In this episode, Dr. Martin Mendelson and Dr. Kyle Stanley tackle the lack of empathy showing up in the dental community toward colleagues who are struggling. The data isn't subtle: dentists are 17 times more likely to die by suicide than the general population. Two and a half times more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression. That's not a mindset problem. That's a profession in pain.

Kyle admits he used to be that guy — the one who thought struggling dentists just weren't working hard enough. Then burnout hit. He was on the 5-yard line with every advantage, and still fumbled the ball. That's the point.

Not everyone's Everest looks the same. The phrase comes from Martin's friend Sean Swarner — a man who climbed Mount Everest with one functioning lung after surviving two unrelated cancers before age 18. Everyone is climbing somet ...