Invest in Yourself: Balancing Personal and Professional Life

About This Course

This course emphasizes the significance of self-care and self-awareness in dental practice. It covers work-life balance strategies, emotional intelligence, stress management, healthy habits, and creating a personal self-care plan for long-term growth. It includes activities and case studies to achieve balance in life.

Why Take This Course?

This course addresses the common problem of burnout and stress among UK dental professionals. The demands of the profession can take a toll on their mental and physical health, leading to decreased job satisfaction and quality of care for their patients. By promoting self-care and self-awareness, the course empowers dental professionals to take control of their well-being and incorporate healthy habits and strategies into their daily lives. This ultimately leads to a more fulfilling and sustainable career in dentistry.

This particular course is beneficial because it provides dental professionals with the tools and strategies needed to achieve a healthy work-life balance, manage stress, and develop self-awareness and emotional intelligence. By creating a personal self-care plan, dental professionals can commit to long-term personal and professional growth. The course also includes practical activities and case studies to help apply these concepts in real-life situations.

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How This Course Supports GDC Enhanced Dental CPD

“Dental professionals have a duty to keep their knowledge and skills up to date. A primary qualification is only the first step in their education and development which should last throughout their professional life” General Dental Council

Learning Objectives	Anticipated Outcomes
1: By the end of this course, learners will be able to implement strategies that foster a positive team culture and promote employee well-being within a dental practice.	1: Upon completion of the course, participants are expected to demonstrate improved ability to manage stress effectively and avoid burn out in the dental industry.
2: Upon completion, learners will have the capacity to use effective and empathic communication to build positive patient relationships and enhance patient satisfaction.	2: As a result of this course, learners will likely contribute positively to the work environment by fostering better relationships with patients and co-workers through empathetic communication.
3: Participants will demonstrate their ability to create a welcoming, comfortable, and anxiety-reducing environment in their dental practice.	3: The course should lead to practitioners committing to continual learning and adaptation of their self-care routines, ultimately enhancing their personal and professional lives.
4: By the final session, learners will have mastered the process of regularly assessing and adapting self-care plans to maintain their physical and mental health within their professional context.	4: In the wider context, the course aims to contribute to the broader field of dentistry by promoting a healthier, happier and more positive working atmosphere for dental professionals.
5: At the course’s conclusion, attendees will have developed the competency to integrate positive psychology techniques into their daily dental practice to improve personal well-being, team dynamics, and patient satisfaction.	5: Following the course, the expectation is that attendees will be better positioned to integrate positive psychology techniques and principles into their routine practice, thus enhancing overall patient experiences and treatment outcomes.

Regulatory Standards

GDC	CQC
✅ A – Effective Communication ✅ B – Effective Management ✅ C – Maintenance in Field of Practice ✅ D – Maintenance in Patient Confidence	✅ Caring ✅ Effective ✅ Leadership ✅ Responsive ✅ Safe

🕐 90 minutes of Enhanced Dental CPD

Course Description

The course focuses on understanding the importance of self-care and self-awareness in the dental profession, exploring work-life balance strategies, nurturing emotional intelligence, stress management techniques, healthy habits, and lifestyle changes, and creating a personal self-care plan for long-term commitment to personal and professional growth. The course also includes activities and case studies to help dental professionals achieve balance in their personal and professional lives.

Course Outline

Section 1

Section 1 of the course covers the importance of self-care and self-awareness in the dental profession, exploring work-life balance and its impact on professional performance, stress management techniques, healthy habits and lifestyle changes, and creating a personal self-care plan.

Section 2

This course covers topics related to self-care, work-life balance, emotional intelligence and stress management strategies, healthy habits and lifestyle changes, and reflexivity. Participants will learn about the importance of self-care and self-awareness in the dental profession, how to maintain work-life balance, nurture emotional intelligence, manage stress, and implement healthy habits and lifestyle changes. Additionally, participants will create a personal self-care plan, reflect on their emotional intelligence learnings, cultivate a growth mindset, and develop a long-term commitment to personal and professional growth.

Section 3

Section 3 of this course covers topics such as the importance of self-care and self-awareness in the dental profession, strategies for maintaining work-life balance, stress management techniques, healthy habits and lifestyle changes, and creating a personal self-care plan that promotes long-term personal and professional growth. Emphasis is placed on nurturing emotional intelligence, overcoming common obstacles to achieving work-life balance, and cultivating a growth mindset.

Section 4

Section 4 of the course focuses on incorporating healthy habits and lifestyle changes. It covers topics such as recognizing essential healthy habits for dental professionals, the role of nutrition and exercise in self-care, building and maintaining positive relationships at work, and incorporating rest and relaxation in your routine. It also includes a thought experiment on implementing simple lifestyle changes.

Section 5

Section 5 focuses on reflexivity and making self-care and self-awareness work for you. It includes creating a personal self-care plan, reflecting on emotional intelligence learnings, cultivating a growth mindset in the dental profession, developing long-term commitment to personal and professional growth, and investing in yourself to achieve balance in personal and professional life.

Course Reviews

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This course was a game-changer for me. Not only did it provide valuable insights on self-care, but it also taught me practical strategies to manage my stress levels, which is crucial in the dental profession. I particularly appreciated the case studies that helped me apply the concepts to real-life scenarios.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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This course exceeded my expectations. I found the section on emotional intelligence to be particularly enlightening. It’s not often that we get to explore our own emotions and how they impact our work. The course provided a safe space to do just that and gave me new tools to enhance my interactions with patients and colleagues.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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I highly recommend this course to all dental professionals. It emphasized the importance of work-life balance and taught me simple yet effective techniques to achieve it. The course encouraged me to prioritize my own well-being, which has had a positive impact not just on my professional life, but on my personal life as well.

✅ Met Course Objectives

✅ Met Course Outcomes

✅ Would Recommend

✅ Had Positive Impact

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