Supported by Colgate-Palmolive and Henry Schein

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The Senior Dental Leaders

Programme (SDL-7)

Sunday 3rd – Friday 8th March 2013, Boston, MA, USA

A strategic leadership programme for improving child oral health

Those in leadership positions or those who aspireto become effective dental public health leadersshould not be left alone to tackle the manychallenges – guidance and support are necessaryfor them to succeed and keep up the momentum.

The programme is designed to bring together, in aglobal network, individuals who wish to engage at alocal, federal or global level in bringing about lastingpositive change. Successful leaders will be available toshare their insights and all will have a chance to reflecton the demands of leadership.

As Koh and Jacobson recently stated (J Public Health2009, 31 (2) 199–201) “public health requires its leadersto stretch their minds and souls in almost unimaginableways. Public health has only recently begun to explorethe potential of formal leadership education and training.”

The Global Child Dental Fund (GCDFund)(www.gcdfund.org) is a registered charity committed

to leading this initiative. The charity builds upon theKing’s College London’s Global Child Dental HealthTaskforce project established in 2006 and whosemission is supported by theWorld Health Organization.GCDFund along with Harvard School of DentalMedicine (HSDM) and King’s College London (KCL),recognises effective leadership in dentistry as beingthe key to achieving its overall mission of improvingchild dental health for all children, and especially forthose underserved.

The Senior Dental Leaders programme in 2013(SDL-7) will focus on developing strategicregional oral health networks.

Following the popularity of the first six years we arenow seeking nominations for a seventh cohort ofparticipants for the next programme taking place inMarch 2013. The 2013 programme will be held at theHarvard School of Dental Medicine, Boston, USA.

In September 2011 the Senior Dental Leadersprogramme was voted the best InternationalCollaboration programme at King’s College London.

Background

Global challenges demand global leaders. If we are to meet thechallenges and identify the opportunities that the next decade willbring to global oral health then we will need leaders who are expertin the theory and practice of strategic leadership.

Senior dental leaders need chances to critically reflect on their rolesnow and in the future. Only then can they fully realise their capacityto create change.

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The programme was also shortlisted for the prestigiousTimes Higher Education Awards 2011 in the categoryof ‘Outstanding Contribution to Leadership Development’.

Without good leadership, resources are wasted and wedo not win the support of global health researchers andfunders.We need to state a new vision. The SDL programmeexists to nurture a global alumni of key senior dental leaderswho can change the face of global oral health.“ Professor Raman Bedi

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e programme works as a catalyst forsustainable change by equipping local leadersto solve the challenges faced by their owncountries and regions. Individuals, countries,and the international dental community asa whole all bene't from the programme.

Bene'ts to individuals

• Provision of knowledge and resources whichwill enhance the participants high levelleadership capabilities.

• Access to the experience of senior level policy,health and higher education professionalswith substantial experience of deliveringstrategic change.

• e opportunity to build long lasting networkswith colleagues facing similar challenges.

Bene'ts at a country level

• If countries are to achieve the ambitious targetof eliminating dental cavities in their childpopulation within a generation, then we will needmajor system changes in the way dental servicesare provided and funded.

is programme will support the senior dental leaderswho will be needed to deliver these changes. ey willbe called to work with a number of stakeholders andoperate at a demanding pace. ey will need to deployexcellent leadership and management skills to survivethe ongoing pressures and challenges they will be facedwith. is course will help them to do so by providingthem with access to a strong evidence base and a globalnetwork, delivering leadership support, skillsand techniques.

Bene'ts for the international dental community

• Building the ability of strategic leaders to dealwith the global challenges facing the dental world.

• e development of a cadre of leaders will shapethe future direction of oral health agendas on anational and international level, driving forwardprogressive agendas to eliminate preventabledental disease.

Programme aims and benefits

The programme’s core aim is to equip senior leaders with the skills theyneed to drive forward action towards a cavity free world.

The programme is aimed at key individuals who wish to develop strategicleadership and management skills to advance this agenda in their owncountries and contexts. It is creating an international network of leadersthat facilitates collaboration, exchanges of knowledge, and mutual support.

