Wellness from Within: "Perfectionism in Dentistry: Friend or Foe?"
Speaker
John William ("Bill") Claytor, Jr., DDS, MAGD
- Graduated from the University of North Carolina (Adams) School of Dentistry and completed a two-year General Practice Residency at the Medical University of South Carolina.
- Received the Academy of General Dentistry’s Fellowship, Mastership, and Lifelong Learning and Service Recognition Award.
- Earned a certificate in Chemical Dependency Counseling from Union College.
- Panelist for the ADA 2022 “Management of Acute Dental Pain Clinical Practice Evidence-based Guideline”.
- Past Member of the Dental Well-Being Advisory Committee of the ADA in Chicago (2016 – 2021).
- Panelist at the 1st Annual Health & Well-being Summit in September 2023 at the ADA in Chicago, IL.
- Presented at the 2024 Federation of States Physician Health Programs (FSPHP) Annual Session in Nashville, TN.
- Contributor to textbook: Diagnosis and Treatment Planning In Dentistry, 4th Edition, by Drs. Stefanac and Nesbit (June 2023).
- Executive Director of the North Carolina Caring Dental Professionals in 2022.
Disclosure: Dr. Claytor has no relevant financial relationships to report.
Course Description
This session explores the impact of stress and burnout in dentistry, highlighting current mental health trends within the profession. It examines how perfectionism affects dentists’ well-being, outlines the common types of perfectionism seen in practice, and offers practical strategies to reduce its negative effects.
Educational Objectives
Goals & Objectives
-Review of the roles stress and burnout play in dentistry
-Current data and trends in mental health in dentistry
-Perfectionism and the impact it may have on our mental health
-Types of perfectionism dentists encounter in practice
-Strategies and ideas to mitigate the effects of perfectionism
Contact
PDMContinuingEd@dental.upenn.edu