ADENIYAN ADEKEMI KIKELOMO

Experienced dental professional, health equity advocate, and innovative leader with expertise in clinical dentistry, public health, and health education. Founder and CEO of Dentalcare Foundation and Smile Superheroes, driving access to healthcare and health education for underserved communities. Accomplished in health policy, community outreach, and leveraging technology to promote global health equity.

• Regional Lead (West Africa) Young Leaders for Arts and Health. April 2025 – Present
• MedSchool Xtra, Director of Content
• Dentalcare Foundation, Founder/Volunteer Mobile Dentist
• Food4allAfrica, Volunteer, 2016
• Charming Smiles Foundation, Project Director/Volunteer Mobile Dentist, 2013-2016
• Svit Ukraine, Volunteer, 2011

• Nigerian Dental Association
• The International Association for Dental Research (IADR)
• Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria, Reg No: FD3297
• Ukrainian Medical Council, Reg No: 360723

• Certificate of Completion – Startups and Talent EnhancementProgram (STEP). Awarded to Smile Superheroes. 23 June 2025 |STEP (Startups and Talent Enhancement Program)
• Certificate in Social Intrapreneurship for Innovation in Health.Ashoka Changemakers | April – May 2025
• Health Coaching Conversations, Imperial London College (Jan 2023)
• Managing as a Coach, University of California Davis (Jan 2023)
• Basic Leadership Course, Daystar Leadership Academy (Oct 2022)
• An integrated approach to building health systems resilience, Open WHO, World Health Organization (Oct 2022)
• Health inequality monitoring foundations: Overview, Open WHO, World Health Organization (Oct 2022)
• Noma: training of health workers at national and district levels on skin-NTDs, Open WHO, World Health Organization (Oct 2022)
• Speaking and Presenting: Poise, University of Michigan (Jun 2022)
• Creative Brain Week: Innovation at the intersection of arts and brain science, Trinity College Dublin (Mar 2023)
• Understanding Development Impact, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission (Oct 2021)
• Ideas for a Better World: Leading Change Through Policymaking, British Council (Jul 2019)
• Civic Leadership, YALI Regional Leadership Centre West Africa, Accra (Aug 2016 - Jun 2017)
• Diploma in Ministerial Studies, Zoe Bible Institute, Ekiti State, Nigeria (Jan 2015 - Sep 2015)
• 3rd Summit On African Issues, Ternopil Ivan Pul'uj National Technical University, Ukraine (Mar 2013)
• 2nd Summit On African Issues, Ternopil Ivan Pul'uj National Technical University, Ukraine (Mar 2012)
• Diploma In Purpose Driven Medicine, I.Ya Hobachevsky Ternopil State Medical University, Ukraine (Oct 2011)
• 1st Summit On African Issues, Ternopil Ivan Pul'uj National Technical University, Ukraine (May 2011)

• Guest Speaker, Volunteering in the oral health space: what you need to know, Align4 smiles volunteers training, May 2025
• Keynote Speaker, Dentistry with purpose and profit: What they don't teach you in school. Nigerian Association of Dental Students(NADS) National Webinar, May 2025
• Keynote Speaker, One Million Leaders Africa : Launching Pad for Success, February 2025
• Panelist, Renewed Minds Foundation. Accelerate Action: Allyship for Emerging Women Leaders in Global Health, March 2025
• Panelist“Oral Health as a Right: From Privilege to Right”Atlantic
• Fellows Panel Discussion. 10 December 2024 | Virtual (Global)
• Guest Speaker, The profession of dentistry in Nigeria,
• Determined to be a doctor someday (D.D.S) 2024 Virtual Symposium, November 2024
• Panelist, Global South Arts and Health Week. Qatar. Arts in Health, November 2024
• Keynote Speaker, Illuminate Her Volunteers Hang out, July 2024, Volunteer Leadership and Mobilizing Communities
• Keynote Speaker, University of the Western Cape's Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Community Dentistry Seminar series, Creative Advocacy for Oral Health Equity, 2024, MAY
• Panelist, National Arts in Health Week Nigeria 2024, Nigeria, Health Promotion through the Arts in Oral Health, 2024, MAY
• Panelist, Social Mission Alliance Conference 2024, North Carolina, US, What is Design Thinking? An Interactive Introduction to the Human-Centered Design Process, 2024, APRIL
• Keynote Speaker, Lead City University Medical Hospital 2023, Global Practices and Professionalism in Fostering Workplace, Harmony and Effective Interpersonal Relationships among Health Workers
• Panelist, International Association of Pediatric Dentistry 2023 Congress, Maastricht, Netherlands, Oral Health Promotion, Initiatives in Africa: Harnessing the Power of Arts & Storybooks, 2023, JUNE
• Panelist, Launch of the African Regional Summary of the WHO, Global Oral Health Status Report, Response to how to utilize findings of this regional summary to accelerate implementation of the regional and global strategies on oral health, 2023 March
• Panelist, 24th IUHPE World Conference on Health Promotion 2022, Canada, Promoting Oral Health With Story Books, 2022, MAY
• Panelist, Beyond Flexner Conference (Atlantic Fellow for Health Equity Workshop), Arizona, US, Storytelling for Health Equity: How to Motivate People to Commit to Action, 2022, MARCH
• Keynote Soeaker, Maytad Health Initiatives, World Oral Health Day, Zoom, Bad Oral Habits and Myths, 2022, MARCH
• Keynote Speaker, Women of Wisdom, Instagram, Overcoming Imposter Syndrome, 2022, MARCH
• Panelist, ILead Conference 2022: Valued Based Leadership, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, Building Character for Effective Leadership, 2022, FEBRUARY
• Panelist, Public Oral Health Forum, South Africa, Oral Health Inequalities, 2020, SEPTEMBER

