory industry. In 2008 she partnered with a dental laboratory instrument manufacturer out of Switzerland and started Smile Line USA (https://smilelineusa.com/). Chris talks about the different porcelain mixing trays (https://smilelineusa.com/product-category/mixing-trays/), what make a good porcelain brush

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159: 3Shape vs Exocad: Sevan Pulurian, Matt Mills,...

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2021/04/12

Every lab relies heavily on design software these days. The two biggest in our industry are 3Shape (https://www.3shape.com/) and ExoCad (https://exocad.com/). But what are the differences? Is one better than the other? This conversation starts the conversation of 3Shape vs ExoCad. Three technicians that use their software every day come on to discuss the differences and the similarities. Not sales people. Not the company. Real technicians that understand the daily struggles lab face every day. Team

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158: Printing a Family's Legacy: Justin Marks CDT and...

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2021/04/05

Remakes. Adjustments. More Adjustments. Maybe other labs can do flexible partials with ease, but the ones we talk to can't. Doesn't matter which system you use, flexibles in general have a higher remake or adjustment number. With the growing popularity of digital dentistry with removables, it is about time someone stepped up to make a printable flexible partial. Justin Marks from Arfona Printing (https://arfonaprinting.com/) has developed the first printed Valplast flexible partial

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157: The Abstract Removable Technician: Tom Panei CDT

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2021/03/29

We all know how hard it is to be a dental technician. How about being the only dental technician where you are? Sure it has it's pros and cons and Tom Panei CDT joins us on the podcast to talk about his journey to become a solo lab owner. Tom is a musician, and got a gig at a dental office opening and is now their denture technician. He's also a professional artist and repairs statues. He's a busy guy and talks about the balance he finds in all of them. Aurident (https://www.aurident.com/) offers

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156: Dental Lab Schoolhouse Rock: Renata Budny,...

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2021/03/22

It's amazing how quick the last three years have gone. Elvis and Barb have enjoyed every minute making this podcast and getting to meet so many wonderful people in our industry. To celebrate your birthday/anniversary, we brought back our very first guest on the podcast, Renata Budny. Renata is an associate professor at the New York City College of Technology (http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/) teaching in the Department of Restorative Dentistry (dental lab)

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155: The Art of Making Ugly Teeth for Films: Gary Archer

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2021/03/15

Let's be honest, dental technology is one of the greatest careers. You get to create and help people at the same time. Super satisfying. But imagine if you also got to do it for movies and television, creating iconic characters. That is exactly what Gary Archer does. He was asked to make a denture in one of the most famous scenes involving a denture falling out of a mouth and from there they never stopped. Making prosthetic teeth for hundreds of movies and shows, Gary Archer's list is impressive

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154: Knock, Knock - Who's There - The FDA : Tim...

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2021/03/08

So you get a letter from the FDA stating that they will be in your lab in a few weeks to inspect your operations for a certain restoration you are fabricating. What do you do? Panic? Leave town? Put your model room in charge and say good luck? Tim Torbenson has been dealing with the FDA and the dental industry for years and that's why he started Evo820 (https://www.evo820.com/) to help labs be compliant with the new rules. Tim comes on the podcast to talk about the history of the FDA looking at

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153: Envisioning the Future of 3D Printing: Al...

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2021/03/01

There are many 3D printers in our industry. But one of them was the creator of the technology most of them use now. Al Siblani created EnvisionTEC (https://envisiontec.com/) out of years of experience in the automotive industry printing wooden molds. Expanding on the idea and seeing a need in other industries, Al disrupted other markets before introducing it to the dental industry. Al talks about the history of EnvisionTEC, the story of it getting into dental, their efforts during COVID, what makes

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152: A Team Approach to a Family's Lab: Michael...

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2021/02/22

As Texas thaws out, it is time to think about the Dental Laboratory Association of Texas annual conference. March 26 & 27 in Grapevine Texas. Voices From the Bench will be recording remotely from the Argen (https://argen.com/#/) booth again this year. Register today (https://members.dlat.org/membership/) and stop by and chat with us! Mike Farago's father was a dedicated dental technician. Somehow, Mike grew up not wanting to be a dental technician. But with one project helping his dad set up a new

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151: Creative Marketing in a Creative Industry: Tay...

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2021/02/15

One would think that to bring a line of dental products geared towards full arch restorations to America you would have to know how to use it. Defying all odds, Tay Harvey took a degree in Journalism, a love for the mini implants, and a passion for the dental laboratory industry to bring anaxdent (https://www.anaxdentusa.com/) to North America. Tay talks about how she took a chance on a "little known" product line out of Germany mixed it with AMAZING marketing and turned it into a great company

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150: Getting In Bed (To Sleep) with Dr. Mark Murphy &...

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2021/02/08

Head over to the DLAT Southwest Conference and Expo March 26-27, 2021 (http://members.dlat.org/membership/2021-conference-portal/). Voices From the Bench will be recording remotely LIVE, NOT LIVE from the Argen (https://www.argen.com/#/) booth! How are you sleeping? Well, if you listen to our podcast while in bed, it's probably pretty good. But most people have some form of sleep apnea. Dental sleep devices are becoming a bigger and bigger appliance for labs to get into. Dr. Mark Murphy started his

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149: The Opulence From the Digital Workflow: Jesse...

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2021/02/01

We welcome back Bennett Napier from the NADL (National Association of Dental Laboratories) (https://nadl.org/). Bennett stops by the podcast for a brief update of the state of our industry, technicians getting vaccines, and the upcoming Vision 21 meeting being held April 8 - 10 in Nashville, TN. While many labs are already full into the digital workflow, some are still looking for a way to enter the "game". And some of the labs that are already in the "game" need a resource to improve the workflow

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148: A Better Fit with Friction with Arian Deutsch

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2021/01/25

A lot of labs fabricate overdentures. Hader bars, Dolder Bars, and wrap around bars for fixed hybrids. All very common in our industry. But years ago Arian Deutsch from Deutsch Dental Arts (http://www.deutschlab.com/) found a better solution and built a lab and career around it. Taking skills from both CAD/CAM and handcrafted art, Arian was able to make patient removable restorations by using 0 degree gold Electro-formed substructures friction fitted over copings that use no wearable nylon parts

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147: The Need for (the Curve of) Spee with Steffen...

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2021/01/18

We all know how hard it is to find good, talented, and knowledgeable removable technicians. Even when good candidates get into the field, it's not an easy skill to train. Enter the Swiss School of Prosthetics (https://www.ssop.swiss/en). Steffen Rohrbach came to America with a German degree in dental technology and after a time in the Army, Steffen connected with Edmonds Dental Prosthetics (http://www.edmondsdentalprosthetics.com/) in Springfield, Missouri. With a passion and desire to train their

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