//Christian Coachman - Traditions E81

This week on the podcast Andy and Chris chat to Dr Christian Coachman, pioneer of the Digital Smile Design methodology and founder of the Digital Smile Design company (DSD).

Christian is a Brazilian sixth generation dentist. His family line has worked in dentistry for over 170 years, as verified by the Guinness World Records in 2019.

In this episode Christian talks about his childhood, his decision to carry on the family tradition in dentistry and the years spent at dental school in Latin America. He also chats about how his career path has taken him round the world and earned him multiple accolades over the years.

Finally, he talks about his current work as the founder and CEO of DSD and reflects on the challenges faced in the early days, how the company works today and where he hopes it will lead in the future.

This is a great episode and well worth a listen.

Topics:

- What was your childhood like?

- Your dental school experience

- Did it ever feel like a sense of duty to carry on the family tradition?

- What did you learn as a technician that helped you as a dentist?

- Combination of skills required in dentistry

- The Digital Smile Design Company