Sections

About the Council

The ADEA Council of Sections (ADEA COS) is composed of 41 Sections and 11 Special Interest Groups (SIGs) representing major disciplines and various areas of interest in dental and allied dental education. The Sections and SIGs allow ADEA members with shared interests to come together to develop program content or policy papers in their fields of practice or areas of interest and to provide for professional and social networking, career development and mentoring.

The ADEA COS is governed by an Administrative Board representing all Section and SIG members. The ADEA COS is also represented on the ADEA Board of Directors by the Board Director for Sections. Section members have a voice in the governance of the Association through representation in the ADEA House of Delegates, the Association’s policymaking body.

Refer to the ADEA Bylaws for specific information regarding the ADEA COS:

• Chapter I: The House of Delegates—The ADEA Governing Body
• Chapter VII: Councils
• Chapter VIII: Sections
• Chapter IX: Special Interest Groups (SIGs)
• Chapter X: Rules for Councils, Sections and SIGs

Mission

The ADEA COS’s mission is to represent the many disciplines, administrative functions and special interests of dental and allied dental education within ADEA and to provide a venue where all these constituencies come together to address contemporary issues influencing education, research and the delivery of dental care to improve the health of the public.