Introduction

Ah, the things we wish we could tell our younger selves! This week, I’m chatting to the fantastic Dr. Alan Mead from Michigan, USA - better known as the host of the Very Dental Podcast. We’ve come together to talk about our top 5 things we wish we knew when we first started our dental career. Alongside the clinical gems, we’ve got great advice on maintaining top-notch mental health, nailing your priorities, and acing that elusive work-life balance. https://youtu.be/H7VFhw_TmOQ Watch IC044 on Youtube For all things very dental, have a listen to Dr. Mead’s podcast, “The Very Dental Podcast”: @very_dental_podcast on Instagram Very Dental Facebook Group www.verydentalpodcast.com We’re still striving to gather the money that Nafisa needs in order to receive life-saving treatment. If you can, please consider making a donation, and every share also means the world to this family – Fundraiser by Mufaddal Adamji : 1 year old Nafisa with SMA type 1 (gofundme.com) Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Highlights of the episode:00:00 Intro01:01 Dr. Alan Mead03:14 The Very Dental Podcast05:16 You are not your career10:32 Don’t commit to working Saturdays13:33 Things to avoid17:08 Things to pursue22:39 Work to learn24:25 The internet27:05 Understanding people28:56 Magnification and light32:04 Sectioning teeth34:16 Private dentistry40:34 Outro If you liked this episode, you will also like IC037 - Personal Sacrifices  Did you know? You can get CPD from the Web App or Phone App and watch premium clinical videos, for less than a tax deductible Nando’s per month? Click below for full episode transcript: Jaz's Introduction: In this episode with Dr. Alan Mead from The Very Dental Podcast, we're going to cover the five things we wish we knew at the very start of our careers. It was so much fun talking to Alan. This episode is very relatable. And I know usually that's the kind of episodes you guys love the most. The kind of themes that we talk about are beyond dentistry. Jaz’s Introduction:They're about life and values, but also we have a few clinical themes as well. I think you're going to gain from this episode whether you are a young dentist at the very start of your career, or you're going to look back your career and reflect on some of the things that, particularly Dr. Mead, who's had 27 years of dentistry and his reflections, and my reflections for the last 11 years, and how I wish I did things slightly different from the very start. Hello, Protruserati. I'm Jaz Gulati. If you're new to the podcast, welcome. It's great to have you. You are officially now a Protruserati. If you're listening to this and you like what we do, you are Protruserati. And this is a free podcast for the community. If you want to get CPD or CE certificate and get access to premium notes, which pop up on the side, then please do support the podcast and join our membership at www.protrusive.App. Now to the main show and I'll catch you in the outro. Main Episode:Dr. Alan Mead, welcome to the Protrusive Dental Podcast. How are you, my friend? [Alan]I'm good. How are you doing? [Jaz]Amazing. We were just talking now before we hit the record button. I told you about my adventures of sleeping on the rug downstairs because the couch is too small and me feeling a million dollars because of the fact that I was away from babies. My second born, as I told you, is a terrible sleeper. And then you very admirably confessed and admitted that actually your kids were good sleepers. And that's very good of you, I think. [Alan]Yeah, both kids. The first one, you don't know anything when you have your first one. So you don't know what's normal. And he slept through the night almost immediately. So that's just what we thought was normal. So then when the other one didn't, like, every night we thought there was something wrong with him or something. Yeah, so I'm very lucky.