Association for Dental Education in Europe

Learning together to improve oral health and quality of life

Wellbeing Community Of Practice

Wednesday, 20th August 2025 - 09:00 to 10:30
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Timezone: 

Dublin (IST, UTC+1)

Venue: 

Room 119 TCDBS

Session synopsis: 
This session of the Wellbeing Community of Practice will focus on two key activities:

Embedding Wellbeing and resilience in the Graduating European Dentist Curriculum:
This session has a core aim of building a consensus opinion from COP members and experts on how the concepts of wellbeing and resilience can be integrated within ADEE's Graduating European Dentist (GED) Curriculum Framework. The session will draw on preparatory work carried out by the COP as well as best practice examples form members. The outputs will be communicated to the GED taskforce and their inclusion in the GED encouraged. 

Launching 'Welldental' online resource for members:
The COP has held a number of session since its inception through which it has become clear there is a need for a central resource that is freely available to oral health academics so as to enable wellbeing and resilience in their and their student's practice. In collaboration with experienced professionals in the field of wellbeing, leadership and strategy, the COP and ADEE Office have during 2025 begun to build a suite of resources call WELLDENTAL. Over the coming months and years we hope to evolve and group these into an impactful resource for members.

Programme: 

TBC

Chair: 

Shannu Bhatia

Director of staff and student matters
School of Dentistry Cardiff University, UK

Shannu is a Clinical Reader and Honorary Consultant and Lead for Paediatric dentistry at Cardiff University. She has an active interest in dental education and Clinical dental care of children. She is passionate about promoting Equality Diversity and Inclusivity and Wellbeing of staff and students. She is the President of British Society of Paediatric Dentistry 2024 and advocates for oral health of children. She was the recipient of ADEE Dental education early career award in 2022.