I bet you’d agree that as dental students, we have no idea what the real world of dentistry is all about. What’s worse is, we think we know. Unfortunately this lack of understanding can set us up for a tough road ahead. The problem is that it limits the possibilities we see for ourselves in our future careers. The prime example is how we, as students, perceive what it takes to succeed in private practice. Who remembers judging our teachers in dental school for being teachers? Collectively we viewed them as dentists who couldn’t hack it in the real world. … Continue reading The Real World of Dentistry: Harmful Beliefs that Keep us Stuck