| AADSAS |
ADEA Associated American Dental Schools Application Services |
| ADA CERP |
American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program |
| ADCFP |
ADEAGies Foundation/American Association for Dental Research Academic Dental Careers Fellowship Program |
| ADE |
Advanced dental education, a synonym for postdoctoral education |
| ADFLDP |
ADEA Allied Dental Faculty Leadership Development Program |
| AFASA |
ADEA Sections on Dental School Admissions Officers and on Student Affairs and Financial Aid |
| ASPC |
ADEA Annual Session Program Committee |
| BDE |
Bulletin of Dental Education |
| BFACA |
ADEA Sections on Business and Financial Administration and Clinic Administration |
| CAAPID |
ADEA Centralized Application for Advanced Placement for International Dentists |
| CADPD |
ADEA Council of Allied Dental Program Directors |
| CCI |
ADEA Commission on Change and Innovation in Dental Education |
| CDEL |
American Dental Association Council on Dental Education and Licensure |
| CE |
Continuing education credit |
| CED |
ADEA Center for Equity and Diversity |
| CEPR |
ADEA Center for Educational Policy and Research |
| CEPRAC |
ADEA Center for Educational Policy and Research Advisory Committee |
| CODA |
Commission on Dental Accreditation (operates under auspices of ADA) |
| COHAEP |
ADEA Council of Hospital and Advanced Dental Education Programs |
| COSRF |
ADEA Council of Students, Residents, and Fellows |
| CPPA |
ADEA Center for Public Policy and Advocacy |
| DEP |
ADEA Division of Educational Pathways |
| DFO |
ADEA Division of Finance and Operations |
| DKM |
ADEA Division of Knowledge Management |
| DMS |
ADEA Division of Member Services |
| EHC |
ExploreHealthCareers.org |
| FASHP |
Federation of Associations of Schools of the Health Professions |
| FDI |
Fédération Dentaire Internationale |
| Gies |
ADEAGies Foundation, pronounced “guys” |
| HOD |
ADEA House of Delegates |
| IFDEA |
International Federation of Dental Educators and Associations |
| IPA |
ADEA Institute for Policy and Analysis, umbrella designation for CED, CEPR, and CPPA |
| IWLC |
ADEA International Women’s Leadership Conference |
| JDE |
Journal of Dental Education |
| LAC |
ADEA Legislative Advisory Committee |
| LI |
ADEA Leadership Institute |
| MAAC |
Minority Affairs Advisory Committee |
| MDFD |
ADEA/W.K. Kellogg Foundation Minority Dental Faculty Development Program |
| OIT |
ADEA Office of Information Technology |
| OMS |
Oral and maxillofacial surgery |
| OPD |
ADEA Office of Professional Development |
| PASS |
ADEA Postdoctoral Application Support Service |
| SIG |
Special Interest Group |
| SMDEP |
Summer Medical and Dental Education Program, joint program of ADEA and the Association of American Medical Colleges |
| VAC |
ADEA Volunteer Advocacy Coordinators |
| WAAC |
ADEA Women’s Affairs Advisory Committee |
| WLO |
ADEA Women Liaison Officers |