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Daily Schedule |
8:00–10:00 am
ADEA Board of Directors Meeting+
8:00 am–3:00 pm
National Campaign for Dental Education Task Force Meeting+
8:30 am–3:30 pm
ADEA Regional Predental Advisors Workshop+
See page 12 for information.
Sponsored by Procter & Gamble Co.
8:30 am–5:00 pm
American College of Prosthodontics Symposium: Enhancing Learning Through an Electronic Prosthodontic Curriculum+
This one-day symposium includes a review of how students learn, tips and tricks about using electronic information, applying electronic materials to education, and adapting teaching methodologies. Lectures will be followed by a table clinic-styled Technology Exhibit, small group exercise/presentation, and discussion session. Objectives are: 1) to review the aspects and application of electronic media to learning and education; 2) to introduce some of the new applications and developments in current technology; and 3) to gain insight into planning prosthodontic courses that incorporate electronic media. For further information, visit the ACP website at www.prosthodontics.org or call Michelle Martin at 312-573-1260, ext. 224.
Cosponsored by ADEA Sections on Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics.
5:30–7:30 pm
Council of Sections Administrative Board Meeting+
6:30–9:00 pm
Leadership Institute Commencement Dinner and Program+
Saturday, March 5
6:30–9:00 am
ADEA/Pfizer Inc Enid A. Neidle Scholar-in-Residence Selection Committee Meeting+
7:00 am–5:00 pm
Annual Session Registration
7:00–9:00 am
Council of Deans Administrative Board Breakfast Meeting+
7:30–9:00 am
ADEA/Sunstar Butler Inc./Harry W. Bruce Jr. Legislative Fellowship Selection Committee Meeting+
8:00 am–12:00 noon
Council of Students Orientation+
9:00–10:30 am
AADSAS Task Force+
9:00 am–1:00 pm
ADEA Board of Directors Meeting+
9:00 am–12:00 noon
ADEA Symposium: The Role of Dental Education Institutions in Preparing Graduates to Treat People with Special Needs
Principal Coordinator: Dr. Paul Glassman, University of the Pacific
Presenters: Dr. Paul Glassman; Dr. Michael Helgeson, Apple Tree Dental, Minneapolis, MN; Mr. Tim Henderson, Institute for Primary Care and Workforce Analysis, Washington, DC; Dr. Barbara Smith, University of Michigan; Dr. Douglas Berkey, University of Colorado; Ms. Anne Battrell, American Dental Hygienists’ Association; Dr. Sharon Turner, University of Kentucky
CE CREDITS: 3
The 2003 ADEA President’s Commission on Improving the Oral Health Status of All Americans: Roles and Responsibilities of Academic Dental Institutions identified problems with access to oral health care faced by underserved populations and called for adequate curriculum time to prepare graduates to care for people with special needs. A 2003 ADEA policy statement calls for the association to "work with the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation to adopt or strengthen accreditation standards at all levels of dental education related to competency in treatment of people with special needs." However, it is still uncertain how this can best be accomplished.
Attendees at this symposium will come to understand the rationale behind the ADEA commission recommendations and options for implementing these recommendations and resolutions. This information is of vital interest to ADEA members as access to care issues for people with special needs receives increasing national attention and dental education institutions struggle to increase curriculum time in this area.
9:00 am–12:00 noon
FDW #1. Clinical Ergonomics: Strategies for Teaching and Evaluating*
Principal Coordinator: Dr. Bonnie Branson, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Presenters: Dr. Bonnie Branson; Prof. Melanie Simmer-Beck, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Workshop Category: Intermediate
CE CREDITS: 3
To sustain and reinforce the dental workforce, it is critical that dental professionals avoid the development of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) related to non-neutral operator positions. The majority of dental and dental hygiene programs include minimal didactic instruction in patient-operator positioning. The U.S. Department of Labor and Statistics reports that the percent of dentists and dental hygienists experiencing MSDs is higher than the national average. Often these MSDs result in decreased numbers of workdays or complete change in career direction. This has a significant impact on access to care. This workshop will present strategies that can be used in the clinical setting with students to strengthen optimal operator posture. Results of a study to determine the ergonomic value of instrument selection will be presented and discussed. Furthermore, a validated and reliable assessment instrument will be introduced as a means for assessing posture throughout the curriculum. The session will include a discussion of current research that targets instrument selection for student kits based on objective measurements such as weight and handle diameter. Using a PowerPoint presentation and review of videotapes, participants will discuss common ergonomic errors. The session will conclude with a review of an assessment instrument to be used in the clinical setting to optimize operator posture. Upon completion of this workshop the dental educator will be able to 1) apply current ergonomic research to facilitate instrument selection decisions for student kits; 2) discuss common errors observed in dental student operator positioning; and 3) review posture assessment instruments that can be used for clinical evaluation.
9:00 am–12:00 noon
FDW #2. Dental Case Study Exchange*
Principal Coordinator: Dr. Mary Sudzina, University of Dayton
CE CREDITS: 3
The purpose of this session is threefold: to provide faculty who are teaching with dental cases the opportunity to 1) exchange case studies, thus expanding the number of cases they have access to; 2) share information about their case applications; and 3) network with other case users. Participants are asked to bring fourteen copies of an original case to share and to prepare a five-minute overview of how they use their case in the dental curriculum.
9:00 am–12:00 noon
FDW #3. ¿Habla Español? Teaching Spanish Through Cooperative Learning and Virtual Technology*
Principal Coordinator and Presenter: Dr. Mildred McClain, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Workshop Category: Beginner
CE CREDITS: 3
Dr. Frank Catalanotto, President of ADEA, stated that in the near future dental schools will have to address issues in diversity and second-language skills more aggressively. Furthermore, the theme of the 2005 ADEA Annual Session is diversity—an especially appropriate topic since demographic changes in the United States predict that the Hispanic population will eventually become the minority majority, though the percentage will vary from state to state and city to city. In Las Vegas, where 24 percent of the population is Hispanic, the University of Nevada, Las Vegas School of Dental Medicine has a unique program to teach clinical Spanish to its students during the first eight weeks of the students’ first year. Active learning strategies are augmented by interactive technology. Students work together in small heterogeneous groups and are rewarded for their group performance. Competency is assessed by taking a medical history in Spanish on a one-to-one basis with a Spanish-speaking patient. Educational methodology includes interactive technology that enables students to interact with a virtual Spanish-speaking patient and receive immediate feedback in areas such as pronunciation and grammar.
The objectives of this workshop are to 1) discuss cooperative learning; 2) explain critical features of cooperative learning in a Spanish-speaking dental classroom environment; 3) describe the benefits of cooperative learning for the non-Spanish-speaking and the Spanish-speaking dental student; 4) describe the benefits of cooperative learning for the teacher in a classroom with a diverse group of dental students; 5) discuss the challenges of cooperative learning with a diverse group of dental students; 6) discuss how to assess/grade individual student performance in a cooperative learning environment; and 7) demonstrate and explore the virtual conversation Spanish technology program. At the end of the session, participants will be encouraged to play with the program and to inquire as to its cost, technical support, hardware requirements, etc.
9:00 am–12:00 noon
FDW #4. Assessment Essentials*
Principal Coordinator: Dr. Judith Skelton, University of Kentucky
Presenters: Dr. Judith Skelton; Dr. Karen West, University of Kentucky
Workshop Category: Intermediate
CE CREDITS: 3
Assessment Essentials, the fourth in a series of faculty development workshops, is designed to provide the participants with an overview of the guiding principles for assessment and practice in identifying and developing assessment strategies for clinical and classroom instruction. Upon completion of the workshop, participants will be able to distinguish among assessment, evaluation, and grading; select appropriate assessment mechanisms for their teaching area; develop an assessment plan; and identify and judge characteristics of written test questions. Students must be prepared to do more than memorize information and use algorithms to solve simple problems. Traditional testing methods, such as multiple choice tests, must be written well to be reliable and valid, so faculty must learn the basics of test construction. In addition, it is important that faculty realize that traditional testing may not test many skills and abilities that students need, such as higher-order thinking skills; therefore, there is a need to move toward more authentic assessment techniques that evaluate students’ abilities in "real-world" contexts by asking students to demonstrate skills and concepts they have learned. Authentic assessment focuses on students’ analytical skills; ability to integrate what they learn; creativity; ability to work collaboratively; and written and oral expression skills. It values the learning process as much as the finished product. After attending to an overview of assessment concepts, participants will work in small groups and practice applying the techniques to their own teaching areas. They will develop an assessment plan identifying diverse evaluation strategies that could be applied, and they will write and/or evaluate sample evaluations. Timing of the activities will be dependent on the participant skill levels.
