Dr Erica Hwin, an accomplished dental professional, reflects on her 6-month journey as a dentist, discussing challenges, triumphs, and personal growth. She highlights the importance of mindset, learning from mistakes, attention to detail, patient communication, and building relationships. Overcoming challenges and seeking support in the dental profession is emphasized. Setting expectations with patients and focusing on personal growth is also discussed, while avoiding comparisons to others.
Welcome to What I Wish I Knew by Dental Head Start. This is a podcast where we learn from people that have been there, made the mistakes, learnt the lessons and have developed into the accomplished dental professionals they are today.
It’s your weekly mentoring session.
Hosted by Dr Erica Hwin
It’s time for your 6 month review! Dr Erica Hwin is back for a catch-up 6 months since starting full-time work.
In this candid conversation, Erica talks us through her challenges, triumphs and all the personal growth in between as she well and truly settles into being a practising dentist. Join us as Erica unpacks everything from marvelling at seeing how far her friends have come as dentists, the joys of seeing her patients again, and the sense of achievement from pushing herself, to the tough lessons learnt from failed treatment, toxic social media and growing in confidence and self-belief.
Now grab yourself a cup of tea and relax, because it’s about to get real!
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