#144- What Katie Blake Did

Implantologist Katie Blake couldn’t have picked a better time to purchase her first practice.

Shortly after buying Cairn Brae dental practice in Witham, Essex, Katie and her husband Alex had their first child just in time for the COVID pandemic.

She sits down to chat with Payman about her implant journey, training with Malo in Portugal, life as a new mum and practice owner, and much more.

Enjoy!

01.51 - Backstory

09.59 - Women in dentistry

14.05 - Surgery and implants

20.30 - Practice ownership & NHS to private

25.58 - Vision and processes

40.10 - Implant journey and inspiration

43.21- Building happy teams

47.16 - Blackbox thinking

56.38 - Finding associates

01.03.36 - Working within your competency

01.05.15 - Future plans

01.08.36 - Fantasy dinner party

01.10.41 - Last days and legacy

Katie Blake graduated from St Bartholomew and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry.

She has completed training in implant dentistry with the Eastman Institute and gained the MFDS in dental surgery from the Royal College of Surgeons in Edinburgh.

Katie is the principal dentist at Cairn Brae Dental Practice in Witham, Essex.