Appointments Open to Admissions and Financial Aid Officers
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ADEA welcomes the nominations of dental, advanced and allied dental education admissions and financial aid officers for appointments to the following advisory groups and committees. Information about each appointment, including qualifications and time commitments, is provided. Unless otherwise indicated, one nominee will be appointed to each position. |
Position Type: Appointment—requires ADEA Board of Directors approval at its January meeting.
Position Description: The ADEA Advisory Committee for Innovation, Clinical Education and Public Health (ADEA ACICEPH) provides strategic guidance and expert advice to the ADEA Board of Directors and ADEA staff on oral health matters related to current and future areas of innovation approaches to clinical education and public health. The Committee considers three areas—vision, policy, and programming—and related resources, all of which contribute to ADEA’s overall mission. ADEA ACICEPH also supports ADEA in advancing its goals of fostering new thinking, enhancing oral health clinical education and promoting public health perspectives that will drive policy, initiatives and approaches that support the future of oral health education.
Who Is Eligible:
- Admissions and financial aid officers
- Deans
- Faculty and staff
- Program directors
- Senior administrators
- Students, residents and fellows
Eligibility Criteria:
- All applicants must be affiliated with an ADEA Member Institution and have active individual ADEA memberships.
- Faculty and staff should have an interest in bioinformatics, technology and health informatics
- Expertise in innovation, clinical education, and public health with experience in the following areas:
- Health care innovation, medical technology
- Clinical education, curriculum development
- Public health policy, community health initiatives
- Allied dental education
- Clinical education, chair-side technologies
Time Commitment:
Preparation plus quarterly meetings (in-person and virtual), including a September in-person meeting.
Length of Service/Term Start Date:
Three-year term starting March 2026, with possibility of reappointment for up to three additional years.
ADEA Associated American Dental Schools Application Service Advisory Group (ADEA AADSAS)
Position Type: Appointment—requires ADEA Board of Directors approval at its January meeting.
Position Description: The ADEA Associated American Dental Schools Application Service (ADEA AADSAS) Advisory Group is charged to support ADEA Educational Services staff in reviewing and revising data elements, data manipulation, report formats, information transmittal protocols, and the essential items related to the application service. Additionally, the Advisory Group serves as a liaison between dental school admissions officers, program directors, and ADEA Educational Services to address various issues and concerns and to suggest improvements in the application process.
Who Is Eligible:
- Admissions and/or financial aid officers
- Faculty and staff
- Program directors
- Students, residents and fellows
Eligibility Criteria:
- All applicants must be affiliated with an ADEA Member Institution and have active individual ADEA memberships.
- Admissions officers (e.g., Director of Admissions, Associate or Assistant Dean of Admissions): participation in ADEA AADSAS. Completed at least one admissions cycle.
- Students currently enrolled in dental school who have completed the AADSAS application.
Time Commitment:
- Two meeting days per year (occurring at the ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition and the ADEA Fall Meetings).
- Quarterly Advisory Group meetings (virtual, one hour each).
- Quarterly ADEA AADSAS Town Hall meetings (virtually).
Length of Service/Term Start Date:
- Three-year term starting in March 2026
- Students: One-year term starting in March 2026
ADEA GoDental® Advisory Group (ADEA GoDental®)
Position Type: Appointment—requires ADEA Board of Directors approval at its January meeting.
Description: The ADEA GoDental® Advisory Group develops ideas and provides support for all ADEA GoDental® initiatives. Members discuss key concepts for improving the ADEA GoDental website, including content management, social networking themes and membership services. The Advisory Group provides ADEA GoDental with strategic direction on how to better serve students interested in dentistry. Members also analyze blogs, videos and forum topics to determine the effectiveness of ADEA GoDental® content.
Who Is Eligible:
- Admissions and financial aid officers
- Program directors
- Students, residents and fellows
Eligibility Criteria:
- All applicants must be affiliated with an ADEA Member Institution and have active individual ADEA memberships.
- Students: Current first- or second-year dental students; current dental hygiene students
Time Commitment:
One in-person meeting each year during the ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition. Up to two teleconferences per year.
Length of Service and Term Start Date:
- Three-year term starting in March 2026
- Students: Two-year term starting in March 2026
ADEA Journal of Dental Education Editorial Review Board (ADEA JDE ERB)
Position Type: Appointment—requires ADEA Board of Directors approval at its January meeting.
Description: The ADEA Journal of Dental Education Editorial Review Board (ADEA JDE ERB) provides expertise in a variety of areas related to dental education to the Journal. Members advise JDE editors and staff on best practices and emerging trends in academic dentistry and scholarly publishing, act as advocates for the JDE at their own institutions and in the dental education community and remain active JDE contributors and reviewers throughout their term. Members of the JDE Editorial Review Board also may be called upon to review manuscripts on a tight turnaround when additional reviews are needed.
Who Is Eligible:
- Admissions
- Program directors
- Students, residents and fellows
Eligibility Criteria:
- All applicants must be affiliated with an ADEA Member Institution and have active individual ADEA memberships.
- Students: Current first- or second-year dental students; current dental hygiene students
Time Commitment:
One in-person meeting each year during the ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition. Up to two teleconferences per year.
Length of Service and Term Start Date:
- Three-year term starting in March 2026
- Students: Two-year term starting in March 2026
ADEA Student Financial Assistance Advisory Committee (ADEA SFAAC)
Position Type: Appointment—requires ADEA Board of Directors approval at its January meeting.
Description: The ADEA Student Financial Assistance Advisory Committee (ADEA SFAAC) is an advisory committee to the ADEA BOD providing recommendations to ADEA with the development of resources and initiatives for providing the most current, relevant, and high quality information and resources available to ADEA member constituents, including deans, program directors, financial aid administrators, students, residents, fellows, dental school alumni and university administrators regarding student financial aid, student loan, and educational debt management related matters as they pertain to the effective administration of student financial aid, including campus-based, state and federal programs (including Title IV and Title VII), and the effective counseling provided to applicants, students and alumni regarding responsible borrowing and repayment.
Who Is Eligible:
- Admissions and Financial Aid Officers
- Deans
- Faculty and staff
- Program directors
- Senior Administrators
- Students, residents and fellows
Eligibility Criteria:
- All applicants must be affiliated with an ADEA Member Institution and have active individual ADEA memberships.
- Individuals currently employed in a position where they are providing financial aid services to the dental student population.
- Must be either a dental school dean, a representative of the academic, allied or advance dental education community engaged in the provision of financial aid.
- Currently enrolled students, residents and fellows.
- Financial aid directors/administrators
- Faculty and staff includes the dental school financial aid community
- Dental school deans
- Currently enrolled students, residents and fellows who are able to serve a one-year term beginning in September.
Time Commitment:
- One meeting per year and two conference calls. The meeting format (in-person, virtual or hybrid) is TBD.
Length of Service and Term Start Date:
- Three-year term starting in March 2026
- Students: One-year term starting in September 2026