The Dental LABCast

Nina Frketin is a Croatian dental technician who has spent the last 15 years in the UK perfecting work most people never notice and learning what that invisibility costs. Nina is the founder of Nightshift, a global community empowering women in dental technology, and a technician at Queensway Dental Laboratory. She mentors, teaches, writes and speaks internationally, not because she chases titles,...

Dominic has been a dental technician for over 12 years, in which he has managed to carve out a career not just as a technician,  exocad trainer,  and an iTero clinical trainer , but also managing to start up his own business (Bitemakers Ltd) in 2017 making teeth for film and television. In this episode, Dominic shares his journey from retail management to becoming a renowned dental technician spec...

Christina Worle works as a general dentist in a women’s prison in South Gloucestershire. She is especially interested in the application of trauma informed dentistry and how to best care for patients who have suffered traumatic past life events which may make dentistry difficult for them.   Christina is also the dental strategy clinical lead for Gloucestershire ICB and is passionate about represen...

Bethany Brown is a Prosthetic and Digital Dental Technician who qualified in 2018 and earned her MSc in Dental Technology in 2023. Since starting her career in 2014, she has worked across NHS, private, and specialist laboratories, including orthodontics, digital full arch, denture clinics, and removable prosthetics. Her achievements include guest lecturing at universities, volunteering with Den-Te...

Dean Brew is a dental ceramist with over a decade of real-world clinical experience, working chairside with dentists and patients to understand what truly works in modern ceramics. Since 2010, and from an on-site lab in the North East of England since 2012, he has developed a hands-on, results-driven approach shaped by global training and daily clinical collaboration. His work is built on communic...

Julia Glancey is a remote digital dental designer with over 20 years’ experience in dentistry. She began as a head dental nurse, leading teams and managing clinics, before retraining as a dental technician—bringing valuable clinical insight into her technical work. She started in prosthetics, with strong experience in removable appliances, before specialising in implant restorations, particularly...

Sean Ward is a Clinical Dental Technician (CDT) who qualified in dental technology at the age of 31 with a BTEC in Science, following an earlier career in engineering. He began his dental career in a commercial laboratory in Hexham before moving into a research technician role at Dundee Dental School, where he spent three years developing his technical and scientific expertise. He then returned to...

The conversation with Chris Goltz, a custom mouth guard maker, covers his journey in the dental field, from early career experiences to the incorporation of artwork into mouth guards. Chris shares insights on working with high-profile athletes, continuous learning, and the importance of equal treatment in the industry. He also discusses the learning curve in mouth guard making and the value of tri...

The conversation covers the introduction to dental technology, the journey into the field, the artistry involved, the transition to digital dentistry, required skills and qualifications, training and career progression, and the future of dental technology. The conversation covers the broad skill set of dental technology, its transformative impact on people's lives, the evolving role of dental tech...