Voices From The Bench

John Schwartz and Trevor Willenberg continue talking with us about the data they have collected and what trends they see in our industry. They also describe the process needed to sign up and start your path to better client retention. Check out LabWorthy's interesting Blog (https://www.mrktmetrics.com/blog) Sign up with the code VFTB for an addional 20% off! LabWorthy.com (https://www.mrktmetrics.com/lab) Special Guests: John Schwartz and Trevor Willenberg.

Joining us this week are John Schwartz and Trevor Willenberg from a company called LabWorthy. This new interview begins with how LabWorthy works with dental laboratories to collect data and to successfully use that data to understand better what their clients want. . Check out LabWorthy's interesting Blog (https://www.mrktmetrics.com/blog) Sign up with the code VFTB for an addional 20% off! LabWorthy.com (https://www.mrktmetrics.com/lab) Special Guests: John Schwartz and Trevor Willenberg.

We continue our roundtable discussion on state associations and regulation. Joining us again are: Tim Stevenson CDT- FDLA, Florida Dental Laboratory Association Chris Delarm CDT - WSDLA, Washington State Dental Laboratory Association Lonni Thompson CDT - ODLA, Ohio Dental Laboratory Association These wonderful technicians volunteer their time to help their State Dental Laboratory Association as the President. Two states are still fighting to get the regulation needed to ensure that labs are held accountable while the other is already doing it. These three share their experiences with each other in a great conversation that gives hope to many more states. Florida Dental Laboratory Association (https://www.fdla.net/) Washington State Dental Laboratory Association (https://www.wsdla.com/) Ohio Dental Laboratory Association (https://www.wsdla.com/) Correction - Florida Dental Laboratories are NOT inspected by the same inspectors that check resturants. They are inspected by the Department of Health that does ot

We are so pleased to bring back a Roundtable episode. Through pain, glitches, and errors we finally got gathering of Presidents join us to talk about their various state associations and while one is regulated the other two are still fighting. Joining us at the table are: Tim Stevenson CDT- FDLA, Florida Dental Laboratory Association Chris Delarm CDT - WSDLA, Washington State Dental Laboratory Association Lonni Thompson CDT - ODLA, Ohio Dental Laboratory Association A lot of experience sits at this table and they share their understandings and observations from within their State Associations. Florida Dental Laboratory Association (https://www.fdla.net/) Washington State Dental Laboratory Association (https://www.wsdla.com/) Ohio Dental Laboratory Association (https://www.wsdla.com/) Special Guests: Chris Delarm, CDT, Lonni J. Thompson, CDT, and Tim Stevenson, CDT.

Raised in a dental lab that his parents created in a shack, Jeremiah and Amanda Naas have become one of the most well-known removable labs that specialize in RPB Frameworks. From a full-service dental lab to a future denturist, this married couple that works together and raises kids together are an inspiration to us all. Join us on part 2 of a conversation that has us talking about public speaking, the difficulty of keeping prices where they should be, and the decision to become a denturist in a different state. American Denturist School (https://americandenturistschool.com/) The National Denturist Association (https://nationaldenturist.com/) Look for Von Wednesdays Here! (https://www.facebook.com/groups/DamagedGoodsUnite/) Come see Elvis & Barb in Las Vegas!!! NADL's Vision 21 Meeting - January 16 - 19, 2019 in Las Vegas (https://nadl.org/events/v21/2019/) Special Guest: Jeremiah, CDT, DTG and Amanda Naas .

Elvis and Barb start a wonderful conversation with Jeremiah CDT,DTG and Amanda Naas from Inverness Dental Arts. This family has built a removable laboratory is a unique way specializing in RPD metal frameworks. We talk about how the lab started, how they met, and what it takes to be successful at work and at home. But their adventure is just begining....... Show Links: RetainerDesigner YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/RetainerDesigner/featured) Elvis & Barb interviewed LIVE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQc-8Yn9C8k) Come see Elvis & Barb in Las Vegas!!! NADL's Vision 21 Meeting - January 16 - 19, 2019 in Las Vegas (https://nadl.org/events/v21/2019/) Special Guest: Jeremiah, CDT, DTG and Amanda Naas .