9:00 am–12:00 noon
FDW #5. Case-Based Teaching: A Patient-Centered, Culturally Sensitive, and Interdisciplinary Approach*
Principal Coordinator: Dr. Phil Richards, University of Michigan
Presenters: Dr. Phil Richards, Dr. Marita Inglehart, Prof. Wendy Kerschbaum, University of Michigan
Workshop Category: Intermediate
CE CREDITS: 3
Case studies are widely used to introduce dental and dental hygiene students to the complexities of patient care. The objectives of this workshop are a) to challenge educators to consider the various ways in which case-based learning can be used at different levels of dental and dental hygiene education; b) to describe how cultural awareness can be increased through case-based learning; and c) to demonstrate how interdisciplinary teaching can help students to take a truly patient-centered approach. The workshop participant will be challenged to consider how various case-based approaches can be utilized throughout the dental and dental hygiene curriculum to ultimately create truly patient-centered, culturally sensitive future health care providers who are part of interdisciplinary teams.
Part 1 will provide an introduction to case-based teaching, which can take various forms. It can range from using cases in a purely supportive fashion for illustrating phenomena that may otherwise be difficult to understand, to using the discussion of patient cases as the central route to learning the complexities of patient care. In addition, case-based learning can be more or less instructor- or student-driven. It can be part of classroom as well as clinical teaching activities. It seems important to start out by considering the many ways in which case-based teaching and learning can unfold. Part 2 will consider case-based teaching on the different levels of education. Step 1 will look at the beginning student: using cases to illustrate phenomena and to introduce a culturally sensitive and interdisciplinary perspective in an instructor-driven approach, utilized in Behavioral Science and Introduction to Patient Care courses, for example. Step 2 will look at year 2: using cases as a way to demonstrate a patient-centered and culturally sensitive approach of an interdisciplinary team, including challenging students to collaborate. Step 3 will look at years 3 and 4, with students presenting cases, taking a student-driven approach. Finally, Part 3 will consider how to evaluate outcomes of case-based teaching.
9:00 am–3:30 pm
Signature Series* The Ethics of Leadership
Presenter: Dr. Terry L. Price, University of Richmond
CE CREDITS: 6
The 2005 ADEA Signature Series: A Program of the ADEA Leadership Institute will focus on ethical challenges that are distinct to leaders and leadership in academia. Among these challenges are those associated with power, duties of administrators, faculty, and students, and the moral and emotional relationship of leaders to followers. In academic dentistry, leaders are called upon as teachers, role models, and mentors for those who will enter the dental and allied dental professions. Administrators and faculty must exemplify ethics and values that sustain both the academic community and the professions. This case-based interactive program will integrate ethical theory and leadership for practical applications in an academic context.
10:00 am–2:00 pm
ADA/ADEA/CDA Liaison Committee on Surveys and Reports+
10:30–11:30 am
AClient Steering Committee+
12:00 noon–2:00 pm
Joint Meeting of Administrative Boards of the Council of Allied Dental Program Directors, the Section on Dental Hygiene Education, and the Section on Dental Assisting Education+
12:00 noon–2:00 pm
ADEA Symposium: Diversity Recruitment and Retention at the University of Maryland Dental School
Principal Coordinator: Dr. Norbert Myslinski, University of Maryland
Presenters: Dr. Norbert Myslinski, Dr. Patricia Meehan, Dr. Henry Williams, University of Maryland
CE CREDITS: 2
Access to and diversity in oral health careers have always been of concern to the world’s first dental school. Our symposium objective is to help dental and allied dental educators explore solutions to the challenges of recruiting and retaining underrepresented populations. Our innovative and successful programs include K-12 students, undergraduate students, dental and dental hygiene students, and faculty. Student recruitment and training begin in the local African American and Hispanic K-12 communities. Outreach to neighborhood schools by faculty and dental school career training programs are important to capture the minds and hearts of diverse young men and women. Programs include survival skills workshops, career seminars, science lectures, field trips, and bioethical debates. Relationships are built with minority-serving colleges to ensure the highest caliber of applicants. Short-term research programs bring undergraduate students into the dental school to learn about the science of oral health care and interact with faculty and students. Dental students learn the importance of providing care to diverse populations through several mechanisms, including Hispanic and African American organizations and externships to Native American Reservations and other underserved populations. The faculty, who are rich in cultural, ethnic, and gender diversity, are great role models for the students and a means of attracting a more diverse student and patient population. This symposium will help other ADEA members duplicate these successful programs in their own institutions. The sequence of presenters will draw a pipeline of diverse activities reaching from K-12 students to dental faculty and patients. The last part will be an interactive discussion between the audience and the panel.
12:00 noon–1:00 pm
Orientation for New ADEA Members and Annual Session Attendees
Join us for an orientation to the American Dental Education Association and our Annual Session. First-timers are especially welcome.
1:00–2:00 pm
Open Forum on the ADEA Annual Session
Past participants of the ADEA Annual Session are invited to attend an open forum to discuss ways that the Annual Session contributes to personal and professional development. Key staff and volunteers will focus the discussion around how to create an annual session that best serves the needs of the ADEA community. Come prepared to contribute positive ideas for how the meeting can best serve you.
1:00–2:30 pm
Special Affiliated Program, Commission on Dental Accreditation: Update Session for All Site Visit Consultants
1:00–5:00 pm
Special Affiliated Program, Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry: ACFD Executive Committee Meeting+
2:00–4:00 pm
ADEA Symposium: Using Distance Education Technology to Increase Access to Care for Underserved and Vulnerable Populations
Principal Coordinator: Dr. Paul Glassman, University of the Pacific Presenters: Ms. Christine Miller, University of the Pacific; Dr. Anthony Iacopino, Marquette University; Dr. Neal Demby, Lutheran Medical Center; Dr. Susan Dietrich, Lutheran Medical Center; Dr. Paul Glassman
CE CREDITS: 2
Difficulty obtaining access to oral health care is an increasingly visible problem for many underserved and special needs populations. It has been demonstrated that many oral health providers do not feel adequately trained to provide services for these populations. Dental education institutions can play an important role in addressing this problem by educating oral health providers in the skills needed to work with our most vulnerable citizens. It is also becoming increasingly apparent that distance education technology can reach many oral health professionals that might not take advantage of in-person educational opportunities. This symposium will present and explain several models where distance education technologies have been used to educate oral health professionals to treat underserved and vulnerable populations. The methodology and technologies employed and the results of the training will be described. Attendees will understand various distance education models and how they can be used to increase access to care. This information is of vital interest to ADEA members as distance education becomes an increasingly important tool for dental educators and access to care issues receive increasing attention. This symposium will present several models where distance education technologies have been used to educate oral health professionals to treat these populations.
2:00–4:00 pm
Dealing with Unprofessional Conduct: Collaborative Student and Faculty Response Mechanisms
Moderator: Prof. Pamela Zarkowski, University of Detroit Mercy
Panelists: Dr. Phyllis Beemsterboer, Oregon Health & Science University; Dr. Lawrence P. Garetto, Indiana University; Dr. Shane Christensen, Indiana University; Dr. Marilyn S. Lantz and a dental student, University of Michigan
CE CREDITS: 2
In all academic programs, situations arise in which a lapse of ethical or professional behavior is reported. Who should deal with such cases, and how should they be handled so as to result in a just and equitable outcome for the individuals involved and for the institution as well? In an academic environment, should these be administrative determinations, or should there be a collaborative interaction of students and faculty alike? This program will discuss due process in dealing with accusations of unprofessional behavior and will highlight the procedures used at two dental schools that view professional conduct as a shared responsibility of students and faculty. Student and faculty panelists will present the underlying rationale for their process as well as the specific procedures followed from the point of the initial misconduct report to an ultimate outcome determination. A goal of the program is to highlight perceived strengths and unresolved weaknesses in the described approaches and to invite participants to share other methods being utilized.
Sponsored by American Society of Dental Ethics (formerly PEDNET, Professional Ethics in Dentistry Network). Cosponsored by the ADEA Behavioral Sciences Section.
