#323 Driven — Chiara Burgio

Chiara Burgio's path to dentistry started with a Parisian psychoanalyst and a ten-minute stare. 

What followed was an international training odyssey—from Madrid to Milan, Brazil to NYU—that shaped her approach to aesthetic dentistry. 

In this conversation, she opens up about the pull of digital workflows, the art of composite layering, and what it really means to work alongside someone like Christian Coachman. 

But there's a shadow side to her drive, too. That relentless perfectionism, the kind that keeps her reviewing cases long after she's left the practice. It's the thing that makes her brilliant, and the thing she's learning to tame.

In This Episode

00:01:45 - International roots and family ties

00:03:00 - Choosing dentistry over economics

00:04:25 - The Parisian psychoanalyst who changed everything

00:18:30 - NYU aesthetics programme and American training

00:28:45 - Digital dentistry and working with Coachman

00:42:15 - Composite layering and aesthetic philosophy

00:58:20 - Blackbox thinking

01:11:30 - Toxic ambition

01:12:40 - Fantasy dinner party

01:15:25 - Last days and legacy

About Chiara Burgio

Chiara Burgio is a dentist practising in London with a focus on aesthetic and restorative dentistry. She completed the NYU Advanced Aesthetic Program and has trained internationally across Milan, Brazil, and New York, bringing a digital-first approach to composite work and smile design.