We are now accepting delegate applications for the 2025 GOHL Institute.
This is an opportunity to invest in your personal development, elevate your perspective through a global lens, enhance your strategic leadership skills and strengthen your connections, all to complement the operational and impactful dimensions of your role.
What is the GOHL?
The Global Oral Health Leadership (GOHL) Institute is a program aimed at individuals who wish to advance oral health agendas in their own countries and context, and to gain a broader understanding of the global oral health system and how to navigate through it.
Our 2025 program is a full year of international delegate engagement, virtual sessions and a one-week residential course. It features a blend of theoretical inputs, provocations, practical exercises, peer engagement and a systems thinking approach to strategic leadership. Designed to build confidence and connections, the program is your gateway to the GOHL alumni network and likeminded oral health leaders spearheading systemic change at local, national and global levels.
What should I expect from the course?
While the Institute draws on research and theory, it is not an academic program. It is an experiential leadership development opportunity with certification. The bespoke nature of the agenda and immersive environment of the residential course is designed to foster personal connection, create space for in-person conversations, with an ability to return to topics in sidebars or in breakfast discussions. These water-cooler moments, the fireside chats and small group “deep dives”, all remain at the heart of this unique and acutely personalized residential course.
The residential agenda is co-designed by the delegates to optimize the pace, content and themes in common. It includes action planning and culminates in an agreed commitment to continuing mutual support. With follow-up virtual sessions, alumni mentorship and engagement, the Institute allows for continuity of dialogue and development as you broaden your perspective and networks, far beyond the one-year commitment. Applications are welcome from individuals with broader health backgrounds, policymakers, oral health support organizations, industry and academics, as well as dental professionals. This inclusive model contributes to the diversity of thought as we address the multifaceted nature of global oral health issues.
If you have any questions, please email globaloralhealthleaders@gmail.com.
