How does doing procedures I enjoy affect my satisfaction as a dentist? It is the foundation, and most dentists skip right past it. Before you chase a new marketing angle or a bigger production number, look honestly at two things: the procedures you actually enjoy doing, and where your natural talents lie. They often overlap, and that overlap is where the good days come from. There is real science here about a state called flow, studied for half a century, and the short version is that you feel happiest when you are deep in work that fits your skill. So if [...]