American Dental Education Association

Starting with the , students who reside in Western North Carolina and attend UNC Pembroke can pursue a dental school career at East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine if accepted in the early assurance program during their first year of undergrad.

ECU, UNC Pembroke sign dental school early assurance agreement Leaders from ECU and UNCP have signed an early assurance agreement that creates a pathway linking Pembroke’s undergraduate students to the ECU School of Dental Medicine.

The University of Louisville School of Dentistry celebrates its partnership with Jefferson County Public Schools to stimulate student interest in dental careers.

ULSD partnership with Jefferson County Public Schools creates pathways into dental careers — School of Dentistry Led by ULSD alumna Rodshay Brooks, DH ’13, the Central High School Dental Magnet Program aims to create interest in dentistry careers among the next generation, while also creating pathways into higher education.

Check out “5 Questions With…” Shannon Nanne, ADEA member and director of professional relations and Education at Curaden USA.
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Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine professors and ADEA members Gladys Carrasco, D.D.S., and Ana Keohane, D.M.D., D.D.S., received the Best Group Article Award for their paper on the unique way they installed endocrowns published in the Journal of the Hispanic Dental Association.

Faculty Spotlight: Two GSDM Faculty Members Win Best Group Article | Dental School Faculty Spotlight: Two GSDM Faculty Members Win Best Group Article   GSDM faculty Dr. Gladys Carrasco and Dr. Ana Keohane DMD 16 both said they hope their award-winning article “A New Treatment Approach Utilizing CAD/CAM Restorations for Endo-Treated Permanent Anterior and Posterior Teeth in Pedi...

ADEA members Ajay K. Dhingra, B.D.S, M.D.S., M.S.D., Aniuska Tobin, D.D.S., MSc., Namita Khandelwal, B.D.S., M.S. and Sree Raghavendra, D.M.D., are part of the 13 UConn School of Dental Medicine faculty members who receive promotions. Congratulations!

The School of Dental Medicine Announces Faculty Promotions - UConn Today 13 faculty members received promotion to senior rank and academic tenure

Todd Ester, D.D.S., University of Michigan School of Dentistry assistant dean for diversity, equity and inclusion and an ADEA member, is one of six University of Michigan faculty members to receive the Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Award. Congratulations, Dr. Ester!

Six to receive Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Awards | The University Record Six faculty members will receive 2023 Harold R. Johnson Diversity Service Awards for their exceptional contributions to the development of a culturally and ethnically diverse University of Michigan community. 

Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine makes history by welcoming its inaugural class.

First class enters orientation at KCU College of Dental Medicine With the start of orientation at the Kansas City University College of Dental Medicine on Monday, a new era in education and health care started in Joplin and the Four-State

University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine Professor, ADEA member and Fulbright Scholar Trevor Williams, Ph.D., hopes the mountains of Nepal find answers to cure craniofacial defects.

Do Rugged Hills of Nepal Hold Answers to Craniofacial Defects? Trevor Williams, PhD, dental school professor, will advance care and research into craniofacial anomalies in Nepal as part of a Fulbright Scholars award.

The University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine seeks to help fill the gaps in the dental workforce through its paid apprentice dental assistance program. Read how.

These paid Pitt apprentices will fill gaps in the dental industry The School of Dental Medicine’s 14-month dental assistant training program aims to address shortages while preparing students for the career.

Just a week left to submit your poster abstracts for the 2023 ADEA Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Workshop. Submit yours today, and see you in Pittsburgh, PA!

ADEA Diversity Workshop Call for Posters Due Aug. 25, 2023

Position Available: Director of Patient Care Services, Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Dental Medicine, Defuniak Springs, FL

Position Available: Director of Patient Care Services Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine School of Dental Medicine

Position Available: Clinical Assistant Professor, East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine, Greenville, SC

Position Available: Clinical Assistant Professor East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine, Greenville, SC

Registration for the 2023 ADEA Fall Meetings is now open! Connect with dental educators with unique roles and interests to find common ground and advance dental education. See you in Pittsburgh!

