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IN-PERSON EVENT, hosted by West of Scotland Branch

What to expect

This session will highlight common mental health struggles dentist face, and to explore psychological strategies to better respond to these struggles.

Timings

18:30   Registration and tea/coffee

19:00   Lecture - Richard Jones 

20:30   End of lecture

Learning objectives

  • Be able to identify the thoughts and behaviours and may be contributing to the difficulties experienced
  • Develop healthier, more helpful ways of responding to their difficulties, or to hose of colleagues.

Development outcomes

A and B

Meet the speaker

Richard Jones DHST Clinical Lead and National Coordinator

Richard joined the Dentists Health Support Trust (DHST) from his 15-year role as the Clinical Director at Practitioner Health: working exclusively with doctors and dentists who are struggling with their mental health or have issues related to addiction.

Richard has expertise in helping practitioners recover from all kinds of metal health issues and addictions. He is also experienced managing the interface between working as a regulated professional and experiencing mental health and addiction issues.

He has a passion for developing services specifically for health professionals and helping people remain in work or get back to work after a period of absence.

More information

 

Please email [email protected] with any dietary requirements.

Would you be interested in getting involved in the West of Scotland Branch?

We are looking for enthusiastic members to join the West of Scotland Branch committee. A role on the committee is a great way to get involved in the BDA at a local level and to help provide and shape local educational and networking events. It’s also great to have on your CV!

A brief description of the different roles in a committee is available here.

The Branch has the support of the centrally-based Local Services team who are on hand to help and advise on any aspect of running the Branch and planning events.

If interested, or for more information, please contact Patricia de Vries, Branch Administrator, on the day, or email us at [email protected]

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Interesting talk, plenty of slides illustrating the various points made

Really useful tips for day-to-day practice

Interesting and informative