{"product_id":"dental-drama-stephanie-m-seaton-9798243749497","title":"Dental Drama: What They Don't Tell You When You Sit in the Chair","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDental Drama: What They Don't Tell You When You Sit in the Chair\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eby\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephanie M. Seaton\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBehind every bright smile is a story no one sees.\u003cp\u003eVanessa Carter thought she was choosing a career in healthcare.\u003cbr\u003eShe didn't know she was stepping into a system.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInside pristine waiting rooms and polished practices, Vanessa becomes the quiet heart of dentistry - calming anxious patients, protecting frightened children, and holding space where care should live. But behind the scenes, she witnesses what most patients never will: ethical lines blurred, power misused, silence rewarded, and truth punished.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a Black woman navigating professional spaces that both depend on her and erase her, Vanessa learns that being competent is not enough, being kind is not protection, and being honest is often dangerous. The more she brings compassion and integrity into the room, the more the room pushes back.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcross a series of dental offices, Vanessa is forced to choose between survival and self-respect, between belonging and becoming.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eDental Drama\u003c\/i\u003e is a raw, intimate, and quietly powerful workplace novel about emotional labor, systemic injustice, and the cost of being the conscience inside institutions that resist accountability.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is a story for anyone who has ever loved their work - and been wounded by it.\u003cbr\u003eFor anyone who has ever carried a room that did not carry them.\u003cbr\u003eAnd for anyone who has ever had to walk away in order to finally come home to themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Stephanie M. Seaton\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798243749497\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/13\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 104\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.25d","brand":"Stephanie M. Seaton","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48447291293951,"sku":"9798243749497","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_540fe9ae-3875-4c8c-a174-2ec391cc608d.jpg?v=1777230131","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dental-drama-stephanie-m-seaton-9798243749497","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}