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Margins & Meaning with John Wilson

Margins & Meaning with John Wilson

By: John Wilson
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Digital dentistry, dental lab life, full-arch implant workflows, and the business of being a modern dental technician.

Where digital dentistry, craftsmanship, and real talk meet. Hosted by John Wilson, Margins & Meaning dives deep into the dental lab world — the workflows, the wins, the failures, and the lessons that shape better technicians and better dentistry.

If you’re searching for a podcast on dental labs, digital dentistry, full-arch implant design, CAD/CAM, 3Shape, Exocad, zirconia, or the real business side of being a dental technician, this show is for you.

No hype. No shortcuts. Just straight talk, hard-earned experience, and the little details that still matter in modern dental technology.

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Episodes
  • The Reflection: Mistakes, Missteps, and the Wisdom They Gave Me
    Dec 12 2025

    There comes a point in every journey where the only way forward is to look back, honestly, quietly, and without excuses. The Reflection marks that moment, as John confronts one of the earliest tests of his growing dental laboratory: his first hire, the expectations placed on another person, and the hard truth that responsibility never truly leaves the hands of the owner.

    This chapter explores the lessons that never appear in textbooks, trust, disappointment, leadership, and the quiet realization that every misstep becomes part of the craftsman you eventually become. Growth, it turns out, doesn’t begin with success, but with the uncomfortable clarity of seeing yourself as you truly were.

    For anyone building a dental lab, leading a team, or searching for meaning in their work, this episode reveals what reflection can teach us, if we’re willing to face it.

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    24 mins
  • The Furnace: The Years That Forge a Dental Technician
    Dec 5 2025

    These are the years that burn away the excuses and forge the mindset of a real technician. In this episode, John Wilson walks through the seasons of struggle, discipline, failure, and growth that shaped his approach to digital dentistry, implant bar design, full-arch workflows, and the business lessons that still matter in today’s dental lab industry. This is the heart of Margins & Meaning.

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    24 mins
  • From Fraud to First Client: Surviving the Early Dental Lab Grind
    Dec 2 2025

    The early years of a dental lab career are brutal rejection, imposter syndrome, and the grind of trying to earn that first real client. In this episode, John shares the turning point when a dentist finally called him for advice, marking the moment he transformed from a struggling technician into a true problem solver. This story hits home for anyone learning digital workflows, building a lab, or trying to carve out a place in the dental technology world.

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    26 mins
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