Featured Speakers: Gabrielle Linzer, Kelly Merbler, Joelene Weter, RDH, Tiffany Howerton, RDH, BSDH

Program Track: Professional Development

Course Description: Step up your game and give your career that extra bit of polish it deserves! Level up your leadership skills and feel empowered to approach your work collaboratively, communicate effectively and positively influence your routine and those around you. This extensive Dental Hygiene Leadership Summit is a full day packed with enhanced leadership training specific to dental hygienists. Get ready to sharpen your leadership toolkit and apply what you learn to your daily experiences. Plan to flex your new leadership skills and find the potential you have simmering inside as you learn about yourself and understand how to positively influence and constructively communicate with your team.

Topics include communication, the art of negotiation, fostering creativity and innovation, critical thinking and decision making, building dynamic teams, problem solving and conflict resolution, and career pathway development.

Learning Objectives:

• Evaluate clear communication approaches that improve professional relationships.
• Analyze negotiation skills that lead to success.
• Foster dynamic teams.
• Utilize critical thinking and decision making to solve problems and create opportunities.
• Foster creativity and innovation in the workplace.
• Utilize strategies of The Prepared Leader to prepare for and manage crises.

CE Credit Hours: 6.5

Original Date of Session: March 23, 2024

The American Dental Hygienists' Association is designated as an approved provider by the American Academy of Dental Hygiene, Inc. #AADHADH (Jan. 1, 2024–Dec. 31, 2024). Approval does not imply acceptance by a state or provincial Board of Dentistry. Licensee should maintain this document in the event of an audit.

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association is an approved provider of dental continuing education as recognized by the Dental Board of California, Provider #5238.