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Christian Coachman in conversation with Dr Maurice Salama

What follows is an interview with my dear dear friend Maurice Salama, representing the whole Team Atlanta, was able to open one hour of his busy, busy schedule to speak with me. We are celebrating 50 years of innovation and...

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Interview - Jun 6, 2019

Christian Coachman in conversation with Mr Kirk Behrendt

What follows is an interview with the guy who motivated me to start this series of interviews. It's interesting because we are swapping positions. I was interviewed by him many, many times. Kirk Behrendt, a great friend of mine...

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Interview - Jun 6, 2019

Christian Coachman in conversation with Dr Rajiv Verma, Part 1

What follows is one of two interviews with my dear friend, Professor Rajiv Verma from Mumbai, India. He is one of the most renowned dentists, professors, in that country, in one of the biggest countries in the world,...

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Interview - Jun 6, 2019

Christian Coachman in conversation with Dr Rajiv Verma, Part 2

What follows is an interview with my dear friend, Professor Rajiv Verma from Mumbai, India. He is one of the most renowned dentists, professors, in that country, in one of the biggest countries in the world, one of...

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Smile Designer - Jun 6, 2019

The Right Side of the Smile Designer Brain

Doing Art School for 1 year was a great experience for me. There, it all starts from training your brain to interpret beauty. The first step is to express your artistic skills through drawings, a 2D expression, the easiest way...

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Treatment Planning - Jun 2, 2019

Interview with Galip Gurel

I believe being a good clinician and being a good smile designer are two different things that require different skills and mindset. During all my years travelling around the world and working with many amazing professionals, I...

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Dentistry - May 30, 2019

Inspiring Digital Smile Design Books

What's on your bookshelf? I want to share with you some of the books that have inspired me, Marcelo Calamita, Newton Sesma and many others on our facially driven, interdisciplinary treatment planning and smile design journey....

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perfect smiles - May 24, 2019

What this Gucci campaign can teach us about a confident vs perfect smile

Since its launch, this quickly became an iconic photo in the fashion and advertising world. Taken by famous photographer Martin Parr, the close-up image of Dani Miller’s smile is one of four eighties-style adverts for a Gucci...

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The Smile Design Process - Feb 10, 2017

Smile Design Evolution

Drawings are just sketches... Whilst they are important to improve visualization and diagnosis of aesthetic problems, develop insights about possible solutions and aid interaction with the team and the patient, without the...

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Smile Designer - Jan 18, 2017

The Purpose of the DSD Magazine

The esthetic functional integration has always been one of the major objectives and challenges of a dental rehabilitation. The purpose of the DSD Magazine is to share our learning curve for the process of becoming a modern...

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