Thanks for your reply, Hive account@drlamisters! The more I think about it, the more I'm sure the exposure to toxic chemicals like mercury plays a significant role in depression rates amongst dentists as well, in addition to those things you mention. It is a stressful field!

Even though dentists are respected experts in Western "healthcare", they are in relatively poor health! Medical doctors are really not all that healthy either - relying on pharmaceuticals is not actual health, and most doctors I know take drugs regularly. I believe there needs to be a complete paradigm shift in these industries for practitioners & patients to understand & live real, thriving wellness!

Mental health is inseparable from overall health, dental health is inseparable from overall health, but the standard Western approach is to compartmentalize all of these elements without looking at the whole being.

I don't want to see anyone struggle with depression. It's a horrible place to be stuck, but there are plenty of known, established, successful options. In fact I talk about my own experience with it in one of my latest posts. It would be great if everyone had someone to talk to when they feel the symptoms coming on, or that someone would be able to point it out to them if they can't see it for themselves, or better yet if everyone was armed with tools & tricks to address it head on and reverse the cycles of depression!