‘From Setbacks to Success’ is the exclusive and FREE ADANSW recent grad webinar series that brings you a variety of topics from 4 leading presenters each series.
The overarching themes apply to all topics, exploring: ⠀
- How to overcome obstacles in various fields of dentistry
- How to gain a renewed perspective on your clinical practice
In this Setbacks to Success webinar, Dr Colette Dailey shares her unconventional professional journey through clinical dentistry, periodontology, medical-legal advisory work, and law. Through honest reflection, this session explores how career uncertainty, physical and mental demands, setbacks, and major life changes can become opportunities for growth, reinvention, and long-term fulfilment.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this video, viewers will be able to:
- Reflect on how setbacks, uncertainty, and non-linear career paths influence professional development
- Understand how to redefine success based on personal values rather than external expectations
- Recognise the importance of self-care, wellbeing, and sustainability in a long clinical career
- Identify transferable skills gained through dentistry that support alternative or expanded career pathways
- Appreciate the role of mentorship, networking, and proactive decision-making in career progression
- Understand the importance of early support and appropriate advice when facing complaints or medico-legal challenges
