Voices From The Bench

In this month of Appreciation of CDTs and Dental Laboratory Technicians, we can't express enough our thanks for all the wonderful people that sit down with us at conventions, meetings, symposiums, or anywhere else we might find ourselves recording live. This week is no different as we bring you two fantastic interviews we did during our visit at the DLAT (Dental Laboratory Association of Texas) conference we were at back in April. We sat down with: -Jim and Samantha Emmons. Jim (CDT) talks about how much of his career has been teaching and inventing and some of the amazing stuff he has come up with and still coming up with. He talks about a non-aerosol spray on glaze and a way to do a shade analysis with a smart phone. Be sure to check out Spectrafire.com (https://spectrafire.com/) to learn more. -Mac Perry from San Antonio leaves a great "First Impression" and talks about learning about dental technology in the Air Force, going to Saudi Arabia, and then settling down at his own lab. An amazing experience

We bring you three more great interviews we got at the DLAT conference in Texas from back in April. Joining Elvis & Barb are Chris Ling CDT from Lifelike Dental Studio, Gary Box CDT from Rainbow Bridge Dental, and Darrel & Bobby Clark from Clark Implant Solutions. The State Motto of Texas is Friendship and Elvis & Barb made a lot of friends at the Dental Laboratory Association of Texas (DLAT) conference in April. -Talking nipples, dental, and the podcast we are joined by Chris Ling CDT from Lifelike Dental Studio. Chris tells an interesting story where he goes from Film and TV to owning a 5 person dental lab. -Gary Box CDT from Rainbow Bridge Dental sits down to talk to us about being a big part of Texas' Association (even being the president back in 1983) and running a one-man lab. -Then we are joined by father and son team Darrel & Bobby Clark CDTs from Clark Dental Lab and Implant Solutions. These two run a 5 person dental lab that specialize in fixed hybrid restorations. Still time to Donate to Crossi

June is CDT and Dental Technician Appreciation Month! VFTB celebrates this every week, but this month is extra special as we bring you three interviews from two different state association meetings. Last April we recorded at the DLAT Southwest Conference in Texas we talked to: Razi Setoodegan from the Preat Corporation. Razi tells us about how she got started in a small lab, worked at Glidewell, and how great it is to work at Preat. Pilot and CDT Wade Bognuda sits down to chat about his hobby of flying planes, being a CDT, and getting the Implant specialty. Then we jump to May while we recorded at the FDLA Symposium in Florida. The current president, Alexander Wünsche CDT and out going president Tim Stevenson CDT sit down to talk about the meeting, the association, and paddle boating. Donate to Crossing for a Cure - Alex's 80 mile fundraiser on June 15 (https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/alex-paddles-4-life?fbclid=IwAR3HpbpE_MNwIMnRJEsfcmaOKR7Khg1KykGh1H99uGUpBG5tXjikgWCvZTA) Be sure to check out DLA

LMT Lab Day Chicago 2019 was over 13 weeks ago! Because there were so many great interviews, we are just now wrapping up releasing them all! And we end the run with some great conversation. We start off talking with our neighbor from the exhibit hall Jimmy Ruiz from Aurident. Known for their alloy, Aurident is heavy into CAD/CAM and Jimmy tells us all about his role and what they had at Lab Day. Then we talk to a voiceover professional Jonathan Thompson from WorkNC Open Source Dental Software. We talk with him about how a lab can use Open Source to simplify and streamline your lab’s CAD/CAM software. Check out a the commercial for the St. Paul public library he mentions during the interview! (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s20mIhMIrpo&feature=youtu.be) And we finish up with Carrie and Corinthia Warner. They are a mother and daughter team from Birch Dental Lab in Oregon and Carrie is also the Executive Director for the Oregon Association of Dental Laboratories (OADL). Check out the OADL annual meeting!

