Dr. Jackie Blasko has practiced dentistry for over 15 years. She works 1.5 days a week at Comfort Dental in Littleton, Colorado — the sweet spot, she says, between showing up fully and burning out. She came to dentistry sideways, failed the MCAT, aced the DAT, and has spent the years since getting very good at something through repetition.

In this episode, she talks about what actually happens during a first visit, why she leads every treatment conversation with money, and how she reads a patient’s body language to decide when to slow down. She also makes the case — gently, from experience — that dentistry done at volume does not mean dentistry done without care. It means the bills are paid before you walk in the door, so no one has to talk you into something you do not need.

Two stories stand out. The first: a patient with type one diabetes whose mystery root cavities finally made sense once Dr. Blasko slowed down and asked the right questions. The second: a Filipino patient who had a root canal done the day before his flight, proposed to his wife abroad, and mailed Dr. Blasko a thank-you note written on a 50-peso bill. It is taped to her wall.

Topics covered:

1. What a first visit looks like at Comfort Dental
2. Why Dr. Blasko starts every treatment conversation with cost
3. How to talk to patients who are nervous or anxious
4. The connection between dry mouth, diabetes, and dental decay
5. How Comfort Dental’s Gold Plan compares to local competitors
6. The community served by the Littleton office
7. Why volume practice builds better clinical skill
8. What Dr. Blasko wants patients to say after their visit

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