• 2025, 50 African Women in Development Awards, Donors For Africa
• 2025 Study Uk Alumni Awards Winner for Social Action Nigeria
• 2024 West African Leadership Entrepreneurship Centre Health Advocacy Award
• 2024, Winner Ekiti Young Innovators Programme.•
• 2024, StudyUk Alumni Awards Nigeria 2024: Finalist, Social Action Category 2024
• 2024, Ideation Hub Africa 50 African Female Changemakers 2024
• 2024, Queens Commonwealth Essay Competition Judge 2024 | Global South Arts and Health Envoys 2024
• 2023, Trinity Leadership Fellowship USA 2023 | One Million Leaders Africa 2023 Fellow 2023
• 2022, Universal Women's Network Canada, 2022 Woman of Inspiration Award Finalist
• 2022, Diana Award 2022 Panel Judge, United Kingdom 2022
• 2022, Humanitarian Award Global 2022, Female Most Exceptional Change Maker (Health), Ghana
• 2021, Ekiti Covid19 Intervention Award (2021 Ekiti Future Award)
• 2019, Her Network Woman Of The Year (Healthcare) Award Nigeria Winner 2019
• 2019, Commonwealth Distance Learning Scholarship (Lancaster University) 2019
• 2019, African Changemakers Fellowship 2019
• 2019, 2019 Wintrade Award Finalist, UK
• 2016, Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI) RLC West Africa Fellow 2016
• 2016, Winner Best Team Simulation YALI West Africa 2016
• 2015, Best Graduating Student 2015, Zoe Bible Institute
• 2015, Associate Fellow, Royal Commonwealth Society, 2015
• 2013, Best Student in Dentistry, Nigerian Medical Students Association, Ternopil (2010, 2011, 2013)
• 2011, Most Respected Female, Nigerian Medical Students Association, Ternopil, 2011
• 2011, Best Graduating Student Award in the Faculty of Dentistry (Foreign Student), Ternopil State Medical University

• BOOKS, The Complete Woman Guide, 2017
• BOOKS, The Girl Who Found Her Smile, 2021
• Opinion Pieces, African Countries Can Take a Preventive Approach to Mental Health by Prioritising Oral Health, Nigeria Health Watch, 2023, JULY
• Opinion Pieces, Building a social movement for oral health, BMJ Global Health, 2022, DECEMBER
• Opinion Pieces, Rural women as leaders, key to equitable communities, The Punch, 2022, OCTOBER
• Opinion Pieces, Dance to Buga, but please don't do this, Africa Arguments, 2022, JULY
• Opinion Pieces, Good Oral Habits Can Be Good Climate Habits, The Daily Trust, 2022, FEBRUARY
• Opinion Pieces, Preventing tooth decay in resource-limited settings, BMJ Global Health, 2022, FEBRUARY
• Opinion Pieces, A Media-Worthy Smile Needs An Educated Media, The Daily Trust, 2021, AUGUST
• Opinion Pieces, Nigeria is battling two pandemics, The Punch, 2021, NOVEMBER
• Opinion Pieces, Teach Oral Health In Schools To Keep Nigeria's Children In Classrooms, The Daily Trust, 2021, NOVEMBER
• Opinion Pieces, Nigeria needs better management for better healthcare, Premium Times, 2021, JUNE
• Opinion Pieces, Oral Health Should be a Development Priority, IPS News, 2021, MARCH
• Opinion Pieces, Tackling Inequities Can Reduce The Burdens of Oral Health Diseases, BlankPaperz, 2020, FEBRUARY
• Opinion Pieces, Disabilities Should Not Exclude People from Receiving Dental Care, AllAfrica, 2020, MARCH

• Health Coaching Conversations, Imperial London College, Jan 2023
• Managing as a Coach, University of California Davis, Jan 2023
• Creative Brain Week: Innovation at the intersection of arts and brain science, Trinity College Dublin, Mar 2023
• Basic Leadership Course, Daystar Leadership Academy, Oct 2022
• An integrated approach to building health systems resilience, Open WHO, World Health Organization, Oct 2022
• Health inequality monitoring foundations: Overview, Open WHO, World Health Organization, Oct 2022
• Noma: training of health workers at national and district levels on skin-NTDs, Open WHO, World Health Organization, Oct 2022
• Speaking and Presenting: Poise, University of Michigan, Jun 2022
• Understanding Development Impact, Commonwealth Scholarship Commission, Oct 2021
• Ideas for a Better World: Leading Change Through Policymaking, British Council, Jul 2019
• Civic Leadership, YALI Regional Leadership Centre West Africa, Accra, Aug 2016 - Jun 2017
• Diploma in Ministerial Studies, Zoe Bible Institute, Ekiti State, Nigeria, Jan 2015 - Sep 2015
• 3rd Summit On African Issues, Ternopil Ivan Pul'uj National Technical University, Ukraine, Mar 2013
• 2nd Summit On African Issues, Ternopil Ivan Pul'uj National Technical University, Ukraine, Mar 2012
• Diploma In Purpose Driven Medicine, I.Ya Hobachevsky Ternopil State Medical University, Ukraine, Oct 2011
• 1st Summit On African Issues, Ternopil Ivan Pul'uj National Technical University, Ukraine, May 2011