2:00–4:00 pm
Council Meeting: Allied Dental Program Directors
2:00–4:00 pm
Council Meeting: Corporate Council+
2:00–4:00 pm
Council Meeting: Deans+
2:00–4:00 pm
Council Meeting: Faculties+
2:00–4:00 pm
Council Meeting: Hospitals and Advanced Education Programs
2:00–4:00 pm
Council Meeting: Sections+
2:00–4:00 pm
Council Meeting: Students+
4:00–5:00 pm
Opening Session of the House of Delegates
5:30–6:30 pm
Connecting with Colleagues Reception
6:30 pm
ADEA Legislative Leadership Dinner+
Sponsored by Sunstar Butler Inc.
Sunday, March 6
7:00 am–5:00 pm
Annual Session Registration
8:00–9:30 am
Section Program—Business and Financial Administration/Clinic Administration: Societal Responsibilities of Health Care Providers
Principal Coordinators/Presenters: Dr. Gary McDonald, Louisiana State University; Mr. Kenneth Tomlinson, University of Florida
What are the ethical responsibilities of students, faculty, and staff as they relate to dental education? Are we teaching our students about ethics and their responsibility to society after their graduation? What is the ethical responsibility of the dental school and the parent university? These questions will be addressed by the presenters, who will give their perspectives on what dental education is doing and what it should be doing.
8:00–10:00 am
Meeting of Council of Allied Dental Program Directors Administrative Board and PDCPC+
8:00–10:00 am
Special Affiliated Program: ADA CERP Update and Workshop
Presenter: Ms. Tina B. Krause, American Dental Association, Council on Dental Education and Licensure
CE CREDITS: 2
In this workshop, ADA CERP-recognized providers and CE providers interested in ADA CERP recognition will have the opportunity to 1) review the purpose and value of participating in the ADA CERP; 2) identify recent changes and the future directions of the ADA CERP; and 3) discuss strategies to promote quality CE program development and ADA CERP compliance.
8:30–9:30 am
Section Program—Orthodontics: Early Orthodontic Treatment as a Means to Improve Access for Low-Income Families
Principal Coordinator: Dr. Timothy Wheeler, University of Florida
Presenter: Dr. Gregory King, University of Washington
Access to care for orthodontics has been difficult to regulate by insurance and state funding agencies. This clinical trial examined whether by doing early orthodontic intervention for certain problems, more costly orthodontic care was avoided at a later age.
8:30 am–12:00 noon
Omicron Kappa Upsilon Board Meeting and Breakfast+
9:00–9:30 am
Section Business Meeting—Fixed and Removable Prosthodontics
9:30–10:00 am
Section Business Meeting—Business and Financial Administration/Clinic Administration
9:30–10:00 am
Section Business Meeting—Orthodontics
10:00–10:30 am
Welcome Reception
10:00–10:30 am
Special Guest Reception+
10:30 am–12:00 noon
Opening Ceremony and Plenary Session
In additional to the opening ceremony, this plenary session will feature the introduction of special guests, presentation of ADEA awards, and a keynote address by Dr. Charles Dougherty, President, Duquesne University. President of Duquesne since May 2001, Dr. Dougherty is a nationally recognized scholar and expert in health care ethics, with two books and more than 50 scholarly articles on the subject. He has served on numerous health care advisory commissions and projects, including the National Coalition on Catholic Health Care, the Not-for-Profit Hospital Trustees Project at the Hastings Center and the New York Academy of Medicine, and the Urban League of Pittsburgh. His address will be on "Social Justice and Access to Oral Health Care."
12:00 noon–1:00 pm
Open Forum on the JDE and BDE
The editors of the Journal of Dental Education and the Bulletin of Dental Education seek members’ feedback and input into these ADEA flagship periodicals, including the JDE Online. This is your opportunity for one-on-one conversations about article ideas, submission questions, and suggestions for future directions. Available will be Dr. Olav Alvares, Editor, JDE; Prof. Bill Hendricson, Associate Editor, JDE; Dr. Stephen Silberman, Book Review Coordinator, JDE; Ms. Lynn Whittaker, Managing Editor, JDE and Editor, BDE; and Ms. Sue Sandmeyer, ADEA Associate Executive Director, Communications and Membership.
12:00 noon–1:30 pm
ADEA Symposium: The Art of the Motivational Interview: Helping Patients Choose Oral Health
Principal Coordinator: Dr. Anne Koerber, University of Illinois at Chicago
Presenters: Dr. Phillip Weinstein, University of Washington; Dr. Timothy Smith, University of Kentucky; Dr. Evelyn Donate-Bartfield, Marquette University
CE CREDITS: 2
This symposium will introduce a set of counseling techniques designed to help patients reduce resistance to changing behavior, discover intrinsic motivation, and engage in more effective oral health behaviors. The motivational interview (MI) has applications to counseling for early childhood caries, smoking cessation, improving oral hygiene behavior, accepting treatment plans, and many other areas. Videotaped examples of the use of MI will be shown; responders will encourage discussion of teaching MI and its integration into the clinic.
Sponsored by the Section on Behavioral Sciences, the Section on Community and Preventive Dentistry, and the SIG on Tobacco-Free Initiatives.
12:00 noon–1:30 pm
Section Program—Dental Assisting Education: How Dental Assistants Can Use New Technologies to Prevent Caries in Children
Principal Coordinator: Prof. Donna Estes, Texas State Technical College/Waco
Presenter: Prof. Barbara Bennett, Texas State Technical College/Harlingen
With the increasing need for dental care for underprivileged children, this program will examine the roles that dental assistants can play in the prevention of caries. Nontraditional methods of utilizing a dental assistant will be presented as a way to meet the extreme need for access to care.
12:00 noon–2:00 pm
Dental Hygiene Clinic Coordinators Luncheon+
12:00 noon–2:00 pm
Association for Continuing Dental Education Officers’ Board Meeting+
12:00 noon–2:00 pm
ADEA Symposium: The Match Program and Advanced Dental Education
Moderator: Dr. Sharon Turner
Presenters: Dr. Elliott Peranson, National Matching Services, Inc.; Dr. Jerrold Goldberg, Case Western Reserve University; Dr. Eric Hovland, Louisiana State University
Panelists: Dr. Joe Caruso, Loma Linda University; Dr. Brandon Frodge, University of Kentucky; Dr. Ted Raybould, University of Kentucky; Dr. Bill Vann, University of North Carolina
The Match Program offers a mechanism for selection of candidates for admission to advanced dental education programs. The number of programs choosing to participate in the Match varies from discipline to discipline. Student applicants can be faced with extreme ethical dilemmas when applying to both Match-participating and non-Match programs. The dilemmas generally result from early offers of admission being extended by nonparticipating programs in the Match, which should obligate the student to withdraw from a Match participating program. Those students who do not withdraw may hold "early decision" acceptances and continue to wait for a "better deal" announced later when the Match process is complete. This symposium will begin with a history of the Match and how it was designed to work in dentistry and other professions. A discussion of the pros and cons of the Match will be presented by two deans from specialties: one who uses the Match and one whose specialty chooses not to do so. A reactor panel and audience discussion will follow.
12:30–1:30 pm
Lunch and Learn #1. Integrating Cultural Competency Issues in the Curriculum*
Coordinator: Prof. Patricia Inks, University of Pittsburgh
CE CREDIT: 1
The Institute of Medicine has recommended health care professionals develop standards valuing cultural competency and diversity in the curriculum. To do this effectively, we need to weave cultural competency issues through each course rather than adding on to current content. This lunch and learn will include a discussion of the expectations of both teachers and learners as a diversity issue. We will also review currently used classroom material, including exercises, that address cultural competency standards.
12:30–1:30 pm
Lunch and Learn #2. Reflective Learning*
Coordinator: Ms. Donna Warren, University of Texas at Houston
CE CREDIT: 1
As faculty, we desire to facilitate the professional development of our dental and dental hygiene students but often find ourselves constrained by curricula and other difficulties. Recent reports have suggested that reflective learning and critical incident reporting by students can help develop professional attitudes and behaviors. A review of several different student learning experiences and studies on their relative effectiveness as well as discussions on how to integrate these experiences into the curricula will be presented.
12:30–1:30 pm
Lunch and Learn #3. Teaching Evidence-Based Dental Hygiene*
Coordinator: Prof. Lorinda Coan, Indiana University
CE CREDIT: 1
Making clinical decisions based on evidence is a competency of many dental hygiene programs. How to incorporate these concepts is a challenge faced by many educators. This lunch and learn will present to the audience the curricula used by the Indiana University School of Dentistry Dental Hygiene Program to introduce evidence-based decision making to the dental hygiene student. Included will be syllabi, course outlines, and assessment mechanisms to determine competence. Discussion will follow the presentation.
