Resilience and Well-being for Dental Professionals by Mahrukh Khwaja is a valuable resource for dental professionals and other healthcare workers who wish to cultivate emotional resilience and positive mental health. The book acknowledges that dentistry is a high-stress profession with an increased risk of mental health issues and burnout. It provides practical and evidence-based tools to prevent occupational hazards, such as burnout and compassion fatigue, and to foster well-being and emotional resilience.

The book includes tools from resilience interventions to help dental professionals establish preventive habits and take steps toward positive mental health. It emphasizes the importance of self-awareness in recognizing burnout early and offers exercises tailored to dental professionals to promote positive psychology and well-being. The book also covers mindfulness, cognitive-behavioral therapy, and acceptance and commitment therapy, among other topics, to help readers create happier, thriving careers.

Dr. Mahrukh Khwaja is a positive psychologist and dentist who draws on her more than 12 years of clinical dentistry experience in a stressful NHS environment to provide practical advice and support to dental professionals. The book is well-structured, with a good balance of theory and activities, and it provides relatable explanations of complex psychological concepts.

Overall, Resilience and Well-being for Dental Professionals is an essential resource for dental students, hygienists, therapists, dentists, dental nurses, dental technicians, specialists, and allied healthcare workers who want to prioritize their mental health and well-being. It is highly recommended to anyone working in the dental profession who may experience stress and burnout at some point in their careers.