Register for the 2023 ADEA Fall Meetings! https://www.adea.org

Position Available: MOSDOH - SCU Director, Urgent Care - Assistant Professor, A.T. Still University, St. Louis, MO

MOSDOH - SCU Director, Urgent Care - Assistant Professor Position Opening in St Louis, Missouri - DentEd Jobs A new MOSDOH - SCU Director, Urgent Care - Assistant Professor position is available in St Louis, Missouri. Check it out on DentEd Jobs.

Christina DiBona Pastan, D.M.D., Tufts University School of Dental Medicine assistant clinical professor and the director of the Mind-Body Wellness program, shares how mindfulness can help ease dental anxiety.

How Mindfulness Can Ease Your Dental Anxiety. Even if You Don’t Love Meditating One day in 2013, as Christina DiBona Pastan, D91, DG94 was about to observe an endodontics postgraduate teaching resident perform a procedure, she noticed not a

University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Dean Mark Wolff, D.D.S., Ph.D., receives DentaQuest’s Health Equity Hero award for making the school committed to treating persons with disabilities. Congratulations, Dr. Wolff!

Dean Mark Wolff Named 2023 DentaQuest Health Equity Hero - Penn Dental Medicine Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine’s Morton Amsterdam Dean, Dr. Mark Wolff, has been recognized for his leadership in improving access to oral health care for individuals with disabilities as a recipient of the DentaQuest Health Equity Hero Award. This annual award honors individuals and organi...

Beverly Crawford, D.D.S., University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine faculty member and ADEA member, receives the National Dental Association Foundation/Colgate-Palmolive Faculty Recognition Award at the NDA Annual Conference. Congratulations, Dr. Crawford!

Dr. Beverley Crawford Receives NDAF/Colgate-Palmolive Faculty Recognition Award - Penn Dental Medicine Philadelphia – Dr. Beverley Crawford, Professor of Clinical Restorative Dentistry and Director of Student Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives at Penn Dental Medicine, has been recognized for her service to students and academics as the 2023 recipient of the National Dental Association Foundation (...

The Harvard School of Dental Medicine names Professor and ADEA member Brittany Seymour, D.D.S., M.P.H., its new associate dean for Faculty Affairs. Congratulations, Dr. Seymour!

Dr. Brittany Seymour Appointed as Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs Dr. Brittany Seymour, associate professor of Oral Health, Policy, and Epidemiology, has been appointed to serve as HSDM’s new Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs. In this leadership role, she will serve as HSDM’s first full-time administrative dean dedicated to faculty affairs, including faculty ...

UTHealth Houston faculty member and ADEA member Courtney Routh, RDH, M.S.D.H., is one of four students to graduate in the school’s inaugural Master of Science in Dental Hygiene Program. Congratulations on being a trailblazer!

MSDH Class of 2023: Walking through history Four trailblazing graduates walked the stage during UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry’s 118th Commencement Ceremony in May, marking the ...

The UT Health San Antonio Dentistry receives a $2.7 million grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to fund the next four years of its Hispanic Center of Excellence (HCE). Since the HCE’s founding in 2013, there has been a 56.4% increase in School of Dentistry applicants from underrepresented minority groups. Congratulations!

Center of Excellence grant renewed - UT Health San Antonio The funding, provided by the Health Resources and Services Administration, comes just as updated information from the U.S. Census Bureau officially confirmed that Hispanic Texans are the largest demographic group in the state at 40.2%.

Shahed Al Khalifah, D.D.S., M.S., a UCLA School of Dentistry clinical assistant professor and ADEA member, is named as a co-director of the school’s Innovative Digital Dentistry System, along with her colleague assistant professor Denny Chao, D.M.D. Congratulations!

