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Enhance your leadership potential! Promising leaders, who are members of racial, ethnic and/or gender groups that have been traditionally underrepresented in leadership, are encouraged to participate in this extraordinary educational experience.
Established in 2003 by the ADA, the goal of the Institute is to provide a diverse group of dentists with education and experience so that they can set new leadership paths within the profession and their communities.
Apply today! Deadline is April 30, 2009
Empower Yourself
The Institute curriculum exposes participants to key concepts in leadership. Institute faculty lead dentists through discussions and exercises on topics including:
- Defining leadership
- Creating vision
- Leading effective teams transparently
- Negotiations and conflict management
- Decision making
- Effective presentations
- Marketing for non-profit organizations
The Institute's emphasis is fostering personal leadership skills. The program seeks to build a lifetime network of supportive relationships among alumni as they move on to leadership roles for their communities and the profession.
Over the course of the year, the 12 dentists selected to participate in the Institute attend three leadership training sessions conducted by faculty from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management at ADA Headquarters in Chicago. Dentists have the opportunity to network with the ADA Board of Trustees, leaders from the program's corporate sponsors and non-profit organizations, faculty from the Kellogg School of Management and ADA staff—all in small group settings. Participants also get the chance to interact with members from last year's Institute class.
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Make a Difference in Your Community
An integral part of the learning experience is having the participants put the leadership principles and training they've received to practical use. Dentists select an issue or challenge in their community, organization or the profession and develop and execute a plan to address it. Kellogg faculty, national mentors and ADA staff continue to act as ongoing resources throughout the development and execution of the projects.
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Learn from the Best
The ADA is proud to work with educators from an institution as highly regarded as Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management in bringing the Institute to life. Collaborating with an institution of this caliber makes this an extraordinary learning experience for all involved. Two of the lead instructors are Dean Lyons and Dr. Prince, who will be joined by other leading Kellogg faculty and outside leaders. (The Kellogg executive management MBA program was ranked #1 in a nationwide survey conducted by the Wall Street Journal.)
Vennie A. Lyons, Associate Dean, The Managers' Program
Kellogg School of Management
Northwestern University
For more than 30 years, Dean Lyons has served as director of The Managers' Program (TMP), Kellogg's part-time graduate management program. As a 1972 Kellogg graduate, Lyons has dedicated his career to building TMP into one of the highest-ranking evening management programs in the country. Dean Lyons brings to the Institute his commitment to higher learning and a wealth of experience managing one of the country's most prominent management programs.
Thomas R. Prince, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus of Accounting Information & Management;
Professor Emeritus of Health Industry Management
Kellogg School of Management
Northwestern University
Dr. Prince, educational consultant to the ADA Institute for Diversity in Leadership, has been a professor at the Kellogg School of Management since 1969. In addition to teaching and research, Dr. Prince serves as a consultant to various health care organizations. The ADA was able to draw upon Dr. Prince's vast academic and health care industry experience in developing the curriculum for the ADA Institute for Diversity in Leadership.
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Time Commitment
The Institute consists of three leadership training seminars located in Chicago. The first session will be held on September 9–11, 2009. The remaining two sessions will be held December 7–8, 2009 and September 8–10, 2010. Each participant will present his/her personal leadership project to the group at the September 2010 meeting. Participants need to commit significant personal time to their individual leadership experiences. In addition, each Institute participant will be asked to serve as a mentor for dentists in future Institute classes. (The ADA is an ADA CERP recognized provider. Dentists who attend the ADA Institute for Diversity in Leadership will receive continuing education credits for their participation in the program.)
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Cost
There is no tuition or fees to participate in the Institute. The ADA and corporate sponsors cover travel expenses to Chicago (transportation, lodging and meals) for the three training sessions. In addition, a stipend is provided to help offset the costs associated with implementing participants' personal leadership projects.
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Application Process
Candidates should complete an online application  . The ADA needs to receive a completed application, two reference forms and responses to three essay questions for consideration. If you require an application form, or have questions, please contact the ADA at 800-621-8099, x4699 or starsiaks@ada.org.
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Application Deadline is April 30, 2009
Please be sure to submit all completed application materials to the ADA by April 30, 2009. We regret that the ADA cannot be responsible for incomplete or late applications and that incomplete applications, or those received after April 30, 2009, cannot be accepted.
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Eligibility
Institute participants consist of a diverse group of dentists who belong to racial, ethnic and/or gender groups that have traditionally been underrepresented in leadership roles. Participation is open to active, licensed dentists, residing in the U.S., who have been in practice for five years or more.
Ideal candidates will have demonstrated leadership potential within dental associations or their communities, but will not have held high-level leadership positions in organized dentistry.
ADA members are encouraged to apply, but ADA membership is not required for participation in the Institute.
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Corporate Sponsors
The ADA Institute for Diversity in Leadership is made possible by the ADA Foundation through generous corporate contributions from:
GlaxoSmithKline
Procter & Gamble
Henry Schein Dental
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