At the 2018 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition, there are nine learning focuses to help attendees find the most relevant programs:
Admissions, Financial Aid and
Student Services:
Programs and posters focused on student recruitment and enrollment including
diversity pipeline issues, financial aid, student services and research related
to these topics.
Advocacy and Public Policy:
Programs and posters related to the relationships among dental education, state
and national politics, the legislative process and research related to these
topics.
Assessment:
Programs and posters focused on best practices for a wide variety of
specialized types of assessments used in dental education, including didactic,
qualitative, quantitative, case-based, capstone and milestone assessments.
Sessions may focus on student assessment, self- assessment, faculty assessment,
program assessment, course evaluation and research related to these topics.
Business Administration/Clinic Operations:
Programs and posters related to the financial and clinical operations of
academic dental institutions including diversification of revenues, fund
raising, continuing education, building renovation and construction,
operational efficiency, community-based clinics and research related to
these topics.
Curriculum Development:
Programs and posters on course design, curriculum revisions, accreditation
issues and preparation, faculty development resources to help support
innovations in curriculum and research related to these topics.
Emerging Issues and Trends:
Programs and posters that address new developments in higher education and
health professions education that may affect or is affecting dental education,
such as interprofessional education, interprofessional practice, national
boards, clinical licensure, dentistry as part of primary care and research
related to these topics.
Leadership and Career Development:
Programs and posters focused on communication techniques, coaching and
team-building strategies, leading change, diversity and inclusion leadership
skills, and personal effectiveness. In addition, grant-writing, promotion and
tenure issues, professional development benefits, mentor/mentee programs and
research related to these topics.
Teaching and Learning:
Programs and posters focused on clinical instruction, preclinical/simulation
instruction, community-based learning, instructional techniques especially using
changing technology, teaching methodology, learning theory, understanding of
students as learners and research related to these topics.
Technological Innovations:
Programs and posters addressing both use of technology as a
teaching/learning tool and technology as a topic, including dental informatics
and remarkable technological advances in dentistry and dental education and
research related to these topics.