Grace Rizza, the Founder and CEO of Identity Dental Marketing, comes on the podcast to talk about her role in helping dentist market to patients. But Elvis asks her to speak on how dental laboratories can play a bigger role in the “big picture”. Grace offers a unique perspective on how dentist market to patients giving dental laboratories a few ideas on how we can either help dentist advertise or how we can advertise to dentist. https://identitydental.com/ https://www.facebook.com/DentalMarketingWithGrace/ The Business Bite with Grace Rizza Podcast (https://anchor.fm/thebusinessbite) RetainerDesigner YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/RetainerDesigner/featured) Elvis & Barb interviewed LIVE (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQc-8Yn9C8k) Bob Savage's Triathlon Race to Raise Money For Dental Trade Alliance Foundation (https://www.crowdrise.com/o/en/campaign/ironman-florida-2018/dtaf) Come see Elvis & Barb in Las Vegas!!! NADL's Vision 21 Meeting - January 16 - 19, 2019 in Las Vegas (https://nadl.o

Elvis and Barb continue a fascinating interview with Robert Kreyer, CDT and Yulia Gafurov, CDT as they speak more about integrating digital technology with in the removable department. With a consulting company called Dentgnostix these two are going to be some important technicians to keep an eye on as the removable industry shifts to a more digital workflow. NADL's Vision 21 Meeting - January 16 - 19, 2019 in Las Vegas (https://nadl.org/events/v21/2019/) Special Guests: Robert Kreyer CDT and Yulia Gafurov CDT.

Straight off the heels of the International Digital Denture Symposium in Phoenix Arizona, we talk with Robert Kreyer, CDT and Yulia Gafurov, CDT from a consulting and digital removable laboratory called Dentgnostix. While they believe the digital denture is the future, their experience also tells them there is more than one way to integrate a digital workflow in your laboratory. Join us for part 1 of this interesting perspective. JDT article from Oct 2017 by Robert Kreyer, CDT and Kathleen Catanzaro, CDT (https://nadl.org/userfiles/files/Technical-from%20JDT_10_17.pdf) "New technologies and approaches are merging the physical, digital, and biological worlds in ways that will fundamentally transform humankind. The extent to which that transformation is positive will depend on how we navigate the risks and opportunities that arise along the way."

On our 26th episode (half a year goes by so quick) we continue talking with some fellows from Fellowes. Blake Bobosky and Mike Booth talk about how they cleaned up Tad Friess' lab with a wall mounted box called the AeraMax Professional and how easy it is to do the same for your lab. Rockert Dental Case Study (http://cleanair.aeramaxpro.com/rockert-dental-testimonial) About AeraMax Professional - Website (https://aeramaxpro.com/industries/dental-labs/) Our goal: Offering turnkey solutions to improve indoor air quality. We help wellness caretakers address air concerns with products that easily integrate into their facilities, using responsive technology for simplicity, from a foundation of proven innovation leadership. AeraMax Professional is manufactured by Fellowes Brands which employs more than 1,500 people throughout the world and has operations in sixteen countries. Founded in 1917 by Harry Fellowes and headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, Fellowes products are now readily available in more than 100 countri

This week starts off a new conversation about the air quality in our dental laboratories. Tad Friess from Rockert Dental Studio brings Blake Bobosky and Mike Booth from Fellowes to talk about a proven way to clean up our air. But first we have to talk about how bad it is. Rockert Dental Case Study (http://cleanair.aeramaxpro.com/rockert-dental-testimonial) About AeraMax Professional - Website (https://aeramaxpro.com/industries/dental-labs/) Our goal: Offering turnkey solutions to improve indoor air quality. We help wellness caretakers address air concerns with products that easily integrate into their facilities, using responsive technology for simplicity, from a foundation of proven innovation leadership. AeraMax Professional is manufactured by Fellowes Brands which employs more than 1,500 people throughout the world and has operations in sixteen countries. Founded in 1917 by Harry Fellowes and headquartered in Itasca, Illinois, Fellowes products are now readily available in more than 100 countries across t

This week’s episode is part 2 of the interview with Bridget Boudreau, CDT and Dr. Anita Imadomwanyi from Aspen. They continue talking about giving back to the community, explain why Aspen values their technicians by promoting CDTs, and explain Aspen’s recruitment and why a technician would want to work there. Link to Dr. Anita Imadomwanyi’s news interview about Day Of Service (https://www.wkyc.com/mobile/video/home/dr-jere-gillan-dr-anita-imadomwanyi-a-way-to-help-us-vets-save-and-smile-522018/95-8114674) Bridget killing it at the triathlon!! Special Guests: Bridget Boudreau, CDT and Dr. Anita Imadomwanyi .

