CEST (Madrid, Paris, Berlin)
Room Allocation: Menorca 1
The summer meeting of the Forum of European Heads and Dental Deans delivered in partnership with Colgate incorporate a hands on training session
Fostering a culture of resilience and support for mental health
In a world of continuous change and uncertainty, there are so many benefits to embedding a holistic approach to wellbeing in the dental school, and educating about mental health.
This session will provide relevant background on potential mental health challenges that could affect students and help develop a framework for fostering a culture which prioritizes their mental health and wellbeing
In an interactive and inclusive atmosphere, drawing on Dean’s experiences and knowledge, a few key topics will be discussed:
- How to maximize your own resilience and wellbeing as a leader
- Promoting wellbeing in your dental school (both physical and mental health) to challenge the myths and stigma
- Recognising the most common forms of youth mental challenges: Stress, Anxiety and Depression
- How to support students displaying signs of poor wellbeing
- How to encourage an organizational culture of support and priority for mental health
This will be followed by a short update by Prof Nagy on the Digital Dentistry Society international (DDS). This short presentation aims to introduce DDS and the possible collaboration with university education at all levels, which will definitely determine dentistry in the future, consequently our higher dental education at present. DDS is the largest International Scientific Society in the Digital Dental World (more than 12,500 Members from 60 Countries) meant to reference, validate and spread constantly the highest-level digital education based on scientific evidence world-wide to dental TEM (students, dentists, dental technicians).
