How are you managing your time during the COVID19 pandemic?
I have structured my day 6 days a week. I take Sundays off without structure.
Monday to Saturday:
I wake up, have a coffee in the garden, then look through any emails, messages that came through overnight and plan my day.
Around midday I workout - I do a Barrys Bootcamp instagram live workout 4 days a week and go for a run or do yoga on the other 2 days.
I then shower and get ready for the day.
I work on my lap to on various projects 2-7pm
- speak to my followers on my instagram @DrManrinaRhode via stories and live videos
- post updates on social media
- see any online review/consultations I have booked in (my diary is open for bookings 2-7pm 6 days a week)
- reply to emails
- write articles for various publications
- work on my website
- write newsletters for subscribers to my course website - www.designingsmiles.co.uk
etc.
In the evening I watch a film, read my book, talk on facetime to family and friends,usually all 3.
Repeat!

Any exciting new skills you’ve learned during your downtime?
I haven't learnt any new skills but have been using the time to expand the ones I have and enjoy eg, exercise, reading and social media interaction.
I'm planning to create an online social media course for dentists but have not started that as yet. Creating an online course will be a new skill.

What are your plans after the pandemic is over?
Unfortunately I have had to postpone the next dates for my Smile Makeover course, Designing Smiles, till October. I am looking forward to pushing forward with growing that.
I also have a product line that was due to launch this weekend that has been put on hold so I have been working on the launch of that and am excited to launch.
I am looking forward to getting back to work but also would like to book some travel once we are allowed to do that again.

What advice can you give to other Dentists during these unprecedented times?
Stay positive, stay focused, stay active.
There is a lot of free CPD out there at the moment.
I am going through veneer cases that I have done on my instagram at 3pm every Wednesday with a lot of useful tips.
I also have a veneer podcast that I recorded with Jaz Gulati that is worth watching/ listening to
https://youtu.be/1_AZh3spMUU
Enjoy time with your family if you are with them. We will all get back to work one day, lets use this time in a way that we can look back on it and feel proud of what we did. Stay safe.

I’ve known Dr Avani Shah for many years since our first dental study club back in 2016 with Dental Compass. Since then, a lot has happened, especially during the COVID19 outbreak.
“Hi everyone. My name is Avani and I am a Dentist who just wanted to tell people how important it is for everyone to STAY AT HOME during this difficult time of the Covid -19 outbreak. I am still going to the practice to take emergency phone calls and help as many patients as I can. I know how difficult this time has been for everyone but I need everyone to know that if you can stay at home you WILL be saving so many lives. Just think of your parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, and all the friends and family members you can help by staying at home if you can. We CAN and WILL get through this, but we need everyone to do this together and listen to the advice given to you. Let's beat this together and save lives by staying at home!”

The world as we know it has changed so I paid attention to her message via a series of videos explaining the need to #stayhome. See her videos on her youtube channel by clicking here or go to https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3xzA6CD6mpS7B5HMvAZIWg or search for Dr Avani Shah.

In the last newsletter I had released a routine of stay home stretches that I do on a daily basis :) Since then, I’ve come across Dr Holly Nolan a chiropractor in London who has released a series of stretch video’s on her instagram page that outlines specific stretch routines for different areas of the body.

As with many dental professionals, the main areas we suffer from is upper body pain as stated in my last newsletter “Many years of long hours sitting at the bench”. Dr Holly looked through my routine and gave me some very helpful advice that I incorporated into my routine and already makes a big difference.

Sometimes it’s best leaving it to the experts, as I said to Dr Holly, “You know a lot about the body, I only know about teeth”

Go to @hollynolanchiro to see her updated videos and join in on Instagram!