Transcript Update on ADEA Initiatives Council of Allied Dental

UPDATE ON ADEA INITIATIVES:
ADEA COUNCIL OF ALLIED
DENTAL
PROGRAM DIRECTORS
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Purpose of Presentation
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To review a variety of initiatives undertaken by
ADEA over the past few years that specifically
impact the ADEA Council of Allied Dental
Program Directors and allied dental education,
and to identify some of the challenges that we
still face.
ADEA’s Strategic Goals 2007-2010
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Goal One: Preparing institutions for the future
Goal Two: Generating the workforce of the
future
Goal Three: Developing leaders for the future
Goal Four: Delivering value to our members
ADEA Policy Statements
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ADEA’s Academic Policy Statements
include allied dental professionals in all
areas.
Examples: accreditation, access to care,
admissions, licensure.
ADEA Allied Dental Policy Statements
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In 2003, the ADEA House of Delegates approved new Allied
Dental Policy Statements that specified:
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The term “dental education” is defined as inclusive of all academic
dental, allied dental, and advanced dental institutions.
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A minimum number of academic years of allied dental education.
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The inclusion of the value and application of scientific concepts in
the curriculum.
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Preparing graduates for new and emerging roles and
responsibilities.
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Minimum faculty qualifications and education requirements.
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Inclusion of allied dental faculty in programs of faculty and career
development in education, research, and public service.
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Emphasis on the oral health care team rather than working with
allied dental personnel.
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Reaffirmation of entry-level competencies into the dental hygiene
profession.
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Support for all levels of accredited education.
ADEA Scholarships and Awards
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ADEA/Oral-B Laboratories Scholarship for Dental Hygiene Students
Pursuing Academic Careers – Two $2,000 scholarships for dental
hygiene students pursuing academic careers.
ADEA/Sigma Phi Alpha Linda DeVore Scholarship – A $1,000
scholarship recognizing an individual pursuing allied dental
education study at the bachelor’s, master’s or doctoral degree
level.
ADEA/Colgate-Palmolive Allied Dental Educators Fellowship – A
$4,000 stipend for participation in the ADEA Leadership Institute or a
three-month fellowship at the ADEA Office in Washington, DC, only
for allied dental educators
ADEA Scholarships and Awards
Open to Allied Dental Educators
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ADEA/Sunstar Americas, Inc. Harry W. Bruce, Jr. Legislative Fellowship – A
$15,000 stipend to pursue a cumulative three-month fellowship at the ADEA
Office in Washington, DC, working on issues on the legislative agenda
ADEA/William J. Gies Foundation William J. Gies Education Fellowship – A
$10,000 stipend to pursue a cumulative three-month fellowship at the ADEA
Office in Washington, DC, researching educational issues
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ADEA/ADEA Council of Students/VitalSource Technologies, Inc. Junior
Faculty Award – A $2,500 award to be used to enhance teaching, research,
or service efforts
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ADEA/VitalSource Technologies, Inc. Dental Education Award
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ADEA/Zimmer Dental Implant Education Teaching Award
New ADEA Fellowship
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The ADEA/GlaxoSmithKline Dental Hygiene
Teaching Fellowship began in 2007.
Up to three dental hygiene educators will be
selected from Allied Dental Faculty Leadership
Development Program participants (past and
present) to serve as fellows for one year.
This program was launched at the 2007 ADEA
Annual Session in New Orleans.
ADEA/William J. Gies
Education Fellowship
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Three Gies Fellows have come from a dental
hygiene background:
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Dr. Phyllis Beemsterboer, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs at the
School of Dentistry of Oregon Health & Science University
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Prof. Nancy Zinser, Associate Dean for Health Sciences at Palm
Beach Community College
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Dr. Cindy Amyot, Director of Faculty Development and Distance
Education at University of Missouri-Kansas City (and the 2007
recipient)
ADEA Support for Council
Initiatives
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The ADEA Council of Allied Dental Program
Directors is now the only council with a
dedicated special staff liaison,
Dr. Linda Hanlon.
ADEA Support for Section
Initiatives
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The ADEA Section on Dental Hygiene Education is one
of the largest and most active of the ADEA sections.
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The ADEA Dental Assisting Education section, once
shrinking, is now growing. Current membership is 337.
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The ADEA Dental Hygiene Clinic Coordinators group
became a SIG in 2005.
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Section and SIG activities are supported by the ADEA
Staff Liaison to the Council of Sections, consistent with
other sections and SIGs.
