The Burnout Issue 2026 — Denté Magazine

I — Open Big · Cover The Human

You Can't Meditate Your Way Out of Chronic Sleep Deprivation

Dr. Sonya Reddy

A practitioner whose path has crossed three continents and Wall Street, now building a clinical practice around the physiology of burnout.

II — Feel It · Feature The Human

The Weight Nobody Talks About

Dr. Ekta Pandya, DDS

A practitioner, mother, and writer who returned to clinical work after burnout and postpartum depression — now advocating for block scheduling and honest conversations.

II — Feel It · Personal The Human

From Autopilot to Alignment

Denté Editorial

First-person voices from the profession on the moment they realised something had to change.

II — Feel It · Industry The Standard

The Noise No One Talks About

Chris Snyder

Years watching the profession from the outside — this piece began the night a doctor asked, quietly: am I behind?

III — Learn From It · Research The Horizon

Are You Running on Empty?

Denté Editorial

What the science says about burnout in dentistry — the research, the data, and what it means for practitioners.

IV — Use It · Tool The Craft

What If Stress Isn't the Enemy?

Denté Editorial

Practical resources for you and your practice — reframing stress as information, not obstacle.

IV — Use It · Editorial The Human

The Stress You Never Finished

Denté Editorial

On incomplete stress cycles — why clinicians carry tension long after the appointment ends.

V — Widen It · Team The Standard

It's Not Just the Dentist

Denté Editorial

Burnout beyond the dentist — the wider practice, the team, and what structural change actually looks like.

V — Widen It · Editorial The Human

The Wider Practice

Dr. Jim Arnold, DDS

Twenty-five years in the profession. Burnout as a structural question — how practices are designed, not how much clinicians can endure.

Contributors

Dr. Sonya Reddy

Founder of FLO and author of Recharged. A practitioner whose path has crossed three continents and Wall Street, now building a clinical practice around the physiology of burnout.

Dr. Jim Arnold, DDS

Twenty-five years in the profession across two career chapters. Writes about burnout as a structural question — how practices are designed, not how much clinicians can endure.

Dr. Ekta Pandya, DDS

A practitioner, mother, and writer who returned to clinical work after burnout and postpartum depression. Teaches at NYU and advocates for block scheduling and honest conversations.

Chris Snyder

Works with dental practices on brand and marketing. Has spent years watching the profession from the outside.

In This Issue