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The busy and often unpredictable nature of clinical practice can really challenge us as health professionals. So, how do we stay on top of all our work? How do we avoid constant battles with an incredibly scarce resource – time?How can we stay on time in clinical practice, and should we really worry about it too much, or is that only going to add to our cognitive load and stress? Is it really all that important, and what are the repercussions if we don’t run on time?To find out the answers to these questions and more, join Dr Annalene Weston and Dr Simon Parson in this RiskBites podcast titled ‘Talking about time management’.“Time wasted by health professionals is time not invested in patients”: time management practice and associated factors among health professionals at public hospitals in Bahir Dar, Ethiopia: a multicenter mixed method study - PMCDoes time management work? A meta-analysis - PMCCharacterization of tasks and time efficiency of dental hygiene students during clinical training - PMC

In our April edition of risk bites pertaining to Cosmetics in Dentistry, Dr Colm Harney flagged the intention of Ahpra to release new resources and guidelines for registered practitioners undertaking and advertising non-surgical cosmetic procedures.Well, that time is upon us and as of the 2nd of September 2025 the new guidelines will come into effect. Listen is as Colm steps through the key points of interest, in linear order of appearance in the document, so we would encourage you to grab your copy and follow along.

In this episode of RiskMatters, Senior dentolegal consultant Dr Annalene Weston speaks with Dr Kaejenn Tchia, Dentist, ADA president for Northern Territory, Entrepreneur, Motivational Coach and founder of ‘The Limitless Dentist. Listen in as Kaejenn graciously shares his passion for supporting and collaborating with fellow dental professionals. Additionally, he aims to shine a light on the challenges faced by new graduates and raise awareness of mental health within the dental profession by openly sharing his own experiences. Through this, Kaejenn hopes to foster connection, reduce burnout, and encourage a more supportive and resilient dental community.

Dental Therapists, Dental Hygienist and Oral Health Therapists continue to receive the highest proportion of complaints related to scope of practice which is likely a reflection of how these roles have evolved over time, often leading to confusion, misunderstanding or lack of awareness.In this episode of RiskBites, Dr Annalene Weston speaks with Mrs Kristin Trafford-Wiezel, a case manager at Dental Protection and OHT, about the changes that have shaped these roles, what they mean for the profession today, and how the guidelines and principles of scope and independent practice apply across all divisions of dentistry.Kristin also shares a case featured in our 2024 Sliding Doors webinar: Who’s Driving the Bus?

In this episode of RiskMatters, Dr Annalene Weston from Dental Protection speaks with Dr Trudy Lin. Trudy’s accolades are many and in this podcast, she shares her personal journey into general practice and later special needs dentistry, as well as providing some guiding principles for the inclusion of specials needs care, in general practice. In addition to her impressive dental career, Trudy is also a mindset coach so listen in as Annalene and Trudy discuss her ‘other passion’, which is engaging, insightful and relevant to us all, as practitioners and people. 3.27 - Special needs dentistry4.48 - Risk management strategies when looking after patients who have specialist needs7.15 - The relevance of renal conditions8.54 - Role of GDPs in the management of patients with special needs10.48 - Reaching out to special need specialists12.48 - Specialists special training pathways15.50 - Why Trudy became a specialist16.50 - Impact of self limiting beliefs20.30 - Mindset and leadership coaching21.44 - What is a belief?23.44 - How Trudy become a mindset coach27.25 - Safe Failure32.33 - Who benefits from having a mindset coach?38.00 - (Self) perception39.50 - Support and Ahpra's view44.40 - Techniques - reframing51.00 - Techniques - awesome and brain dumps54.45 - Techniques - Self-care and wellness56.15 - Loading101.05 - How burnout fits in and saying nohttps://extramiledental.com.au/about/

In this edition, Dr Annalene Weston, Senior Dentolegal Consultant based in the Brisbane Office takes with A/Prof Jo Yarker and Marleen Reinke about their recently completed research into practitioner wellness. This research was funded by the MPS Foundation.The MPS Foundation is a global, not-for-profit, research initiative, dedicated to improving patient safety, reducing risk, and enhancing the wellbeing of all healthcare professionals. The Foundation supports research relevant to public and private healthcare in both primary and secondary care settings, outpatient practices, and dental care and is committed to investing in research, analysis, education, and training.Thriving in private practicePreventative wellbeing intervention for dentists | Affinity Health at WorkThe MPS Foundation

When an adverse outcome occurs or treatment does not go to plan, our patients are often recognised as the only victim in these situations. But are they? In this episode of RiskBites, Senior Dentolegal consultant Dr Annalene Weston explores the concept of the second victim, and its correlation with the Buddhists parable of the second arrow.Annalene goes on to explain how this teaching essentially encompasses everything that a dentolegal consultant strives to impart when assisting members with a complaint or adverse outcome.

In recognition of International Women’s Day, Senior dentolegal consultant Dr Annalene Weston interviews our CEO of Medical Protection Society, Karen Miller. Karen has been and continues to be an inspirational leader to many women and men and in this episode of RiskMatters, Karen shares the highs, lows and lessons learnt in her illustrious career as well as what International Women’s Day means to her.