Allied Dental Education Resources

• About the ADEA Council of Allied Dental Program Directors
• ADEA Allied Dental Program Directors' Conference Planning Committee
• Guidelines for using the Council listserv
• ADEA member allied dental education programs

Surveys, Reports and Policy Briefs

• ADEA Dental Hygiene Clinical Licensure Survey Summary and Results
• ADEA Survey of Allied Dental Program Directors, 2014 Summary and Results 
• Allied dental faculty positions and demographics from the 2014 ADEA Survey of Allied Dental Program Directors 
• Bracing for the Future: Opening Up Pathways to the Bachelor's Degree for Dental Hygienists (2011)
• ADEA Summary of Allied Dental Program Directors, 2016 Summary and Results

Scholarships and Fellowships

Information about the 2020 awards cycle will be available in mid-August.

• ADEA/Crest Oral-B Laboratories Scholarships for Dental Hygiene Students Pursuing Academic Careers
• ADEA/Sigma Phi Alpha Linda DeVore Scholarship
• ADEA/Colgate-Palmolive Co. Allied Dental Educators Fellowship

Professional Development Opportunities

• ADEA Allied Dental Program Directors’ Conference
• ADEA Allied Dental Faculty Leadership Development Program
• ADEA Summer Program for Emerging Academic Leaders
• ADEA/Colgate/AAL Institute for Allied Health Educators

Competency Documents and Curriculum Guidelines

All competency documents are 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.

• Updated: ADEA Compendium of Curriculum Guidelines for Allied Dental Education Programs, May 2015-2016
• Competencies for Dental Hygiene Graduate Education, 2011
• Competencies for Entry into the Allied Dental Professions, 2011
• Competency Domains for Oral Health Professionals in Emerging Workforce Models, 2011
• ADEA Compendium of Curriculum Guidelines for Allied Dental Education Programs, 2005
• Competencies for Entry into the Profession of Dental Hygiene, 2003  

PRESENTATIONS

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