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Holding onto Hope – using the science of goal setting to re-energise

Holding onto Hope – using the science of goal setting to re-energise

Published on: 09/10/2024

Bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, you step into dental school feeling energised and on top of the world. You know exactly what you want and exactly how you’ll get there. Although the next few years are challenging to say the least, you dig deep and work through the blood, sweat and tears, because you know what the end prize is and how sweet it’ll taste when you finally get there.

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Focus on Your Lane – using Self-Efficacy to build enduring confidence

Focus on Your Lane – using Self-Efficacy to build enduring confidence

Focus on Your Lane – using Self-Efficacy to build enduring confidenceAnh Makkar
Published on: 08/10/2024

Despite my training, achievements, and skills, there were certainly times I felt like I’d hit a wall. The confidence I had during university and my early career seemed to waver, and instead of owning the racetrack with the wind in my hair, I felt like I was crawling through mud.

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Bend, not Break – using Resilience to weather life’s storms

Bend, not Break – using Resilience to weather life’s storms

Bend, not Break – using Resilience to weather life’s stormsAnh Makkar
Published on: 06/10/2024

As a profession that advocates for prevention over cure, it can be surprising and saddening to know that the same approach isn’t applied to clinician wellbeing. From university training to entering the workforce, patient care and high-quality dentistry have been the focus, and rightly so.

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You Are Not Your Errors – using Learned Optimism to reset

You Are Not Your Errors – using Learned Optimism to reset

You Are Not Your Errors – using Learned Optimism to resetAnh Makkar
Published on: 06/10/2024

We’ve all been there: a broken endodontic file, a failed implant, or a crown that doesn’t seat. A disgruntled patient, a collegial dispute or even a legal complaint. As generally Type A people with perfectionistic tendencies, these events can be blown out of proportion and linger on our minds.

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