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Burnout Busted! A Reboot Solution for Dentists Burnout Busted! A Reboot Solution for Dentists Burnout Busted! A Reboot Solution for Dentists
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Burnout Busted! A Reboot Solution for Dentists

Practical tools for your dental practice. Soulful strategies for your well-being.

Escape to the top of the beautiful Cumberland Plateau at St. Mary’s in Sewanee, Tennessee, for a one-day interactive workshop offering 6 CE credits, held in gender-specific environments, designed to help dentists step off the path to burnout and rediscover balance and purpose.

Workshop Dates

  • Thursday, May 28: Male Attendees (Open to dentists and individuals who work with or live with a dentist.)

  • Friday, May 29: Female Attendees (Open to dentists and individuals who work with or live with a dentist.)

Continuing Education (CE) Credits

  • 6 Hours

Schedule

In the morning session, Sandy Baird, MBA, dental practice management consultant, shares practical in-office systems and leadership tools that reduce stress, improve efficiency, and free up time for a more balanced life.

In the afternoon session, Laura Schwindt, DDS, dentist and certified Heroic Performance Coach, offers restorative mindset strategies drawn from her own experience overcoming burnout. Discover how to restore clarity, energy, and joy, both in your practice and in your life.

You’ll leave with actionable tools, renewed motivation, and a plan to sustain well-being as you lead a thriving, purpose-driven dental practice.

Learning Objectives

Participants will learn how to:

  • Recognize early indicators of chronic stress and understand how burnout develops—so it can be addressed before symptoms impact health, leadership, or career satisfaction

  • Identify personal and professional stressors and design intentional practice operating systems that reduce pressure rather than compound and prolong it.

  • Reclaim time, focus, and control through smarter, more efficient practice management strategies

  • Apply practical thought- and mindset-management tools that support perspective, resilience, and emotional regulation

  • Align work rhythms, leadership habits, and decision-making with natural energy patterns to support long-term performance

  • Build a sustainable, purpose-driven dental practice that supports both professional excellence and personal well-being

This one-day seminar—offered in gender-specific learning environments—creates space for open dialogue, relevant application, and meaningful reflection. Participants will leave with clarity, confidence, and actionable strategies to thrive not only as dentists but as leaders and individuals.

Registration Fee

Each registration includes a one-day seminar guaranteeing 6 CE credits and complementary 1:1 virtual sessions with the workshop instructors, Dr. Laura Schwindt and Sandy Baird, MBA. Workshop handouts, lunch, snacks, and refreshments are also included.

  • Early bird pricing: $850 for enrollments prior to April 1, 2026

  • Standard pricing: $999 for enrollments on/after April 1, 2026

  • Discounts: For registrants who enroll with a partner, each party receives a $100 discount. (Please contact us to obtain the discount code prior to registration.)

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What to Expect

You care deeply for your patients, your team, your family, and your practice—but how intentionally are you caring for yourself?

Dentistry places high demands on those who care. Left unaddressed, those demands can quietly erode energy, purpose, and joy. Addressed early, they can be managed—and even transformed into a rewarding long career.

Take this opportunity to step away to a quiet, nature-rich sanctuary for a day or more of focused learning, reflection, and relaxation. Learn strategies to reduce stress both in and outside the practice and habits that protect clarity, control, and fulfillment—so burnout never gets the chance to take hold.

  • Practice Alignment Architecture

    Feeling like your practice—and stress—runs you instead of the other way around? In this energizing, solutions-focused workshop, Sandy Baird, MBA, a dental practice management consultant, guides you through real-world strategies to protect your time, your team, your patients, and your joy in dentistry. You’ll learn how to identify stress-inducing practices you aren’t even aware of, but that beat you down over and over again, inefficiencies that quietly drain energy and enthusiasm—and replace them with simple, sustainable processes that restore balance and purpose to your practice.

    Drawing on over four decades of hands-on experience and a foundation in solid business practices, Sandy shares practical frameworks for communication, leadership, and daily operations that reduce chaos and rekindle confidence. You’ll leave equipped to lead with clarity, protect your energy, and transform your practice into a place where both you and your team can truly thrive.

  • Personal Alignment Architecture

    High-performing dentists are often driven, capable, and deeply committed—but without intentional self-leadership, even strong performers can drift toward exhaustion. The most effective time to strengthen resilience and clarity is before stress becomes burnout.

