The Cost of Misalignment with Caitlin Parsons

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This episode explores the normalization of pain and burnout in dentistry with ergonomics consultant Caitlin Parsons.

The Cost of Misalignment | S5 E10 Pain has been normalized in dentistry for so long that many clinicians assume it’s simply part of the job. Burnout gets labeled as workload. Fatigue gets labeled as weakness. And misalignment becomes culture. In this episode of The Chief Psycho Podcast, I sit down with Caitlin Parsons, RDH, C-IAYT, CEAS, nationally recognized ergonomics consultant and founder of The Aligned Hygienist, to examine what chronic pain and burnout are really telling us. Drawing fro...

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Host: Jonathan Bonanno

Guest: Caitlin Parsons

Topics covered

• chronic pain
• burnout
• dentistry
• ergonomics
• work culture

Keywords

• chronic pain
• burnout
• dentistry
• ergonomics
• workload
• fatigue
• culture

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Aligned Hygienist

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