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The day of a dental practice administrator can be quite daunting.  You are a super hero who is devoted to swooping in and saving your team and practice from the dangers and stress of the day\’92s challenges!  It\’92s a tough job making sure the dental office is running efficiently, is organized, your staff is efficiently doing their jobs, everyone is appropriately handling patient scheduling and so on.  

As a dental practice administrator you get TONS dumped on your lap every day\’97stress may seem inevitable. 

Stress affects health, happiness and success in life.  Stress can make or break us but it\’92s up to us to decide which it will be.  If you have a little gray raincloud of stress over your head, it\’92s time to banish it far away and bring in all that positivity.  Combatting stress will not only do wonders for you at work and personally, but it will radiate and rub off on your entire team, ultimately creating a happy work environment for all! 

So dental practice administrators, it\’92s time to say \’91down with stress!\’92  Try these simple and effective remedies for stress to make your workplace a much happier\’97and less-stressful\’97place each day. 

Step back

If you feel like stress is mounting, take a quick break and remove yourself from the stressful situation.  Take a walk outside, meditate in the break room, outside or in your car.  Or even try something as simple as taking a breather\’97stand up and look away from your computer screen and breathe in and out.  Taking a \’91time out\’92 to get some fresh air, exercise or a moment to breathe is fantastic for your body and mental health and can help you reenergize and refocus. 

Practice positivity 

If you\’92re in a positive state of mind, you\’92re better able to tackle everyday stress.  Practice turning negative thinking into positive thinking.  The process seems simple but it does take time and practice.  Some ways to put positivity in your day could be:

  • Adding some humor and laughter to your day
  • Following a healthy lifestyle
  • Surrounding yourself with positive people
  • Practicing positive self-talk

Focus

We live in a world that looks at multitasking as a virtue.  However, picking one achievable goal to devote all your focus on can make work feel manageable again.  If you have a huge task, cut it into chunks and start there.  Make a to-do list so you can visually see what you need to do and prioritize each item.  Then, cross each one off with great enthusiasm when you finish! 

Stress-be-gone with these 3 remedies for stress relief!  Now it\’92s time for you to go forth and conquer your workday with these tips in your back pocket.

It can be extremely stressful if there are empty dental chairs at your office. Download our 5-Point Checklist to Achieving a Full Schedule here.  The essential secrets to successfully filling your dental chairs await! 

Happy dental office staff is the key to a pleasant environment in your dental practice. If your staff is frustrated with the policies at the practice, their bad mood may affect a patient\’92s experience at your practice, and that is the last thing you need. Do what you can to make your staff\’92s work experience a pleasant one so that you can benefit from a successful and motivated team.  Here are 4 ways to keep your dental office staff happy.

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