Access to confidential counselling, wellbeing app, podcasts, webinars and more

Mental wellbeing is something we all manage on a day-to-day basis. The pressures and demands you face as a dentist or healthcare professional can make this challenging – more so now than ever before.

It’s not always easy to notice when your mental wellbeing may be suffering or to know what to do to improve it. So, we’re making it easier for you to assess your own wellbeing and get support if you need it.

Whether you want to lower your stress levels, sleep better or reduce burnout, we can help you take positive steps to better mental wellbeing.

We’ve partnered with Lyra International to give you access to immediate practical support. You can talk one-on-one with a licensed counsellor as part of your membership, and access a personalised wellness service by downloading the Hub app.

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Confidential counselling from Lyra

Dental Protection members have access to counselling as part of their membership for work-related issues or stress that they feel could impact their practice such as burnout, anxiety and conflict.

This is provided by our trusted partner Lyra, who offer a personalised and professional service tailored specifically to members’ requirements and delivered by experienced qualified counsellors.

Members can access telephone support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and face-to-face counselling sessions can be arranged.

The service is entirely confidential and independent of Dental Protection – any member’s contact with Lyra will remain private – and accessing the service is easy.

To book your initial consultation you can email Lyra on [email protected]
or call on +44 33 00 241 021 and quote your Dental Protection membership number.

Lyra Wellbeing Hub

Access to the Lyra Wellbeing Hub is just one of the benefits of Dental Protection membership.

The Hub app provides a personalised online wellness service, offering members 24/7 access to confidential advice, guidance, and self-learning tools created by experts. 

Keep on top of your wellbeing with a selection of recipes, articles, and advice, and take positive steps to improvement with five-day challenges, wellness assessments, personal health reports, interactive quizzes, and more.

Search for ‘Lyra Wellbeing Hub’ in the Apple App Store or Google Play and use code MD001 to get started.


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Breaking the burnout cycle

A recent Dental Protection survey of dentists across 5 countries shows increasing levels of burnout among the profession. Burnout creates problems not just for the dentist as an individual, but it can also impact patients and the wider practice.

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Source: MPS International Breaking the Burnout Surveys 2019


Other support available


Podcast:
Getting to sleep during COVID -19

Dr Pallavi Bradshaw, medicolegal lead, risk prevention at Dental Protection, talks to Dr David O'Regan, consultant psychiatrist and sleep specialist at the Sleep Disorders Centre at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London. Exploring the potential impact of the COVID-19 crisis on sleep and wellbeing. Offering practical tips and techniques to help improve sleep during a time of worry and uncertainty.

Listen now

Recorded webinar:
Looking After Yourself: Self-care through COVID-19

Watch on Prism