Many new graduates will be embarking on their first weeks in dental practice, with a range of emotions – excited, scared, anxious and hopeful. It’s important to remember that this is a path well-trodden – every dental practitioner who supervised you at dental school, acted as a mentor or who is now your employer – embarked on this same journey.

Whilst the holiday period is an opportunity for people to unwind and relax, for many people it can be a period of great stress and anxiety. Rather than an opportunity to release the pressure valve, some people put additional pressure on themselves to create the perfect Christmas dinner or holiday experience.