Three Faculty Members Appointed to Oversee Impactful Initiatives | UCLA Dentistry Drs. Shahed Al Khalifah and Denny Chao will serve as co-directors of Innovative Digital Dentistry Systems (iDDS), while Dr. Kelly Vitzthum will direct the Community-Based Clinical Education (CBCE) program. (pictured l-r) July 10, 2023 UCLA School of Dentistry Dean Paul Krebsbach has announced the ap...

Position Available: Clinical Assistant/Associate/Professor, Prosthodontics, University of New England College of Dental Medicine, Portland, ME

Position Available: Clinical Assistant/Associate/Professor, Prosthodontics University of New England College of Dental Medicine

VCU Dentistry professors and ADEA faculty members Aniket Jadhav, D.D.S., M.D.S., M.S.H.A. and Shawn McMahon, D.D.S., M.S., were recognized as top dentists in their specialties in Richmond magazine’s Top Dentists list. Congratulations!

VCU School of Dentistry headlines Richmond magazine’s Top Dentists list | VCU Health By Vernon Freeman Jr. VCU School of Dentistry is well represented in the latest edition of Richmond magazine’s list of Top Dentists. Each July, Richmond magazine publishes an annual list celebrating the region’s most outstanding dental professionals, as selected by their peers in an annu...

Submit your proposals for the TechExpo sessions and Posters. by Sept. 4!

2024 Call for Programs, Posters & TechExpos With ADEA now in the first year of its second century of existence, it is time for the dental education community to awaken to a fresh world of possibilities, aspirations and global thinking.

Augusta University names ADEA member Nancy Young, D.M.D., the next dean of The Dental College of Georgia. Congratulations, Dr. Young and good luck!

Nancy Young, DMD, named dean of Dental College of Georgia Augusta University has announced the appointment of Nancy Young, DMD, as the next dean of its Dental College of Georgia. Young’s appointment will take effect on Aug. 1.

Position Available: Lab Tech Instructor, MUSC James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine, Charleston, SC

Position Available: Lab Tech Instructor Medical University of South Carolina James B. Edwards College of Dental Medicine

The Ohio State University College of Dentistry announces that Hsun-Liang Chan, D.D.S., M.S., University of Michigan School of Dentistry professor and ADEA member, will join their faculty as Chair of the Division of Periodontology. Congratulations, Dr. Chan!

Hsun-Liang Chan, DDS, MS, to Serve as Chair of Division of Periodontology | College of Dentistry Welcome to Ohio's only state-supported dental school. The Ohio State University College of Dentistry has embraced its public purpose of educating exceptionally capable and compassionate dental hygiene and dental professionals, providing care to patients, conducting cutting-edge research, and serving...

Ann Spolarich, RDH, Ph.D., FSCDH, A.T. Still University Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral Health professor and assistant dean for research and ADEA member, receives the 2023 Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement award by Dimensions of Dental Hygiene. Congratulations, Dr. Spolarich!

ATSU News | ATSU-ASDOH’s Dr. Spolarich receives Esther Wilkins Lifetime Achievement award A.T. Still University of Health Sciences serves as a learning-centered university dedicated to preparing highly competent professionals through innovative academic programs with a commitment to continue its osteopathic heritage and focus on whole person healthcare, scholarship, community health, int...

Join us tomorrow, 2:00 p.m. ET for our next ADEA eLearn, "Navigating the Intersection of Generative AI and Dental Education: Opportunities, Challenges and Perspectives," to discuss how dental educators can ethically use new tech like .

Navigating the Intersection of Generative AI and Dental Education: Opportunities, Challenges and Perspectives Navigating the Intersection of Generative AI and Dental Education: Opportunities, Challenges and Perspectives Register Non-member - Free! Member - Free! Continue Already registered? Log in now. Overview Speakers Handouts Contents (3) Join our webinar as...

The University of Nebraska Medical Center - UNMC names Gerard Kugel, D.M.D., Ph.D., Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, associate dean for research and comprehensive care and an ADEA member, the next dean for the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry. Congratulations, Dr. Kugel!