12:30–1:30 pm
Lunch and Learn #4. Coaching to Enhance Skills*
Coordinator: Dr. Marvin Leif Stromberg, Baylor College of Dentistry
CE CREDIT: 1
This lunch and learn will discuss coaching principles and listening skills to help take students from their current skill levels to higher levels of cognition.
1:00–2:00 pm
Journal of Dental Education Editorial Review Board Meeting+
1:00–2:30 pm
Section Program—Biochemistry and Nutrition/Oral Biology: The Roles of Electronic Paperless Records in Dental School Clinics: Management, Education, and Research
Principal Coordinators: Dr. Mark Wolff, Stony Brook University; Dr. Allen Otsuka, Southern Illinois University Presenters: Dr. Mark Wolff; Dr. Laura Romito, Creighton University; Dr. Kathryn Atchison, University of California, Los Angeles
This program will focus on three assets of a clinical paperless record system: 1) clinic management: the use of novel clinic management paradigms in areas such as quality of care, patient recruitment, and student tracking issues will be presented; 2) clinic education: the value of paperless record-keeping in education will be discussed using patient nutritional evaluation as an example; and 3) research: the paperless record in epidemiologic research requires the capture of needed data and data review using appropriate IRB oversight.
1:00–3:00 pm
Oral Health Service-Learning Opportunities with Head Start Programs
Principal Coordinator: Prof. Kathy Geurink, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Presenters: Dr. John Rossetti, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration; Ms. Jane Steffensen, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Ms. Katrina Holt, Oral Health Resource Center; Ms. Robin Brocato, Head Start Bureau
CE CREDITS: 3
Head Start and Early Head Start programs provide comprehensive child development for children from birth to age five, pregnant women, and their families. Oral health is an integral component of prevention and health services within Head Start. However, Head Start programs report access to oral health as a number one challenge facing many of their programs. As a result, innovative programs, with funding opportunities, are beginning to develop across the country between Head Start, dental clinicians, and academic dental institutions. This new climate offers a rich opportunity for dental and dental hygiene schools to enhance students’ service learning experiences. The goal of this program is to establish/enhance partnerships between dental schools and dental hygiene programs and Head Start Programs through Head Start Oral Health Service-Learning efforts. The participants will 1) develop an understanding of national oral health initiatives including an Interagency Agreement between HRSA, MCHB, and Head Start Bureau; 2) determine how academic institutions can be involved in state Head Start oral health action plans developed through forums supported by the Association of State and Territorial Dental Directors (ASTDD); 3) share community-based models and identify opportunities to integrate access, prevention, and education into a curriculum; and 4) discuss resources and promising practices available to dental educators for Head Start collaborations to improve oral health for children and pregnant women.
1:30–2:00 pm
Section Business Meeting—Dental Assisting Education
1:30–2:00 pm
Section Business Meeting—Behavioral Sciences
1:30–2:30 pm
Section Business Meeting—Operative Dentistry/Biomaterials
1:30–3:30 pm
Special Affiliated Program, Commission on Dental Accreditation: Orientation for Dental School Administrators Being Site-Visited in 2005–07
2:00–4:00 pm
ADEA Symposium: Impact of Allied Dental Practice on Access to Care
Principal Coordinator: Prof. Patricia Nunn, University of Oklahoma
Presenters: Margaret Langelier, University at Albany; Dr. Joann Gurenlian, Gurenlian & Associates; Dr. Caswell Evans, Jr., University of Illinois at Chicago; Prof. Patricia Nunn
CE CREDITS: 2
This symposium will take a brief look at past utilization of allied dental professionals, the present regulatory situation, and future models of education and practice to address oral health care issues delineated by numerous agencies and reports. Four experienced professionals will offer unique insights and useful information on where the professions are today and where they could be in the future. Information to be discussed includes the Center for Health Workforce Studies at the University at Albany, SUNY report on regulatory issues affecting dental hygienists, the ADHA futures report, and the U.S. Surgeon General’s report and National Call to Action on oral health care. Given suitable defined scopes of practice, education, licensure, and other regulatory issues, the potential to maximize utilization of allied health professionals to help the access to care dilemma is possible. The Executive Editor and Project Director for the Surgeon General’s report, who also provided direction for development of the Call to Action, will respond to issues raised and models proposed.
The objectives of the symposium are to provocatively and progressively address the past, current, and future roles of allied dental professionals in access to care; to encourage stakeholders to begin fruitful dialogue about education and practice models; and to open avenues of discussion regarding how allied dental professionals can assist in action steps found in the National Call to Action. Since ADEA members are major stakeholders in resolving access to care issues, this symposium will serve as an impetus for the ADEA membership to provide critically needed leadership to bring about changes in the education of allied dental professionals to assume expanded roles.
Sponsored by the Council of Allied Dental Education Program Directors, the Section on Dental Hygiene Education, and the Section on Dental Assisting Education.
2:00–2:30 pm
SIG Business Meeting—Tobacco-Free Initiatives
2:00–5:00 pm
ADEA CATS Consultation Room
2:00–5:00 pm
FDW #6. Extra Value Sizing Your Drive-Through Case Study*
Principal Coordinator: Prof. Carolyn Ray, Texas Woman’s University
Presenters: Prof. Carolyn Ray, Prof. Lizabeth Spoonts, Texas Woman’s University
Workshop Category: Intermediate
CE CREDITS: 3
Dental hygiene educators are challenged to present more information using more creative methods with less allocated time available. Case-based learning (CBL) has traditionally provided unique learning opportunities, yet requires more time than many course schedules provide. This workshop will summarize how a dental hygiene program utilizes CBL in an advanced periodontics class without taking numerous hours from the allotted classroom time. The CBL activity walks students through previously treated patients’ records in a systematic time frame. Students must use critical thinking to initiate research on various topics discovered via the record review. At the end of the CBL activity, students present their research in the format of the case-based questions on the dental hygiene national board examination. The objectives of this workshop are to provide educators with an 1) overview of case-based learning; 2) application of case-based learning activity; 3) illustration of students’ learning outcomes from a case-based study; and 4) overview of how to incorporate risk-assessment, evidence-based learning, and research in a CBL activity. Participants will have an opportunity to experience an abbreviated case-based study. This workshop will present a thumbnail approach to incorporating case-based learning into a course using a workable time frame. This workshop will begin with an overview of CBL. Small groups will be given a case to review with time for discussion following each segment. At the conclusion of the activity, participants will have an open forum to discuss possible applications of CBL in their curriculum.
2:00–5:00 pm
FDW #7. Non-Graded Student Assessment Strategies at Baylor College of Dentistry*
Principal Coordinator: Dr. Mohsen Taleghani, Baylor College of Dentistry
Presenters: Dr. Mohsen Taleghani, Dr. William Wathen, Baylor College of Dentistry
Workshop Category: Intermediate
CE CREDITS: 3
This workshop updates and details Baylor’s experience with an innovative non-graded clinical evaluation of dental students in a competency-based education program. Topics reviewed and discussed will include the following: clinical procedure quality assessment, such as nonclinical aspects of rendering patient care, direct and indirect restorations, oral diagnosis/treatment planning, endodontics/post and core, removable prosthodontics, oral and maxillofacial radiology, periodontics, and oral and maxillofacial surgery; student/group leader conferences; progress examinations; competency examinations; and student feedback survey and performance results.
This workshop is for clinical faculty. It explores the segue from passive to active learner that must occur in dental education and how to assess that change. Traditional pedagogically based summative grading systems often produce angry students who have little respect for their academic institution. Baylor’s fourth-year Comprehensive Care Program is based on a mentoring model that borrows heavily from the ancient Socratic teaching method and from traditional intern/residency teaching strategies. The intent is to provide both faculty and students with clear, objective, nonthreatening ways to evaluate daily performance. The assessment system was used in the fourth year initially and now has been introduced into all clinical education, beginning in the second year of dental school. Survey results from students who experienced both old and new assessment systems will be shared.
