The Dental LABCast

15 - From Colleagues to Wives & Building the Hive with Emily & Eleanor

Emily Pittard is a Clinical Dental Technician and co-director of The Hive Dental Clinic & Laboratory. With a passion for high-quality, patient-centred prosthetics, she co

14 - Tips, Tricks & Choosing the Right Materials with Agata Bak

Agata Bak is a master ceramist and owner of Black Pearl Dental Laboratory. Originally from Poland, she specializes in all-on-X restorations, single central shade matching

13 - From 16-70: A Life in Dental Technology with Rowland Gardner

Rowland Gardner is the Head of Dental & Maxillofacial Technology at King’s College Hospital, Gillies Unit Sidcup, bringing over 54 years of experience in Dentistry across

12 - Building Confidence, Communication & Communities with Deepa

Deepa is an award winning registered Dental technician with 15 years of experience in dental technology. Specialising in private dentistry for the past decade, she is pas

DTS Part 2 - 40 Years of Dental Tech Experience Reveals the Biggest Changes in Materials & Methods

Mark Ambridge shares his journey into dental technology, the evolution of the industry, and the impact of digital technologies on the profession. He also discusses the ch

DTS 2026 Part 1 - With Shaenna Loughnane

If you missed us back in May at the DTS you can now catch up with our conversations we had in the Dental Pod. We have two parts to this episode kicking off part 1 and a v

09 - The Real Story Behind Nina's Success, Confidence, Resilience & Self Belief.

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.

08 - From Dental Lab to Film Set: The Bitemakers Story

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 tr

07 - Dentistry Behind Bars: Transforming Lives Inside a Women's Prison

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

06 From Digital Dentures to Community Leader: How Beth Built Her Career to Inspire a New Generation

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

05 - Built by Experience: Ceramics, Clinical Insight & Teaching the Craft with Dean Brew

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

04 - From Dental Nurse to Digital Pioneer with Julia Glancey

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, befor

03 - Studying Later in Life: The road to becoming a CDT

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. H

02 - Custom Mouthgaurds with Chris Golze

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

01 - Getting into Dental Technology with Edward Mapley

The conversation covers the introduction to dental technology, the journey into the field, the artistry involved, the transition to digital dentistry, required skills and