Dr. Kyle Stanley and Dr. Martin Mendelson
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Dental wellness with practice-life specifics.
Wellness In Dentistry treats dental burnout as a practice-management problem as much as a personal one. Dr. Kyle Stanley and Dr. Martin Mendelsohn talk through boundaries, coaching, conferences, time off, team stress, and the identity traps that can make a practice feel bigger than the person running it.
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Wellness In Dentistry is a professional-wellness podcast focused on what dental life does to the person behind the mask. It is not a generic motivation show. Dr. Kyle Stanley and Dr. Martin Mendelsohn frame stress, burnout, practice ownership, and leadership as everyday operational problems that deserve plain conversation. One episode may question whether the practice has started to own the dentist. Another may turn vacation planning into a discussion of written expectations, team coverage, and leading from the rule instead of the rare exception. The tone is candid and familiar. The hosts tend to circle a topic, test the wording, add a dental-specific example, and then land on something usable. Systems come up often. Motivation is treated with suspicion when it becomes a reason to wait, while capture systems, boundaries, scripts, and written standards are presented as ways to reduce mental load. The show also keeps returning to identity. Clinical excellence matters, but the hosts push against tying self-worth entirely to production, patient care, or the success of a practice. That makes the conversations especially useful for owners and clinicians who feel responsible for everything. There is business talk here, but it is rarely detached from personal cost. Coaching, consulting, dental conferences, staff decisions, AI, courses, and CE credit all become ways to ask a larger question: what helps dentists build careers they can actually live with? The hosts do not pretend every problem has a tidy fix. They talk through exceptions, family situations, difficult team situations, and the uneasy space between compassion and standards. The result is practical without becoming cold. It is reflective without becoming abstract. The show’s best moments come when a common dental complaint gets reframed as a leadership decision, a boundary problem, or an identity issue that can be named before it takes over. Sponsor material can appear around episodes, but the editorial core is about dental professionals being honest about the pressure of the work. For listeners in dentistry, the appeal is recognition followed by action. The show says the hard part out loud, then asks what system, conversation, or boundary would make next week less chaotic.
Made for: Dental professionals, especially owners, clinicians, coaches, and team leaders who feel the strain of practice life. It suits listeners who want grounded talk about stress, systems, boundaries, and professional identity.
What sets it apart: The show connects mental health and practice management instead of treating them as separate lanes. Its dental-specific examples make broad wellness ideas feel concrete and usable.
Dr. Kyle Stanley and Dr. Martin Mendelson host “Wellness In Dentistry”, where they delve into the critical intersection of dental practice and personal well-being. Join us as we navigate the often-overlooked aspects of mental health, combating burnout, and crafting a balanced, fulfilling professional life. As experienced dental professionals, we understand the unique challenges faced by our colleagues. Through candid conversations, expert interviews, and actionable advice, we aim to empower our colleagues to prioritize self-care, foster resilience, and ultimately find greater happiness in their dental careers.Whether seeking strategies for managing stress, insights on work-life balance, clin…
Based on 5 episodes we listened to · September 2026
It turns dental-practice stress into practical conversations about boundaries, staffing, identity, organization, and behavior change.
Wellness In Dentistry keeps asking what happens when running a dental practice starts running the person behind it. Dr. Kyle Stanley and Dr. Martin Mendelson use an easy two-host exchange to connect mental health with the daily mechanics of ownership: staffing, time off,…
That beachside practice text gets a boundary script before it gets the rest of your vacation.
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A practical reset for dentists whose work has started running the rest of life.
This episode looks at how dentistry can start to color ordinary life, making small requests feel heavier than they should. The hosts treat that pressure as something to manage, not a sign of weakness, and move through identity, boundaries, and the systems that keep a dentist…
Big dental meetings still feel worth it when they aim to move dentistry forward.
The episode treats Wellness and Dentistry as a practical question about whether big dental conferences still justify the travel, time, and cost. Dr. Kyle Stanley and Dr.
A practical reset for dentists who keep treating rest like a risk.
The episode lands best when it stops treating burnout as the whole story and gets to the real worry: what happens to the practice when the dentist steps away.
A blunt case for coaching as real change in dentistry, not just advice.
Coaching is the thread running through this discussion, but the real question is what dentists are paying for when they hire help. The answer lands less on advice and more on change.
A practical reset that keeps habit change tied to logistics.
New Year''s resolutions are treated here less like a moral exam and more like a systems problem. The point keeps coming back to something plain and useful: make the habit easier to reach when tired, busy, or already fed up with yourself.
Jonquilyn Hill chases one listener question per episode to the experts who can answer it.
Hard conversations, patiently held, with room to laugh.
Fearne Cotton interviews guests like Boy George and Bryony Gordon about mental health and identity.
Dr. Joy Harden Bradford pairs therapy insight with Black TV recaps, maternal health, and history.
The hosts start with a blunt question: what happens when the practice starts owning the practice?
Two dental professionals discuss why better systems are more effective than motivation for achieving wellness and success in dentistry.
Two dentists discuss the unspoken stressors and mental health challenges faced by dental professionals, emphasizing the need for wellness in dentistry.
This episode explores the emotional and professional challenges dentists face, focusing on how the difficulties of dentistry affect practitioners rather than just patients.
Two dentists celebrate their 100th podcast episode by discussing the mental health challenges in dentistry and their mission to help dental professionals pursue wellness.
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The hosts talk about why dentists have such a hard time unplugging and how to protect rest when the practice still runs on them.
The hosts spend the episode asking whether coaching is nonsense or actually useful for dentists.
The episode opens with a blunt check-in on New Year’s resolutions at the end of February.
This episode discusses the challenges of digital overwhelm in dentistry, focusing on notifications, online reviews, and setting boundaries to improve professional wellness.
Two dentists discuss creating boundaries without guilt in dentistry, focusing on wellness and professional challenges.
Two dental professionals discuss the hidden stressors affecting dentists in their practices and offer solutions for improving wellness in dentistry.
Two dentists discuss the personal and professional challenges of dental identity, focusing on how to redefine oneself beyond clinical practice, especially in the face of disability or career transitions.
This episode discusses strategies for dental professionals to overcome overwhelming to-do lists and sticky note chaos to improve productivity and mental wellness.