EVENT: ADPA CPD@HOME
TOPIC: Managing Your Wellbeing
PRESENTER: Associate Professor Matt Hopcraft, BDSc MDSc BA PhD FPFA

DATE: Tuesday 16 June 2026
CPD: 1.00 Hour Sci 

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TIME: AEDT
7:00PM TO 8:00PM - ACT, NSW, QLD, TAS, VIC
6:30PM TO 7:30PM - NT, SA
5:00 PM TO 6:00PM - WA
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LOCATION: ONLINE VIA GOTOWEBINAR
COST: FREE FOR ADPA MEMBERS
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Synopsis:
   
Dental practitioners experience professional isolation, economic and business pressures, and deal with difficult patients, all of which make dental practice extremely stressful. As a consequence, burnout is becoming more common, and the stigma attached to mental health issues is impacting on people seeking appropriate professional help. This presentation will discuss recent research findings on burnout and some strategies that practitioners can use to manage their own mental health and wellbeing.

Learning Objectives:
- To identify factors that may contribute to workplace stress and burnout in the dental practice workplace.
- To understand the drivers of burnout.
- To outline strategies to address burnout.
- To understand the importance reducing psychosocial hazards in the workplace.

Australian dental practitioners appear to be at high risk of burnout, which may impact their health and wellbeing and their ability to deliver patient care, a new survey of nearly 1,500 Australian practitioners has found. Published in the Journal of Public Health Dentistry, the study surveyed dentists, dental specialists, oral health therapists, dental therapists, dental hygienists and dental prosthetists between October and December 2021.
   

A/Prof Matt Hopcraft is a dental public health academic at the Melbourne Dental School. He is involved in researching the mental health and wellbeing of the dental team, and is a strong advocate for the dental profession.

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