Gerry Kugel, DMD, PhD, named UNMC College of Dentistry dean Dr. Kugel, who comes to UNMC from Boston, is praised for his vision, passion and extensive experience in the field.

Position Available: Clinical Assistant/Associate/Professor, Endodontics, University of New England College of Dental Medicine, Portland, ME

Position Available: Clinical Assistant/Associate/Professor, Endodontics Position Available: Clinical Assistant/Associate/Professor, Endodontics, University of New England College of Dental Medicine, Portland, ME

University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine names ADEA member and UF College of Dentistry professor Abimbola Adewumi B.D.S., FDSRCS, its new chair of pediatric dentistry. Congratulations, Dr. Adeweumi!

Abimbola Adewumi is Pitt’s new chair of pediatric dentistry The surgeon and researcher studied in London and Nigeria.

The next profile in our 100 Years of ADEA series is someone very familiar with the organization, Richard W. Valachovic, D.M.D., M.P.H., NYU College of Dentistry Clinical Professor and Director for Oral Health Policy and Management or Dr. V. Dr. V was ADEA's President and CEO from 1997-2019.

100 Years of ADEA: Dr. Richard W. Valachovic https://adea.org

Suephie Nazemian, a University of Maryland School of Dentistry D4 student, is the lead author of a General Dentistry article that dives into artificial intelligence in dentistry.

UMSOD Students’ Deep-Dive into AI Leads to Article in ‘General Dentistry’ Fourth-year dental student Suephie Nazemian is the lead author of an article focusing on artificial intelligence (AI) that was published in June in the peer-reviewed journal General Dentistry.

Position Available: Faculty General Dentistry and Center for Patients with Special Needs, University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

Position Available: Faculty General Dentistry and Center for Patients with Special Needs University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA

The City of Philadelphia honors Mark S. Wolff, D.D.S., Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine Amsterdam Dean and ADEA member, as one of the recipients of the 2023 ‘My City, My Place’ Brighter Futures Awards for his service to persons with disabilities. Congratulations, Dr. Wolff!

City of Philadelphia Honors Dean Mark Wolff for Service to Individuals with Disabilities - Penn Dental Medicine Philadelphia – Penn Dental Medicine’s Morton Amsterdam Dean, Dr. Mark S. Wolff, was honored by the City of Philadelphia for his service to individuals with disabilities as a 2023 recipient of the ‘My City, My Place’ Brighter Futures Awards. This was the 31st year for this annual award, prese...

Blaine AuCoin, D.D.S., a UAlberta School of Dentistry professor and ADEA member, shares his hobbies, passion and a typical day in this profile feature.

Day in the life of Blaine AuCoin, assistant clinical professor and associate chair (Student Affairs) I was born and raised here in Edmonton as the youngest of three siblings. I am a proud graduate of St. Francis Xavier High School (go Rams!) and the University of Alberta. I began my dental career in 1989 when Trudy AuCoin and I graduated from the U of A with our DDS degrees in hand and purchased a....

Purnima Kumar, D.D.S., Ph.D., a University of Michigan School of Dentistry department chair and ADEA member, receives the Distinguished Scientist award from the International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research. Congratulations, Dr. Kumar!

Faculty member Purnima Kumar receives Distinguished Scientist award from IADR at international conference Ann Arbor, Mich., June 23, 2023 – University of Michigan School of Dentistry faculty member and department chair Dr. Purnima Kumar has received one of the highest honors bestowed by the International Association for Dental, Oral, and Craniofacial Research (IADR). Dr. Purnima Kumar Dr. Kumar recei...

Join us in Pittsburgh to discuss dental education's "business side" during the 2023 ADEA Sections on Business and Financial Administration and Clinic Administration (ADEA BFACA) Meeting. Register today!

See You in Pittsburgh for the 2023 ADEA BFACA Meeting Register!