Voices from The Bench

It's the 11th running of the Race For the Future in Fort Worth, TX on September 14, 2025 . This is YOUR chance to make a difference in a industry we all love so much. Important links: All the money goes to The Foundation For Dental Laboratory Technology: https://dentallabfoundation.org/ All about the Race: https://dentallabfoundation.org/news-events/race-for-the-future/ Race website: https://fortw...

When you think of huge advances in digital dentistry, a lot of companies and names come up. But there are two that are really making a huge impact on how we get things done and they continue to do it with the passion of the lab industry supporting it. First up is Björn Zäuner. Björn grew up in a dental family and wanted nothing to do with teeth. We've all heard this story, right? It wasn't long be...

DON'T MISS the dental event of the year, November 7-8. Nowak Dental Supplies is hosing NOLA Lab Fest in New Orleans, Louisiana. Head over to nolalabfest.com to see the line up and to register. A HUGE thanks to Aidite North America for hosting the podcast at their booth. Come find us and be on the podcast! We are once again showcasing some wonderful conversation that we got while in the exocad boot...

Elvis and Barb are back (once again) with more amazing conversations that they got at the exocad booth during the 4 days at IDS 2025 in Cologne, Germany . First up is two gentlemen out of Columbia that their lab 70 years ago decided that it was easier if they just started manufacturing their own materials. Juan David Jaramillo and Luis Diego Monsalve talk about the history of New Stetic , the regu...

Check out the article in the latest issue of JDT about Barb and Elvis' visit to IDS: https://nam02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fnadl.memberclicks.net%2Fassets%2Fjdt%2FJDTJJ25%2FFeature%2520JDT_7_25.pdf&data=05%7C02%7CElvis%40derbydental.com%7Cc33fea7508384105f07a08ddad0e04e9%7C6fa28314e906466889bfaddab1c310c2%7C0%7C0%7C638856998445771892%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0e...

While fresh back from the Florida Dental Lab Association meeting in Orlando, THANKS JENSEN DENTAL … we are still bringing you conversations from the exocad booth from the largest dental show in the world, IDS in Cologne Germany . But first… We are many, many months away from Chicago in February, but our very own Barb Warner is going to be the very first female Chair of the Cal-Lab Association that...

Come join us THIS WEEK at the Jensen Dental booth during the FDLA Southern States Symposium & Expo - June 13-14 at Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, FL Register today at: FDLA.NET We return to the "Olympics of Dental", IDS in Cologne Germany. Set up very nicely in the exocad booth, Elvis and Barb got to talk to three more amazing people from around the world. THANK YOU EXOCAD!!...

Come join us at the Jensen Dental booth during the FDLA Southern States Symposium & Expo - June 13-14 at Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, FL Register today at: FDLA.NET Back in March, Barb & Elvis traveled all the way to Cologne, Germany to set up and record at the biggest dental show in the world, IDS . A special thanks to exocad for giving us the space to record so many...

Come join us at the Jensen Dental booth during the FDLA Southern States Symposium & Expo - June 13-14 at Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, FL Register today at: FDLA.NET Dr. Andrew Turchin knew he wanted to be a dentist as soon as he shadowed one many years ago. After spending years in New York, he moved to Aspen, Colorado and opened his own practice where he created the Ageles...

Come join us at the Jensen Dental booth during the FDLA Southern States Symposium & Expo - June 13-14 at Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, FL Register today at: FDLA.NET Elvis loves him some surgical guide design software. For years he has used a bunch of them, but it was when he started using RealGuide from ZimVie , he learned he found the best. Luckily a past podcast guest, P...

Come join us at the Jensen Dental booth during the FDLA Southern States Symposium & Expo - June 13-14 at Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, FL Register today at: FDLA.NET We save a conversation from the Ivoclar Ballroom at Lab Day Chicago to release this week so if you are at Lab Day West you can go meet Mark Hidde from WINWINGO.com . Mark comes on to talk about owning a lab and...

Come join us at the Jensen Dental booth during the FDLA Southern States Symposium & Expo - June 13-14 at Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, FL Register today at: FDLA.NET Is the debate still going on for digital dentures? It is here and there is no going back. So as we move forward, how are we going to make sure that they are still done correctly? This is exactly what a dental t...

Come join us at the Jensen Dental booth during the FDLA Southern States Symposium & Expo - June 13-14 at Signia by Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek in Orlando, FL Register today at: FDLA.NET This week we wrap up the episodes that we got while in the Ivoclar Ballroom at LMT Lab Day Chicago 2025. First up is Federico Manes from MODJAW . Federico talks about discovering the world of dental, using his...

