From left to right: Prof. Blue, Dr. Duley, Prof. Kimbrough-Walls, Dr. Crim. Not pictured: Prof. Isringhausen.
Chair
Susan Duley, RDH, M.S., Ed.D., L.P.C.
Dean, Dental Hygiene
Los Angeles Campus
West Coast University
12215 Victory Blvd.
North Hollywood, CA 91606
Email: sduley@westcoastuniversity.edu
Phone: 818-299-5726
Chair-elect
Christine Blue, B.S.D.H., M.S.
University of Minnesota
Division of Dental Hygiene
School of Dentistry
University of Minnesota
9-372 Moos Tower
515 Delaware Street SE
Minneapolis, MN 55455
Email: bluex005@umn.edu
Phone: 612-625-9121
Secretary
Vickie J. Kimbrough-Walls, RDH, M.B.A.
Director, Dental Hygiene Program
Southwestern College
Higher Education Center at National City
880 National City Blvd
National City, CA 91950-3263
Email: vkimbrough@swccd.edu
Phone: 619-216-6670
Member-at-Large
Kim T. Isringhausen, B.S.D.H., RDH, M.P.H.
Director, Division of Dental Hygiene and Preceptorship Programs
VCU School of Dentistry
3100 G, W. Baxter Perkinson Building
1101 East Leigh Street
Richmond, VA 23298
Email: ktisring@vcu.edu
Phone: 804-828-9096
ADEA Vice President for Allied Dental Program Directors
Susan J. Crim, RDH, M.S.Ed., Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Dental Hygiene Department
University of Tennessee
College of Allied Health Sciences
930 Madison Avenue, Suite 601
Memphis, TN 38163-0001
Email: scrim@uthsc.edu
Phone: 901-448-2607
Fax: 901-448-7545
Special Liaison to the ADEA Council of Allied Dental Program Directors
Linda Hanlon, RDH, M.Ed., Ph.D.
10 Plantation Drive
Mid South Club
Southern Pines, NC 28387-2967
Email: lhanlon@earthlink.net
Phone: 910-725-1056
Allied Dental Education Resources
ADEA Competency Documents
All competency documents were approved by the ADEA House of Delegates. They are intended to define the core competencies and supporting knowledge and skills necessary for the specified professions and to serve as resources for the schools and programs educating students entering these professions or advancing their education as well as other interested organizations.
Compendium of Curriculum Guidelines for Allied Dental Education Programs
Proceedings of the 39th Annual National ADEA Allied Dental Program Directors’ Conference, An ADEA Summit on Allied Dental Education, June 10–13, 2006
Report from the 2010 ADEA Invitational Allied Dental Education Summit (PDF)
ADEA Issue Brief #11: Competency Domains for Oral Health Professionals in Emerging Workforce Models (PDF)
Visit the ADEA Council of Allied Dental Program Directors toolkit.