Some people seem to enjoy talking about their ailments, but most professionals are just the opposite. They are used to functioning at an unusually high intellectual level, with a focus and drive that continually drive accomplishments forward at a rapid pace. There’s no room to slow down. There’s no tolerance for sub-par performance. So when professionals such as physicians, psychologists, attorneys, executives, or accountants suffer from a condition that interferes with their ability to function professionally, they don’t want to talk about it. They don’t even want to think about it. And that’s a problem. It is important to take […]

Disability is not an “all or nothing” phenomenon. If you’ve been hurt in an accident or suffered a serious illness, you might recover some, but not all, of your former abilities. While you might not be confined to your bed all day, you might not be able to put in the long days that used to be a standard part of your practice. There’s a gray area of partial disability, and it is huge. It hits professionals particularly hard, and among them, dentists are often affected the most because of the physical demands of the profession. A problem like chronic back pain […]