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Analog Craftsmanship to Digital Dentistry: The Experienced Eye | Jim Stallings, CDT | EODP #38
Episode Description
Digital dentistry and dental technology have transformed the dental laboratory, but decades of analog craftsmanship still have a place in today's digital workflows. Jim Stallings, CDT, has experienced that evolution firsthand throughout more than 40 years in dental technology. From traditional denture techniques to CAD/CAM, scanning, 3D printing, and modern digital dentistry. Jim joins Rob Norton to explore the evolution from analog to digital dentistry and what happens when decades of hands-on dental craftsmanship meet modern technology. Jim shares the history of Stallings Dental Company, how his lab has approached digital adoption, and why an experienced technician's eye remains valuable even as the technology reshapes dental laboratory workflows. Hear how Jim became a professional painter, taking him from Macon, Georgia, to the mountains of Wales and the legendary cottage associated with Led Zeppelin!