On today's episode we have part 1 of an interview with Bridget Boudreau CDT and Dr. Anita Imadomwanyi from Aspen Dental. They tell us the story on how they got into the industry, the valuable training that Aspen is able to provide, and how much they give back to the industry and public. Bridget's Jamacia Photos: Harley-Davidson® Raffle Ticket (http://dentallabfoundation.org/news-events/ticket/) Special Guests: Bridget Boudreau, CDT and Dr. Anita Imadomwanyi .

Joining us again are Patrick Allen LD from Maine and Todd Young BS LD from Oregon. These two Denturist are on to talk about a career path that a lot of people don't know about. This episode has them talking about how one can become a denturist, their typical day, and what the association is doing to change the way we see denturist. National Denturist Association (https://nationaldenturist.com/) National Denturist Conference - October 10 - 13 (https://nationaldenturist.com/events) Oregon State Denturist Association (https://www.oregondenturist.org/) Maine Licensed Denturist Association (http://www.mainelda.com/) American Denturist School (http://www.americandenturistschool.com/) Special Guests: Patrick Allen, LD and Todd Young, BS LD.

Joining Elvis and Barb are two Licensed Denturist, Patrick Allen and Todd Young, to discuss an aspect of our industry that is both fascinating and not well known to the public. From Patrick Allen: The NDA and MLDA provide a resource to educate the general public about the denturist profession. Both of these organizations serve their members with continuing education and professional development opportunities as well as focusing on the growth and expansion of the profession. The NDA hosts a fall conference each year in Las Vegas and the MLDA hosts an annual conference at the beginning of June in Bangor, ME. Denturism is regulated in 6 states currently – Maine, Washington, Oregon, Montana, Idaho, and Arizona and with the demand for dentures growing by the day and the access to quality care struggling to keep pace, the conditions are becoming rapidly favorable for the expansion of the profession. This is an incredible opportunity for the skilled dental technicians out there to expand their knowledge and take an

We end our 3 part interview with Von Grow from Dark Horse Dental Studio as he talks about how a technician becomes a member of of the Dental Technicians Guild, social media, and the DTG Symposium! Dental Technicians Guild Website (https://www.dentaltechniciansguild.com/) DTG Symposium: Aug 16-18 in Utah (https://dtgevents.com/) DAMAGED GOODS UNITE!/DTG AFFILIATES : Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/DamagedGoodsUnite/) Special Guest: Von Grow, DTG.

Join us again as Elvis and Barb continue their conversation with Von Grow from Dark Horse Dental Studio. This technician took to Facebook and Chicago Lab Day to figure out how to create the group that became the Dental Technicians Guild. Dental Technicians Guild Website (https://www.dentaltechniciansguild.com/) DTG Symposium: Aug 16-18 in Utah (https://dtgevents.com/) DAMAGED GOODS UNITE!/DTG AFFILIATES : Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/DamagedGoodsUnite/) Special Guest: Von Grow, DTG.

Elvis and Barb had a wonderful interview with Von Grow. Not only is Von the owner of Dark Horse Dental Studio in Utah, but also runs the Dental Technicians Guild. It is a group of passionate technicians wanting to make sure that the restorations they make are high end, handmade, and with the most esthetic beauty. Dental Technicians Guild Website (https://www.dentaltechniciansguild.com/) DTG Symposium: Aug 16-18 in Utah (https://dtgevents.com/) DAMAGED GOODS UNITE!/DTG AFFILIATES : Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/DamagedGoodsUnite/) Special Guest: Von Grow, DTG.

Barb is on a much needed vacation this week so Elvis welcomes back Thomas Zaleske, Richard Wills, and Brian Mouer to the Roundtable to discuss more of their view of the industry. They talk about marketing, who the next Removable Technician will be, and the ever delicate doctor/technician relationship. CLICK UP TOP TO ORDER A VOICES FROM THE BENCH T-SHIRT!!! Special Guests: Brian Mouer, Richard Wills, CDT, and Thomas Zaleske, AS.

Three removable lab owners sit down with Elvis on this week’s Roundtable to discuss how they got into the profession and their take on digital dentures. Thomas Zaleske, Richard Wills, and Brian Mouer all run successful laboratories. From different backgrounds and different parts of the country, their view of the industry is both fascinating and unique to laboratories that only deal in the removable world. Special Guests: Brian Mouer, Richard Wills, CDT, and Thomas Zaleske, AS.