2:00–5:00 pm
FDW #8. Clinical Services Administration: Perspectives on the Twenty-First Century Clinical Curriculum*
Principal Coordinator: Dr. Robert Cederberg, Baylor College of Dentistry
Presenters: Dr. Thomas Hasegawa, Baylor College of Dentistry; Dr. William Dodge, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Dr. John Valenza, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Workshop Category: Intermediate
CE CREDITS: 3
The objectives of this workshop are to describe and discuss several aspects of clinical services administration such as the following: 1) clinical facilities: design, development, use of technology, and considerations for future clinical configurations; 2) clinical curriculum: design, innovations, and future curricular changes such as a PGY1; 3) clinical management: support areas structure, staffing, and incorporation of digital technology; 4) clinical assessment: quality assurance/risk management and clinical compliance tracking; and 5) clinical jurisprudence: patient advocacy, the legal aspects of record keeping, and legal protections for the twenty-first century clinical curriculum. As the use of technology in the clinical curriculum increases, the need for greater efficiency in the operation of the institution’s clinical systems becomes critical. This workshop is important for all ADEA members who have oversight of any aspect of clinic management, patient care, or curriculum.
2:00–5:00 pm
FDW #9. Enhancing Clinical Practice Through Evidence-Based Decision Making*
Principal Coordinator: Dr. Jane Forrest, University of Southern California
Presenters: Dr. Jane Forrest; Dr. Pamela Overman, University of Missouri-Kansas City; Prof. Syrene Miller, University of Southern California
Workshop Category: Intermediate
CE CREDITS: 3
Evidence-based (EB) dentistry has become a popular phrase used in many articles and presentations. Some lead the reader to believe that EB methodology has been used in conducting the research or in presenting a synthesis of the findings, which is not always the case. As EB decision making becomes standard practice, individuals must be knowledgeable of what constitutes the evidence and how it is reported. Understanding EB methodology and distinctions between different types of articles, such as systematic reviews and literature reviews, allows the clinician to better judge the validity and relevance of reported findings. By integrating good science with clinical judgment and patient preferences, clinicians enhance their decision making ability and maximize the potential for successful patient care outcomes.
The objectives of this workshop are to 1) define evidence-based decision making and its components; 2) discuss distinctions between research and evidence; 3) examine characteristics of evidence-based articles, article summaries, and systematic reviews and their importance to the profession; 4) evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of systematic reviews, including those in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews; and 5) discuss how to integrate the use of an evidence-based approach into the classroom and clinic. Workshop format includes application and hands-on activities that faculty can use with students, discussion of evidence, how it’s reported, and its integration into the curriculum/clinic. Participants will receive a workbook detailing each aspect of the workshop.
2:00–5:00 pm
FDW #10. Shaping the River: Recruiting Disadvantaged Students into the Dental/Dental Hygiene Professions*
Principal Coordinator: Dr. Marilyn Woolfolk, University of Michigan
Presenters: Dr. Marilyn Woolfolk, Dr. Marita Inglehart, Dr. Todd Ester, University of Michigan
Workshop Category: Intermediate
CE CREDITS: 3
Recruiting disadvantaged students into the health care professions will ultimately benefit society at large by increasing access to dental care for all patients. The objectives of this workshop are to a) inform dental/dental hygiene educators about successful strategies for recruiting disadvantaged students; b) describe how disadvantaged students can be prepared for the admission process; and c) discuss how disadvantaged students who are accepted into dental school can be prepared for their dental school experience. The workshop participant will be challenged to consider strategies that were successfully used to recruit disadvantaged dental and dental hygiene students.
Part 1 will answer the "why?" question regarding recruiting disadvantaged students. A short history of dental education and access to care issues in dentistry will be given to illustrate the importance of recruiting disadvantaged students into the dental/dental hygiene professions. Part 2 will answer the "how?" question. Step 1 is to start early. Program descriptions of a high school recruitment program and a summer program for first- and second-year undergraduate disadvantaged students, the Pipeline Program, will be given. The objectives of these programs are to identify interested students and motivate them to consider dentistry/dental hygiene as a career. Step 2 is to prepare well for the admission process. An additional summer program for third- and fourth-year undergraduate disadvantaged students, the Profile for Success Program, offers DAT test preparation, admission process training, and hands-on experiences about dentistry. Step 3 is to prepare well for dental/dental hygiene programs. A two-week academic orientation for incoming disadvantaged dental students has been conducted for more than ten years. The underlying philosophy and the program description will be given. Finally, Part 3 will focus on evaluating the recruitment efforts. Research has shown that efforts to identify/motivate disadvantaged students to consider dentistry/dental hygiene as a career, as well as academic preparation efforts, have been successful.
2:30–3:00 pm
Section Business Meeting—Biochemistry and Nutrition
2:30–3:00 pm
Section Business Meeting—Oral Biology
2:30–4:00 pm
Section Program—Operative Dentistry/Biomaterials: Direct Restorative Materials: Biocompatibility and Societal Pressures
Principal Coordinator: Dr. James Dower, University of the Pacific
Presenters: Dr. Chester Douglass, Harvard School of Dental Medicine; Dr. Poonam Jain, Southern Illinois University; Dr. James Dower
This program will cover a broad spectrum of issues related to the use of direct restorative materials in dentistry. Dr. Douglass will discuss the toxic potential and effects of amalgam and esthetics materials. Dr. Jain will speak on replacement factors and rates for these materials. Dr. Dower will present the societal pressures and governmental regulations impacting the use of these materials in California.
3:00–5:00 pm
ADEA Symposium: Increasing the Enrollment of Underrepresented Students: New Strategies and Opportunities
Principal Coordinators: Dr. Allan J. Formicola and Dr. Howard Bailit, Pipeline, Profession & Practice: Community-Based Dental Education Program
Presenters: Dr. Dave Brunson, American Dental Education Association; Dr. Charles Alexander, University of California, San Francisco; Dr. Shelia Price, West Virginia University; Dr. Dennis Mitchell, Columbia University; Dr. Ron Andersen, University of California, Los Angeles
CE CREDITS: 2
This symposium builds on experiences from the "Pipeline, Profession & Practice: Community-Based Dental Education" national program, presents three promising strategies for increasing the number of underrepresented minorities (URM) enrolled in dental schools, and reviews the method that will be used to assess the effectiveness of these and other recruitment programs. The three new strategies are: 1) admissions processes geared toward a keen understanding of successful URM recruitment strategies, 2) the formation of regional clusters of dental schools that work together to increase URM enrollment, and 3) the expansion of the Association of American Medical College’s Summer Medical Education Program to include students interested in dentistry.
Admissions decisions are complex and require a comprehensive approach. Strategies such as summer enrichment programs, post-baccalaureate programs, and an admission committee structure designed to harmonize with the school’s URM goals are key components of successful recruitment and admissions programs. These programs carefully assess their feeder schools and develop counseling services for potential URM applicants. The regional clusters are formed to enhance individual school recruitment efforts by pooling and coordinating resources from multiple schools that generally compete for the same URM students. Collaboration extends to recruiting at feeder schools, common summer enrichment and post-baccalaureate programs, regional meetings of preprofessional health advisors, and the development and distribution of recruitment materials. Dental schools at the University of Washington and Columbia University are participating in the successful Summer Medical Education Program (SMEP) (formerly known as the Minority Medical Education Program) operated by the Association of American Medical Colleges. There are eleven SMEP sites around the country enrolling over 1,000 college students each summer for six weeks of academic enrichment. In this pilot program, fourteen college students interested in dentistry were enrolled in 2003 and twenty-two in 2004. The final presentation examines the research design, methods, and data needed to assess the impact of Pipeline recruitment programs. Following the four formal presentations, a reactor panel will discuss the potential of these strategies to increase URM enrollment.
3:30–4:30 pm
Special Affiliated Program, Commission on Dental Accreditation: Feedback Session for All Accredited Dental, Advanced Dental, and Allied Dental Programs Site-Visited in 2004
4:00–5:30 pm
Section Program—Continuing Education: Interdisciplinary Education: A Means to Overcome Oral Health Disparities in the Elderly Population
Principal Coordinator: Prof. Taline Dadian-Infante, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Presenter: Prof. Kathy Guerink, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
The purpose of this presentation is to emphasize the need for greater interdisciplinary education to reduce oral health disparities among the elderly. The rationale for increased geriatric interdisciplinary education that incorporates oral health is evident in the demographics and presence of dental disease in our aging society. While interdisciplinary models exist at various educational institutions, additional and expanded programs are required to develop adequate numbers of trained health care providers who will serve the needs of the elderly.
