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 phasing* 12:17 Level of support being a newbie dentist* 15:03 Dental training* 18:07 Overcoming lack of experience* 30:34 Worrying about litigations* 35:05 Importance of Health* 39:59 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,