--- title: Christian Coachman's Thoughts | Christian Coachman description: Digital Smile Design founder and CEO Christian Coachman shares his valuable thoughts as to how modern dentistry is evolving and making a change. --- [![DSD_MAINBRAND_LOGO-02-1](https://media.digitalsmiledesign.com/hubfs/DSD_MAINBRAND_LOGO-02-1.svg "DSD_MAINBRAND_LOGO-02-1")](https://www.digitalsmiledesign.com/) # [CHRISTIAN'S THOUGHTS](https://media.digitalsmiledesign.com/christian-coachman-thoughts) ### Christian Coachman ### Recent Posts 7 min read [DSD Courses](https://media.digitalsmiledesign.com/christian-coachman-thoughts/topic/dsd-courses) - May 26, 2021 ## [49 reasons why DSD Residency 1 is your best investment in dental education](https://media.digitalsmiledesign.com/christian-coachman-thoughts/49-reasons-why-dsd-residency-1-is-your-best-investment-in-dental-education) Over the years, our flagship DSD Residency 1 course has united like-minded clinicians worldwide who share a dream of dentistry being more than a job that pays the bills. Based on participant feedback, this career-refreshing... [Read More](https://media.digitalsmiledesign.com/christian-coachman-thoughts/49-reasons-why-dsd-residency-1-is-your-best-investment-in-dental-education) 13 min read [Christian Coachman](https://media.digitalsmiledesign.com/christian-coachman-thoughts/topic/christian-coachman) - Mar 2, 2020 ## [Preparing yourself for important moments](https://media.digitalsmiledesign.com/christian-coachman-thoughts/preparing-yourself-for-important-moments) How do you prepare yourself for special moments? This life is all about taking advantage of special moments and special opportunities. I want to share some examples with you from my own experience, in particular two moments... [Read More](https://media.digitalsmiledesign.com/christian-coachman-thoughts/preparing-yourself-for-important-moments) 6 min read [Digital Smile Design](https://media.digitalsmiledesign.com/christian-coachman-thoughts/topic/digital-smile-design) - Nov 19, 2019 ## [Spoiler alert: Patients are not looking for perfection](https://media.digitalsmiledesign.com/christian-coachman-thoughts/spoiler-alert-patients-are-not-looking-for-perfection) When it comes to smile design projects, patients are not actually looking for perfection. This statement may surprise you. I have noticed a growing trend in dentistry towards synthetic smiles that are perfectly symmetrical,... 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[Read More](https://media.digitalsmiledesign.com/christian-coachman-thoughts/christian-coachman-in-conversation-with-russell-young) 8 min read [Dr. Christian Coachman](https://media.digitalsmiledesign.com/christian-coachman-thoughts/topic/dr-christian-coachman) - Aug 2, 2019 ## [Christian Coachman: My journey in Digital Smile Design](https://media.digitalsmiledesign.com/christian-coachman-thoughts/christian-coachman-my-journey-in-digital-smile-design) I am in the privileged position to be able to interview many world-class dentists and thought leaders in the world of dentistry, as guests on my popular series: Coffee Break with Coachman series. I love a good conversation and... 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