Are You Burnt Out…or Do You Just Hate Dentistry? ft. Dr. Laura Brenner - JACD #51

Show Notes

00:02:14 — Meeting Laura & early Denver days
00:06:58 — Why dentists want out of clinical
00:11:33 — Burnout vs actually hating dentistry
00:15:49 — Systems, chaos, and “fake burnout”
00:20:12 — The vacation test
00:25:41 — Why dentistry damages confidence
00:31:18 — What dental school never prepared us for
00:36:47 — Personality patterns Laura sees in unhappy dentists
00:43:29 — Identity, guilt, and being the “hero dentist”
00:51:04 — Wild dentist career pivots (clowns, refs, psilocybin guides)