    In this guided, reflective session, Dr. Laura Schwindt, DDS, dentist and certified Heroic Performance Coach, introduces evidence-based mindset and performance tools drawn from positive psychology and performance science. Participants will learn to recognize early internal warning signs, clarify priorities, and design daily rhythms that sustain energy and focus.

    This session creates space for insight, reflection, and intentional recalibration—helping dentists respond thoughtfully to challenges rather than react under pressure. Participants will leave with practical tools and a personalized framework to support clarity, purpose, and fulfillment in both professional and personal life.

    • Identify early stress indicators and hidden burnout triggers embedded in practice systems, schedules, and communication patterns—before they become chronic

    • Shift from reactive, overextended clinician thinking to intentional dental business leadership

    • Implement practical operating systems that create order, reduce daily friction, and support consistent productivity

    • Build and lead a motivated team that shares responsibility, communicates clearly, and supports sustainable practice culture

    • Design a balanced workday that protects time, energy, and decision-making capacity

    • Leave with confidence, clarity, and actionable tools to intentionally run the practice—rather than letting the practice run them

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Workshop Q&A

    • An all-men’s workshop is scheduled from 9 am to 4 pm on Thursday, May 28, 2026

    • An all-women’s workshop is scheduled from 9 am to 4 pm on Friday, May 29, 2026

    • Parking is available on-site at St. Mary’s Retreat Center.

  • All lodging reservations must be placed by the workshop participants. Recommended area lodging options include:

    • The Depot (10-minute drive in Monteagle)

    • Waffle House (10-minute drive in Monteagle)

    • Saturday Mornings Brunch: Mountain Top - (10-minute drive from Sewanee)

    • Sewanee Inn (5-minute drive from Sewanee)

    • Sunday Brunch: Pearl’s (10-minute drive from Sewanee)

    • Saturday Morning: LUNCH (Sewanee’s second Michelin-starred restaurant)

    • Stirlings Coffee House (in Sewanee)

    • Chattanooga, TN (CHA) (1-hour drive)

      1. NOTE: Chattanooga is on Eastern Time, and Sewanee is on Central Time.

    • Nashville, TN (BNA) (1.5-hour drive)

    • Huntsville, AL (HSV) (1.75-hour drive)

    • There are private airports in Sewanee and Winchester, TN.

    • Rental car - recommended

    • Nashville - Groome Transportation - drop-off in Monteagle, TN

    • Chattanooga - Groome Transportation - drop-off in Monteagle, TN

    • Sewanee - app rides are not consistently available nor recommended to get around Sewanee

    • Golf

    • Tennis

    • Hiking

    • Walking

    • Biking  (available to rent at Woody’s)

    • Site-seeing 

    • The Mountain Goat Trail (a rails to trails experience)

    • Yes, a casual lunch is included in the Workshop fee.

  • Work casual

    • Central Time

Sewanee & its Surroundings

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Meet Your Instructors

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Dr. Laura Schwindt

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Based in Denver, Colorado, Laura Schwindt, DDS, is a dentist and certified Heroic Performance Coach who offers restorative mindset strategies drawn from her own experience overcoming burnout.

Sandy Baird, MBA

With over 40 years in the dental industry, Sandy Baird, MBA, brings deep, practical expertise to every role she serves—speaker, consultant, and coach. Based in Sewanee, Tennessee, she works closely with dental teams to improve leadership, team dynamics, and systems, tailoring her approach to each practice’s unique needs.

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Testimonials

  • "Very important for a healthy, long-term work-life balance."

    Waleska Alfaro, DDS

  • "This was much needed, super relatable, thank you! I didn't know how much I needed this presentation."

    Anonymous

  • "Laura’s workshop was encouraging, inspiring, and gave me a framework to move forward with things I’ve been struggling to do and take action on, but didn’t understand why I wasn’t."

    Susan Cotten, RDH

  • "I really enjoyed the breathing exercises, also loved the interaction and sharing my thoughts with others."

    Melissa Ramos, RDH

  • "Heart-warming and inspiring to be our best."

    Sheila Stille, DDS

  • "Thank you for giving us a guide to improve our practice and our lives."

    Stewart Szikman, DDS

  • "Very inspiring! Presented some nice ways to handle stress, and tools to take back to my new life as a practice owner."

    Luke Robert, DDS