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To be considered for participation in theprogramme, prospective candidates should:

• Have experience and a proven track record ofoperating successfully in a senior policy or otherleadership role

• Have the support of their Ministries of Health,Dental Association, Academic Institution orother employer

Preference will be given to those who are already in orwho are about to take up a senior leadership position.

To date the SDL programme has trained delegatesfrom over 42 countries.

e professional and cultural diversity of previouscohorts has signiLcantly enhanced the programme.It is intended that the next cohort will also be drawnfrom a wide range of backgrounds and cultures.

e working language of all the sessions will beEnglish, in which participants are expected to beproLcient to at least TEFOL level 5. A pre-workshopquestionnaire will be used to gather relevantbackground information about the participants.

Who should attend?

The Senior Dental Leaders programmeprovides a great platform for collaborationamong dental public health leadersglobally. After attending SDL-6, I ammore determined and confident to make adifference to the oral health of my community.

Fiona Makoni, Chairperson-Dentistry,University of Zimbabwe,Tony Volpe Scholar, SDL-6 ”

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On completion participants will have:

• Honed their skill-sets for the most senior roles indental policy making.

• Gained insights into the global context for oral healthand identiLed issues facing senior leaders in dentistry.

• Examined the process of formulating andimplementing national and international strategiesand used ‘scenario thinking’ to consider possiblefutures for oral health.

• Gained insights into the theory and practice ofstrategic leadership, disruptive innovation andchange management.

• BeneLtted from time for self reMection on thecurrent and future role of senior dental leadersand the strategic leadership capabilities requiredfor the future.

• Enjoyed access to an inMuential network ofcolleagues and contacts.

Course Directors

e course will be directed by Professor RamanBedi (King’s College London Dental Instituteand Chairman of the Global Child Dental Fund)and Dr. R. Bruce Donoff (Dean of the HarvardSchool of Dental Medicine).

Professor Bedi was Chief Dental Officer for Englandfrom 2002 to 2005. During that time he led a major re-form of dental regulation and of the provision of dentalservices. He also led the process facilitating easier waterMuoridation in England. He was a Founding Boardmember of the Leadership Foundation for HigherEducation, a trustee of the Children’s Society, and ispresently the chairman of the Global Child Dental Fund.

Dr. R. Bruce Donoff is Dean of the Harvard Schoolof Dental Medicine and Walter C. GuralnickDistinguished Professor of Oral and MaxilofacialSurgery (OMFS). Dr. Donoff ’s career has centered onHarvard’s Faculty of Medicine and the MassachusettsGeneral Hospital’s Department of OMFS. He has mademajor research contributions in OMFS with interestsin wound healing, bone gra survival, sensory nerverepair and oral cancer. He is President of the Friendsof the National Institute of Dental and CraniofacialResearch, and serves on the Editorial Board of theJournal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery. Dr. Donoffis also a fellow of the American Association for the

Advancement of Science. He has received numeroushonors, including the American Association of Oraland Maxillofacial Surgeons Research RecognitionAward and the William J. Gies Foundation Awardfor Oral Maxillofacial Surgery.

e event will be facilitated by Dr Tom Kennie.Tom is a leadership development specialist whohas experience of designing and running similarprogrammes in related sectors. Tom has, for example,been for 10 years Programme Director of the nationalTop Management Programme for senior leaders inhigher education in the UK. He has also been involvedin the SDL programme since its inception.

In addition to the 'core team' the programme willalso involve contributions from other internationallyrecognised speakers including:

• Dianne Rekow, Dean of the Dental Institute andProfessor of Orthodontics, King’s College London

• Stanley M. Bergman, Chairman & CEO,Henry Schein, Inc.

• Marsha Butler, Vice President, Global Oral Care -Colgate-Palmolive

• Chester Douglass, Professor Emeritus of OralHealth Policy and Epidemiology, Harvard Schoolof Dental Medicine

• Tony Volpe, Trustee, Global Child Dental Fund

Outcomes

The programme will develop and enhance key strategic leadershipcompetencies. It will also allow individuals to network with aninternational group of leaders working towards the same objectives.

