The American Dental Education Association applauds the work of dental educators, ADEA staff and other stakeholders in the dental community for their contributions to a comprehensive new report that highlights the state of oral health in the United States. | Dec. 22, 2021
A majority of U.S. dental schools took a hit to their budgets during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic and even more suspended community-based patient care experiences—two of several shocks to the system that are still playing out as academic institutions and health care delivery organizations continue to weather the crisis, according to a new study published in the Journal of Dental Education (JDE). | Nov. 10, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated and broadened the use of teledentistry, offering new promise in the ability to reach vulnerable populations in the greatest need of oral health care, according to a policy research report from the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). | Oct. 27, 2021
The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) believes that a comprehensive dental benefit should be part of any comprehensive public or private health care coverage plan and should be available to every person. | Oct. 12, 2021
In the face of surging infections by the delta variant, ADEA is now calling on its member institutions and programs to require COVID-19 vaccinations for their faculty, staff, students and residents. | Sept. 13, 2021
Both genders overestimate their performance compared to scores given by faculty, and male dental students overestimate their performance more significantly than females, according to a study published in the Journal of Dental Education (JDE). | Sept. 3, 2021
The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) is among more than two dozen higher education organizations that have signed onto a joint statement decrying assorted state measures to bar COVID-19 vaccination requirements, surveillance testing and/or mitigation strategies such as masking. | Aug. 16, 2021
The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) urges its member institutions and programs to advise and strongly encourage their faculty, staff, students and residents to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. | July 28, 2021
The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) is launching a momentous dental education-wide climate assessment survey that will collect baseline data on diversity, equity and inclusion at U.S. and Canadian dental schools and allied dental programs. | July 15, 2021
The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) is hailing the introduction of a bill that would permanently allow qualified health professions students to administer vaccines during federally declared public health emergencies. | June 17, 2021
U.S. dental schools have failed to make significant inroads in attracting and enrolling Black students over the past two decades, a fact that may be contributing to persistent oral health disparities among Black Americans, according to an article published in the Journal of Dental Education (JDE). | April 20, 2021
The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) condemns all forms of violence, discrimination, racism, harassment and xenophobia. | March 19, 2021
The Biden administration's decision to allow dentists and qualified dental students to administer the COVID-19 vaccine is a welcome and important step in winning the fight against the deadly pandemic, according to the American Dental Education Association (ADEA). | March 12, 2021
Oral health is an essential component of overall health, but that outlook is not widely put into practice, according to the Chair of the Board of Directors for the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), who says the paradox diminishes the influence of oral health professionals in the health care community. | March 4, 2021
Oral health professionals have a crucial but not fully realized role to play in advancing and improving the overall health of the general population, according to an essay published in the Journal of Dental Education. | Jan. 21, 2021