Confessions From A Dental Lab

Dr. Robert Stanley is a dentist who came from an engineering background, allowing him to see and approach dentistry in a unique way that plays to his strengths as a problem solver. He shares his story, talks about the importance of Dental Labs, and offers advice to aspiring dentists - do not miss this one! Learn more at nuartdental.com Connect with Dr. Stanley on instagram: @smileengineer and emai...

Dr. Stoiber is a longtime prosthodontist who owned his practice for over 30+ years. As he was getting ready to sell the business and retire, he contemplated the next chapter in his life and being a lifelong learner, decided to join his favorite lab (Nu-Art) so that he could continue learning and helping dentists int he process. He shares her story, talks about the advantages of a dental lab having...

Welcome back to "Confessions from a Dental Lab". This show is all about what goes on inside dental laboratories, their departments, the staff, and the products that go to dentists and their patients. In episode 37 we discuss the Top 10 Reasons Lab Cases Get Delayed & How Dentists & Labs Can Prevent Them while also offering a bonus tip on maximizing success with custom implant abutments! Wh...

Today's episode discusses Custom Implant Abutments and the benefits they provide to dentists and their patients. We also discuss the different between standard, traditional abutments and custom abutments, and how they align with growing a Dental Practice. Dentists young and old, prospective lab technicians, and anyone interested in the dental world will find enjoyment in this one. Enjoy! Learn mor...

One of the most common phone calls we get in the dental lab is regarding material selection. These materials are evolving so fast and it's hard for anybody to keep up with them, so we decided to create a solution that would allow dentists to view them all in the same place to make their decision-making process easier. This handy guide allows you to easily compare and contrast different types of ma...

Dr. Silvia Bautista grew up in Puerto Rico and was the first person in her family to graduate high school, the first person to graduate college, before eventually becoming the first dentist. She has an incredibly story about how she discovered her passion for dentistry at age 13 and how her life has come full circle to where she is today. She shares her story and offers advice to aspiring dentists...

Welcome back to "Confessions from a Dental Lab". This show is all about what goes on inside dental laboratories, their departments, the staff, and the products that go to dentists and their patients. In episode 33 we reintroduce Frank Haeuser, a longtime ceramist and lab owner who's been in the field for 20+ years. We also tell the story of Nu-Art Full Service Dental Lab, how it started and how it...

Dr. Melissa Corado was interested in dentistry from an early age, shadowing her family dentist in high school and attending dental school right after her undergrad. She shares her story and offers advice to aspiring dentists - do not miss this one!  Learn more at nuartdental.com Connect with Dr. Corado via email at melissa.s.corado@gmail.com Follow Frank & NuArt on Instagram: @frankatnuar...

2022 was quite the year for many industries, and today's show we bring on Dental Lab Owner Frank Haeuser to share his year end reflections, successes, challenges, trends he's seeing, and advice for 2023. Dentists young and old, prospective lab technicians, and anyone interested in the dental world will find enjoyment in this one. Enjoy! Learn more at nuartdental.com Follow Frank & NuArt on Ins...

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 interested in the dental world will find enjoyment in this one. Enjoy! Learn more at nuartdental.com Follow Frank & NuArt on Instagram: @frank_nuartdental & @lifeatnuartdental

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 dental lab, and he explains it having 30+ years of experience in the field. Dentists young and old, prospective lab technicians, and anyone interested in the dental world will find enjoyment in this on...

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 interested in the dental world will find enjoyment in this one. Enjoy! Learn more at nuartdental.com Follow Frank & NuArt on Instagram: @frank_nuartdental & @lifeatnuartdental

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 Holiday Toy Drive for the kids at Children's Hospital in Milwaukee! We want to show our appreciation to all the dentists, technicians, and members of the community, and this is one small way we can gi...

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 prepare dentists of the future by teaching at Marquette School of Dentistry, working with Dental Labs, and carrying passion in everything he does.  Learn more at nuartdental.com Connect with Dr. Zall...

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 episode dives into various events from 2022 and our reflections on those events. What did we learn? What trends did we see? Dentists young and old, prospective lab technicians, and anyone interested in the d...

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 interesting for everyon! Dentists young and old, prospective lab technicians, and anyone interested in the dental world will find enjoyment in this one. Enjoy! Learn more at nuartdental.com Follow Fra...

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 anyone interested in the dental world will find enjoyment in this one. Enjoy! Learn more at nuartdental.com Follow Frank & NuArt on Instagram: @frank_nuartdental & @lifeatnuartdental

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? How does it affect patients? What about rush cases and timelines? We answer all your questions in today's fun episode. Dentists young and old, prospective lab technicians, and anyone interested in den...

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. Dentists young and old, prospective lab technicians, and anyone interested in ceramics will find enjoyment in this one. Enjoy! Learn more at nuartdental.com Follow Frank & NuArt on Instagram: @frank_nuar...

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 questions like: What are the main expenses for a Dental Lab? How is this industry different to others? And many more. Dentists young and old, prospective lab technicians, and anyone interested in the finan...

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 future of these machines, how they'll integrate with dentists, how fast how fast the field is growing, the best materials, and tips to help all parties maximize success, synergy and efficiency. Dentis...

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, when to use them, why they are becoming so popular, the best materials, and tips to help all parties maximize success, synergy and efficiency. Dentists young and old, prospective lab technicians, a...

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 Case Planner to talk about why every Dentist should be using a lab with Case Planners, and therefore why every lab should have them. Dentists young and old, prospective lab technicians, and anyone interes...

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 Scott on for a conversation. He explains the digital dentures process and offers a tip for dentists at the end. Dentists young and old, prospective lab technicians, and anyone interested in dental implan...

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 patient walk away happy with the results. Dentists young and old, lab technicians, and anyone interested in changing the world one smile at a time will find enjoyment in this one. Enjoy! Learn more at nua...