UMKC-SOD ADA NEWS SUPPLEMENT • MAY 2022 • VOLUME XXVII, NUMBER 2


Dentists diagnosed with anxiety has more than tripled since 2003


MENTAL WELLNESS // Page 3 ATSU-MOSDOH


NDC collaborates with Hope for the Day


ASK THE EXPERT // Page 6 Take a holistic approach to your practice finances


ERGONOMICS // Page 6 Prevent pain, start stretching


HEALTH // Page 8


The new dentist's guide to pregnancy


FITNESS // Page 10 ClassPass allows personalization of fitness routines


The burden of burnout


DENTISTS SHARE WAYS TO LIGHTEN THE LOAD, PRIORITIZE MENTAL HEALTH


BY MARY BETH VERSACI


Erinne Kennedy, D.M.D., likens feeling burned out to carrying a heavy emotional backpack every day.


Imagine the backpack starts at 5 pounds. Most people could manage that pretty easily. Maybe it increases to 30 pounds for a few days but then goes back to 5 pounds. That is still doable. But what if the backpack weighed 150 pounds every day?


“It would be difficult for most of us to carry that 150-pound backpack around all the time and live life well,” Dr. Kennedy said.


May is Mental Health Awareness Month. The COVID-19 pandemic, which has shaped the world for more than two years, has helped to shine a light on mental health and burnout among health care professionals, including dentists.


The American Dental Association's 2021 Dentist Health and Well-Being Survey, distributed in March 2021 to a random selection of 20,000 dentists, found 16% had experienced anxiety — more than three times the percentage reported in 2003 — and 13% had experienced depression. Fewer


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New Dentist Resources


As a new dentist, you’re starting the next step in your career journey and the ADA has resources specifically for new dentists. Find information at these links:


NEW DENTIST NEWS


ada.org/publications/new-dentist-news An ADA publication providing the latest news and stories specifically relevant to new dentists. Sign up to receive it by emailing newdentistnews@ada.org


NEW DENTIST NOW BLOG newdentistblog.ada.org


Read it and/or become a contributor!


ADA PRACTICE TRANSITIONS adapracticetransitions.com


Supports the future of dentistry by helping new dentists buy a practice or find a job.


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