Boosting Emotional Resilience and Positive Mental Health in Dental Professionals

As a dental professional, you’re no stranger to the high-stress environment of dentistry. Anxiety, depression, burnout, and suicidal thoughts are just a few of the daunting challenges you face daily. Chronic workplace stress can significantly impact your mental health and ability to provide quality care to your patients.

The Importance of Emotional Resilience in Dentistry

Fortunately, psychological interventions have been shown to greatly benefit the well-being and emotional resilience of dental professionals. However, resources providing preventative tools are limited. This is where “Resilience and Well-being for Dental Professionals” comes in – a comprehensive guide designed to combat occupational hazards, build resilience, and nurture positive mental health.

A Proven Approach to Positive Mental Health

This invaluable guide equips readers with evidence-based tools from the science of well-being, including:

• Positive Psychology exercises tailored to dental professionals
• Mindfulness and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy techniques
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy strategies

These tools will help you implement preventative habits, recognize burnout early, and create a happier, thriving career.

What You’ll Learn

This book covers a range of essential topics, including:

• Tools from resilience interventions to prevent burnout and compassion fatigue
• Self-awareness exercises to recognize burnout early
• Measuring and tracking well-being using psychological scales
• Managing difficult emotions, practicing mindfulness, and self-compassion
• Developing a culture of kindness and gratitude at work
• Applying a growth mindset when upskilling
• Harnessing positive leadership and using strengths with patients and at home
• Creating habits that stick through applying the psychology of goal setting, behaviour change, motivation, and work-life harmony

Written by a Positive Psychologist and Dentist with over 12 years of clinical experience in a stressful NHS environment, “Resilience and Well-being for Dental Professionals” is a must-have resource for dental students, hygienists, therapists, dentists, dental nurses, dental technicians, specialists, and allied healthcare workers.

Product Details

• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Edition: 1st edition, published February 6, 2023
• Language: English
• Pages: 304
• ISBN-10: 1119814502
• ISBN-13: 978-1119814504