Voices From The Bench

Continuing the conversation from last week, Elvis and Barb are talking with Pete Villhard and Roy Banwell from Digital Dental. They talk about what a lab needs to do in order to complete a Crystal Ultra case. Crystal Ultra is a nanoceramic material that is replacing full arch zirconia restorations by being easier on opposing and repairable. They also speak on the "FDA-feared" in lab abutment milling and how they can help any lab do it. If you are interested in learning more check out: https://digitaldental.com/ Email them at: sales@digitaldental.com Call them at: 480 948 0466 Live in the Oregon area? Head to the 2019 OADL Annual Conference September 20 & 21 for two days of continuing education packed full of amazing speakers. Click here to learn more and to register. (http://www.oregondentallabs.org/news.html) A BIG thank you to Digital Dental (https://digitaldental.com/) for supporting the podcast. Be sure to check out the AMAZING Nanoceramic Crystal Ultra® (https://crystalultra.com/voices/) for an outs

Long before they sponsored the podcast, Elvis and Barb had an interview with a company they met while at the FDLA Symposium in May. Pete Villhard, CEO of Digital Dental and Roy Banwell, Product Specialist came on the show to talk about how the company got started, why a mill made for high production needs to be made different, choosing between accuracy and speed, and a fascinating material called Crystal Ultra. If you are interested in learning more check out: https://digitaldental.com/ Email them at: sales@digitaldental.com Call them at: 480 948 0466 *A BIG thank you to Digital Dental (https://digitaldental.com/) for supporting the podcast. Be sure to check out the their FDA-approved custom abutment solution that you can bring into your lab. https://digitaldental.com/abutment/ * Come see ELVIS Live as he and many others talk about dental laboratory marketing. The podcast is edited. Have you ever wondered what it is like unedited? Now is your chance. https://www.facebook.com/dentsplysirona.lab.us/videos/3

This week we continue our conversation with Bernie Jaroslow, the Marketing Manager at Whip Mix and Al Fillastre, Owner of Ceram-O-Arts dental laboratory in Lakeland, Florida and a speaker at this years event. Bernie tells us more about line up of speakers and topics and Al reminds us that you still need to understand the basics in the digital world. When you get new digital equipment in your lab usually the only training you can get easily is directly from the people you bought the equipment from. But you shouldn't stop there. The best training comes from people who use it every day. Those who understands the workflows of a day-to-day run laboratory. That is why Whip Mix's Digital Forum is so important. Bringing together experts in the digital world, in one place, to talk about utilizing the digital workflow every day. What's worked and what hasn't. http://info.whipmix.com/2019-digital-forum Sharon Britt 800-626-5651 x 1270 sbritt@whipmix.com Join Whip Mix for a webinar: Digital Diagnostics with 3Shape:

Join us at Whip Mix's 8th Annual Digital Forum! October 4 - 5, 2019 in Louisville, Ky. Spots are going FAST! http://info.whipmix.com/2019-digital-forum Bernie Jaroslow is the Marketing Manager at Whip Mix. 8 years ago he saw the need to bring together technicians to discuss the ever changing digital workflow in dental laboratories. This event was always held at Whip Mix and limited to 40 attendees. But this year they are going BIGGER! Also joining us is a speaker at the forum, Al Fillastre. Al has an interesting family history in dentistry and his presentation is called "Sinter, Glaze, and Go. Not Just Possible, Imperative!" http://dentallabfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/RFF-6.0-Logo-1.jpg Support the Foundation For Dental Laboratory Technology (http://dentallabfoundation.org/) by supporting the Race For the Future 6.0 (http://dentallabfoundation.org/news-events/race-future-6-0/). When you are donating select "Race For The Future Racer" as type of donation. Then you can enter either Barbara Wodja

Elvis and Barb are back with part 2 with Todd Hydock from Zest Dental Solutions. Todd goes into how Zest has a global reach, their Ftx solution, and all about chairside versus laboratory locator pick ups. Come see ELVIS Live as he and many others talk about dental laboratory marketing. The podcast is edited. Have you ever wondered what it is like unedited? Now is your chance. https://www.facebook.com/dentsplysirona.lab.us/videos/333520077536194/ 2019 DS Lab Marketing Summit - September 20-21 - Charlotte, NC (https://web.cvent.com/event/2267f4bd-6830-4a38-810d-2f99cb5f3210/summary) http://dentallabfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/RFF-6.0-Logo-1.jpg Support the Foundation For Dental Laboratory Technology (http://dentallabfoundation.org/) by supporting the Race For the Future 6.0 (http://dentallabfoundation.org/news-events/race-future-6-0/). When you are donating select "Race For The Future Racer" as type of donation. Then you can enter either Barbara Wodjan or Team Voices From the Bench. Special

