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The Dental Grief Cycle No One Talks About

Lolabees — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 15:52:00 +0000

Do you ever feel like you’re trapped in an endless loop of unhappiness with your dental career? And no matter what you try– more vacations, dropping down a day a week, or learning that new procedure– nothing ever really fixes your career. You always end up in the same feelings of depression and anxiety. (Hint: your career is not supposed to feel this way, so stop justifying that it’s normal!) Ask me how I know this. I spent years riding the roller coaster of dentistry. For weeks I tried my best to love it, then the next few weeks I’d […]

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I Love Dentists

Lolabees — Thu, 13 Jan 2022 16:00:00 +0000

Ahh, dentistry. What a noble profession. We put our hearts and souls into taking care of others. We invest much of our lives learning our craft and doing everything we can to make our patients comfortable. When our hard work pays off and gets great results, we celebrate with a deep sense of joy and satisfaction. And when our very best efforts don’t lead to the desired results; we feel defeated, disappointed that we couldn’t do more for our patients. We have such good intentions. Even when it comes to business, I always thought dentists incorporated a different level of […]

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The Pros and Cons of Dentistry

Lolabees — Thu, 16 Dec 2021 18:00:00 +0000

Ever wonder if you should become a dentist? If so, knowing the REAL pros and cons of dentistry is crucial. For years, US News and World Report crowned the dentist as the #1 best job. I first wrote this post in 2013, and being a dentist won that designation for years. In 2018, something changed, and they caught onto what some of us already knew. It slipped to #2 and stayed there, but in 2021, being a dentist slipped all the way down to #9! Maybe they’ve started to see the pros AND the cons of dentistry. What changed? Could […]

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10 Reasons Your Dentist Probably Hates You Too (Anniversary)

Lolabees — Fri, 19 Nov 2021 17:00:00 +0000

Help me celebrate the 10-Year Anniversary of 10 Reasons Your Dentist Probably Hates You Too! On November 17, 2011, I turned in my last key to the last dental office I ever worked in. It was a momentous day. I had spent 10 years as a dentist and hated dentistry and my life. For years I felt stuck in the wrong career, and I didn’t know how to change. I thought I had no other skills besides being a dentist. Couple that with the fact that no one in the field ever mentioned they hated dentistry as well. Thinking I […]

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I Hate Dentistry… Sort of

Lolabees — Tue, 24 Aug 2021 15:00:00 +0000

There, I said it. I hate dentistry… sort of. When I was younger, I chose dentistry as my forever career because I loved smiles, and I wanted to work with people. I really liked people. I always considered myself social and friendly, and I was a good student who enjoyed math and science. Dentistry seemed like the perfect fit for me. As a patient, I always loved learning about my teeth, and the day I got my braces off, I loved the result. It seemed impossible that I would get to a point in my career where I would one […]

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Finding Your Power to Confront Challenges

Lolabees — Wed, 05 Dec 2018 16:05:55 +0000

I recently shared with you my dilemma about my cold cap. The question was whether I should allow myself to go bald, or whether I should suffer through the pain of wearing the cold cap for mediocre results. It’s amazing what writing down your thoughts can do to help you gain clarity. I had been struggling for a good month to come to a decision. It was weighing heavily on me, but in the days I put it in writing, a few things happened to help guide me in my decision-making process. I finally feel confident in my choice. I’ve decided to […]

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The Importance of Work Life Balance

Lolabees — Mon, 27 Aug 2018 18:38:32 +0000

Most of us really value the importance of work life balance. Especially now, it seems to be more important than ever. My guest today is Andrew, a dentist in the UK. Andrew came to a crossroads in his career when he was forced to make a tough decision. He had to choose between continuing on in a very happy, successful dental practice or walking away from that to maintain the most important relationship in his life. See how it turned out for him… Three years ago, I came to a junction in my life where I really struggled. It turned […]

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Your Perspective Changes When You Change Your Perspective

Lolabees — Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:59:25 +0000

It’s quite challenging to objectively see ourselves and our behavior, isn’t it? The different filters we use to see the world influence everything in our lives. It makes sense– if we don’t really see the world objectively, how can we see ourselves objectively? We’ve all seen this drawing above. At first, most of us either see a young woman or an old lady. It’s not until someone points out what you can’t see, that you finally see it. It is amazing how your perspective changes when you change your perspective. The Energy Leadership Index (ELI) Assessment did that exact thing for […]

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How Our Beliefs Create Our Reality

Lolabees — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 17:16:50 +0000

Did you ever consider that what we perceive to be true might not be reality? Think about it. Take the comment “I hate the dentist.” Some of us shrug it off as if it’s nothing while others get peeved by it. What’s really going on here? Is the patient really being rude? Are they making a joke? Maybe they’re grasping for some compassion? What is the reality? The way we perceive a comment like this does create our reality. It’s normal. It happens because we all see the world through different filters. Our filters determine how we see everything in […]

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Celebrating New Beginnings: Alternative Careers in Dentistry

Lolabees — Thu, 21 Jun 2018 20:05:52 +0000

I am back with another wonderful guest today. Meet Barbara, a clever dentist who found a great way to stay in dentistry without the pressures of private practice. Barbara has a really cool and unique story. She practiced dentistry for 5 years before she decided to switch gears. What she does now will have you smiling. It had to be 15 years ago that we met each other. We share a close mutual friend, and it was always fun to share this connection. We instantly had a lot in common– especially our confessions that we weren’t loving dentistry all that […]

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