🎙️ What does it mean today to lead dentistry with humanity, vision and courage? In this episode, recorded at the emblematic Official College of Dentists and Stomatologists of Madrid (COEM), we spoke with Dr. Marisol Ucha, president of the COEM and a reference for women's leadership in the healthcare field.
From her initial medical vocation to her arrival as president of the largest dental school in Spain, Dr. Ucha shares her life, professional and human career with an emotional honesty. With more than 10,500 members, the COEM is much more than an institution: it is a community, a support network and an active voice in the defense of ethical, excellent and sustainable dentistry.
🦷 What will you find in this episode?
✅ Dr. Ucha's personal and professional story: from medicine to teaching, and to leadership in dentistry
✅ The role of the COEM as protector of the profession and companion of the dentist in their daily lives
✅ Challenges in the sector: intrusiveness, precariousness, excess of professionals and how to face them
✅ Continuing education, ethics and holistic vision as keys to the dental future
✅ Dentistry as part of ikigai: passion, skill, impact and sustenance
✅ The oral microbiome, the “third brain” and the profound importance of the mouth in our lives
✅ Powerful advice for young dentists: courage, community, honesty and... smiles
✅ Female leadership as an engine of change and the return to the human essence in the midst of the digital age
🌍 “Being a good person, sleeping peacefully, and taking care of something as vital as your mouth: that's also dentistry.”
A talk that goes beyond the profession and connects with the purpose, the vocation, and the power of building community.
