Your wellbeing service

Access to confidential counselling, wellbeing app, podcasts, webinars and more

You’ve dedicated your life to taking care of others, but in these new and uncertain times it’s never been more important to take care of yourself too.

We all face mental health challenges, and our response is deeply personal and ever-changing as we move through our lives and careers. And we all have times when life gets overwhelming. Whether you want to lower your stress, sleep better or reduce burnout, getting the right support can help you take positive steps to wellbeing.

We’ve partnered with Lyra International to deliver a flexible and professional wellbeing service for our members. This means you have access to daily advice and information via the Lyra Hub app, and if you need to, you can talk one-on-one to a licensed counsellor through the confidential service.

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Confidential counselling from Lyra

Dental Protection understands how stress can impact on your practice and we want to ensure you have the support you need beyond a case or complaint, that is why as part of your Dental Protection membership you can access up to six sessions of counselling through our partner Lyra for any stress which could impact upon your practice, including but not limited to burnout, anxiety or conflict.

Lyra offers a personalised and professional service tailored specifically to meet your requirements and is delivered by experienced qualified counsellors.

Members can access telephone support 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and face-to-face counselling sessions can be arranged if necessary. The service is entirely independent and confidential – anything discussed with Lyra will remain private – and accessing the service is easy.

To book your initial consultation you can email Lyra on [email protected]
or call on +44 33 00 241 021 and quote your Dental Protection membership number.

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Lyra Wellbeing Hub

Access to the Lyra Wellbeing Hub is just one of the benefits of Dental Protection membership.

The Hub app provides a personalised online wellness service, offering members 24/7 access to confidential advice, guidance, and self-learning tools created by experts. 

Keep on top of your wellbeing with a selection of recipes, articles, and advice, and take positive steps to improvement with five-day challenges, wellness assessments, personal health reports, interactive quizzes, and more.

Search for ‘Lyra Wellbeing Hub’ in the Apple App Store or Google Play and use code MD001 to get started.

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50% off Portal Premium: the award-winning wellbeing app that takes you away from it all

Our surroundings have a huge impact on our mental wellbeing, but we often have little control over the environments we spend most of our time in. Portal changes that.

Portal harnesses the power of immersive technology, including 3D spatial audio and smart lighting integration, to provide instant escapes to some of the most calming, remote and peaceful locations on the planet. From tropical beaches in Thailand to thunderstorms in the Amazon rainforest, these environments are all designed to help you sleep, focus, relax and unwind.

Portal Premium is available on iPhone, iPad, Mac and Apple Vision Pro.

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Other support available

Breaking the burnout cycle

A recent Dental Protection survey of dentists across 5 countries shows increasing levels of burnout among the profession. Burnout creates problems not just for the dentist as an individual, but it can also impact patients and the wider practice.

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Source: MPS International Breaking the Burnout Surveys 2019


Podcast:
Getting to sleep during COVID -19

Dr Pallavi Bradshaw, medicolegal lead, risk prevention at Dental Protection, talks to Dr David O'Regan, consultant psychiatrist and sleep specialist at the Sleep Disorders Centre at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, London. Exploring the potential impact of the COVID-19 crisis on sleep and wellbeing. Offering practical tips and techniques to help improve sleep during a time of worry and uncertainty.

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Recorded webinar:
Looking After Yourself: Self-care through COVID-19

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