*Please note: DDSLI is only open to D1 students. DDSLI Orientation Retreat will be on July 8th-9th.NYU Dentistry Dental Student Leadership Institute (DDSLI)
A Program of the NYU Dentistry Center for Oral Health Policy and Management
The NYU Dentistry Dental Student Leadership Institute (DDSLI) provides an opportunity for up to 35
students to participate in a three-year experience comprised of seminars, workshops, internships,
shadowing of leaders, mentoring, and leadership roles.
The guiding model for the Institute is character-based leadership, which focuses on the cultivation of
leadership habits that promote human flourishing within groups and organizations of any size, scope, and
purpose.
There will be an application information session on Wednesday, December 4, 2025 from 12:00pm –
1:00pm via Zoom. See the
DDSLI Website for more details.
Please complete the series of questions below, including the two essay questions requiring a 300-500
word response each.
In addition, please be prepared to upload a copy of a resume that includes any leadership and
involvement experiences you have had in high school, college, or graduate school, during employment,
with community organizations, in the military, or in other settings.
Finally, a letter of recommendation from an individual familiar with your leadership experience and
potential should be submitted by the recommender directly, via the separate online
Recommendation
Letter Submission Form.
The application deadline is
Monday, February 2, 2026 at 11:59pm EST.
For questions regarding the NYU Dentistry Dental Student Leadership Institute application, please
contact:
dental.studentleadership@nyu.edu.