The Secrets to Finding a Passion in Dentistry – IC036

Dr. Karl Walker-Finch shares his journey of pain to passion as he reveals the secrets to finding YOUR passion in Dentistry.



We started by discussing our crippling imposter syndrome as we left public Dentistry to practice privately. Along that theme we highlight the importance of taking control of your own destiny.



Karl's new book, 'In The Loupe' raises money for Confidental (emotional first aid for Dentists) and is a powerful book for Dentists that wish to practise without fear and establish the right work-life balance.




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“We do not need thousands of specialists in full mouth rehabilitation” - Dr. Karl Walker-Finch



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Highlights of this episode:



3:12 Dr.Karl Walker-Finch's introduction5:48 Experiencing Imposter Syndrome11:40 Private Practice vs Public Practice16:31 Finding Passion - Ideal work for dentists20:59 Top tips to help dentists find their 'whys' - Dr. Karl’s pathway before niching down29:34 Taking control of our own destiny39:32 Implementing the power of atomic habits in Dentistry44:12 Dr. Karl supporting 'Confidental' - helping dentists with their mental health



You can now grab a copy of In The Loupe: The Secrets to Finding a Passion in Dentistry by Dr. Karl Walker-Finch!



If you enjoyed this episode, you will love Passion and Values in Dentistry with Dr. Dhru Shah







Click below for full episode transcript:



Jaz's Introduction: n this episode, I'm joined by Dr. Karl Walker-Finch, who's the author of the book called In the Loupe, the Secrets to Finding a Passion in Dentistry. Hence why the name of this episode. Now, some of the other titles that are also considered were GDPs, just Want to Have Fun.



Jaz's Introduction:And the other one that describes this episode really well, which I almost considered was Fall in Love with Dentistry all over again. Hello, Protruserati. I'm Jaz Gulati and I'm the host of Protrusive Dental Podcast. This is a non-clinical interruption. We call this an Interference Cast. If it's your first time listening, thanks for joining me.



I appreciate it. It's a whole three or four years worth of content that you need to explore, but if you are a regular listener, thanks for joining us again. This episode is a bigger picture episode. This episode is kind of like a feel good and an emotional exploration of your why and your purpose in your life and in your career.



Some of the themes that we cover are things like imposter syndrome, my goodness. So I do get imposter syndrome less now than I used to, but when I get it, I get it in a big way. So we'll talk about how Karl experience is and how we both overcome that. We also talk about our journeys in moving to private density and how we actually felt bad about leaving the public health dentistry and what that kind of looked like.



Our little roadmap. The other thing we discuss is how we both want to, we're both on a mission, Karl and I to infect you guys, you listening right now with enough positivity that you can head into work with excitement. In fact, the thing I love about protrusive and what it's become and you guys is the messages I get are kind of like in this vein here.



I'm just going to read a message out to you from, oh, hey, it's Dr. Albert, Albert, thanks so much, for freeing a listener. You sent a really lovely message. He said lots of nice things and I'll cut to chase. He said, I've been practicing for seven years and have been stuck in a lot of routine, mundane mindsets that have been holding me back.



And watching PDP episodes on YouTube has gotten me so excited about all sorts of new things. Thank you again, and please keep up the great work. So, these messages,