The Dentist Recalibration Retreat
A two-day leadership reset at a world-class oceanfront resort
This retreat was built for the dentist who manages production pressure, patient demands, and a team that depends on them all while trying not to fall behind.
For the dentist doing hygiene checks between crown preps.
For the dentist staying late to finish notes.
For the dentist who feels the strain of turnover… again.
For the dentist who holds the entire practice together but rarely gets a moment to breathe.
This weekend gives you the space and structure to reset, so you can lead without breaking.
Space to Step Out of Survival Mode
Time away from the fires you put out every week. Staffing gaps, schedule jams, insurance delays.
Space to Return Stronger
Walk back into your practice with confidence, steadiness, and a 90-day plan you’ll actually follow.
Space to Stabilize Your Leadership
Rebuild the systems that protect your energy and your team’s performance.
Dental school prepared you for clinical excellence, not the emotional weight, staffing instability, or nonstop decision-making that leadership requires.
This retreat fills the gap:
how to stay steady when your RDH texts “I’m out today”
how to lead without absorbing everyone’s stress
how to set boundaries that don’t collapse under pressure
how to stop carrying the entire practice on your back
how to create a team culture that doesn’t burn you out
These are the tools dentists wish they learned years ago.
You’re responsible for production, retention, patient care, and the emotional climate of your team — and you’ve been doing it without a safety net.
This retreat gives you:
systems that reduce your day-to-day strain
structure to protect your energy
leadership tools that keep your team grounded
a personalized path for your next season in dentistry
This is not a vacation.
This is not CE.
This is a recalibration for the dentist who’s tired of holding everything alone.
Day One — The Intensive (9 AM–4 PM)
A full day dedicated to rebuilding the foundations that keep dentists from burning out:
support structures that don’t collapse when things get busy
boundaries that protect your time and energy
leadership tools for managing team dynamics
your personalized 90-day plan
This is the work that transforms how you show up in your practice.
Day Two — Integration + Restoration
You’ll let the work settle through stillness, rest, ocean, and quiet space.
Not as escape — but as part of the recalibration process that strengthens your stability as a leader.
Former burned-out dentist turned leadership strategist.
She knows the reality most dentists never say out loud:
RDH shortages that wreck your day
DAs who need constant coaching
turnover cycles that drain production
pre-auth battles that slow everything down
the emotional load of being the “strong one”
patients, staff, and family all needing something from you at once
Dr. Hayward teaches the same system she used to go from overwhelmed to leading with steadiness, strategy, and strength.
This retreat delivers that system to dentists who are ready for change.
A small-group experience designed for dentists who want a reset that is practical, strategic, and deeply supportive.
If you're exhausted from carrying your team…
If your leadership feels heavier than it should…
If you want to stay in dentistry without losing yourself…
You belong here.
P.S. If you're thinking, “I don’t have time for this…”
That’s exactly why you need it.
P.P.S. You don’t have to be “falling apart” to come.
You just have to be honest that something needs to change.
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