Your team doesn't have a performance problem.
They have a nervous system problem.
And the cost is showing up everywhere —
in clinical errors, in team conflict, in good people quietly leaving, and in the patient experience before anyone says a word.
What's quietly costing your organization
Dentistry is relentless.
Precision work. Emotional labor. High-stakes decisions back to back, all day, in close physical proximity to people who are anxious, in pain, or both.
The nervous system absorbs it all. When it never gets to discharge, the cost shows up in ways that look like performance problems, culture problems, or retention problems.
They're not. They're nervous system problems.
And patients feel it before anyone says a word. They walk into a room and read the energy. A dysregulated team doesn't just cost you internally. It costs you at the chair.
Most wellness initiatives miss this entirely. They address the symptoms. This work addresses the source.
Why this is a strategic investment, not a wellness perk
Retention
— Dysregulated teams become disengaged, quietly quit, or leave. Regulated teams stay, flourish, and recruit.Culture
— Nervous system states are contagious. Leaders regulate, or they transmit. Nervous system energy is the first thing your team and patients experience before you say a single word.Clinical Quality
— Overdrive degrades precision, judgment, and decision-making under pressure. Regulated teams deliver calmer, safer care.
Patient Experience
— Patients read the room before they read the treatment plan. A regulated team creates an atmosphere of safety, trust, and ease, making patients more receptive to care and more likely to share that experience with the people they love.
Signature Offerings
Why this work lands differently
I am a dentist. A former practice owner. And a Nervous System Leadership Coach who has lived everything I teach.
I didn't study the pressure of dental culture from the outside. I built a practice, led a team, and navigated burnout from the inside. That lived experience is the foundation of my credibility in this room, and it's something few outside wellness speakers can replicate.
My approach draws from neuroscience, stress physiology, somatic awareness, trauma-informed practice, and behavioral science grounded in both ancient wisdom and modern research. Every tool is tested in the room before participants take it into their lives.
The result is not inspiration that fades by Monday. It is behavioral shift that compounds.
Wired for Overdrive
The Nervous System Pattern Quietly Costing Your Organization
60-Minute Keynote or Lunch & Learn | Full Organization or Leadership Team
Most dental professionals already know they're running too hot. This keynote names what's happening beneath the surface and gives teams a new language, a new lens, and three immediate tools for doing something about it.
Not a pep talk. A reframe that changes how people understand themselves and each other.
Participants leave with:
A clear model for how nervous system overdrive shows up in dental teams
The ability to recognize dysregulation patterns before they cascade
Three evidence-based micro-tools for real-time regulation, usable chairside and in leadership moments
A shared organizational language that makes hard conversations easier
Perfect for annual retreats, all-staff meetings, organizational summits, and Lunch & Learns.
Rewired
A Half-to Full-Day Intensive for Building Regulated, High-Performing Dental Teams
4-5 Hour Workshop | Mixed Leadership & Clinical Teams | Flexible Format
Which version of your team shows up every day — tired, distracted, and just getting through it? Or energized, focused, and connected?
That's not a personality question. It's a nervous system question.
Rewired goes beyond awareness into application. Every participant leaves with something they can use the next morning.
Participants leave with:
A personal Thrive Audit — a targeted self-assessment that identifies the one or two energy domains most quietly costing them right now
A Reset Protocol they designed themselves, usable chairside, between patients, and before the next hard moment
The Flip the Switch Framework — a practical tool for closing the gap between trigger and response in real time
A daily operating system for showing up regulated across energy, work, and connection to the people around them
Team communication tools that reduce friction without requiring difficult conversations
A CREW Team Agreement — a co-created team commitment that names what this team will stand for, practice, and hold each other to
A 30-day action plan with an accountability partner named before they leave the room
Perfect for leadership retreats, all-team intensives, and organizations navigating growth, transition, or high turnover.
Both offerings are available as standalone engagements. The keynote introduces the framework and plants the question.
The workshop builds the answer, in the room, with the whole team, in a single day.
What people say
"This workshop was not just inspiring. It was transformational."
— Beth Heilman"It's been a significant shift. I feel much more confident. I feel like a stronger leader. Her suggestions were realistic.
Easy to implement."
— Lynda Sherman, CDA, EFDA, Speaker, Consultant, Clinician"With Dr. Laura's wisdom and encouragement, I went from feeling constantly drained and anxious to waking up each day with energy, clarity, and a deep sense of meaning in the work I do."
— Dr. Amy Chen, DentistSpeaking history includes:
Rocky Mountain Dental Convention · Georgia Dental Association · Star of the North · Women in Dentistry Symposium · WeVolution Dental Conference · Dental Entrepreneur Woman Retreat · Productive Dentist Academy · Penn Dental Women's Network · Expansion Retreat · National Mobile & Teledentistry Conference · CU Women’s Dental Club
Repeat invitations across multiple organizations.
Ready to bring this work to your organization?
Every engagement starts with a conversation. We talk about your team, your culture, and what's quietly getting in the way of both. No pitch. No pressure. Just clarity on whether this is the right fit.
laura@drlauraschwindt.com | Engagements are custom | Priced by conversation, never by catalog
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