Help colleagues this Christmas

As of September 2016, the BDA Benevolent Fund had received almost double the number of applications for support than in the same period in 2015. As Nairn Wilson is keen to point out, need does come and go of course, but 21^st century dentistry offers a unique set of challenges including, but not limited to, future career uncertainty, limited remuneration opportunities and high clinical demands within certain constraints, which do not help the profession’s wellbeing.

Nairn went on to say: “I don’t know if the increased figures signal a new trend that there will be a higher need going forward, but certainly the present climate has not helped. I’d suggest one of the reasons dentists find themselves in trouble is because it can be a stressful job and many experience an emotional crisis. That’s nothing to be ashamed of; it could also easily be any one of us. It is actually frightening how quickly things can take a turn for the worse, creating an absolute need for help rebuilding lives.”