A week does not go by that a locator attachment case doesn't come through our labs. And the company behind this wonderful treatment is Zest Dental Solutions. Todd Hydock is new to Zest but comes with a ton of experience. His goal is to bridge the connections between the doctors, the labs, and ultimately the patients. But did you know that Zest Dental Solutions does a lot more than just the locator? This Part 1 interview with Todd is just the beginning to learning more about what Zest has to offer. https://nadl.org/graphics/NadlU-thumb.jpg Become a better manager. The NADL University is September 12-14, 2019. Check this out for more infomation! (https://nadl.org/events/nadl-university/2019/) Deadline to sign up is August 15th. Come see ELVIS Live as he and many others talk about dental laboratory marketing. You will either laugh with him or at him, but either way you will have fun and learn something. 2019 DS Lab Marketing Summit - September 20-21 - Charlotte, NC (https://web.cvent.com/event/2267f4bd-6

Not all conversations have to be about dental and dental laboratories. Even at the FDLA, talking with people that have a non-direct link to our industry can be motivating and fun. We sat down with two women who understand our profession and give inspiration to others. -Paula Fucarino is the wife of current NBC Chair Morris Fucarino who has been on the podcast before (https://www.voicesfromthebench.com/59). Paula has a nice view of our industry from the outside and gives motivation to many in it. -Jessica Brustad us to work with Argen for 5 years. She has left to follow her own path in life by doing laughter yoga and motivational speaking. She was the opening keynote speaker at the 2019 FDLA and sits down with us to talk about having babies, being your own boss, and having her own podcast, The Woo Latte - Coffee Talk 2.0 For Female Entrepreneurs (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-woo-latte-coffee-talk-2-0-for-female-entrepreneurs/id1458819825?ign-mpt=uo%3D4) http://dentallabfoundation.org/wp-con

Knight Dental Group has been around for a long time. It only makes sense that if you have a symposium in Florida that most of the attendees will have some connection with Knight Dental. Barb was able to get 4 associates (current and past) to sit down and chat. -Sharon Belak who is a LONG-time employee who talks about how she got started there and the competitiveness to be successful. -Dan LaRock talks about going from the Air Force to Knight Dental to his current position at DSG. -Mirza Hadzijusufovic goes from a weapons designer in Bosnia to a CAD dental designer at Knight -John Bosker worked with Barb when she was a innocent little kid (hard to imagine). John now runs his own lab Marquis Dental Laboratories. http://dentallabfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/RFF-6.0-Logo-1.jpg Support the Foundation For Dental Laboratory Technology (http://dentallabfoundation.org/) by supporting the Race For the Future 6.0 (http://dentallabfoundation.org/news-events/race-future-6-0/). Order a VFTB Special Edition

Gary Morgan CDT is an expert in the field of compliance services within the dental laboratory space. What is compliance services? It's an important and often overlooked aspect of our labs. Every day we work hard and long to get the products made and delivered on time. Not always an easy task. But utilizing the expertise of Gary and his company Safelink Consulting (https://www.safelinkconsulting.com/index.html) you can do it safely and legally. Gary talks about OSHA, FDA, and DAMAS. He talks about the differences, what to do when one of them shows up, and what it takes to be prepared. It's a good and important conversation to hear. http://dentallabfoundation.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/RFF-6.0-Logo-1.jpg Support the Foundation For Dental Laboratory Technology (http://dentallabfoundation.org/) by supporting the Race For the Future 6.0 (http://dentallabfoundation.org/news-events/race-future-6-0/). Order a VFTB Special Edition shirt and all profits will go toward this wonderful event to raise money for e

Welcome to July! As we start the first full month of summer, we bring you 4 interviews we got in Florida where it is always seems to be summer. Back in May Elvis and Barb were down in Barb's home state of Florida at the FDLA Symposium. This episode we sit down with: Chris Peterson CDT from Peterson Dental Laboratory talks about his family owned lab and what he gets out of sitting on the board of the FDLA. Gail Perricone from GPS Dental Laboratory talks about being a lab owner, a past president of the FDLA, and a new Carbon printer owner. David Sklarski from Laboratory Distribution Network (https://laboratorydistributionnetwork.com/) talks about how he came up with an interesting concept of utilizing the lab to be the technical help for products that are marketed to dentist. Let's be honest, we already are doing it now. Berdine Proctor from Kulzer talks about shifting careers to dental, working for Kulzer, and their Cara 4.0 printer and denture design software. Here is a link to the webinar she mentioned:

We are so happy to bring you more of the great guest we talked with at the 2019 DLAT Conference in Texas. We are also sad because this is the last group. But what a great group it is! Joining us today are: We start with Registered Assistant Sarah Mathis from Duece Dental Laboratory in Waco, Texas. She talks about going from Clinical to Laboratory and how the chair side has made her a better technician. Then we are joined by Donna Smith CDT from Digital Ceramics by Design in Denton, TX. Donna talks about her lab, how she got there, and why she likes working with zirconia. We then wrap up the whole conference talking with Scott Ruehle from the Sebrite Agency (https://www.sebriteagency.com/). Scott talks about a much needed but little discussed topic, insurance. From Professional Liability to Loss, Scott gives us the low down and scares Barb a little. Be sure to check out DLAT.org to see all the AMAZING things the Dental Laboratory Association of Texas is doing. Come next year to their AWESOME conference

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.