4:00–5:30 pm
Special Affiliated Program: Omicron Kappa Upsilon Annual Business Meeting+
4:00–6:00 pm
Special Affiliated Program, Commission on Dental Accreditation: Orientation for Advanced Dental Education Programs Being Site-Visited in 2005–06
4:00–6:00 pm
Technical Assistance Workshop for Dental Hygienists: Ryan White Dental Reimbursement Program
Presenter: Dr. Barry Waterman, Director, Ryan White CARE Act Dental Reimbursement Program and Community-Based Dental Partnership Program, HIV/AIDS Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
This technical assistance workshop will provide guidance to dental hygiene programs interested in applying for Ryan White Dental Reimbursement Program grants. Grant eligibility was expanded in 2000 to include dental hygiene programs, but none have applied. Workshop participants will gain knowledge about the application process and will learn how dental hygiene programs can benefit from these awards that support institutions in providing oral health care to individuals with HIV/AIDS. By offsetting the costs of nonreimbursed HIV care in dental education institutions, the Ryan White Dental Reimbursement Program addresses the goals of improving access to oral health care, training new generations of dental and dental hygiene students and residents, and building competencies in the oral health care of persons with HIV.
Sponsored by ADEA Center for Public Policy and Advocacy and the Council on Allied Dental Education Program Directors.
5:00–7:00 pm
Deans’ Reception+
Cosponsored by the American College of Prosthodontists and the American Academy of Periodontology.
5:30–6:00 pm
Section Business Meeting—Continuing Education
5:30–7:00 pm
Allied Leadership Alumni Reception+
8:00–10:00 pm
An Evening Plenary on Gender Issues: Discourse and Dessert* Skills for Success for Courageous Women
Dr. Adele Scheele
See page 58 for details.
Sponsored by Colgate-Palmolive Co.
Monday, March 7
6:30–8:00 am
ADEA Women Liaison Officers’ Breakfast+
7:00 am–5:00 pm
Annual Session Registration
7:30–8:30 am
Council Meeting: Allied Dental Program Directors
7:30–8:30 am
Council Meeting: Corporate Council+
7:30–8:30 am
Council Meeting: Deans+
7:30–8:30 am
Council Meeting: Faculties+
7:30–8:30 am
Council Meeting: Hospitals and Advanced Education Programs
7:30–8:30 am
Council Meeting: Sections+
8:00–11:00 am
ADEA CATS Consultation Room
8:00 am–12:00 noon
Council Meeting: Students+
9:00–10:00 am
Section Program—Anatomical Sciences: The Anatomist’s New Tools
Principal Coordinator: Dr. Jennifer Brueckner, University of Kentucky
Presenter: Dr. Gary Hack, University of Maryland
Dr. Hack will describe his discovery of the sphenomandibularis muscle and discuss its clinical relevance to orofacial pain. He will demonstrate how his team used the Visible Human Project (VHP) to verify and elaborate upon their discovery of sphenomandibularis. He will show how VBP was used to create three-dimensional, stereoscopic images of sphenomandibularis, revealing its relationship to the skull and surrounding musculature.
9:00–10:30 am
Section Program—Development, Alumni Affairs, and Public Relations: The ADA’s Plans for a Capital Campaign to Benefit Dental Education
Principal Coordinator: Mr. Barry Daneman, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Presenters: Dr. W. Richard Haught, American Dental Association; Dr. Arthur Dugoni, University of the Pacific/ADA Foundation; Mr. Barkley Payne, ADA Foundation The ADA Foundation (ADAF) is planning to conduct a nationwide, multiyear capital campaign benefiting dental education. A consulting firm has worked with the foundation’s board to test fundraising goals and approaches. A summit of dental leaders from private practice, academic and specialty organizations, and interested stakeholders from the corporate and philanthropic communities was held in August 2004 to review strategies and options. This program will provide deans, development officers, and interested faculty with a full overview of the ADAF’s plans.
9:00–10:30 am
Section Program—Educational Research/Development and Curriculum: Dental School Readiness for Electronic Curricula
Principal Coordinators: Prof. William Hendricson, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Dr. Foti Panagakos, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
Presenters: Prof. William Hendricson; Dr. Foti Panagakos; Dr. Gary Guest, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
This program will present the final results of the Institutional Readiness for Electronic Curriculum (IREC) Project, funded by the ADEA Council of Sections Project Pool to investigate the e-curriculum in North American dental schools. An in-depth assessment of sixteen schools with major commitment to instructional technology will be reported, including fourteen schools with mandatory laptop programs. A thousand students, 350 faculty members, and fifty IT managers participated in the assessment of e-curriculum at these major commitment schools. Several IREC schools will present case reports.
9:00–11:00 am
ADEA Symposium: Are Asian Dental Students a Minority?
Principal Coordinator: Dr. David Kumamoto, University of Illinois at Chicago
Presenters: Dr. David Kumamoto; Dr. R. Denise How, Columbia University; Ms. Patricia Newton, American Dental Association, Council on Membership; Dr. Eugene Sekiguchi, University of Southern California
CE CREDITS: 3
This symposium will discuss the issue of Asian students in the dental school environment as a "minority." Although Asian students make up a larger percentage of enrollment than other minority groups, are they represented as equitably as other student groups? Do faculty recognize Asian students as a minority group or as part of the normal student body? Topics to be discussed in this form are as follows: A) introduction: what is a minority? what is an Asian?; B) what is the American Dental Education Association’s position on Asian students?; C) what is the American Dental Association’s position on minority groups in the dental profession?; and D) what are leadership opportunities for Asian dentists in teaching, research, and organized dentistry? A question and answer period will follow the lectures. The audience will be encouraged to present their opinions and experiences regarding Asian dental students.
This symposium is important to ADEA members because faculty may not recognize that Asian students are a minority even though their number is greater than other minority groups combined. Experience demonstrates that Asian graduates do not become involved in organized dentistry, teaching, or research. With the larger number of Asian dental graduates, ADEA institutions should focus efforts on recruiting these individuals for teaching, research, and leadership roles.
9:00 am–12:00 noon
Leadership Institute Alumni Association Program: How to Turn Your Intellectual Capital into Career Capital: Skills and Strategies for Continuing Growth+
Facilitator: Janet Bickel
9:00 am–12:00 noon
FDW #11. Clinical Teaching in the Undergraduate Clinic*
Principal Coordinator and Presenter: Dr. Lorne Chapnick, University of Toronto
Workshop Category: Beginner
CE CREDITS: 3
Current dental teaching programs for full and particularly part-time undergraduate clinical instructors are lacking. Improvement is imperative. The objective of this workshop is to provide guidance to undergraduate clinical instructors with the goal of excellence in teaching. Specific, practical, and evidence-based teaching techniques for the undergraduate clinic will be discussed, demonstrated, and applied through examples. The workshop will be presented in a seminar format with extensive and essential audience participation. Three aspects of goal-setting will be discussed: 1) how to reach the goal, including the instructor’s attitude, the department’s attitude, its relevance for the student, and techniques to be used at chairside; 2) definition of the goal, including steps in problem-solving and how our students learn; and 3) examples of its application.
9:00 am–12:00 noon
FDW #12. Standardized Patients in the Dental Curriculum*
Principal Coordinator: Dr. F. John Firriolo, University of Louisville
Presenters: Dr. Gina Wesley, Dr. Theresa Mayfield, Dr. F. John Firriolo, University of Louisville
Workshop Category: Beginner
CE CREDITS: 3
This workshop will explore the implementation and use of standardized patients (SPs) in the dental curriculum for teaching and student assessment. In the first part of the workshop, Dr. Gina Wesley, Director, University of Louisville, Alumni Center for Medical Education, Standardized Patient Program, will present an overview of SPs and the SP program at the University of Louisville. In the second part, Dr. Theresa Mayfield will describe and demonstrate how SPs can be used to provide each student with uniform clinical experiences with an ethnically, socially, and medically diverse patient population and clinical situations (including bioterrorism preparedness training) that would be difficult, if not impossible, to duplicate with an actual dental clinic patient population. Participants will have the opportunity to interact with SPs present during the course and run through different clinical scenarios. In the third part, Dr. Wesley will discuss how participants can create an SP program at their own academic institutions, including recruitment and basic training of SPs and the management of an SP program. In the final presentation, Dr. John Firriolo will provide specific examples of how SPs are being used in the dental curriculum at the University of Louisville for both teaching and competency assessment. He will discuss the components of an SP case (or script) and detail the procedure for writing an SP case. Course participants will be given an SP case and related information to use as a template in developing their own SP cases. Dr. Firriolo will then review the procedure for training and validating SPs for a specific case. A summary question-and-answer session for participants will follow as time permits.
