In this episode of Protrusive Dental Podcast, Dr. Richard Porter discusses emotional intelligence.

Aims and objectives:

Gain an understanding of emotional intelligence, as applied to dentistry, taking into consideration:

• The journey of Dr. Porter
• How important is luck in our life and career?
• What is emotional intelligence (EI), with tangible examples, relevant to dentistry?
• Self-awareness, self-regulation, social awareness, social relationships
• How important are emotional quotient (EQ) and intelligence quotient (IQ)?
• High EI, does it lead to greater success?
• Are we born with EI; can we improve our EQ?
• How you can find out your level of EI: Richard suggests the Big 5 Ocean assessment and understandmyself.com?
• The importance of emotional intelligence for dentists and the entire dental team