‘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 Emma Jay shares her career journey into special needs dentistry, the setbacks that shaped her path, and practical strategies for early-career dentists—especially around mentorship, interdisciplinary teamwork, preparing anxious/autistic patients for care, and navigating interviews and career transitions.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this webinar, viewers should be able to:
- Identify common early-career setbacks (confidence, support, workload, patient management) and apply practical ways to respond constructively.
- Use mentorship more effectively: who to ask, how to ask, and how to turn questions into clinical growth.
- Explain the scope and impact of special needs dentistry, including why multidisciplinary collaboration matters.
- Recognise patient-centred strategies for neurodivergent/anxious patients
- Prepare more confidently for career opportunities using structured preparation and when appropriate, interview coaching.