9:00 am–12:00 noon
FDW #13. The Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE): A Method for Testing Application of Knowledge*
Principal Coordinator: Dr. Alton McWhorter, Baylor College of Dentistry
Presenters: Dr. Suzi Seale, Dr. Carolyn Wilson, Dr. Rosemarie Zartman, Baylor College of Dentistry
Workshop Category: Beginner
CE CREDITS: 3
The Department of Pediatric Dentistry at Baylor College of Dentistry (BCD) has used the OSCE for approximately ten years. The faculty at BCD have incorporated this testing format throughout the pediatric dentistry curriculum. The department has extensive experience with the use of this format and will provide valuable insight into exhibit/station design (which may include more complex, interactive exhibits as well as proctored stations where faculty act as standardized patients or parents), the logistics of test administration, and OSCE use for testing competencies. Attendees will work in small groups to develop three questions and exhibits that could be used to determine students’ level of competency with concepts that have been presented. A worksheet will guide attendees through the process of exhibit/station design. Projects will be presented and discussed by workshop participants to bring out good points and illuminate areas of confusion or oversight. A discussion of the validity and reliability of the OSCE will be presented to confirm its value for uses such as determining course grades or preparedness for clinic entry. The program allows attendees to ask questions throughout and gives them the opportunity to examine this alternative testing format to determine its use in their discipline. Variations of this FDW have been presented previously, and the program has been modified each year based on the faculty’s continuing experiences with OSCEs, as well as comments of participants.
9:00 am–12:00 noon
FDW #14. Implementing and Assessing Cultural Competency: Curricular Reform and Inclusion*
Principal Coordinator: Prof. Teresa Bezak, University of Pittsburgh Presenters: Prof. Teresa Bezak; Prof. Mary George, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Prof. Angelina Riccelli, University of Pittsburgh
Workshop Category: Beginner
CE CREDITS: 3
The U.S. Surgeon General’s oral health care report and subsequent Call to Action to Promote Oral Health stressed the importance of diversity among U.S. health professionals to provide access to care for the elderly, poor children, and minorities. ADEA’s Commission on Diversity and Cultural Competency (2003) made a recommendation to CODA to add a competency addressing diversity and cultural competency. To address issues raised by the Surgeon General’s report and ADEA related to diversity and cultural competency, the dental/allied dental educator must have the knowledge and skills to work constructively within this domain. Using successful experiences of several university dental hygiene programs, this workshop will open with discussion of effective procedures for teaching diversity and cultural competency. Through small-group and individual practice exercises, participants will discuss the role of diversity and its effect on students and patients. Teaching techniques especially designed for gaining knowledge/skills in cultural competency will be presented. Next, participants will generate course objectives that reflect cultural sensitivity and will learn about evaluation tools, such as student portfolios, that address cultural competency. The workshop will end with examples such as a cultural competency project with a Mexican immigrant population and sources for obtaining grant funding for such projects. After the workshop, participants will have many tools for development and evaluation of diversity/cultural competency teaching.
This interactive workshop will provide participants with procedures for inclusion of diversity and cultural competency into the curriculum. Teaching methods, evaluative tools, and resources for increasing both knowledge and awareness of issues that reflect gender, race, and ethnicity will be addressed. At its conclusion, the participant will be able to 1) recognize the importance of including diversity and cultural competency in the curriculum; 2) identify teaching methods and student activities for diversity that can be used in courses; and 3) identify methods that reflect sensitivity and competency in evaluating students.
NOTE: The former FDW #15 is now a Special Affiliated Program.
10:00–11:30 am
Section Business Meeting—Anatomical Sciences
10:30–11:00 am
Section Business Meeting—Development, Alumni Affairs, and Public Relations
10:30–11:00 am
Section Business Meeting—Educational Research/Development and Curriculum
10:30–11:00 am
Section Business Meeting—Endodontics
10:30–11:30 am
Special Affiliated Program, Commission on Dental Accreditation: Open Hearing on Proposed Standards, Revisions, and/or Policy Changes
10:30–11:30 am
Section Program—Clinical Simulation: Two Schools, Similar Challenges, Different Solutions
Principal Coordinator: Dr. Stephen DuLong, Boston University
Presenters: Dr. Kenneth Allen, New York University; Dr. Stephen DuLong
Boston University School of Dental Medicine and New York University College of Dentistry each designed and built a clinical simulation facility within the past five years. The two schools faced similar challenges to both the design and utilization of their simulation centers. However, each school addressed those challenges in somewhat different ways. The purpose of this program is to compare and contrast outcomes experienced by these two schools and offer advice to others.
11:00 am–12:00 noon
Introducing AADSAS 2006
Numerous enhancements that benefit both applicants and dental school admissions offices will be introduced with the 2006 AADSAS Application. This session will provide an overview of content changes in the application; the new applicant, advisor, and admissions officer portals; and the implementation of our new transcript verification service.
11:00–11:30 am
Section Business Meeting—Graduate and Postgraduate Education
11:00 am–1:00 pm
Section Program—Community and Preventive Dentistry/Gerontology and Geriatrics Education: The Oral Health Workforce: Accountability and Action for Access
Principal Coordinators: Dr. Kerry Maguire, Tom’s of Maine; Dr. Yolanda Ann Slaughter, University of Pennsylvania
Presenters: Mr. Tim Henderson, Private Consultant; Dr. Diane Ede-Nichols, Nova Southeastern University; Dr. Ron Nagel, Alaska Clinical and Preventive Support Center; Dr. David Preble, Robert Morgan Educational Center
In the complex challenge known as "access to care," dental educators, students, and the community of dental professionals constitute a critical resource: the oral health workforce. This program addresses problems affecting our workforce and presents innovative solutions. In addition to an overview of accountability and policy barriers to workforce issues, the program will include concrete examples of both emerging and long-standing approaches to caring for traditionally underserved populations, especially Native Americans and the elderly.
11:30 am–12:00 noon
Section Business Meeting—Clinical Simulation
12:00 noon–12:30 pm
SIG Business Meeting—Implant Dentistry
12:00 noon–1:00 pm
Lunch and Learn #5. Incorporating Host Modulatory Therapy into the Dental Curriculum*
Coordinator: Dr. Maria Ryan, Stony Brook University
CE CREDIT: 1
The course will review the evolving therapy of host modulation and its incorporation into periodontal disease management. The purpose of this course is to update the participant on current periodontal treatment strategies that affect periodontal care. There will be an open discussion on recommendations on incorporating host modulation therapy into the dental curriculum. This program has been funded by CollaGenex Pharmaceuticals, Inc., clinical investigator, member of the Periodontal Advisory Board, and consultant.
12:00 noon–1:00 pm
Lunch and Learn #6. Developing a New Course to Introduce Periodontal Instrumentation to First-Year Dental Students*
Coordinator: Prof. Beverly McClure, The Ohio State University
Copresenters: Dr. Hilary Soller, Prof. Janet M. Uldricks, The Ohio State University
CE CREDIT: 1
Dental hygiene (DH), primary care, and periodontal faculty collaborated to develop an introductory periodontal instrumentation/patient care course for first-year dental students. Hygiene faculty delivered lectures and coordinated learning exercises and clinical experiences. Most experiences were clinically based. Senior DH students assisted faculty in providing instruction and clinical supervision. The course goal was to prepare dental students to treat recall patients. Facilitators will share insights in developing this new program.
12:00 noon–1:00 pm
Lunch and Learn #7. Caring for Underserved Populations and Fiscal Responsibility in Dental Education*
Coordinator: Dr. Mary Lynn Froeschle, University of Nebraska
CE CREDIT: 1
Dental schools may find their clinic populations reflecting numerous medically compromised, elderly, and financially impaired individuals. How do you educate graduates to treat the demanding oral health care needs of these vulnerable populations while maintaining the fiscal needs of dental institutions? Discussion will focus on the role of dental institutions in providing care to underserved populations, strategies to meet the educational and financial goals of dental schools, and the development of socially aware oral health care providers.
12:00 noon–1:00 pm
Lunch and Learn #8. Generation X Goes to Dental School*
Coordinators: Mr. Matthew Milliner, Dr. Judy Skelton, University of Kentucky
CE CREDIT: 1
Dental schools are largely populated by Generation Xers. These students have been characterized as being selfish, cynical, dependent on parents, and questioning of authority. The collective influence of these characteristics is felt in our classrooms and clinics. This lunch and learn will provide insight into these characteristics, and discussion will focus on how they play an integral role in learning. Instructional methods that may provide some relief to professors and students alike will be explored.
