Institute for Diversity in Leadership members discuss opportunities, challenges in advancing inclusion, diversity in ADA

By | December 10, 2014
Dr. Amanda Hemmer, 2014-15 class member of the Institute for Diversity in Leadership

Dr. Amanda Hemmer, 2014-15 class member of the Institute for Diversity in Leadership

The Institute for Diversity in Leadership 2014-15 class members engaged the ADA Board of Trustees this week in a panel discussion at ADA Headquarters.

The goal: For the ADA Board of Trustees to gain insights and perspectives from the current class participants of the Institute, which includes new dentists, regarding opportunities and challenges related to advancing diversity and inclusion throughout the ADA.

Sponsored, in part, through generous contributions from Procter & Gamble Oral Health and Henry Schein Dental, the Institute provides a diverse group of dentists with education and experience to build a lifetime of relationships and set new leadership paths within the dental profession and their community. Core to the program’s philosophy is that lasting leadership learning is lifelong and based on experience.

As key part of the leadership learning experience, each participant also designs and completes a personal leadership project for their community or the profession. The 16 members will work with leading educators from Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business during three sessions.

For more information on the Institute, visit ADA.org/diversityinstitute.

What do you think are the opportunities and challenges related to advancing diversity and inclusion throughout organized dentistry?

Here are more photos from the panel discussion:

Dr. Zellisha Quam

Dr. Zellisha Quam

 

Dr. Mark Limosani

Dr. Mark Limosani

Dr. Darwin Hayes

Dr. Darwin Hayes

(From left) Drs. MarkLimosani, DeryckPham and Abe Abdulwaheed

(From left) Drs. Mark Limosani, Deryck Pham and Abe Abdulwaheed

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