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For past few months I am noticing that when I wake up in middle of the night my upper front teeth feel sore. I may be grinding my teeth but my wife hasn't noticed so I may be just clenching I don't know. Dentistry is stressful. My gums are healthy. Do you think a night guard would help considering
July 27, 2017
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many lawsuits going around, patients suing for every little thing. A bud of mind had to settle with a pt because her gum got slightly irritated during a whitening procedure. I'm over here thinking about that broken file piece I had to leave in a canal and knowing any one of these patients could file
August 05, 2019
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and manage stress is ALL about inside...it's all under the skin. Periodontal disease and how you talk to patients about it is the perfect analogy for doctors and stress. Prophies won't fix the issue. Why? You gotta go beneath the gums and get all the infection. They don't work because
October 03, 2017
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and exciting and has a story. Otherwise every patient was old and boring and when I had unloaded all my spiel on them and they STILL did not look healthy......I got discouraged. New patients are thrilled to hear what you have to say. Find your nirvana. Read in the WSJ this week............a quote by Gen
June 12, 2013
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doing this job for twenty years and it is really getting old.... Some sort of exercise regime that you halfway enjoy or at least appreciate really does help get your ya ya's out in healthy way. Then, living well is the best revenge. This includes good booze and food.I am having trouble turning off
February 18, 2014
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seasick. Please stop. Two minutes later they are at it again. I can deal with the people who have a disability, but the healthy ones that just wiggle all the time are tough. Is that hurting? No. I'm just waiting for it to hurt. The centric bite thing. Practice a dozen times all good. Put bite
June 20, 2018
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the diagnostic criteria for RLS, has been reported to be observed more frequently in de novo patients with PD than in age-matched healthy controls, suggesting that LMR may be a part of sensorimotor symptoms intrinsic to PD. In this paper, we provide an overview of RLS, LMR, and PD
March 26, 2019
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naturally reduce your stress. Third, don't let your body get too hungry. Go to a warehouse store (Costco, SAMS, etc) and buy pecans and almonds in bulk for easy access of a healthy snack on the go. Here's an article from Prevention Magazine to get you started on introducing stress-less foods
April 02, 2014
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venture to say the average dentist today has barely started saving for retirement and their kids are half grown up before they can take their foot off the gas pedal and enjoy the fruits of their labors. That's assuming they have struck any kind of healthy life-work balance which by the replies
April 07, 2018
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not be as rewarding, and may ultimately be more draining or demanding. Grandey added that employers may be able to use these insights to create healthier workplace environments. Employers may want to consider allowing employees to have a little more autonomy at work, like they have some kind of choice
April 10, 2019
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to they are looking for a boring dds who doesn't have a fun practice but you will like your life much better. Lighten up and think the more true to yourself you are the healthier you will be cause you will feel soo much better. If you loose $ for some of those changes you gain it in time due to lengthening
October 02, 2016
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the postpartum depression survey at my followup OB appointment. Do you feel sad? Are you kidding me?! Have things that used to bring you joy stopped making you happy? Only having my daughter, alive and healthy in my arms, could make me happy. You and your wife are clawing your way out of Hell... of course
March 20, 2016
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for me was to develop an intense preventive and education program. The dentistry was easier to do because of less bleeding. Cavities started the healing process immediately and it was easier to keep patients healthy after treatment. In the process you build a lot of high trust, low fear
May 26, 2019
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have a bad habit of bullying and criticizing ourselves:You idiot! What are you thinking?orWhy does this always happen to me? If talking to your friends like this isn't healthy, then why would it be good for your own mental health? 2) Improve Self-talk, No Matter How Corny: This is a fantastic
November 29, 2018
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and wanting to gnaw my right arm off, pushing myself 5-6x/week to the point of mental and physical exhaustion wanting to puke. People say I like to exercise. BS - I'm pushing myself into extreme discomfort. Because to me the rewards of doing so - being healthy, in great shape, being attractive, knowing
September 27, 2018
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with having mortgage debt emotionally.Yeah that advice is for healthy people, and I know for a fact that in our lives we ALL have moments when we are not healthy. Someone thinking they are better off leaving an inheritance vs a legacy can't put on big boy pants. Such advice is irresponsible. Russ email me
May 28, 2013
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to some theorists, if you recognize it in others, then you possess it, to some degree, yourself. Rather than considering there to be a thick black line between reality and fantasy, healthy and unhealthy emotional perspectives regarding your life and the life of others, imagine there to be a very thin
