Voices from The Bench

Aleksandra Polczynski is an artist. Without even knowing what a dental technician was, she met and married a Master Dental Technician. The lab he worked at offered her a job after looking at some of …

We are all back from Lab Day and very tired.... but yet we are still all going to the bench because the work never stops.

THANK YOU Ivoclar, for hosting us over the weekend!

This week we get to meet…

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We will also be recording Thursday night during the Cal-Lab Association Meeting that same weekend! Ch…

Be sure to come see us in the Ivoclar Ballroom during LMT Lab Day Chicago 2024. Register today!

We will also be recording Thursday night during the Cal-Lab Association Meeting that same weekend! Ch…

Be sure to come see us in the Ivoclar Ballroom during LMT Lab Day Chicago 2024. Register today!

Come enjoy and sun with us on May 9 -10, 2024 in Mallorca, Spain at exocad Insights! An amazing line u…

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It's always good, as technicians, to get a clinical perspective of all the work we do. Let's be honest…

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When you see a tooth, what do you think? Some notice its shape. Some notice its Vita shade equivalent.…

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When two technicians that work well together can, only great things can come out of it. Bobby Kenney s…

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Resin 3D printing is going strong in our industry. Almost to the point of not remembering how we funct…

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Happy Holidays and HAPPY 300th episode of Voices From the Bench. Elvis and Barb can't thank everyone enough for listening every week that has brough us to 300 weeks since we recorded the first episod…

We love talking to dentist on the podcast. We also love talking to people from different countries. This week we double down on both as we chat with Dr. Ahmad Al-Hassiny who comes to us all the way f…

We talk to many vendors and milling centers on the podcast. But never have we talked to a company in Australia that does both. Sam Talassinos grew up in his father’s lab and never wanted to be in th…

This week we finally get another implant company on the podcast. At the DTG Symposium we met Joel Gonzales from MegaGen America. Joel likes to keep it real when talking about dental surgeries because…

When someone in the industry seems to spend more time teaching others than working on their own work, we want to learn more. Elvis had the opportunity to take a 2 day hands-on course about pink layer…

Getting dental offices to send you work is not the easiest thing to do. If it was, we would all be a lot happier. You could offer your "first crown free" or "$10 off your first order", but what are y…

It’s amazing that so much time has passed since the 2023 DTG Symposium that happened last September. It’s also amazing all the wonderful people we were able to connect with and record. This week wrap…

Be sure to check out Part 3 of Ivoclar's "THE DENTAL SHOWDOWN" where Elvis Dahl and Dr. David Rice will discuss the complicated relationship of dental lab and dental office..... LIVE! November 9th at…

Back in September, a group called the DTG gathered for the first time in a while at the GC America facility in Alsip, Illinois. Luckily, we were honored to be a part of this amazing show. There was s…

Back in September, Elvis and Barb attended the DTG Symposium that was held in the GC America facility in Alsip, Illinois. Such an amazing meeting filled with fantastic people. This week we start the …