This week we bring 3 great conversation from the great Cal-Lab Association meeting that happened in February during Lab Day Chicago. First up is someone that has to put up with Elvis on a regular basis at Derby Dental Lab , Liam Johns . Liam talks about growing up with a technician father, becoming the removable manager at a young age, and how digital excites him for the future of dental technolog...

The amazing people we talked to in the Ivoclar Ballroom during the 40th anniversary of LMT Lab Day Chicago just keep coming and this week we have a stellar line up. First up is Eric Kukucka . Eric came on the podcast years ago to talk about his multiple denturist practices in Canada. But he has since sold them and has joined the Aspen Dental group as their Vice President of Clinical Removable Pros...

Way back in February, thousands of dental technicians gathered in Chicago for the 40th anniversary of LMT Lab Day Chicago. While stationed in the Ivoclar Ballroom, we got to talk to many wonderful people that make up our industry. We start this episode with a technician that followed his dentist uncle in Mexico and went to dental technician school. Christopher Hernandez soon found himself making s...

We are back from IDS in Cologne, Germany. THANK YOU exocad for hosting us and everyone, be prepared for some amazing new features coming to you soon! Along with a TON of crazy good conversations. So when we got an email from the creators of a device that Elvis uses all the time asking to be on the podcast, we jumped at the opportunity. Luckly we were all going to be at the Cal-Lab Association meet...

Thanks to the AMAZING people at exocad , Elvis and Barb THIS WEEK will be recording for the first time at IDS in Cologne, Germany . March 25 - 28 in Hall 1, booth A040/C041. Come see us, be on the podcast, and see all the amazing things exocad is doing for your lab! Already we are missing everyone at LMT Lab Day Chicago 2025. Luckily, we talked to a lot of people that weekend and can still highlig...

Thanks to the AMAZING people at exocad , Elvis and Barb will be recording for the first time at IDS in Cologne, Germany . March 25 - 28 in Hall 1, booth A040/C041. Come see us, be on the podcast, and see all the amazing things exocad is doing for your lab! This year, we are thrilled to welcome back Renata Budny, our very first guest, alongside two inspiring students from the New York City College...

Thanks to the AMAZING people at exocad , Elvis and Barb will be recording for the first time at IDS in Cologne, Germany . March 25 - 28 in Hall 1, booth A040/C041. Come see us, be on the podcast, and see all the amazing things exocad is doing for your lab! Has it been a year already?!!? Just a few weeks ago Elvis (sadly without Barb) set up in the Ivoclar Ballroom at the 40th LMT Lab Day Chicago ....

Thanks to the AMAZING people at exocad , Elvis and Barb will be recording for the first time at IDS in Cologne, Germany . March 25 - 28 in Hall 1, booth A040/C041. Come see us, be on the podcast, and see all the amazing things exocad is doing for your lab! This week we had the pleasure of welcoming Josie Schmitz-Burchartz, a denturist from British Columbia, who shared her inspiring journey and ins...

Latest episode of Elvis on the Dental Fuel Podcast. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/elvis-dahl-expert-advice/id1683707577?i=1000694735080 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3NlBYj36UshcFJveOezQkt?si=ZHAOnrZHTmeyEJcHiwCq5Q Thanks to the AMAZING people at exocad , Elvis and Barb will be recording for the first time at IDS in Cologne, Germany . March 25 - 28 in Hall 1, bo...

Latest episode of Elvis on the Dental Fuel Podcast. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/elvis-dahl-team-mistake/id1683707577?i=1000692238626 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0dy9BPPvTJAp3sP5xg2Wha?si=cVafy05lTqK3R-ybFHD3Rw Make sure you visit Ivoclar at LMT Lab Day Chicago 2025 . Ivoclar will be in their usual spot at Grand Ballroom A&B in the East Tower, on the Gold...

Latest episode of Elvis on the Dental Fuel Podcast. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/elvis-dahl-financial-mistake/id1683707577?i=1000689968481 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2GyFDOvuGLdAp2Xkmulip8?si=N5DXdWrGT7-5xvwzAdYqIA Make sure you visit Ivoclar at LMT Lab Day Chicago 2025 . Ivoclar will be in their usual spot at Grand Ballroom A&B in the East Tower, on the...

Elvis on the Dental Fuel Podcast. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/elvis-dahl-clinical-mistake/id1683707577?i=1000687490332 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7keenDcAESL0ManM1AHFcO?si=aX9OO4HCR72UYSaRb8gFZg Make sure you visit Ivoclar at LMT Lab Day Chicago 2025 . Ivoclar will be in their usual spot at Grand Ballroom A&B in the East Tower, on the Gold Level. Right...