ADEA Institutional Members include accredited dental schools in the United States and Canada, as well as advanced, hospital, allied, and federal dental education programs. Institutions become part of the community that works together to improve education and prepare students for their roles as the oral health care providers of tomorrow. ADEA invites all institutions that support the mission of the Association to become members.
Active. An Active Member is a dental school granting a D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree as part of an accredited college or university in the United States, Puerto Rico, or Canada that has begun instruction of its first class of dental students (a Canadian dental school may select active or affiliate membership). Dues investment: $25,522 [NOTE: The ADEA Deans Conference assesement ($750) is billed concurrently with membership dues, for a total of $26,272.]
Affiliate. An Affiliate member must be in the United States, Puerto Rico, or Canada and may not be eligible for active or provisional membership. Affiliate members are of the following types:
- Canadian dental school that is accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada. Dues investment: $1,815
- An academic institution, other than a hospital, conducting a postdoctoral dental education program. Dues investment: $3,998
- Hospital conducting a postdoctoral dental education program that is not governed by an active or provisional member institution. Dues investment: $984
- A dental education program of the United States Air Force, Army, Navy, Public Health Service, or Department of Veterans Affairs or a comparable program of the Canadian government. Dues investment: $3,922
- An institution conducting dental hygiene, dental assisting, or laboratory technology education programs that are not governed by an active or provisional member institution. Dues investment: $945
- An institution conducting a dental or allied dental education program recognized by ADEA. Dues investment: $945
Provisional. A Provisional Member is a developing dental school planning to grant a D.D.S. or D.M.D. degree as part of an accredited college or university in the United States, Puerto Rico, or Canada (a Canadian dental school may select active or affiliate membership). Dues investment: $25,522