ADEA Commission on Change and Innovation in Dental Education

What is ADEA CCI all about?

Building Consensus and Leading Change to Prepare Graduates for An Undiscovered Future

In 2005, ADEA formed the ADEA Commission on Change and Innovation in Dental Education (ADEA CCI) to oversee and guide the Association’s educational change efforts. Over the past decade, repeated calls have been made for curricular reform and innovation in dental education.

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ADEA CCI News

Developing and Assessing Critical Thinking
From the Summer 2012 issue of the ADEA CCI Liaison Ledger

By Dr. David C. Johnsen, Dean, University of Iowa College of Dentistry
Critical thinking is considered by many to be the vortex of learning in higher education. This exhilarating activity can serve as the hub for just about everything we do in dentistry. Whether it is the way we take in and organize our knowledge, the way we picture the outcome of a technical procedure, or the way we analyze an ethical dilemma, thinking and judgment pervade our every decision.

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Presentations

What are ADEA CCI Liaisions doing to let their colleagues know about ADEA CCI?

New: Presentations from ADEA Commission on Change and Innovation in Dental Education Summer 2012 Liaisons Meetings, June 13-15, 2012.

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Publications

Beyond the Crossroads: Change and Innovation in Dental Education
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