Thanks for joining us on another episode filled with some great interviews we got way back in February at LMT Lab Day Chicago. This week brings us three interviews. Some with past guest of the podcast and some new friends. First up is: Tony Prestipino, CDT from Artifex Dental Laboratory talking about using his Carbon printer (https://www.carbon3d.com/) for digital dentures and how he encourages his employees to better themselves to better the lab. Then we are joined by Elvis' mentor and boss, Larry Sowinski CDT from Somer Dental Laboratories and good friend Herb Barid from Ivoclar Vivadent. Larry talks about this year’s Lab Day and Herb tells us the history of the Blueline teeth (https://www.ivoclarvivadent.us/explore/blueline-dcl-ad) and what Ivoclar Vivadent is up to at Lab Day. Then the CDT of the Year himself sits down with us. Mark Williamson CDT DTG from Ottawa Dental Laboratory talks about winning his award and also the Panthera Master Cup (https://www.pantheradental.com/mastercup/). He also tell

Live from the FDLA Southern States Conference and Expo! Elvis and Barb take a break from interviewing to record today’s episode showcasing interviews we did back at LMT Lab Day Chicago. This is the first time we recorded face-to-face for an individual episode and what a great and important episode to do it for. We are joined by a couple of guys who have dedicated a lot of work and time to move up on the three boards that Barb and Elvis feel so passionate about. First up we talk with Morris Fucarino CDT from Majestic Arts in Florida. He is the current Chair of the National Board of Certification (NBC). We are then joined by Travis Zick from Apex Dental in Minnesota who is the President of the National Association of Dental Laboratories (NADL) and Sean Siegel from Castable Ceramics in Alaska who is the Vice-Chair of the Foundation of Dental Laboratory Technology (FDLT). NADL - Nation Association of Dental Laboratories (http://nadl.org) NBC - The National Board for Certification in Dental Laboratory Techn

Can you believe in May that we are still releasing interviews we did back in February at LMT Lab Day Chicago 2019? Joining us on this week's episode are: Brandi Nowak from Nowak Dental Supplies. Brandi comes on the podcast to talk about their 75th Anniversary and the Grandfather’s bag that started it all. Nelson Rego CDT from Smiles Designs by Rego. Nelson has a lab in California that has a different tax situation and a unique way he pays his technician base+piece pay. Then we talk to Marlin Gohn from Argen. He talks about his role in the Argen corporation and his desire to make every lab better. Brandi's Tooth Shoe Until May 11th get a Voices From the Bench shirt and support The Foundation of Dental Laboratory Technology. Order yours here! (https://www.bonfire.com/voices-from-the-bench-fundraiser/) Come see Voices From the Bench - The FDLA Southern States Symposium & Expo May 9 - 11th in Orlando, FL (https://www.fdla.net/symposium/) If you are on the west coast go to - LMT Lab Day West 2019 May 10 &

Elvis and Barb got so much content at LMT Lab Day Chicago that we have to put out longer episodes just to release everything. So joining us on this episode are 4 individuals making up three interviews. Judy Fishman and Eric Fisher from LMT Magazine talking about LMT Lab Days past, current attendee numbers, and what is in the future for Lab Day Chicago. Jamie Stover CDT talks about going from Chief Operating Officer of Ziemek Laboratories to Carbon to work with digital workflows in labs and his experience working with DSOs. Bryan Johnson from Sterling Dental Arts in Merritt Island, Florida talks about his full service lab, why he comes to LMT Lab Day Chicago, and living on a rocket launching island. Until May 11th get a Voices From the Bench shirt and support The Foundation of Dental Laboratory Technology. Order yours here! (https://www.bonfire.com/voices-from-the-bench-fundraiser/) Come see Voices From the Bench - The FDLA Southern States Symposium & Expo May 9 - 11th in Orlando, FL (https://www.fdla.net/s

