Confessions From A Dental Lab

Today's episode discusses the benefits and advantages for dentists offering removable restorations as part of their practice. Dentists young and old, prospective lab technicians, and anyone intereste…

Today we expand on Cris' story and skills by diving into a typical day in the Model & Dye department. Cris offers tips for dentists to take the perfect impression and maximize synergy with their dent…

Today we introduce Cris, a veteran of the dental lab industry and a Model & Dye Manager who's been working in labs for over 30 years. Dentists young and old, prospective lab technicians, and anyone i…

Dentists and Dental Labs work together to make kids smile, one of the happiest, most beautiful moments in the world. This holiday season we're furthing the cause by partnering with the community on a…

Dr. Eric Zall has an incredible dental journey that began in Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin and took him around the world and back, to places like Israel, Italy, Jamaica and more. These days he helps pre…

Dental industry events are always fun! Not only that, but they're a great opportunity to connect with other dentists, students, vendors, and people who can help you achieve your goals. Today's episod…

Today KJ talks about what Dental Labs are doing in the community for the fall season of 2022! Not only that, but we run down our favorite topics and episodes from the last 3 months. There's something…

Today we introduce Genya, a veteran of the dental lab industry and a substructure manager bringing together multiple aspects of the Lab. Dentists young and old, prospective lab technicians, and anyon…

Dental labs work year round, but the industry is more cyclical than you may think. Dental Lab Owner Frank Haeuser talks about the difference between Q1+Q4 versus Q2+Q3. How does this affect dentists?…

Frank Haeuser has been training as a ceramist for over 20 years, so we invited him on the show to share his passion for ceramics and one of the most important parts of the restorative process. Dentis…

We've talked technical, but what about finance? Today we bring on Jim Fossett, Director of Finance at Nu-Art Dental Lab to talk about the financial aspects of the dental lab industry. He answers ques…

3D Printing is a very unique and fast growing field disrupting several industries, including the Dental Lab World. Today we bring on Jonah, our 3D printing wizard to tell us all about the present and…

Flexible Partials are rising in popularity so today's episode we bring on Travis, a skilled member of our Removable Department and our Flex Partial Lead.  He talks about what Flexible Partials are, w…

The role of Case Planner didn't always exists. Now that it does, it makes things WAY better for Dentists and Dental Lab's alike. We bring in Lori Peplinski, 38 year dental lab veteran and current Cas…

Dentures like many things started off analog. Nowadays with modern technology more and more dentists are getting into digital dentures, so we wanted to invite our expert 32-year dental lab veteran Sc…

Rush Cases - we've all had them. Today's episode tells a story of a successful rushed case, explaining the uniqueness of the situation and all the details that allowed the dentist, dental lab and pat…

Veneers are some of the most popular dental restorations! Today's show we talk about the materials they're made of, the advantages, disadvantages, use-cases and more! Dentists looking to increase the…

Diagnostic Wax-Ups are essentially the guides for a restoration, especially important restorations, and today, dental lab owner Frank Haeuser talks about the innovation, what's new, and how it makes …

We introduce Dan Balmer, a dental lab owner who's been in the field for 36 years, specializing in removables. He tells us how he started in dental labs, popular restoration options, what he envisions…

Maryland Bridges in Dentistry are extremely helpful to fill gaps of missing teeth in certain scenarios. Dental Lab owner Frank Haeuser dives into details of the technique, talks use cases, materials …