Dentists Stress Reduction Series with Jen Butler: Part II

Quotes & Notes:

Time Pressure is number one. Time pressures can be ranging from too much time to not enough time.
Patient demands [the second dental stressor], meaning patients that demand your time, demand discount, demand your personal cell phone number, demand you open on Saturdays.
The third dental stressor is uncooperative patients.
The fourth dental stressor as identified by studies is the high level of concentration and focus that dentistry requires.
The last one is team issues. When you have any more than two or more people working together you are going to have an issue. Issues are normal in a relationship.
In the first episode, we talked about the first step, know your stress. Now we are talking about the second step, assess your stress.
When someone assesses their stress and know their stress response, they can then look out for their own stress triggers.
That stress threshold is very unique to each individual.
You can’t be proactive if you are in the crud of things.
Stress is a biological reaction that we have implemented over.
The most documented, the most researched, the most effective coping method to do for us, is breathing.

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