Reimagining Dentistry, Building Sustainable Practices, and Designing a Life That Comes First with Dr. Christina Blatchford
Tue Jan 20 2026
Dr. Christina Blatchford—former private-practice dentist and founder of Blatchford Solutions—joins the show to share how she’s helping dentists across the country build profitable, patient-centered practices that support their lives instead of consuming them. Drawing on her unique background in fashion merchandising, interior design, and clinical dentistry, Christina brings a rare blend of empathy, systems thinking, and business clarity to an industry under growing pressure.
Christina walks through her unconventional path into dentistry, the realities of private practice versus corporate dentistry, and why so many dentists struggle—not because they’re bad clinicians, but because they were never taught how to run a business. She explains how reframing “sales” as patient education, shifting from needs-based to wants-based care, and creating a clear vision for outcomes can transform both case acceptance and trust.
She also dives into the systems that make sustainable dentistry possible: thoughtful scheduling, disciplined processes, checklists, and a radical rethinking of work-life balance. From practices taking up to 12 weeks off per year to building teams that thrive without burnout, Christina offers a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to make dentistry both fulfilling and financially sound.
At its core, this conversation is about alignment—between purpose and profit, care and clarity, and building a practice that truly serves both patients and practitioners for the long term.
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Dr. Christina Blatchford—former private-practice dentist and founder of Blatchford Solutions—joins the show to share how she’s helping dentists across the country build profitable, patient-centered practices that support their lives instead of consuming them. Drawing on her unique background in fashion merchandising, interior design, and clinical dentistry, Christina brings a rare blend of empathy, systems thinking, and business clarity to an industry under growing pressure. Christina walks through her unconventional path into dentistry, the realities of private practice versus corporate dentistry, and why so many dentists struggle—not because they’re bad clinicians, but because they were never taught how to run a business. She explains how reframing “sales” as patient education, shifting from needs-based to wants-based care, and creating a clear vision for outcomes can transform both case acceptance and trust. She also dives into the systems that make sustainable dentistry possible: thoughtful scheduling, disciplined processes, checklists, and a radical rethinking of work-life balance. From practices taking up to 12 weeks off per year to building teams that thrive without burnout, Christina offers a behind-the-scenes look at what it takes to make dentistry both fulfilling and financially sound. At its core, this conversation is about alignment—between purpose and profit, care and clarity, and building a practice that truly serves both patients and practitioners for the long term.