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Programme timing and costs

The programme will take place in March 2013. An outline frameworkfor the intensive 5 day core workshops can be found in the followingpages. The current timeplan for the application and selection ofparticipants is as follows:

Month Actions30th November 2012

• Deadline for receipt of nominations.

31st December 2012

• ConLrmation of places.

Coste cost of the course will be USD $10,000. e costwill include all course fees, materials as well as hotelaccommodations and subsistence from Sunday 3rduntil Friday 8th March. Any early arrival or extensionto delegate stays, outside the programme dates, willnot be covered and each delegate will have to bookthis separately. Travel within Boston as part of theprogramme will be met from the course fees but

participants will be expected to fund travel to/fromtheir respective countries to Boston and anyairport/rail transfers on the start and end dates.

ere are a number of sponsored places for theprogramme and inquiries should be sent toProfessor Bedi.

Conclusionis is a unique programme which offers participantsthe chance to consolidate and expand their advancedleadership skills, and to develop new methods toimprove the quality of policy making on return totheir home location. Over time, it is building a globalnetwork of senior leaders who are shaping the futureof oral health care around the world.

• To gain insights into the global context for oralhealth and to discuss issues facing senior leadersin dentistry.

• To examine how to respond to the workforcechallenges of the future through the use ofdisruptive innovation and scenario thinking astools to help consider possible futures.

• To gain insights into the theory and practice ofstrategic leadership, team development, effectivecollaborative working innovation and changemanagement.

• To provide time for self reMection on the currentand future role of senior dental leaders and thestrategic leadership capabilities required to buildthe dental workforce for the future.

Strategic Leadership and Building Healthy Alliances in Oral Health

SUNDAY 3RD - FRIDAY 8TH MARCH 2013, BOSTON, MA, USA

ADVANCED DENTAL PUBLIC HEALTH LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME

The Senior Dental Leaders

Programme (SDL-7)

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Sunday 3rd March Monday 4th MarchThe Global Context and the Leadershipof StrategyWelcome and Orientation

19:00 Welcome to the ProgrammeProfessor Raman Bedi, Chair of the GCDFundand Professor Bruce Donoff, Dean,Harvard School of Dental Medicine,

Programme Directors

19:15 Drinks and Networking

19:45 Dinner

08:00 Breakfast

09:00 WelcomeProfessor Raman Bedi & Professor Bruce Donoff

09:10 Introduction to the Day, Personal Introductions& Overview of the SDL-7 ProgrammeDr Tom Kennie, Programme Facilitator

The Global Context for Children’s Oral Health –Professor Raman Bedi

The Leadership of StrategyDr Tom Kennie, Programme Facilitator

11:00 Break

11:15 The Leadership of Strategy (cont.)Dr Tom Kennie, Programme Facilitator

Facilitated Group Discussion

12:30 Lunch

13:45 Case Study 1: Resource Allocation andWorkforce DevelopmentProfessors Bruce Donoff and Chester Douglass,Harvard School of Dental Medicine

15:00 Break

15:15 Perspectives from Delegates

16:00 Free time

19:00 Drinks Reception

20:00 Dinner

Delegates arrive on Sunday 3rd March, 2013

e Global Child Dental Fund is a UK registered charity.It was established to support the Global Child Dental HealthTaskforce which was founded in 2006 by King’s CollegeLondon. We are dedicated to signiLcantly improving thedental health of children worldwide through theelimination of dental cavities in children. e focus ofthe charity is to develop strategic leadership and workwith the most disadvantaged children.

We strive to continually enhance partnerships, developleadership skills and provide resources for improvingthe dental health of disadvantaged children. We believethat local leaders working on a local agenda can bringabout the necessary sustainable changes in oral healthfor children.

