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Put your leadership talents to work. Promote the ADEA mission. Help to shape oral health education.

ADEA provides meaningful opportunities for its members to contribute to the dental education community. You are encouraged to apply for membership to an ADEA Board of Directors Advisory Committee or an ADEA Advisory Group. The overarching goal of each committee is to strengthen ADEA’s framework for good oral health education and a resourceful oral health workforce.

No matter what title you hold, there is a position for you. Multiple committees—both with ADEA and with our partner, the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA)—will benefit from your input.

Reminders

General Requirements

  •  All advisory groups and committees must follow all guidelines outlined in the ADEA Bylaws.
  • To apply for an ADEA position, you must log in to your ADEA member account to access the application.
  • To apply for a position with CODA, you must enter your ADEA customer ID number and your American Dental Association member number. ADEA appoints members to three external associations: CODA, Council on Dental Education and Licensure and the Joint Commission on National Dental Examinations.·       
  • You can work on your application, save it and return to complete and submit it.
  • If your application requires a Letter of Support from your dental school’s Dean or the Program Director of your allied hygiene program, make your request to the letter writer as soon as possible; this step often takes the most time.

Note: Associate & assistant deans must also meet this requirement. The letter should be sent to you, and you will upload the letter as a part of your application packet.

Submission Process

  • The Application Review and Selection Period opens on Oct. 18, 2025, and closes on Jan. 30, 2026.
  • Selected applicants for appointments nominations not requiring ADEA House of Delegates (HOD) approval will be notified in February 2026.
  • The resolution for membership recommendations to external committees will be voted on at the HOD Closing Session of the 2026 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition. Selected applicants will receive written notification, and notice will also be sent to the point of contact of the associated committee.

Membership Opportunities by Title

 

Questions?

Please direct all questions to CallforNominations@adea.org