#14 - DENTAL POSTURE AND WELLNESS with Dr. Aniko Ball

Everyday at the clinic dentists are constantly focused on getting the job done, whether its crowns, cleans, fillings, extractions, our implants - our full attention is solely devoted to achieving the best outcome possible for our patients.  However a common thing dentists neglect is themselves - and specifically their posture. Today I have a chat with Dr. Aniko Ball  - a dental posture specialist. Aniko takes us through some of the very common yet harmful habits that dentists are doing to themselves everyday at the clinic. It’s quite scary to think how much daily damage we do to ourselves whilst helping others and it really helped to have Aniko break down a lot fo these habits for us, as well as providing solutions for how to improve posture and to maintain healthy habits for a long lasting career. If you’ve ever finished a day with a sore neck, sore back, sore arm or shoulder you might find some life changing hints and wisdom in this conversation. Throughout our chat Aniko demonstrates some visual examples of correct posture and movement and so if you are listening on the Audio Podcast be sure to check out the FacebThank you Aniko for joining us on the show!TIME STAMPS00:00 Intro02:20 Aniko’s journey to Posture Specialist 08:00 How common harmful posture is in general society 09:40 Prevalence of musculoskeletal pain in general dentistry 10:45 The "Mobile Phone effect" on our body 12:38 Loupes: Help or Harm15:50 Factors that Exacerbate Harmful Posture 22:20 Common Everyday Harmful Postures in Dental Practice27:05 The Importance of having Loupes and Microscopes calibrated correctly 31:46 How long does it take to change harmful habits?33:30 Practice breaking habits away from the clinic 38:00 The Alexander Technique 43:30 Dental Hypnosis44:55 Anchoring Attention on Breathing49:10 The reality of poor posture on overall quality of life