Dentistry-oriented goal setting and time management workshop at UOL drives professional growth
LAHORE: The Department of Operative Dentistry at The University of Lahore’s University College of Medicine & Dentistry (UCMD-UOL) organized a targeted workshop titled “Goal Setting and Time Management: Achieving Work–Life Balance”, bringing together postgraduate trainees and faculty from the university’s dental hospital with high enthusiasm. The session was expertly facilitated by Prof. Dr. Fariha Naz, Head of the Operative Dentistry Department at UCMD-UOL, and offered clinicians a structured, evidence-based framework to enhance productivity, manage competing demands, and achieve better work–life alignment.
The workshop addressed real-world challenges faced by busy clinicians and postgraduate dental trainees, such as juggling clinical duties, research responsibilities, academic commitments, and personal wellbeing. Through a mix of interactive exercises, hands-on activities and goal-setting reflections, participants gained actionable strategies to improve time allocation, task prioritization and long-term professional planning.
Core workshop themes included
- Effective goal-setting methodologies tailored for dental professionals
- Time management techniques relevant to high-pressure clinical settings
- Approaches to maintain work–life balance while pursuing dental excellence
- Reflective activities designed to support mindful and purpose-driven practice
The concluding address was delivered by Dr. Aslam Shiekh, the honoured Medical Superintendent of ULDH, who commended the initiative and offered insights on the Islamic perspective of time management, emphasising ethical stewardship of time, purposeful action and personal accountability in both work and life.
Participants responded positively, describing the workshop as both motivational and essential for continuous professional development. They advocated for more frequent sessions of this nature, noting that such initiatives help elevate standards of care, foster clinician wellbeing and build a culture of mindful productivity.
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