Learn about:

• Dentists and dental teams are at great risk of developing a substance abuse problem as a response of the impact of work stress
• Mental health and addiction problems are issues that cannot be faced alone
• Empowerment is key to understanding mental health conditions and to taking appropriate actions to address them

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Dentists and other members of the dental team can face high levels of demand in their day-to-day work that exceed their abilities to cope, ultimately affecting their work and well-being.
Your host Tim Newton and guest Dr Kaejenn Tchia embark on a candid and insightful conversation about the challenges oral health professionals can face from their early career days and how these can affect their mental well-being.
Kaejenn openly shares his experience with burnout and about his healing journey, with the aim of helping others understand that they are not alone.
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Additional resources:
https://www.supportfordentalteams.org/
Dental Check-up website:
https://www.fdiworlddental.org/dental-check-mental-health-series

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This episode is about the mental health and well-being of the dental team, as well as stress, burnout and the basics of common mental health disorders in dentistry, and how to cope with them.  Through  discussions with colleagues and experts, we cover the scale and nature of the problem of stress and burnout in the dental workplace. We  include advice on how to make changes, real life experiences, and  tips and exercises on how  to better manage stress at work.

 Key messages:

• Chronic work-related stress is a real issue in dental teams and can often lead to burnout. Broad attention and early management are essential to control its long-term consequences affecting mental health.
• Burnout symptoms include anxiety, fatigue, cynicism, and reduced performance amongst others and can have significant consequences.
• Work-related stress and burnout can affect work performance, and consequently patients and their treatments.
• It is important to open the debate and talk about mental health conditions that dental teams may suffer from.

 Additional resources:
https://www.supportfordentalteams.org/

Link to episode’s page:
https://www.fdiworlddental.org/dental-check-podcast

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