Every dentist remembers the moment they decided to become one.
For some, it was watching a loved one receive extraordinary care. For others, it was the perfect intersection of science, artistry and medicine.
For many of us, it was something much simpler: We wanted to help people. We wanted to relieve pain. We wanted to make someone’s life a little better than we found it.
Somewhere between graduation and practice ownership, however, that original calling can become buried beneath production reports, insurance claims, staffing shortages, rising overhead, student loans, continuing education requirements and the endless pressure to do more.
Source: My View: The future of dentistry isn’t more technology. It’s more humanity. / ADA News