ADEA Resources, Projects,
and Initiatives
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• ADEA Communities of Interest (through the ADEA Service
Center on www.adea.org)
• Faculty Recruitment and Retention Compendium (in the
publications catalog)
• ADEA Benchmarking Toolkit
• ADEA Trends in Dental Education (under “Publications” on
www.adea.org)
• Academic Dental Careers Fellowship Program
• ExploreHealthCareers.org (www.explorehealthcareers.org)
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Explorehealthcareers.org, recently acquired by ADEA, is a free, multidisciplinary, interactive health careers website designed to address
workforce shortages in the health professions.
The professions of dental hygiene, assisting, and lab technology are
featured on the site. This ADEA website will provide us with the opportunity
to address recruitment of allied dental students, with an emphasis on
diversity.
Extensive information about these careers is provided; plus DH and DA are
featured as 2 of the top 10 fastest growing careers.
The mission of EHC is to help solve two urgent problems in American health
care: the under-representation of minorities in the workforce, and the lack of
health professionals in medically underserved communities.
ADEA Supports the Dental Education
Community When Disaster Strikes
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ADEAassist was created as a way for ADEA to help schools and
programs affected by Hurricane Katrina.
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In anticipation of Hurricanes Rita and Wilma, ADEAassist advised
schools and programs in the affected areas of opportunities for ADEA
to help in the event of damage or interruption.
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ADEAassist capitalized a permanent fund to aid any ADEA Institutional
Member who may be impacted by disaster.
Licensure Initiatives
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All ADEA initiatives related to national licensure
include dental hygiene licensure.
Although the wording may at times refer to
“dental licensure,” it is well understood by the
practicing, licensing, education, and other
communities to include licensure of dentists
and dental hygienists.
Other Initiatives
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ADEA Council of Allied Dental Program Directors
representative toolkit
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Communities of Interest (COI) forum
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In September all presentations and papers from the
June Summit were posted in an online community for
further discussion and comment. The 2007 Allied
Faculty Leadership Institute launched a Community of
Interest in June.
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The ADEA Council of Allied Program Directors is
invited to launch a Community of Interest . . .
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Facilitated by your peers.
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Updated by you.
An important way to exchange ideas and information
between meetings.
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Got a problem? Don’t want to reinvent the wheel? Use the
Communities of Interest to ask, share, and learn.
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Participation on ADEA Presidential
Task Forces by Allied Dental Leaders
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ADEA Commission on Access to Care
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ADEA Commission on Mentoring
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ADEA Commission on Change and Innovation in
Dental Education
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ADEA Commission on Meetings and Conferences
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ADEA Task Force on Membership
Participation on the ADEA Annual
Session Planning Committee
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Permanent appointment for a representative
from the ADEA Council of Allied Dental Program
Directors was made three years ago.
Future of New Opportunities for
Allied Dental Providers
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The 2006 ADEA Allied Dental Education
Summit addressed ways in which the practice
of allied dental professions may change in the
future, and ways in which allied dental
educators need to prepare their graduates.
2006 ADEA Allied Dental Summit
Proceedings
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Presents a series of recommendations to go to
the ADEA Board of Directors as a result of
Summit deliberations.
ADEA will help address the challenges that are
before allied dental education.
ADEA Professional Development
Opportunities for Allied Dental Faculty
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The Allied Dental Program Directors’ Conference is
ADEA’s second largest meeting after the ADEA Annual
Session.
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It was expanded several years ago to include all allied
dental program directors (DH, DA, and DLT).
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ADEA also holds DH and DA section meetings at Annual
Session.
ADEA Leadership Development
Opportunities for Allied Dental Faculty
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A special leadership program for allied dental
faculty held its fourth class this June.
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This program was started at the request of the
ADEA Council of Allied Dental Program
Directors.
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ADEA sponsors an annual Allied Dental Faculty
Leadership Development Alumni Reception at
Annual Session.
ADEA Professional Development
Opportunities for Allied Dental Faculty
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ADEA has raised nearly $500,000 over the
past four years in support of the Annual Allied
Dental Program Directors Conference and the
Allied Dental Faculty Leadership Program
ADEA Leadership Development
Opportunities for Allied Dental Faculty
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The year-long ADEA Leadership Institute is
open to allied dental faculty.
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Graduates include 11 dental hygiene faculty
and one dental assisting faculty; three of
these were from community colleges and
one was from a tribal college.
ADEA Supports the ADEA Council of Allied
Dental Program Directors Through Advocacy
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ADEA is committed to pursuing its vision for the future of oral health care
on Capitol Hill. During the 109th Congress our advocacy efforts led to:
Passage
of the National Institute of Health reauthorization with
provisions offered by ADEA.
Passage
of a stopgap measure to avert a federal funding crisis in the
State Children’s Health Insurance Program.
Passage
of the Ryan White CARE Act reauthorization including a new
provision that designates oral health as a “core medical service.”
ADEA Supports
the ADEA Council of Allied Dental Program
Directors Through
Advocacy
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Oral health’s new designation as a “core medical service” ensures that
more Ryan White CARE Act funding can be targeted to oral health care
services.
