How do my personal relationships impact my career as a dentist? Hugely, and ignoring it is a mistake. Relationships have a major impact on your happiness, and that happiness follows you straight into the operatory. As painful as it is to pull yourself out of a relationship that is bad for you, the long-term truth is that you are healthier keeping only the relationships that are genuinely good for you and that you enjoy. That is not cold, it is honest. A draining relationship at home does not stay at home. It shows up in your patience with patients, your focus [...]