About the Author Dr. Alan Roadburg is the founder and President of the Second Career Program. He has a unique blend of academic and practical experience and has literally written the book on retirement lifestyle education. He earned a Ph.D. (Sociology) from the University of Edinburgh and was a tenured Professor at Dalhousie University (1978 - 1985), and an Adjunct Professor at Simon Fraser University. His academic experience includes teaching courses in Social Gerontology (the study of aging), the Sociology of Retirement, Social Psychology, Sociology of Work, and Leisure Studies. Dr. Roadburg conducted several major research projects on retirees, and has written extensively on the retirement experience. Alan changed careers in 1986 and developed the Second Career Program. Specializing in lifestyle retirement planning, he has conducted hundreds of retirement workshops with literally thousands of pre and post retirees and has developed a strong understanding of the unique needs of today's retirees. In short, he has been able to integrate his extensive research experience on retirees, with many years of hands-on workshop experience. His unique approach views retirement as a second career, resulting in an entirely different way of planning for retirement. Life After Dentistry is the self-help version of Dr. Roadburg's workshop along with the results of research among retired dentists.