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Deans and Program Directors

2014 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition

How does the brain work? How do people learn and what is the most effective way to teach?

Register today for the 2014 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition. The premier event in dental education will bring together experts from inside and outside of academic dentistry to discuss “The Science of Learning.”

The 2014 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition will be held in San Antonio, Texas, March 15-18, 2014.
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55th Annual ADEA Deans' Conference, 2013

The 55th Annual ADEA Deans’ Conference was held November 16-19, 2013, at the Westin Savannah Hotel in Savannah, Georgia.

The conference examined "Oral Health in Primary Care." The dental profession has a unique opportunity to establish itself as an essential team member of the evolving, primary care delivery system.

The goal of the annual ADEA Deans' Conference is to provide dental school deans with information and tools to support them in the evolving areas of their roles and responsibilities. Learn more
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News

Winter 2013: Cultural Competency

Nina Davuluri's victory earlier this year, as the first Indian-American winner of the Miss America pageant, was met by a backlash from some pageant followers who faulted the judges for favoring a contestant they (the followers) perceived as insufficiently American. Ms. Davuluri has chosen Celebrating Diversity Through Cultural Competency as the theme for her reign.

Our topic this month is also cultural competency. In the past, our schools often focused their efforts in this arena on teaching about race and ethnicity, but the dental education community is coming to understand that our definition of culture must be expanded to include other dimensions of diversity.

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Featured Publications

Deans' Briefing Book

The ADEA Deans’ Briefing Book contains topics of interest to dental school deans, program directors, faculty, students, residents, and fellows. It presents data on a variety of topics and suggests a perspective on these data.

The emphasis of the report is on trends, particularly historical trends, about dental schools, advanced dental education programs, and allied dental programs.

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A Report of the ADEA Presidential Task Force on the Cost of Higher Education and Student Borrowing

This report describes dental education costs and the resulting student debt in the broader context of the rising cost of higher education.

The report examines the impact of student borrowing on career choice and improving access to oral health care. It provides recommendations for ADEA leadership, its members, and other dental education stakeholders on how to improve the financial position of dental schools and allied and advanced dental education programs.

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Deans & Program Directors

55th Annual ADEA Deans’ Conference

Institute for Allied Health Educators (IAHE)

Deans' Briefing Book