January 08, 2017
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daily recovery from stress. Kelly D. Davis of OSU's College of Public Health and Human Sciences was the lead author on the project funded by Pennsylvania State University's Social Science Research Institute and Penn State's Center for Healthy Aging. The journalStress and Healthrecently published
November 12, 2016
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to seek medical help. If not you, try to get someone else to talk to her. Good luck...John, I'm so sorry for your loss. Your wife is going through hormonal changes compounded with loss, added to the fact that pregnancy loss isn't supposed to happen to healthy women like her, which makes the loss even
March 16, 2016
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) can help, we have to keep in mind that even when our compulsions or obsessions are healthy ones like keeping our homes spotless and impeccable, or making perfect impressions every time, is actually a form of mental illness (OCD) and sometimes we need the support of medication to help with this. I'm
March 28, 2019
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truth. They have discovered they are happiest when they work less. You can grow thick skin, but the best way to deal with miserable people is to separate yourself entirely. We can learn more from a man's habits, than his words. No need to reinvent the wheel. Just observe what healthy and happy
July 29, 2018
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to get a pano, have to finance another 60k to do it...so if it's not patient, or staff related, it's still about the office. I had to learn the hard way that life is to short for that crap. My great, healthy dad went through pancreatic cancer, extensive surgery, 4 months of torture. From hanging
August 22, 2014
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and if not joy, at least not hatred. You've got a lot going for you. It sounds like your family is fairly healthy, your have the opportunity to serve your fellow man and your family and provide a significant income for yourself and family. Appreciate it, be grateful for it and while it's not all
September 22, 2019
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. But then if it was easy, everyone would have six packs, fit, healthy, and rich. We were just talking about Adderall today at lunch. One of the hygienists at my office has a daughter at college. According to the daughter, Adderall is the drug of choice amongst the students to use as a study aide. Heavily
February 21, 2020
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meaning that was not healthy. Now, my life is happier, my practice is thriving, and my family is better than its ever been. I've learned that the problem wasn't dentistry, but it was the way my brained was programmed to survive. For many of us dentists it can be easy to lose sight of our objective
November 11, 2015
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much. Keep a healthy distance. If you give too much of yourself you'll have nothing left. And for that...................we thank you. You're not alone. I don't tell people I'm a dentist unless they press me on it. Even then, I just say I work at a dental office a few days a week doing some
September 16, 2015
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, the healthier our planet will become. No. My dad enjoyed his job. I do not. Also, I tell my kids that I want them to enjoy whatever occupation they choose. That is why I plan on having some money put back for them (no trust fund...I ain't rich). I want them to be able to live s comfortable life
December 31, 2019
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along with and get excited or inspired by. Same thing with activities. This damn tv and now the internet makes people live other people's lives or live by other people's standards. We don't pay enough attention to what we want, what's good for us.Believing that we will find a healthy work-life balance
September 21, 2019
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want to be healthy. Do you assume we all work equally hard towards that goal? I don't. This is easier to document than the effort put into creating our desired practices, but I suspect the distribution of effort and outcomes is very similar between the two endeavors. Again, no judgement. Some of us
May 11, 2018
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if you honestly hate every aspect of your job but like doing other stuff. However, getting help from mental health professionals is much less drastic than hoping that a new career helps. 10 years ago I was in a pretty badplace...very anxious, very stressed,not healthy, battling my thoughts,ugly place
August 10, 2017
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breathing 2. Laughter 3. Learning Detached Involvement 4. Learning your warning signs to create a Healthy Plan to combat those There is a lot of info re: the issue that you can learn.anybody suffering from political correctness (licensing board correctness ). fatigue in front of patients??Empathy
October 17, 2017
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and isolite definitely help with this.See less patients. Less staff management....I need to learn to 'care less' too. Like OP I worry and stress about my work, my practice, and I am bringing it home which is not healthy. I have talked to therapist about it who suggest I have a routine before
April 23, 2015
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and there is peace of mind. You are living with a sense of peace that is emotionally healthy. Some in dentistry would call that lazy, but I really enjoy my little practice. Those who call peace of mind lazy live in constant fear of losing what
June 10, 2015
