Easy Life Dentistry: Everything I Wish I'd Been Taught In Dental School

The first book written by young dentist and self-improvement enthusiast Dr Oliver Dickson BDS, Easy Life Dentistry: Everything I Wish I’d Been Taught In Dental School is a reflective and foolproof effort highlighting both the challenges and rewards that come with a career in the dental profession, from a dentist who finished university and entered the workforce, where a baptism in fire took place over the first few years qualified. Delivered in a personal yet digestible writing style, with easy-to-reference subchapters dealing with issues such as timekeeping, stress management and communication, this book aims to deliver practical advice and down-to-earth solutions for the inevitable daily issues that dental professionals usually have to learn through experience. All advice within comes from the personal experience and opinions of the author along with references to philosophy and lessons from history cleverly framed to apply to dentistry. The book caters to dentists and dental hygienists of all ages, from the undergraduate to the freshly qualified and quietly unconfident dentists years into their career, those dentists who struggle with stress, burnout, anxiety, depression, decision fatigue and other mental health issues as a result of their career, and even the ones who just feel like they want to take their job to the next level. Easy Life Dentistry aims to carve a new niche in the crowded self-improvement genre and target a large group of individuals who sorely need the valuable advice contained within yet struggle to find it anywhere else. The main structure of the book consists of five individual large sections or chapters. These are based on: Stress Management Time Management Interpersonal Relationships Communication Skills Career Progression Notable subchapters deal with such topics as physical health and posture, dealing with threats of litigation and complaints, maintaining healthy boundaries, empathy, work-life balance, awkwardness when discussing financial issues, verbal and non-verbal communication, perfectionism and procrastination, hourly rate, reframing your perspective, stress reduction techniques and much more. Thematically, the book moves back and forth between serious, level-headed lessons and humourous, anonymised anecdotes from real-life experiences of dental practice. Whilst the content is primarily directed towards dentists, others who may benefit from reading include dental hygienists, hygiene therapists, dental students and those who are considering applying to dental school. Connect with Dr Olly on Instagram and TikTok @drollydentist