Mental health Archives - Page 5 of 5

13 Jul 2020 • Blog, Mental Health

How to stop fearing and start embracing change

Fliss McCalmont asks Polly Brennan about how to have a positive approach towards change… Since March, huge changes have been inflicted upon the dental profession. Even with dentists’ impressive abilities to adapt to the system…

9 Jun 2020 • Blog, Mental Health, Covid-19

How can I stay mentally resilient during tough times in business?

Your dentistry questions answered: mental resilience Practice Plan’s Gary Nelson looks for answers to the questions you’re asking… Running a business like a dental practice is hard work. There’s a lot of responsibility to shoulder…

18 May 2020 • Blog, Mental Health, Covid-19, Practice Management

Let’s get dentistry talking

Lynn Leach talks to Rory O’Connor and Jeremy Cooper about the issue of loneliness within dentistry and how this can be tackled… The 18th of May is the start of Mental Health Awareness Week, a…

24 Apr 2020 • Blog, Mental Health

Five ways to well-being

Andy Elwood is a mental health first aid instructor and campaigner. After 20 years spent treating people’s physical health as a paramedic in the Air Force and with the Coast Guard, he decided to turn…

17 Feb 2020 • Blog, Dental Landscape, Mental Health

My story: volunteering with a helpline for dentists

In 2019 a group of dentists, spearheaded by Jeremy Cooper, created Confidental, a helpline for dentists in distress. The purpose of Confidental is to ‘provide emotional first aid for dentists in distress’. It is a…

16 Oct 2019 • Mental Health

Feeling overwhelmed as a young dentist? You’re not the only one…

Practising dentist Bethany Rushworth recently launched a coaching service for her fellow young professionals, including trainees, who may be feeling overwhelmed. Within a few days, the 1-2-1 service was fully subscribed, suggesting there is a…

13 Jul 2019 • Mental Health

‘More people than ever before are accessing the service’

Sarah Barnard speaks to Rory O’Connor from the Dental Health Support Trust, which provides free support and advice on mental health, alcohol and drug issues… It feels as though barely a month goes by without…

16 May 2019 • Mental Health

Why I created a mental health group for dentists in crisis

With almost a fifth of dentists saying they feel suicidal and high levels of stress and anxiety across the profession, many are finding solace in a Facebook group. In just two years, the closed Mental…

25 Apr 2019 • Blog, NHS

Dentists – raise your voices

There are often calls within the profession for there to be more unity and collective action in order to achieve the change many are desperate to see. Completing surveys that shine a spotlight on the…

22 Oct 2018 • Dentistry Confidence Monitor

A new helpline for struggling dentists

One dentist is on a ‘personal mission’ to create a helpline to support his colleagues. Jeremy Cooper, who graduated in 1982 and is now based in Salford, wants to set up a 24-hour one-stop-shop phone…