LIVE from the DLAT Conference from Texas a few weeks ago. We sit down with Herb Baird from Ivoclar Vivadent talking about getting into the industry, the early days of the esthetic revolution, and what Ivoclar Vivident is trying to do to improve the restorations and the role of a dental technician. "The Socks" Until May 11th get a Voices From the Bench shirt and support The Foundation of Dental Laboratory Technology. Order yours here! (https://www.bonfire.com/voices-from-the-bench-fundraiser/) Come see Voices From the Bench - The FDLA Southern States Symposium & Expo May 9 - 11th in Orlando, FL (https://www.fdla.net/symposium/) If you are on the west coast go to - LMT Lab Day West 2019 May 10 & 11 in Garden Grove, CA (https://lmtmag.com/lmtlabdaywest) A Huge thank you to Open Implants for their support of the podcast. Head over to openimplants.com/voices (https://www.openimplants.com/voices) to learn more and use the code voices10 to get 10% off your first order Special Guest: Herb Baird.

Lee Culp CDT joins us for part 2 of this fantastic interview. We are happy to announce that Lee tells us the secret to his success. He also lets us in on how he finds and trains technicians for his 100% digital laboratory and how he is able to charge more than most laboratories. The Dawson Acadamy & Sculpture Studios team up for Digital Solutions for Complete Dentistry https://thedawsonacademy.com/live-course/digital-solutions-dentistry/ Bellus3D FaceApp (https://www.bellus3d.com/faceapp/) Come see Voices From the Bench - The FDLA Southern States Symposium & Expo May 9 - 11th in Orlando, FL (https://www.fdla.net/symposium/) If you are on the west coast go to - LMT Lab Day West 2019 May 10 & 11 in Garden Grove, CA (https://lmtmag.com/lmtlabdaywest) A Huge thank you to Open Implants for their support of the podcast. Head over to openimplants.com/voices (https://www.openimplants.com/voices) to learn more and use the code voices10 to get 10% off your first order Special Guest: Lee Culp CDT.

We had the honor and pleasure of having Lee Culp CDT sit down with us. We talked about his early days, important people in his life from the industry, and his state of the art lab in North Carolina. The Dawson Acadamy & Sculpture Studios team up for Digital Solutions for Complete Dentistry https://thedawsonacademy.com/live-course/digital-solutions-dentistry/ Come see Voices From the Bench - The FDLA Southern States Symposium & Expo May 9 - 11th in Orlando, FL (https://www.fdla.net/symposium/) If you are on the west coast go to - LMT Lab Day West 2019 May 10 & 11 in Garden Grove, CA (https://lmtmag.com/lmtlabdaywest) A Huge thank you to Open Implants for their support of the podcast. Head over to openimplants.com/voices (https://www.openimplants.com/voices) to learn more and use the code voices10 to get 10% off your first order Special Guest: Lee Culp CDT.

This week brings us a facinating gentleman from France. We talked with Frédéric Rapp about why he comes all the way to LMT Lab Day Chicago, what are some dental laboratory trends in France, and the company he started called Open Implants. His Lab: Crown Ceram laboratory (https://www.crownceram.com/) Open Implants (https://www.openimplants.com/) Come see us at: 2019 DLAT Southwest Conference & Expo April 5 & 6 (https://members.dlat.org/membership/conference-registration-portal/conference-registration/#!event-register/2019/4/4/2019-dlat-southwest-conference-expo) The Southern States Symposium & Expo Presented by the FDLA May 9 - 11 (https://www.fdla.net/symposium/) A BIG thanks to our sponsor Nowak Dental Supplies for their support of the podcast. Give them a call at 800-654-7623 or visit their website at nowakdental.com (https://www.nowakdental.com/) Special Guest: Frederic Rapp.

