Dentaltown September 2017 - 66

Women

in Dentistry

The third installment of our
Women in Dentistry series
focuses on mentorship-the
benefits and the best ways
and places to get started

A Redefined
Relationship
by Dr. Whitney D. Weiner
Mentorship: If you close your eyes and
visualize this word, what do you see? My
mind conjures the image of a teacher and
a student-a formal relationship that has
a definite hierarchy, in which the teacher
imparts his or her expertise to the student.
Now take a minute to picture this
scenario with you in it: Which of the two
roles do you see yourself occupying? In
such a traditionally defined mentor/mentee
relationship, my role typically has been the
one on the receiving end of knowledge-a
metaphorical sponge, if you will, trying to
soak up as much wisdom as possible from
a more seasoned mentor.
But in the real world today, the line
between mentor and mentee is blurring; the
knowledge stream has become more fluid,
and that one-way transfer of knowledge from
mentor to mentee is changing. Nowadays,

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the relationship has become more symbiotic,
where wisdom is not imparted by just
one person, but rather shared between
parties. Ideally, we learn from each other
and collectively prosper.
In dentistry, this shift in educational
format can be seen in a move away from rote
memorization and toward problem-based
learning. (Yes, we still have to make multiple
passes through the dental decks to ensure
we know enough to pass the boards, but the
real-world knowledge is coming more and
more through case-based learning.) The
historic, somewhat dictatorial approach
to education is becoming one that's more
pragmatic, with an increasing emphasis on
students learning from their peers. We're
in the era of innovation, of challenging
boundaries, of no longer simply asking,
"Why?" but instead questioning, "Why not?"

This is the backbone of "the American
dream"-anything is possible. Popular
shows like Shark Tank make us all believe
that we could have the Next Great Idea,
and it no longer has to be a cure for cancer
or a solution for world peace; it could be
as simple as a sponge roller that lets users
wake up with gorgeously curled hair, saving
10 minutes of prep time in the morning.
(Moms, in particular, appreciate what a
game-changer those extra minutes can be.)
The goal is no longer to milk every piece
of coveted information out of the smartest
person in the room, but rather to strive for
collaborative learning with colleagues.
As a millennial somewhat new to the
world of private practice, I understand how
difficult it can be to feel like we're on the
same playing field as our historically defined
"mentors"- mononymous pioneers like



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