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Mentoring is a fruitful partnership at all stages of a dental professionals' career from the early days to preparing for retirement. Good mentors are independent, they support those who are struggling and guide personal development.

It can be hard to talk about your personal development needs with your boss, line manager, or even a trusted colleague. After all, they write your appraisal or debate your pay rise!

Finding a good mentor can be invaluable in improving confidence, providing insight, and identifying opportunities.

As Figure 2.2 below illustrates, mentoring can achieve benefits for the mentee, the mentor, for patients, and the whole organisation or practice.

Figure 2.2 The impacts of mentoring.

Some advantages may at first sight appear intangible, yet they can all translate into financial benefits and a more sustaining working environment. Practices that promote mentoring typically have lower staff turnover. Dental professionals who are more fulfilled at work are more likely to perform at their best for more of the time. Patients will notice differences in communication and they are more likely to be better engaged with their own care.

Mentoring is a supportive conversation that will benefit individuals in:

 Personal development planning

 Career planning

 Professionalism

 Performance issues

 General patient issues

 Practice management

 Business development.

Mentoring accelerates growth – by building confidence, sharing advice, opening trusted networks, and development based on the insight and experience of what works – transferring that wisdom from one person to another.

It's not just the mentee who benefits from supportive conversations: mentoring brings huge personal fulfilment for the mentor.