Faculty

Click on the links below for information on U.S. dental school and allied dental faculty.

Data includes faculty positions and demographics, along with historical trends on vacancies and separations.

Trends and demographics on U.S. dental school faculty. Data are drawn from the ADEA Survey of Dental School Faculty. 


Journal of Dental Education (JDE) Articles


ADEA Reports

  • Trends in Dental School Faculty: ADEA U.S. Dental School Faculty Positions Report, 2018-19 and 2022-23, Interactive Report  NEW!
  • ADEA U.S. Dental School Faculty Open Positions Report, 2018-19 and 2022-23,  Interactive Report  NEW!
  • ADEA U.S. Dental School Faculty Lost Positions Report, 2018-19 and 2022-23,  Interactive Report  NEW!
  • ADEA U.S. Dental School Faculty Vacant Positions Report, 2020-21 and 2021-22,  Interactive Report 
  • ADEA U.S. Dental School Faculty Lost Positions Report, 2020-21 and 2021-22,  Interactive Report 
  • ADEA U.S. Dental Faculty Compensation National Report, 2021-22, Publication 
  • ADEA U.S. Dental School Faculty Vacant Positions Report, 2018-19 and 2020-21, Interactive Report 
  • ADEA U.S. Dental School Faculty Lost Positions Report, 2018-19 and 2020-21, Interactive Report 
  • ADEA U.S. Dental School Faculty Salary Survey Summary Highlights and Tables: Guaranteed Annual Salary and Total Compensation During 2018-19, Publication
  • ADEA U.S. Dental School Faculty Salary Survey Summary Highlights and Tables: Guaranteed Annual Salary and Total Compensation During 2017-18, Publication
  • ADEA U.S. Dental School Faculty Salary Survey Summary Highlights and Tables: Guaranteed Annual Salary and Total Compensation During 2016-17, Publication
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Employment Characteristics

  • Full-Time and Part-Time Status by Academic Rank, 2018-19, Interactive Graph
  • Full-Time and Part-Time Status by Academic Rank, 2016-17, Graph
  • Full-Time and Part-Time Status by Academic Rank, 2015-16, Graph
  • Full-Time and Part-Time Status by Academic Rank, 2014-15, Graph

  • Full-Time and Part-Time Status by Administrative Title, 2018-19,  Interactive Graph 
  • Full-Time and Part-Time Status by Administrative Title, 2016-17, Graph
  • Full-Time and Part-Time Status by Administrative Title, 2015-16, Graph
  • Full-Time and Part-Time Status by Administrative Title, 2014-15, Graph

  • Number of Faculty Positions by Appointment, 2018-19,  Interactive Graph 
  • Number of Faculty Positions by Appointment, 2016-17,Graph
  • Number of Faculty Positions by Appointment, 2015-16, Graph
  • Number of Faculty Positions by Appointment, 2014-15, Graph

  • Dental School Faculty by Primary Appointment, Percentage of All Faculty, 2018-19 Academic Year,  Interactive Graph 
  • Dental School Faculty by Primary Appointment, Percentage of All Faculty, 2016-17 Academic Year, Graph
  • Dental School Faculty by Primary Appointment, Percentage of All Faculty, 2015-16 Academic Year,  Graph
  • Dental School Faculty by Primary Appointment, Percentage of All Faculty, 2014-15 Academic Year,  Graph

  • Sources of New Dental Faculty, 2018-19, Interactive Graph 
  • Sources of New Dental Faculty, 2012-13 to 2016-17, Table
  • Sources of New Dental Faculty, 2011-12 to 2015-16,  Table
  • Sources of New Dental Faculty, 2010-11 to 2014-15,  Table


Demographics

  • Full-Time and Part-Time Dental School Faculty By Race and Ethnicity, 2018-19 Academic Year,  Interactive Graph 
  • Full-Time and Part-Time Dental School Faculty By Race and Ethnicity, 2016-17 Academic Year, Graph
  • Full-Time and Part-Time Dental School Faculty By Race and Ethnicity, 2015-16 Academic Year, Graph
  • Full-Time and Part-Time Dental School Faculty By Race and Ethnicity, 2014-15 Academic Year, Graph

  • Full-Time Dental School Faculty By Gender, and Race and Ethnicity, 2018-19 Academic Year, Interactive Graph 
  • Full-Time Dental School Faculty By Gender, and Race and Ethnicity, 2016-17 Academic Year, Graph
  • Full-Time Dental School Faculty By Gender, and Race and Ethnicity, 2015-16 Academic Year, Graph
  • Full-Time Dental School Faculty By Gender, and Race and Ethnicity, 2014-15 Academic Year, Graph

  • Part-Time Dental School Faculty By Gender, and Race and Ethnicity, 2018-19 Academic Year,  Interactive Graph 
  • Part-Time Dental School Faculty By Gender, and Race and Ethnicity, 2016-17 Academic Year, Graph
  • Part-Time Dental School Faculty By Gender, and Race and Ethnicity, 2015-16 Academic Year, Graph
  • Part-Time Dental School Faculty By Gender, and Race and Ethnicity, 2014-15 Academic Year, Graph

Vacant and Lost Positions

  • Number of Vacant Budgeted Faculty Positions in U.S. Dental Schools, 2000-01 to 2020-21, Interactive Graph 
  • Number of Vacant Budgeted Faculty Positions in U.S. Dental Schools, 2000-01 to 2018-19, Interactive Graph
  • Number of Vacant Budgeted Faculty Positions in U.S. Dental Schools, 1993-94 to 2015-16, Graph

