KEYNOTE SESSION: DENTISTRY AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS

DAWN A. GRIMES, DDS

Friday, April 26
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

If your dental career has already provided you with deep fulfillment, unyielding happiness, and a profound sense of purpose, this lecture may not resonate with you. If, however, you’ve encountered burnout, setbacks and disappointments in dentistry, Dawn wants you to know you are not alone. Join Dawn as she retraces her transformative journey where mindfulness, positive psychology, and neuroscience converged to uncover how cultivating happiness can reshape your dental career, empowering you to overcome challenges and find genuine fulfillment. Harness science-backed tools to rewire your mind and embrace a more joyful and purposeful path in dentistry.

Dr. Dawn A. Grimes, DDS is owner of Creative Smiles Dental Group and The Peaceful Practice, which teaches meditation, mindfulness, emotional intelligence, and communication skills exclusively to professionals across the country. In addition to being a dentist and a certified meditation teacher, she has a bachelor’s degree in philoso­phy, holds certifications in wellness counseling and the psychology of leadership from Cornell University, and has completed author and science journalist Daniel Goleman’s Emotional In­telligence Training Program.