12:00 noon–1:00 pm
Lunch and Learn #9. Integration of Patient Care Coordinator (PCC) Staff into a Predoctoral Clinic Program*
Coordinator: Dr. Bob Hirsch, Case Western Reserve University
CE CREDIT: 1
Recently a clinic staff position was developed to act as the dental receptionist for a group of predoctoral students (seven D3 and seven D4). The primary reason for the position was to improve efficiency in our clinic. As time proceeded, we observed that the PCC was creating firsthand practice management opportunities for our students and a very rich learning environment. Discussion will center on the PCC program, the challenges observed, and the learning processes taking place. The development of the PCC staff position was looked at as an integral part of the transition from a requirement program to a comprehesive care competency-based program. A common challenge when making this transition is to try and keep the clinic experience levels at a reasonable level. The PCC position plays the key role in trying to accomplish this. The practice management learning opportunities are proving to be so great that for this reason alone the creation of the position is justified.
12:00 noon–5:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Open
12:00 noon–5:00 pm
Poster Sessions
Block 1: 12:00 noon–1:30 pm
Block 2: 2:00–3:30 pm
Block 3: 4:00–5:00 pm
1:00–1:30 pm
Section Business Meeting—Community and Preventive Dentistry
1:00–1:30 pm
Section Business Meeting—Gerontology and Geriatrics Education
1:00–2:00 pm
Reference Committee on Administrative Affairs Hearing
1:00–2:00 pm
Section Program—Dental Anatomy and Occlusion: Forensic Dentistry: A Motivational Tool for Teaching Dental Anatomy and Occlusion
Principal Coordinators and Presenters: Dr. Veronique Delattre, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Dr. Sheryl Kane, U.S. Air Force
This program will introduce participants to the field of forensic dentistry and will present resources available to enhance course lectures in dental anatomy and occlusion. With the prevalence of television programs and media coverage of forensic sciences, dental students have become fascinated with anything relating to the work of forensic scientists. Incorporating forensic dental cases into dental anatomy and occlusion lectures can foster a stronger interest in learning the fundamentals of the dental curriculum.
1:00–2:30 pm
PASS Task Force+
1:00–2:30 pm
Section Program—Practice Administration: Implementing State-of-the-Art Learning Methods in Practice Administration
Principal Coordinator: Dr. Marvin Stromberg, Baylor College of Dentistry
Presenters: Dr. Richard Ford, University of Minnesota; Dr. David Willis, University of Louisville
Dr. Ford will discuss the unique practice administration course he developed at the University of Minnesota School of Dentistry, including the use of his book Seeking Happiness in Dental Practice and accompanying course guides. Dr. Willis will discuss the unique practice administration course he developed at the University of Louisville School of Dentistry, including his computerized practice simulation program, "The Dental Practice: A Management Simulation," and how it can be used effectively in a dental practice administration course.
2:00–2:30 pm
Section Business Meeting—Dental Anatomy and Occlusion
2:00–4:00 pm
Council Program—Council of Hospitals and Advanced Education Programs: Enhancing Diversity of the Dental Professions and Improving Access to Oral Health Care
Principal Coordinators: Dr. Sheila Koh, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston; Dr. Mary Rafter, University of Michigan
Presenters: Dr. Laura Newman, American Dental Association; Dr. Lisa Itaya, University of the Pacific; Dr. Todd Ester, University of Michigan; Dr. Lily Garcia, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio; Dr. Stan Handelman, University of Rochester; Dr. Dwight McLeod, Southern Illinois University
CE CREDITS: 2
Dental educators are responsible for providing future dental professionals with the experience and opportunity to provide oral health care to all populations. This joint program will explore some strategies to enhance our diversity in the context of pre- and postdoctoral education. The impact on the faculty pool and access to oral health care in underserved populations will be addressed. The format will include formal presentations and an interactive panel session with a diverse group of experts.
Cosponsored by the Section on Endodontics.
2:00–4:00 pm
Section Program—Dental Hygiene Education/ Periodontics: Best Practices for Teaching Periodontics in Dental and Dental Hygiene Education
Principal Coordinators: Dr. Lisa Harpenau, University of the Pacific; Ms. Lorie Holt, University of Missouri-Kansas City
Presenters: Dr. Lonnie Johnson, University of Colorado; Dr. Edy Braun, University of Stony Brook; Dr. Charles Julienne, University of Southern California
This panel presentation will consist of three parts. In "Team Teaching in Periodontics," the evolving role of the periodontist, dental hygienists, and general dentist in the education of dental and dental hygiene students will be discussed. In "The Impact of New Technology on the Teaching of Clinical Periodontics," new advances in computer technology, which have revolutionized periodontal education, will be presented, along with the paperless clinical management system and its effects on teaching. In "PBL Pedagogy in Teaching Clinical Periodontics," application to clinical periodontology (nonsurgical therapy and surgical therapy) will be discussed.
2:00–4:00 pm
Future Faculty: Matching Institutional Goals with Faculty Recruitment and Retention
Moderator: Prof. Pamela Zarkowski, University of Detroit Mercy
Panelists: Dr. Charles N. Bertolami, University of California, San Francisco; Dr. Teresa A. Dolan, University of Florida; Dr. John Gallo, Louisiana State University; Dr. Rosie Roldan, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
What contributes to a successful institutional and faculty "fit"? Are there generational issues that affect successful recruitment of junior faculty? Are there gender differences in expectations of junior faculty? Academic leaders attempt to balance institutional needs with university mission while addressing financial and resource challenges. Research, service, and teaching, all integral to college mission, vary in priority from institution to institution. Faculty seek academic careers in an environment that is supportive and collegial and provides opportunities for personal and professional growth. This forum will provide perspectives and suggestions to assist in making successful matches for institutions and faculty. Viewpoints from both sides of faculty recruitment and retention will be shared, with an opportunity for audience input.
Cosponsored by ADEA’s Women’s Affairs Advisory Committee, Minority Affairs Advisory Committee, Women Liaison Officers, and Council of Deans.
2:30–3:00 pm
Section Business Meeting—Practice Administration
3:00–4:00 pm
AClient Users’ Group
3:00–4:30 pm
SIG Program—Temporomandibular Disorders: TMD Predoctoral Curriculum Models
Principal Coordinator: Dr. Ronald Attanasio, University of Nebraska
Presenters: Dr. Ronald Attanasio; Dr. Gary Anderson, University of Minnesota; Dr. Edward Grace, University of Maryland
This program will provide several predoctoral curricular models for the study of TMD in dental education. Following the presentations will be discussion involving the presenters and the audience. This program is building on last year’s successful inaugural curricular model presentations.
3:30–4:30 pm
ADEA Reference Committee on Association Policy Hearing
3:30–5:00 pm
Section Program—Pathology: New Strategies for Teaching Oral
Principal Coordinators: Dr. Valerie Murrah, University of North Carolina; Dr. Jeffery Stewart, Oregon Health & Science University
Presenters: Dr. Michael Kahn, Tufts University; Dr. John Hellstein, University of Iowa; Dr. Valerie Murrah
This program will focus on innovative teaching strategies for the electronic age, including 1) utilization of an electronic course reserve, 2) utilization of a university-wide intranet site, 3) clinical image manipulation for archival purposes and the EPR, and 4) virtual microscopy. The program will end with a short panel discussion on the desirability/feasibility of establishing a web-based core national/international teaching program for oral and maxillofacial pathology.
3:30–5:00 pm
Symposium on Dental GME: Developments, Challenges, and the Future
Presenters: Ms. Laura Loeb, Hogan & Hartson; Mr. Jack Bresch, American Dental Education Association
According to an ADEA survey, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) new rule with regard to GME-funded residency programs in nonhospital settings will adversely impact twenty-six of the thirty-two dental schools that have agreements with hospitals. These twenty-six schools report that they will lose GME funding for all or most of their current programs after the "grandfather" period expires. Correspondingly, the HHS Office of the Inspector General (OIG) has audited ten hospitals nationwide that had agreements with dental schools for GME-funded residency programs. This session provides an update with regard to unresolved GME issues on which ADEA continues to seek resolution from CMS; discusses the findings and implications of the OIG’s audit; explores the manner in which dental schools are responding to the new environment; and considers options for addressing postgraduate dental education in the future.
Sponsored by the ADEA Legislative Advisory Committee.