  • Primary Discipline of Vacant Positions, 2012-13 to 2020-21, Interactive Graph 
  • Primary Discipline of Vacant Positions, 2012-13 to 2018-19,  Interactive Graph 
  • Primary Discipline of Vacant Positions, 2011-12 to 2015-16, Table
  • Primary Discipline of Vacant Positions, 2010-11 to 2014-15, Table

  • Reasons for Faculty Separations by Status of Position, 2018-19, Interactive Graph 
  • Reasons for Faculty Separations by Status of Position, 2015-16, Table
  • Reasons for Faculty Separations by Status of Position, 2014-15,  Table

  • Factors Influencing the Ability to Fill Vacancies, 2020-21, Interactive Graph 
  • Factors Influencing the Ability to Fill Vacancies, 2018-19, Interactive Graph 
  • Factors Influencing the Ability to Fill Vacancies, 2015-16, Graph
  • Factors Influencing the Ability to Fill Vacancies, 2014-15, Graph

  • Length of Time Dental School Faculty Positions Were Vacant, 2020-21, Interactive Graph 
  • Length of Time Dental School Faculty Positions Were Vacant, 2018-19,  Interactive Graph 
  • Length of Time Dental School Faculty Positions Were Vacant, 2015-16, Graph
  • Length of Time Dental School Faculty Positions Were Vacant, 2014-15, Graph

  • Vacant Faculty Positions by Academic Rank, 2018-19 and 2020-21 Interactive Graph, Interactive Graph
  • The Active Search Status of the Vacant Positions, 2018-19 and 2020-21, Interactive Graph 
  • Sources of Coverage for Vacant Faculty Positions, 2018-19 and 2020-21, Interactive Graph 

  • Lost Faculty Positions by Status of Positions, 2018-19 and 2020-21, Interactive Graph 
  • Lost Faculty Positions by Academic Rank, 2018-19 and 2020-21, Interactive Graph 
  • Lost Faculty Positions by Discipline and by Status, 2018-19 and 2020-21, Interactive Graph 
  • Sources of Coverage for the Lost Faculty Positions, 2018-19 and 2020-21, 2018-19 and 2020-21, Interactive Graph 

 

Data on allied dental faculty positions and demographics from the ADEA Survey of Allied Dental Program Directors. 


Reports


Employment Characteristics

  • Accredited U.S. Allied Education Programs and 2020 ADEA Allied Survey Response Sample, by Type of Program and U.S. Census Region, 2019-20,  Interactive Storyboard
  • Total Programs by Institutional Setting, 2017-18,  Interactive Graph 
  • Total Programs by Institutional Setting, 2015-16,  Graph PPT
  • Total Programs by Institutional Setting, 2013-14,  Graph PPT


  • Weekly Workload of Program Directors at the Programs Responding to the 2020 ADEA Allied Survey, 2019-20,  Interactive Storyboard
  • Faculty by Status and Rank, 2017-18,  Interactive Graph 
  • Faculty by Status and Rank, 2015-16,  Graph PPT


  • Proportion of 2020 ADEA Allied Survey Responding Programs Utilizing OSCEs, 2019-20,  Interactive Storyboard
  • Total Full-Time Equivalent Faculty by Primary Appointment, 2017-18,  Interactive Graph
  • Total Full-Time Equivalent Faculty by Primary Appointment, 2013-14,  Table PPT


Demographics

  • Allied Dental Education Faculty by Race and Ethnicity at 2020 ADEA Allied Survey Responding Programs, 2019-20,  Interactive Storyboard
  • Total Faculty by Status and Gender, 2017-18,  Interactive Graph
  • Total Faculty by Status and Gender, 2015-16,  Graph PPT
  • Total Faculty by Status and Gender, 2015-16,  Table PPT
  • Total Faculty by Status and Gender, 2013-14,  Table PPT

  • Total Faculty by Race and Ethnicity, 2017-18,  Interactive Graph
  • Total Faculty by Race and Ethnicity, 2015-16,  Table PPT
  • Total Faculty by Race and Ethnicity, 2013-14,  Table PPT

  • Total Number of Faculty by Age, 2017-18,  Interactive Graph
  • Total Number of Faculty by Age, 2015-16,  Graphs PPT
  • Total Number of Faculty by Age, 2013-14,  Graphs PPT


Vacancies and Separations

  • Total Number of New Faculty and Faculty That Left, 2017-18,  Interactive Graph
  • Total Number of New Faculty and Faculty That Left, 2015-16,  Table PPT
  • Total Number of New Faculty and Faculty That Left, 2013-14,  Table PPT

      
  • Total Number of Vacant and Lost Positions, 2017-18,  Interactive Graph
  • Total Number of Vacant and Lost Positions, 2015-16,  Table PPT
  • Total Number of Vacant and Lost Positions, 2013-14,  Table PPT


  • Estimated Faculty Retirements in the Next Five Years at the 2020 ADEA Allied Survey Responding Programs, as of 2019-20 Faculty,  Interactive Storyboard
  • Total Number of Estimated Retirements That Will Lead to Vacant and Lost Positions, 2017-18,  Interactive Graph
  • Total Number of Estimated Retirements That Will Lead to Vacant and Lost Positions, 2015-16,  Table PPT
  • Total Number of Estimated Retirements That Will Lead to Vacant and Lost Positions, 2013-14,  Table PPT