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745: The 7 Steps to Move From Traditional Dentistry to Ideal Dentistry – Dr. Christian Coachman
Episode 74514th June 2024 • The Best Practices Show with Kirk Behrendt • ACT Dental
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Your practice may be great. But you can always make it better! To help your business improve and evolve, Kirk Behrendt brings back Dr. Christian Coachman, founder of Digital Smile Design, to talk about his upcoming DSD Provider course and to share seven steps to move toward ideal dentistry. To learn the best way to give your patients a better experience and better outcome, listen to Episode 745 of The Best Practices Show!

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Main Takeaways:

  • Think broadly, big picture, and beyond your biased mindset.
  • Integrate interdisciplinary software and interdisciplinary thinking.
  • Empower visualization. Leverage 3D software and new technology.
  • Engage in collaborative, structured communication and decision-making.
  • Perform standardized, efficient, guided clinical execution for optimal results.
  • Find a digital lab to work with. They will help you diagnose, plan, and sell better.
  • Use imaging, technology, and communication skills to ethically onboard patients.
  • Improve your leadership skills to be a better leader. Ideal dentistry is a team sport.

Snippets:

0:00 Introduction.

2:28 About Dr. Coachman, DSD, and his DSD Provider course.

6:49 Find your spark in dentistry.

9:41 Step 1) Move beyond the biased mindset.

13:27 The super generalist, explained.

16:01 Step 2) Move into integrated, interdisciplinary software and thinking.

20:51 Step 3) Empower visualization.

21:45 Why image utilization is so low.

23:51 Step 4) Move to collaborative, structured communication and decision-making.

25:11 The value of asynchronous communication.

30:09 Step 5) Move into efficient, guided execution.

34:59 Step 6) Find a modern, digital lab.

37:27 Step 7) Engage in ethical patient onboarding.

39:13 More about Dr. Coachman’s online education platform.

40:28 Final thoughts.

41:31 More about DSD.

Dr. Christian Coachman Bio:

Combining his advanced skills, experience, and technology solutions, Dr. Christian Coachman pioneered the Digital Smile Design methodology and founded Digital Smile Design company (DSD). Since its inception, thousands of dentists worldwide have attended DSD courses and workshops, such as the renowned DSD Residency program.

Dr. Coachman is the developer of worldwide, well-known concepts such as the Digital Smile Design, the Pink Hybrid Implant Restoration, the Digital Planning Center, Emotional Dentistry, Interdisciplinary Treatment Simulation, and Digital Smile Donator. He regularly consults for dental industry companies, developing products, implementing concepts, and marketing strategies, such as the Facially Driven Digital Orthodontic Workflow developed in collaboration with Invisalign, Align Technology.

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