National Leadership Conference

The National Leadership Conference (NLC) is held in late autumn and provides leadership training to dental and pre-dental students.

NLC offers 20+ breakout sessions to develop leadership skills in Career Planning, Business & Finance, Advocacy & Professional Issues, and Chapter Development.

Features

20+ Breakout Sessions

The Dental Expo

Sponsored Socials

Chapter Idea Exchange

3 Passionate
Keynote Speakers

Network with
~800 Students

Chicago, IL

Favorite Past Breakout Sessions

How to Love the Heck Out of Dentistry
Dr. Dawn Wehking

What’s Next? The Whole Tooth and Nothing but the Tooth!
      Dr. Jason Watts

Practice Negotiations and Contracts
Charles Loretto & Cain Watters

Tools and Technology: What Helped me Find Success as a New Dentist
Dr. Nicole Smith

How to Not Fail Miserably in Private Practice

      Dr. Chris Salierno

Building Your Personal Brand
      Dr. Ryan Dulde
 

Why Attend?

Learn about topics not taught in school but vital to your future practice!

Great food!

Meet with vendors and potential employers!

Receive 14+ CE credits!

Get to know your classmates outside of school!

Explore Chicago, IL!

ASDA’s National Leadership Conference is an awesome place to go to be inspired. You get to listen to passionate speakers, learn tons of useful tips and tricks, meet dental students from all across the country, and have a great time that will leave you counting the days until next year’s conference.

Ronit Majumdar

Class of 2021, on "NLC 2017"