In this episode we speak with Dr. Emelia Sam about her path towards mindfulness and developing a foundation of compassion. From her perspective as an oral surgeon, educator, and caring human being, she shares her personal journey, instilling mindful behaviors in her students and helping her patients feel most comfortable when under her care.

Can one person really do it all? In this episode we speak with Dr. Erinne Kennedy about her brand of work-life balance and how mentoring has helped her along the way. She describes how she dealt with burnout, and what she learned inside and outside the four walls of dental school.

ADA legal counsel Cathryn Albrecht discusses family leave in dental offices. What rights do owner dentists have? What rights are reserved for staff? What's the best approach to keep both sides respectful and happy?

We speak with two dentists who opened new practices in the last year, one in California and the other in New Jersey. They tell it to us straight, this is what it's really like to open a new office.