When 14 women dentists from different backgrounds gathered together, they were asked one big question: How can the ADA do more to support you? From there, the ADA Accelerator series was born.

Created hand-in-hand with you and experts in wellness, business and more, these webinars, articles and resources are just the start of bigger things on the horizon. The ADA Accelerator Series is your hub for financial, leadership and work/life balance tools to help you tackle current challenges and achieve your long-term goals. Reimagining tomorrow, together.

The ADA Accelerator Series is a new online, on-demand program specifically designed to provide information — from parental leave to financial support — that is tailored to the early-career dentist’s unique financial, leadership and work-life balance needs.
   
“Early-career dentists have so much on their plates,” said Dr. Susan Becker Doroshow, 8th District trustee and member of the Board’s Standing Committee on Diversity and Inclusion. “It must seem impossible to deal with the challenges of clinical practice, juggle their responsibilities at the office and on the home front, maintain their fitness and personal wellness goals, manage their student debt — and have enough energy in reserve to simply enjoy life.”
   
Enjoying life and happiness are the focus of the May 26 webinar. Attendees will hear from Laurie Santos, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Yale University, who will reveal misconceptions about happiness, annoying features of the mind that lead people to think the way they do and the research that can help people change.
   
In addition, Dr. Grace Yum, a pediatric dentist and founder of the Facebook group Mommy Dentists in Business, will share her experiences from the perspective of a busy professional.
   
In these ever-changing times, the ADA launched the Accelerator Series to help dentists tackle current challenges and achieve their long-term goals. The program seeks to be a hub for financial, leadership and work-life balance tools.
   
The Accelerator Series started with 14 women dentists from different backgrounds and one big question: How can the ADA do more to support you? From there, the series — and the tools that come with it — was born.
   
“From what our research has been showing us about women dentists and their needs, we’ve been uncovering opportunities where we can better serve all ADA members,” Dr. Doroshow said.
   
To register and to learn more about the ADA Accelerator Series, visit ADA.org/Accelerator.