Wow a whole year! 52 straight weeks of podcasting. Thank you to everyone who listened, participated, and shared with their friends. All the hard work has been paid back by the support of the industry and the fact that we can have had super cool people on to interview that make it easy. Let's do another 52 episodes, shall we? At LMT Lab Day Chicago 2019 Barb and Elvis had a chance to set up a booth, bring some headphones, recording equipment, and grab anyone willing to sit down with us and record face to face. It was an amazing experience and we got a TON of interviews to release. To celebrate our first year, we sit down with Renata Budny CDT, TE at LMT Lab Day Chicago to talk about her being our first guest, what is happening at The City University of New York, and what do professors and students do at Lab Day. We are then joined by a great student, Elias Asevedo who talks about the school and his future in dentistry. The Dental Laboratory Technology program at City Tech (http://www.citytech.cuny.edu/res

Elvis and Barb continue the interview they had with Cade Tippett CDT, who is a ortho technician out of Texas, a YouTube rock star, and the Executive Administrator for the DLAT (Dental Laboratory Association of Texas) Check out his YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/RetainerDesigner) The interview Cade Tippett and Steve Szara did with Barb and Elvis! https://www.youtube.com/embed/AQc-8Yn9C8k COME SEE VOICES FROM THE BENCH! We will be at the DLAT meeting April 4th and 5th in Grapevine, Texas. Register here! (https://members.dlat.org/membership/) A BIG thanks to our sponsor Nowak Dental Supplies for their support of the podcast. Give them a call at 800-654-7623 or visit their website at nowakdental.com (https://www.nowakdental.com/) Special Guest: Cade Tippett, CDT.

Milestone episode 50! Elvis and Barb welcome a new guest to the podcast. Cade Tippett CDT is a ortho technician out of Texas. He stays very busy with his lab, his YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/RetainerDesigner), and being the Association and Conference Administrator" for the DLAT (Dental Laboratory Association of Texas). Join us as Cade teaches two non-ortho dental technicians about their important part in our industry! The interview Cade Tippett and Steve Szara did with Barb and Elvis! COME SEE VOICES FROM THE BENCH! We will be at the DLAT meeting April 4th and 5th in Grapevine, Texas. Register here! (https://members.dlat.org/membership/) A BIG thanks to our sponsor Nowak Dental Supplies for their support of the podcast. Give them a call at 800-654-7623 or visit their website at nowakdental.com (https://www.nowakdental.com/) Special Guest: Cade Tippett, CDT.

Live from Vision 21 2019! These brave individuals came forth to be at our first experience recording live face-to-face. In order of us recording them: Kristine Brown – Knight Dental Group (https://www.knightdentalgroup.com/) Sean Siegel – Castable Ceramics (https://www.castableceramics.com/) Shawn Nowak – Nowak Dental Supplies (https://www.nowakdental.com/) Iain McFarlane - Carbon (https://www.carbon3d.com/) Martha Martin – Triad Dental Studio (http://www.triaddentalstudio.com/) Rebecca Wade, CDT – DSG Clearwater (https://www.dentalservices.net/labs/dsg-clearwater/) Tony Circelli - Kulzer Precious Metal Refining (https://www.kulzerus.com/en_us/en_us/heraeuspreciousmetalsrefining/scraprefining.aspx) Heather Voss, CDT – Legacy Dental Arts (https://legacyda.com/) Gary Iocco – Dimension Dental Design (https://apexlabgroup.com/) Morris Fucarino, CDT - Majestic Dental Arts Lejon Meteer – Ivoclar Vivadent (https://www.ivoclarvivadent.us/) Travis Zick - Mayclin Dental Studio (https://apexlabgroup.com/) Denise Burris

We are pleased to bring back the Roundtable from last week to finish the discussion on 3D printing. The fantastic guests are: Tony Prestipino- Artifex Dental Laboratories in Washington DC Carbon M2D (https://www.carbon3d.com/) Michael Tanaka-Tanaka Dental Lab in Torrance, CA Carbon (https://www.carbon3d.com/) Kulzer Cara (https://www.kulzer.com/en/int/cad_cam_5/3d_printer/cara_print.aspx) Stratasys Object 30 (https://www.stratasys.com/3d-printers) Ken Kincaid –Bismarck/Mandan Dental Lab in Bismarck, North Dakota BEGO Varseo (https://usa.bego.com/3d-printing/3d-printer/3d-printer-varseo-s/) MiiCraft (https://3ddds.net/3d-printers/) Ackuretta Diplo (https://3ddds.net/3d-printers/) Laura Sanders, MDT - Studio32 Dental Arts in Amarillo, TX BEGO Varseo (https://usa.bego.com/3d-printing/3d-printer/3d-printer-varseo-s/) Whipmix Asiga Max (https://whipmix.com/products/asiga-max/) Contact Nowak Dental Supplies at 800-654-7623 or at nowakdental.com for all your laboratory needs. Tell them you heard them here on V

