Kristin Maxwell, RDH
Kristin Maxwell, RDH, strives to support others experiencing hardships in the dental career field. Kristin has been a dental hygienist since 2009 and received her training at Columbia Basin College in Pasco, Washington. She loves to bring her expertise and dedication to promoting oral health to her patients. From 2012 to 2015, Kristin experienced burnout to the point of life-ending thoughts. She overcame her burnout and returned to dentistry with a better work-life balance and a more fulfilled life. Now, Kristin wishes to help other hygienists protect their mental well-being with her first book, Scaling Burnout. Visit her website at: https://kmaxwell.com/home/
Scaling Burnout: A Hygienist’s Experience of Overcoming Burnout and Authoring a Book
The dental profession is demanding, usually involving long hours, fine motor skills in a small personal space, helping patients with dental fear and other emotions, all while maximizing production. Spending so much time confronted by the emotions of others, without many breaks between patients while trying to stay on time, can make it hard to disconnect from work.
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