Young Dentist Thrival Guide – First Few Years – IC029

As a Dentist, the first years are always the hardest. You have to adjust to unfamiliar situations and people constantly. A newbie's nerves can lead to self-doubt and hesitation whilst navigating this steep learning curve. I brought on recently qualified Dr. Saeed Cheraghi to guide you through the first few years of the 'University of Life'. https://youtu.be/PXt3hvsV9LI Check out this full episode on YouTube “You come out of Dental school thinking you know things and then you go into the real world and you realize you actually don't know that much at all!” Dr. Saeed Cheraghi. Need to Read it? Check out the Full Episode Transcript below! Highlights of this episode: 8:31 Indirect Dentistry experience 10:15 Challenges in terms of treatment phasing12:17 Level of support being a newbie dentist15:03 Dental training18:07 Overcoming lack of experience30:34 Worrying about litigations35:05 Importance of Health39:59 Lesson from experience This episode is not eligible for CPD but you can check out other CPD-verified episodes on our Protrusive App on a web browser or you download the iOS App or the Android App. This episode is brought to you by Enlighten Smiles, a premium brand of teeth whitening. They also run the Mini Smile Makeover Course - a composite course I really recommend. If you liked this episode, you will love How to Win at Life and Succeed in Dentistry – Emotional Intelligence Click below for full episode transcript: Jaz's Introduction: I remember my first few years out dental school extremely well, I was actually really nervous, really scared. I wasn't sure I was worrying about things like taking a bitewing. Can you believe that? The initial worry was how will I take my first bitewing? And actually remember it happening. Jaz's Introduction:I'm like, 'These are different holders to the ones I had at dental school. And this is a different unit and do I need to try to memorize the timings and the exposure and radiation?' And just making really simple things really complicated because let's face it, you haven't done this a long time when your first day of the real world of dentistry comes. The other thing I remember about my first few years was CONSTANTLY DOUBTING MYSELF and not being able to make decisions because you can't really make decisions or you struggle making decisions when you have a lack of experience. You're constantly doubting your judgment. So, this is why it's a very UNIQUE CHALLENGE. Being a dentist, fully fledged dentists out in the real world after dental school. So, this episode is dedicated to those in their first few years of career, after qualifying, and all the unique challenges that you face as a newbie dentist. I've got someone on today, Saeed Cheraghi, who is literally just finished their first year out of dental school. And so he's in a great position because even though I remember, he has just felt all those emotions, he's actually literally has been through it all. So together, we share our stories and our advice. And the aim of this episode is to inspire SUPPORT GUIDE and encourage you to KEEP GOING, you've got this. So, I hope this non-clinical interruption because this is an interference cast. It's very clinical actually this one, but it's not eligible for CPD. So, the ones that have got enough meat in terms of clinical gems, they're the ones who are eligible for CPD and how you can get CPD is now by joining Protrusive Premium. So, if you go to protrusive.app on your web browser, or if you download the iOS or the Android app, you can actually join Protrusive Premium and actually get CPD episodes after listening or watching the episodes. Not this one though, because this one doesn't qualify. But most of the other ones about 99%, are eligible for you to get CPD. So, straight after you listen or watch, answer some questions and get your CPD. Otherwise let's join Dr. Saeed Cheraghi to talk all about HOW TO THRIVE IN YOUR FIRST FEW YEARS OUT OF DE...