Toxic Work Cultures in Dentistry – Time for a Change? – IC030

I am a big believer that the culture of your work place is probably the number one determinant of your fulfilment and joy from clinical Dentistry. https://youtu.be/cGFpxUn6WXw Check out this full episode on Youtube. In this non clinical episode I talk with Dr. Sandy about his past experiences and the reasons he had to make a significant change in order to find fulfillment in his career. We also discuss how to recognize a toxic culture in Dentistry and how to stand up for yourself if you're in one of those environments. We hope this episode inspires you to take some sort of action, whether it's small or large, that will improve your enjoyment of work. Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Highlights of this episode: 2:13 Dr. Sandy’s Introduction3:16 Dental Public Health Experience6:16 Dr. Sandy’s Transition from Public Health to Private Practice10:11 Taking massive action14:10 Recognizing a toxic working culture17:29 Stepping out of the toxic work environment19:33 Significance of having a plan for your career24:57 Importance of taking clinical photos29:26 Improving Dentistry through social media34:48 Dealing with litigations and patient complaints41:55 Recognize solutions rather than problems If you enjoyed this episode, you will also like Being Unstoppable with Ferhan Ahmed Click below for full episode transcript: Jaz's Introduction: Hello Protruserati, I'm Jaz Gulati and welcome to this interference cast, where we explore a NON-CLINICAL INTERRUPTION. And this one is huge. This one is so big picture. There's a lot of clinical themes in here. But this is very much bigger picture LIFE DESIGN stuff. Jaz's Introduction:What if you're in a scenario where you are really struggling in your workplace? Sometimes dentistry can be like super isolated, feel really lonely, it's just you and your nurse. And it can get a little bit depressing, especially in the winter months I find. So, community and mentorship and the right culture, oh my goodness, the culture at your workplace, the nurse at your workplace, the relationship with your nurse, or your DA is so, so key. So, these are all the themes that we cover with Dr. Sandy. So, Sandy is this dentist, who and you will hear his story in the podcast, but he was not in the happiest of places. And so, we discussed all about that, and how he had to make a major change and move hundreds of miles away to be able to gain fulfillment from his career. And that's why I wish for everyone I wish every Protruserati gains fulfilment from dentistry, because it's a truly wonderful profession. But guess what, this wonderful profession can be an absolute stinker, if in the wrong environment or even a toxic culture. So, in this episode, we'll discuss all about that, how to recognize it. And what can you do, you have to just stand up for yourself, you have to be your biggest advocate. And I hope this episode inspires you to take some sort of change. If you are identifying with all the things that Sandy saying today, I want you to stand up for yourself and make a change. It's never easy, because comfort zones are very comfortable, they're very nice to be in. But growth never happens in comfort zones. So, guys, I hope you enjoy this episode with Dr. Sandy. And I'll catch you in the outro. Main Episode: Dr. Sandy Rupra, welcome to the Protrusive Dental Podcast my friend. How are you? [Sandy]I'm very good. Thank you, Jaz. How are you? You, okay? Thanks for having me. [Jaz]Very good. Thanks. No, no, thanks for making time for this. So, we spoke a long while ago now, you're very inspiring. And the kinds of things that you're telling me in terms of helping dentists finding where they want to be in a more thriving environment, a better environment and while they're working, enjoy themselves. And it was from your own experiences of going through the LOWS, that we can speak about how to attain the HIGHS. So, before we delve into your story,