141: Business Systems To Reduce Viral Transfer
Business of Dentistry
Just to give you an update of my practice right now, we initially did a gradual rollout, bringing in our team members back on piecemeal over a period of three weeks.
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140: Preparing for Our Return to Practice with Dr. Victor Martel
Business of Dentistry
Today, Dr. Victor Martel joins me as we talk about the possible changes and challenges that we, as dental care providers and business owners, need to consider as we’re preparing for the reopening of our offices.
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139: Coronavirus Conversation With Dr. Justin Moody
Business of Dentistry
In today’s episode, we discuss different topics including what he’s been doing during this pandemic and his plans moving forward. We also talk about the Implant Pathway and how we can use this downtime to learn more about implants.
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138: Practice Changes Post Pandemic with Dr. Mark Costes
Business of Dentistry
In today’s episode, Dr. Mark Costes talks about things related to the pandemic and how things are going to change going forward with our practices. Mark likes to call everything that’s happening right now as just a reset.
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137: Adopting Teledentistry Into Your Practice With Dr. Vilas Sastry
Business of Dentistry
With a lot of offices shut down during this pandemic, being able to continue our dental practice has become a real challenge.
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136: The Recession Playbook by Sally Hogshead
Business of Dentistry
In today’s episode, I’m sharing with you an email that I got from Sally Hogshead.
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135: Show Me The Money! SBA Loan Update
Business of Dentistry
Today, I’m going over some good, confirmed Small Business Administration (SBA) information that you can use today (something that I received in my inbox). This is a direct email, which is official documentation or correspondence from them.
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134: Dentistry is Dead?
Business of Dentistry
In the face of this present pandemic, do you think dentistry is dead?
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133: What The Hell Just Happened? Weathering the Coronavirus Storm
Business of Dentistry
The coronavirus situation has been so dynamic and changes quickly. There has been a lot of information and misinformation. I've seen people approaching it very level-headedly, people in near panic mode, and people who seem to be taking this way too lightly. And I’ve been trying to stay in the middle of the road, trying not to be too quick to react or make any knee-jerk decisions that I might pay for later.
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132: Stoicism With Dr. Standridge
Business of Dentistry
Stoicism has opened my eyes to a new way of thinking. I have been able to apply Stoic principles in my practice and my personal life. For those not familiar with Stoicism, it is a philosophy of personal ethics informed by its system of logic and its views on the natural world. Dr. Matthew Standridge is the person who introduced me to this philosophy. And this week, he is my guest!
info_outlineBurnout is alive and well in our profession. Studies show that 7%, and as high 21% of dentists struggle with the symptoms of practice burnout.
These dentists feel drained. They complain of chronic tiredness. They suffer from mental fatigue. They deal with frazzled emotions. They start to see patients as "procedures" rather than people. Cynicism reigns their life.
It is common for these colleagues to seek isolation. At first, they turn away from their team and patients. This can expand to friends and family. They suffer in silence. They can drift into substance abuse as a means to cope.
Adding to these problems, they start to blame themselves. They devalue their self worth and feel a lack of personal achievement. They feel as if they offer no value to others. Every time they hear the phrase, "no offense, I hate dentists," it reinforces this belief.
This downward spiral starts to take its toll. It starts with the dentist. But begins to impact the dental practice. Lost patients, lost team members, and falling revenues add to the stress. Burnout's tentacles start to reach into all aspects of the dentist;s life. This starts a move on a spectrum from general stress to burnout. Burnout leads to depression. A path on one wants to be on.
Does any of this sound familiar? I hope not. But there is a chance some of the above statements describe you.
This begs the question. How do I know if I'm suffering from burnout? No simple answer exists. Burnout has a multitude of symptoms. Dentists have varying degrees in which they experience each of them. So, with no simple solutions, what is a good starting point? We say you should start with a personal wellness assessment. One designed for dental professionals.
In this type of self assessment you will be able to gauge your risk for burnout. The results of your assessment will give you information to make future decisions. Some of us don't need to do anything because we have a low risk. Others may need to make some self directed adjustments or seek outside help.
To get you started we have connected with Mind Garden to offer you a limited (100), no cost, wellness survey. This will help you better understand if you are trending towards, or in the throws of burnout.
You can get this limited offer by clicking on the link below.
Get Your Free Personal Dental Burnout Assessment
Your first name and a good email address will get you the link to an anonymous wellness assessment . The actual assessment gathers no personal information. At its completion you will have a private report provided to you. You may review the report at the end of the assessment or download it to review at a later date.
Take the first step to beat dental burnout.
Click below to take the free dental professional wellness assessment now.