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Academic dental institutions have been reimbursed more than $111 million
from the CARE Act’s Dental Reimbursement Program for HIV/AIDS oral
health care provided to patients.
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Despite the plans of the administration and some in Congress to
discontinue the Community-based Dental Partnership Program, ADEA was
able to preserve the program with no changes.
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ADEA Supports the ADEA Council of Allied
Dental Program Directors through Advocacy
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ADEA’s advocacy has secured millions in federal appropriations for programs vital to academic dental
institutions.
 National
Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research
FY05 $392m; FY06 $389.3m; FY07 $393m
 General
and Pediatric Dentistry Training Grants
FY05 $8.08m; FY06 $2.17m; FY07 $10m
 Public
Health, Preventive and Dental Public Health Grants
FY05 $9.09m; FY06 $7.9m; FY07 $7.92m
 Dental
Health Improvement Act Grant Program
FY05 $0; FY06 $2m; FY07 $2m
 HIV/AIDS
Dental Reimbursement and Community-based Partnerships Programs
FY05 $13.08m; FY06 $13.08m; FY07 $13.08m
 AIDS
Education and Training Centers
FY05: $35m; FY06 $35m; FY07 $35m
ADEA Supports the ADEA Council of Allied
Dental Program Directors through Advocacy
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 Area
Health Education Training Centers
FY05 $28.9m; FY06 $28.7m; FY07 $28.68m
 Geriatric
Program Grants
FY05 $31.5m; FY06 $0; FY07 $31.54m
 Faculty
Loan Repayment Program
FY05 $1.3m; FY06 $1.3m; FY07 $1.3m
 Health
Careers Opportunity Program
FY05 $35.6m; FY06 $3.9m; FY07 $3.9m
 Centers
of Excellence
FY05 $33.6m; FY06 $11.8m; FY07 $11.8m
 Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention Oral Health Programs
FY05 $11.2m; FY06 $11.8m; FY07 $11.8m
 National
Health Service Corps Scholarships and Loan Repayment
FY05 $131.4m; FY06 $125.5m; FY07 $125.5m
ADEA Publications for
Allied Dental Educators
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Design and Transition, Not Turmoil and Imposition. Hanlon, L. Bulletin of Dental Education.
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Unleashing the Potential. Weaver, R., Valachovic, R., Hanlon, L., Mintz, J., and Chmar, J.
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The Current Status of Allied Dental Faculty: A Survey Report. Nunn, P.J., Gadbury-Amyot, C.C.,
Battrell, A., Bruce, S.I., Hanlon, L.L., Kaiser, C., Purifoy-Seldon, B. Journal of Dental Education,
2004.
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Trends in Allied Dental Education: An Analysis of the Past and Look to the Future. Haden, N.K., Morr,
K.E., Valachovic, R.W. Journal of Dental Education, 2001.
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Trends in Dentistry and Dental Education. Valachovic, R.W., Weaver, R.G., Sinkford, J.C., Haden,
N.K. Journal of Dental Education, 2001.
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“Allied Dental Education-at-a-Glance 2005” is available in print and on the ADEA website.
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Revised Compendium of Curriculum Guidelines for Allied Education Programs, 2005.
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Charting Progress, a monthly newsletter authored by Dr. Richard Valachovic.
ADEA Publications for Allied
Dental Educators
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Since 2005, the May issue of the Bulletin of
Dental Education is dedicated to allied
dental education issues.
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ADEA Open Membership
(as of June 2007)
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Since Open Membership began, 38 new allied institutional members
have joined.
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ADEA Section on Dental Hygiene Education now has 1,666
members.
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ADEA Section on Dental Assisting Education now has 337
members!
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752 members have joined the ADEA Dental Hygiene Clinic
Coordinators SIG.
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There are 101 active affiliate allied dental institutional members in
addition to the 26 allied programs in dental school settings.
ADEA Open Membership
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With significant increases in individual
members, what are the implications for ADEA?
Sections and SIGs
 Representation of the DLT discipline
 Programming and professional development activities
 Organizational structure
 Representation
 Services provided
 Differences between members and active members
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Continuing Challenges with ADEA Open
Membership for Allied Dental Education
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Continuing the successful marketing of
Institutional Membership and recruitment of
institutions that sponsor allied dental education
programs.
Providing appropriate services to non-dental
school institutions.
Continuing Challenges for
ADEA to Address
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Leadership skills for allied dental administrators and faculty
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Curricular reform in allied dental education
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Relationships and collaborations with other associations
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Allied dental faculty diversity, recruitment, retention, and development
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Diversity in allied dental student recruitment
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Preparing the workforce of the future
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Determining data sets that need to be collected about allied dental
education and educators