Voices from The Bench

398: Jonathan Bourke Went From Six Strings to Six Implants


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Join Elvis and Barb at all these amazing shows coming up in 2026

  • Vision 21 in Las Vegas Jan 15-17 https://www.nadl.org/nadl-vision-21
  • Cal-Lab Association Meeting in Chicago Feb 19-20 https://cal-lab.org/
  • LMT Lab Day Chicago Feb 19-21 https://lmtmag.com/lmtlabday
  • Dental Lab Association of Texas Meeting in Dallas Apr 9-11 https://members.dlat.org/
  • exocad Insights in Mallorca, Spain Apr 30 - May 1 https://exocad.com/insights-2026
  • This week, we sit down with a guest whose journey hits all the right notes—literally! Meet Jonathan Bourke, a jazz guitarist turned dental technician who went from pouring models to designing full-arch restorations and running his own in-office lab.

    Jonathan shares how a chance gig driving for a denturist opened the door to a career he never expected, taking him from analog dentures to digital workflows, photogrammetry, and Exocad wizardry. Now a lab owner working directly with clinicians, Jonathan talks about collaboration in full-arch cases, teaching with Jensen Dental and MiYO, and what it’s like to see his work come to life chairside.

    From learning CAM milling to demoing in front of dental rockstars, Jonathan’s story is a reminder that artistry comes in many forms—sometimes from six strings, sometimes from six implants.

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    Elvis and Barb are gearing up for their chat with the HyperDent Dude himself, Jordan Greenberg from FOLLOW-ME! Technology. At LabFest, Elvis found out that every hyperDENT license comes with Template Editor Lite — a built-in feature that lets you make safe, customized tweaks to your milling strategies. Whether you want to prioritize surface quality or speed, this tool gives you the control to fine-tune your results while FOLLOW-ME! keeps everything validated and reliable.
    Because in the end, us lab techs love to tinker — and hyperDENT makes it easy to choose your own CAM-venture.

    Special Guest: Jonathan Bourke.

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