Have you got two minutes to talk about mental health?

The Spotlight on Mental Health survey takes around two minutes to complete (or longer if you choose to add comments), and asks questions on topics such as work/life balance, how seriously mental health challenges are taken in your practice and the barriers to seeking help.

The survey is one of four that will be carried out by Practice Plan this year as part of the continuing evolution of the Dentistry Confidence Monitor survey which has been running since 2014.

Nigel Jones, sales and marketing director of Practice Plan, said, “It was clear from our previous survey that mental health is a huge concern for the profession, with the majority of both NHS and private dentists – although the latter was to a lesser degree – saying that their role negatively affects their mental health.

“This was incredibly sad, although probably unsurprising to most of us who are involved with dentistry, which in itself is a sad indictment.