GCDFund Board Members include:

Professor Raman Bedi, ChairmanDr Marion Bergman, TrusteeDr Tony Volpe, TrusteeRichard Price, Trustee

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Tuesday 5th March Wednesday 6th MarchScenario Planning and PublicHealth Innovations

Public Private Partnerships andLeadership

08:00 Breakfast

09:00 Horizon Scanning, Disruptive Innovationand Scenario PlanningDr Tom Kennie, Programme Facilitator

• The concept of disruptive innovative

• Short,medium and long term drivers of change

• The process of scenario planning

• Illustrative examples in practice

10:30 Break

10:50 Case Study 2: ‘Clinical Innovation 2020’Professors Bruce Donoff and Chester Douglass,Harvard School of Dental Medicine

• Future trends

• Case study application of scenario planning

• Implications

12:45 Lunch

14:00 Contributions from participants

15:30 End

15:45 Free time

18:45 Leave Hotel

19:30 Henry Schein Gala Dinner

08:00 Breakfast

08:30 Travel to Harvard School of Dental Medicine

09:15 Welcome to the SchoolProfessor Bruce Donoff, Dean

09:40 Henry Schein, Inc. Global HealthForum ProgramStanley M. Bergman, Chairman & CEO,Henry Schein, Inc.

10:40 Break

11:00 Tour of Harvard School of Dental Medicineand meet staff

12:40 Return to Hotel

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Leaders, Leadership & Leading:Dr Tom Kennie, Programme Facilitatorand Professor Bruce Donoff,Harvard School of Dental Medicine

• Personal experiences

• Leadership in practice

• Leadership: some conceptual frameworks

15:45 Break

17:30 Leave Hotel

18:00 Dinner

19:30 Social Event

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Thursday 7th MarchTeam Leadership and ChangeManagement and the Colgate Seminar

Friday 8th MarchBringing it all together

08:00 Breakfast

09:00 Team Leadership Styles and Preferences

• Feedback of the self-insight questionnaire

• Implications for oneself and for your senior team

10:30 Break

10:50 Leading Strategic Change and InnovationDr Tom Kennie, Programme Facilitator

• Frameworks for leading change and innovation

• Dealing with resistance to change

• Principles of effective changemanagement

11:50 ‘Making a Difference’ – DevelopingYour Strategy and Team

Leading Change to Enhance Dental HealthProfessor Raman Bedi and Dr Tom Kennie

• Understanding the stakeholders and partners

• Developing your strategic plan

• Resolving your leadership challenges

• Developing your team

• Dealing with the implementation challenges

• Priorities for action

• Developing your style of leadership

• Dealing with resistance

• Building the case for change

13:00 Lunch

14:00 Colgate-Palmolive SeminarDr Marsha Butler, Vice President

Themes TBA

15:45 Closing RemarksProfessor Bruce Donoff

19:00 Leave Hotel

19:30 Dinner: The Harvard Faculty Club

08:00 Breakfast

09:00 Summary of the Emergent Themesand Issues

Discussion

10:30 Break

11:00 Next Steps, Reflections and PersonalAction PlanningProfessor Raman Bedi, Professor Bruce Donoffand Dr Tom Kennie

12:15 Closing Remarks

12:30 Lunch

14:00 Optional: Time for one-to-one orgroup discussions

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Supported by Colgate-Palmolive and Henry Schein

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Main Sponsors

The Tony Volpe Award

We are grateful to Colgate-Palmoliveand Henry Schein, Inc. for their supportof this programme. Colgate-Palmoliveand Henry Schein will fund a numberof the programme delegates at SDL-7.

Senior Dental LeadersRooms 329-331, 26-29 Drury Lane, London WC2B 5RLTel: 020 7848 2204 email: raman.bedi@kcl.ac.uk

Left to right: Professor Raman Bedi, Mr Enock Phaleand Dr Tony Volpe.

e Global Child Dental Fund is proud tosupport this exciting award, which is availableto 2 individuals to attend SDL-7 in 2013.e awards meet both the registration andtravel costs for the programme.

In 2012 Enock Phale and Fiona Makoni receivedthe award for SDL-6. ey travelled to Londonfrom Malawi and Zimbabwe respectively toexperience the broad learning and networkingopportunities offered by the programme.

Enock said: “I am honoured to be one of the6rst Tony Volpe Scholars. It was a privilege tospend time with experienced professionals atSDL-6 and to think strategically about mywork for the people of Malawi.”

Please see the GCDFund website for details oneligibility and how to apply.

www.gcdfund.org