Four different technicians from four different labs gather together to talk about 3d printing. We talk about equipment, resins, and workflow and how it has impacted their labs and lives. Joining us are: Tony Prestipino- Artifex Dental Laboratories in Washington DC Carbon M2D (https://www.carbon3d.com/) Michael Tanaka-Tanaka Dental Lab in Torrance, CA Carbon (https://www.carbon3d.com/) Kulzer Cara (https://www.kulzer.com/en/int/cad_cam_5/3d_printer/cara_print.aspx) Stratasys Object 30 (https://www.stratasys.com/3d-printers) Ken Kincaid –Bismarck/Mandan Dental Lab in Bismarck, North Dakota BEGO Varseo (https://usa.bego.com/3d-printing/3d-printer/3d-printer-varseo-s/) MiiCraft (https://3ddds.net/3d-printers/) Ackuretta Diplo (https://3ddds.net/3d-printers/) Laura Sanders, MDT - Studio32 Dental Arts in Amarillo, TX BEGO Varseo (https://usa.bego.com/3d-printing/3d-printer/3d-printer-varseo-s/) Whipmix Asiga Max (https://whipmix.com/products/asiga-max/) Stop by the Nowak Dental Supplies booth at Cal-Lab and

The Denture Man spends so much time chairside and speaking with dentist that Elvis and Barb felt we could pick his brain for some tips technicians could use when working with dentists. James Angelone talks about impression materials, acrylics, denture teeth, and bloody surgeries. Material and Equipment that James talks about: Impregum™ Soft Polyether Impression Material from 3M (https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/company-us/all-3m-products/~/impregum-penta-soft-Impregum-Soft-Polyether-Impression-Material/?N=5002385+3294768485&rt=rud) COE-FLEX® Polysulfide Impression Material from GC America (http://www.gcamerica.com/products/operatory/COE-FLEX/) IvoBase Injector Precision Processing from Ivoclar Vivadent (https://www.ivoclarvivadent.us/explore/sr-ivobase) SR Phonares II teeth from Ivoclar Vivadent (https://www.ivoclarvivadent.us/explore/sr-phonares-ii) BlueLine DCL A-D teeth from Ivoclar Vivadent (https://www.ivoclarvivadent.us/explore/blueline-dcl-ad) Cal-Lab Association Meeting February 21 & 22 (http://cal-lab.or

We welcome James Angelone "The Denture Man" to the podcast for part 1 of his interview. James has a fascinating tale of how he went from the Marines to teaching worldwide with a Prosthodontist. He shares what he has learned working clinically with technicians that don't always get the chance. Webinar on Impression Materials, Techniques, and Laboratory Tips with Dr. Anthony Deliberato and James Angelone (http://www.kettenbachusalearning.com/member/classroom.asp?x_classID=3665) How to get amazing impressions with Dr. Anthony Deliberato and James Angelone video (https://www.aegisdentalnetwork.com/videos/kettenbach-march-video-deliberto-angelone/) LMT Lab Day Chicago • Febuary 21 - 23 (https://lmtmag.com/lmtlabday) (Be sure to visit Voices From the Bench at our booth in the exhibit hall) 2019 NBC CDT Fest • February 22, 2019 • 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. CST • Hyatt Regency Chicago (https://nbccert.org/news/index.cfm?#n2516) 2019 DLAT Southwest Conference and Expo • April 5 & 6 • Grapevine, Tx (https://members.dlat