The Colorado Welcome Back: Oral Health program at Spring Institute supports internationally trained dental professionals to navigate licensure or alternative pathways as they reclaim their careers in Colorado. The cohort-based program includes support through 1-1 career coaching, licensure navigation, exam preparation (INBDE and TOEFL), employability skills training, and networking opportunities to 6 internationally trained dentists per year. The program seeks to enrich the diversity of Colorado’s oral healthcare industry, close healthcare workforce gaps, and advance intergenerational economic mobility.
Current participants are seeking opportunities to volunteer, shadow, and/or connect with industry professionals in order to grow professionally and utilize their skills. All participants have advanced levels of English, vast dental professional experience, and strong motivation. If you are interested to learn more and connect, or have an interest in being a guest speaker at a group meeting (3rd Thursday of every month; 5:00-6:30pm) please contact Jenny Jessup at jjessup@springinstitute.org.