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The Real Talk of Dental

033: Burned Out as a Dentist? Dr. Laura Brenner on Quitting Chairside Dentistry Without Regret

6 March 2026 · 44:34 · Episode 33

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What happens when you realize, three years into your dental career, that chairside dentistry is not for you… and you feel completely trapped? In Episode 33 of The Real Talk of Dental, Dr. Laura Brenner shares her unfiltered journey of leaving clinical dentistry after a decade of practicing. What started as quiet dissatisfaction turned into years of chronic low-grade depression, identity conflict, and the pressure to…

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