Supporting others starts with supporting yourself.
Dental assisting is a rewarding career, but it can also be physically demanding, emotionally intense and fast-paced.
Many Dental Assistants experience high levels of stress, psychological distress and burnout due to the pressures of supporting patients, managing clinical workflows and carrying the emotional load that comes with patient care.
Over time, this can impact your mental health, confidence, job satisfaction and ability to perform at your best.
Yet too often, self-care is pushed aside in the day-to-day demands of the workplace.
This practical webinar will help you better understand the mental health challenges unique to dental assisting and give you practical, evidence-based strategies to manage stress, prevent burnout and build resilience — both at work and beyond.
ABOUT THE SESSION
This session focuses on understanding the mental health challenges Dental Assistants face and building practical strategies to help manage stress and prevent burnout.
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Understand why Dental Assistants may be at greater risk of stress and burnout
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Explore the role of self-care in high-pressure clinical environments
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Learn practical, evidence-based strategies to support your mental health
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Build resilience and create healthier boundaries at work and at home
WHO SHOULD ATTEND
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Dental Assistants at any stage of their career
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Senior Dental Assistants managing increased workplace responsibilities
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Dental Assistants experiencing workplace stress or burnout
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Practice Managers wanting to better support their teams
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Anyone looking for practical tools to protect their mental health
WHAT TO EXPECT
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A practical understanding of stress, burnout and mental health in dental assisting
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Evidence-based strategies you can apply immediately
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Practical tools for resilience in busy clinical settings
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A supportive learning environment with practical takeaways
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Live Q&A with mental health and industry experts
MEET YOUR SPEAKER
Melanie Aley
Associate Professor
Associate Professor Melanie Aley is a registered dental hygienist and academic. She is currently the Director of Oral Health in the School of Dentistry at the University of Sydney. She has a PhD and her research has focused on career development, wellbeing and education in dentistry and oral health. Mel is also the founder of Next Step Dental Careers, a platform dedicated to providing evidence-based career development support for those in the dental field.
Join us for a practical and honest conversation about mental health in dental assisting, and walk away with tools to better manage stress, prevent burnout and support yourself in a demanding profession.
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