Dr. Belinda Nicolau was recently accepted to participate in the American Dental Education Association Leadership Institute. She is the third 捆绑SM社区 Dentistry Professor to be chosen to partake in the prestigious Institute. 鈥淚 feel privileged to have been selected for such a prestigious professional training program and thankful for the support of Dean Allison and my colleagues who attended the course previously Drs. Esfandiari and Makhoul,鈥� say Dr. Nicalou. Dr. Nicolau has been with the Faculty since December 2011 and has taken on many leadership roles both within the Faculty and with other professional associations. She is currently an Associate Professor and the Director of the Division of Oral Health and Society. She holds a Canada Research Chair in Life Course Oral Epidemiology. She is also a member of the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) where she holds a position on the Executive Committee fof the Behavioural Epidemiologic and Health Services Research Group (BEHSR) and a member the Canadian Association for Dental Research (CADR). During the course she hopes to improve her leadership skills and increase her international dental network, which will be beneficial to Faculty.