Jessica Gordon

Have you ever felt so scared of going to the dentist that you put it off until you were in agony?Learn how to deal with your fears so that you can easily open wide when you need to.Are you nervous about pain? Worried that you'll end up with unwanted treatments? Concerned about feeling criticized? Through eight years of oral health coaching Meliors Simms has supported hundreds of adults all around the world to overcome dental misgivings. Having tamed her own history of panic attacks as a patient, she's here to open the door to empowered serenity at your next appointment.Calm and Confident in the Dental Chair is an interactive workbook designed to help you get past inner obstacles to accessing necessary dental care. With compassion and empathy Meliors presents accessible exercises, insightful journaling and simple tips to apply on the day. You'll learn how to show up relaxed and stay at ease through any kind of dental visit, from a simple check up to a complex intervention.Whether you are counting down to an urgent consultation today or you have been putting off making an appointment for ages, Calm and Confident in the Dental Chair offers: Suggestions for minimizing suffering or overstimulation so you can feel more comfortable with dental procedures (even if you are highly sensitive or neurodivergent)Simple ways to self-soothe your emotions during treatment, so that you'll feel fine afterwardsTips for effectively communicating your needs and preferences while building trust with your dental teamGuidance through making difficult decisions to help avoid expensive or unhealthy regretsFrank advice about finding, and working with, the best dentist for your circumstances... and much, much more.Calm and Confident in the Dental Chair: An Adult Workbook to Relieve Anxiety is an essential resource for anyone feeling apprehensive about the dentist. If you appreciate straightforward recommendations, simple physical practices and introspective prompts, then you'll love Meliors Simms' unique approach to quelling dental fears.

‘Environmental Problem-Solving' presents short excerpts from carefully selected readings, expert commentaries on those readings, assignments, and the best MIT student responses to the assignments and exam questions with excellent student response. The book presents four main models of environmental policy-making: competing theories of environmental ethics; tools for environmental assessment and environmental decision-making; and techniques for public engagement and group decision-making. The book covers the material presented in the semester-long course required of all students enrolled in MIT’s Environmental Policy and Planning Specialization.

‘Environmental Problem-Solving' presents short excerpts from carefully selected readings, expert commentaries on those readings, assignments, and the best MIT student responses to the assignments and exam questions with excellent student response. The book presents four main models of environmental policy-making: competing theories of environmental ethics; tools for environmental assessment and environmental decision-making; and techniques for public engagement and group decision-making. The book covers the material presented in the semester-long course required of all students enrolled in MIT’s Environmental Policy and Planning Specialization.