Put your Oxygen Mask on First: Taking Care of Ourselves to Best take Care of Others

Dr. Christina DiBona Pastan, DMD, RYT 300 (1.25 CE) We can’t pour from an empty cup and if we are not full mentally and physically we cannot bring our best selves to our personal life, professional practice and to the people we serve. Self-care is care for you and provided for you and in order to take care of others we need to take care of ourselves first. This presentation will focus on the demands of dentistry, the importance of self-care for the professional and simple ways to incorporate stress reducing and restoring practices to your personal and professional life.

Learning Objectives:

• Understand the demands of Dentistry
• Define Self-Care and assess it’s importance
• Learn simple strategies to calm the mind and body
• Apply mind-body strategies for personal and professional development

Speaker Disclosure:  None

Length of session:
The session is scheduled for 75 minutes.

Continuing Education:
Each participant who completes the Webinar will earn 1.25 CE for the entire session.

Continuing Education Disclaimer:

This Continuing Education Program provides attendees with a relevant and rewarding continuing education experience. However, neither the content of a course nor the use of specific products in any program should be construed as indicating endorsement or approval of the views presented or the products used by the AAO or by any of the respective subsidiaries. Speakers are required to disclose to participants any financial, commercial or promotional interest in a product or company that may influence their presentations; however, the AAO shall not be liable for a speaker’s failure to disclose such interest.

American Association of Orthodontists is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider. ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual lectures or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at ADA.org/CERP.