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through locked up in some vault somewhere outside work? Not really possible and not really very healthy. Sorry but that's own opinion on it. My wife doesn't even understand how I can do it. But for my youngest daughter, the artist she needs this from me. I did not say to keep locked up and repress
December 13, 2018
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. lifestyle habits make a huge difference. Eating shit leads to a shitty feel. Eat healthy and you will simply feel better overall. 3. As much as I hate to say this, shy away from alcohol. 4. Get a personal trainer-not a gym membership. Trainers are more expensive, and will motivate you to exercise
April 18, 2019
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on Saturday: My bridge broke, it's cutting into my gums, how soon can you see me to shave it down. We schedule her for Monday morning. Guess who doesn't show.... did SHE 'shave it down' on Sunday? Would have been nice if she had called to let us know. LOSER. the silver lining in the dark cloud
August 18, 2015
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practicehas made my life so much better than it was when I was healthy but working. I get that makes me sound nuts, but that's how unhappy it allmade me! I sometimes feel like a book should be written about the crap that goes on in dental offices. Especially mine! People think dental
April 03, 2018
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day split. Sore muscles healthy mind works for me! A lot of guys joke I assume about booze but I think that would only make it worse.I think the suggestions offered by so many dentists are right on point, and show that you are in good company here. I would echo what has been said about time off
November 05, 2013
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if that is discussed in Now or the New Earth. I know Chip is a big fan... Enjoy your early satori.. Eckhart is friend with the Dog Whisperer. He said dogs are always healthy, until their owner give them an ego lol... Your Massillon buddy, doug i bought the audiobook after someone on DT recommended
July 07, 2014
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relax, severe insomnia, thoughts of ending it all. Now think of the physiologic profile of the depressed person: sleeping all day, calm, numb, sad, possibly suicidal if the anxiety returns (thoughts of this has to stop!) Certainly neither is healthy and both should be treated but one is closer
September 23, 2014
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you and your family the very best. Motivation to change, to develop healthy habits, healthy working environment should come from your above quote. If you think your world is hell, can you imagine what they are going thru? heal yourself. Be there for your girls Good suggestion. Also at least
September 06, 2015
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, and some healthy visioning time sound like a great start. And get a technical mentor to help you with your skill set and the much needed colleague support might help. One of the biggest dangers we have in dentistry is isolation. Find a healthy support system and best of luck. Debra Hewitt I
November 10, 2012
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it does at the time. I believe - for me at least - threads talking about how miserable it is to perform dentistry were putting my thoughts and attention in the wrong place. It's good to commiserate, and I still do. But, to focus on it constantly is not mentally healthy. The OP specifically said
September 26, 2018
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, but if the market continues like it has and I hit my number, I'm gone.I sold my practice at 50 and took a year off. Now I work 2 days a week. I do not miss ownership. I enjoy having lots of free time and being healthy enough to enjoy things. My back, shoulders and neck were ready at 50 to...
May 06, 2017
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a shower, and try again. It's worked for me before. Good luckI feel your pain brother-the reason is the profession of dentistry-very difficult jobin my case I have to take 1 1/2 tabs. Of Advil PM - I know is not healthy but I need to sleep and go to work the next day.That is true. It is a good tip
October 03, 2016
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. It's like rebooting a computer when it's all gummed up. This tip was reinforced by Dale Carnigee lesser know book, How To Stop Worrying. This stuff makes a huge difference. I started meditation on and off about 3 years ago. Mostly learning from YouTube, Internet, and Books. This past summer I
February 12, 2016
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, hygienist and Dr. Holmes along with reviewing her x-rays and photographs. There are several cavities between the teeth, one so deep that it is into the nerve requiring a root canal. There is also severe gum disease. Only floss prevents these from happening, not a Sonicare toothbrush
May 27, 2014
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in school. I've been a longtime (okay only like 2 years) lurker on DT, but am trying to become more active. I appreciate any advice you have. A healthy dose of reality is good! It's great that your wife is working while you're in school. That is a huge benefit. I assume you don't have any kids. When you
April 10, 2018
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ounces. Very healthy girl.On Thursday morning she woke up with a low-grade fever. We brought her into the doctor and they said it's probably either illness or a fever from the vaccines (given 3 on Monday). They instructed to bring her back in three days ifshe still has the fever, or gets worse. Her
January 11, 2016
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)Unreasonable and abusive people in your pt pool or staff need to GTFO 4)Healthy work life balance, stress management ect, If you treat this job just like any other job and neglect above points you very well may be on the way to becoming that unfortunate (perhaps untrue) statistic they always told about
April 04, 2018
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