2024 ADEA Deans’ Conference

November 10 to 12, 2024 Coronado, CA

Demonstrating Success

How do we define and leverage success? What is our role as leaders in enabling success? Join us for Demonstrating Success―the 2024 ADEA Deans’ Conference―this Nov. 10-12 in Coronado, CA. Gain insights from fellow dental deans and experts from inside and outside or academic dentistry on navigating what it truly means to be successful through assessment, perseverance and so much more.

On day one, keynote speaker Mark Allen, Founder of Mark Allen Sports and named “The Greatest Endurance Athlete of All Time” by ESPN, gives his address: Clarify, Adjust, Complete: The Art of Ironman Success. Mr. Allen shares lessons learned from his personal journey of competing and losing in the IRONMAN World Championship in his first six attempts. How do we create certainty in an uncertain environment? How can we learn from our defeats to ultimately succeed? From where do we draw strength when we want to quit? Mr. Allen address these difficult questions and more, reminding us that whether you are a leader of a large enterprise or an elite athlete, success is a team sport.

On the heels of the 2024 presidential election, we will also delve into what success looks like through a political lens. Electoral Success: Implications of the 2024 Presidential Election for Dental Education provides perspectives from political scientists, higher education advocates and oral health educators to inform our thinking about the outcomes of the election and anticipate the short- and longer-term impacts on success within institutions and programs.

On our final day together, we take a deep dive into student success through Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). This session explores the implementation of EPAs in medicine, the development of the EPA framework in dentistry and strategies for implementation through the collaborative work of the North Carolina dental deans.

Along with ample joint networking events and key sessions throughout the conference, the conference includes select deans-only sessions, the ADEA New Deans’ Workshop, and ADEA Council of Deans Business Meetings. Registration is open to all academic dental deans and their second faculty guests.

 


Registration Information
  • Registration is open to all deans and their second faculty guests, as well as corporate sponsors.
  • Registered guests are welcome to attend breakfasts, lunches and receptions only.
  • You can renew your ADEA membership online at adea.org/renew.
  • For corporate members/corporate entities, you must be an ADEA member AND a sponsor of the event to register. To learn more about corporate membership and sponsorship opportunities, email SponsorshipCR@adea.org.
  • Registration includes all materials, hosted meals, refreshment breaks and the reception. Lodging and travel costs are at the registrant’s expense

Guest Policy

Registration of guests will be limited to one adult guest (18 years or older) who is not a dental education colleague.

The registered adult guest may attend all nonticketed meal functions and evening events. Individuals under the age of 21 are not permitted at events where alcohol is served.


Cancellations

If you are unable to attend, please submit a written cancellation message to Shalonda King, ADEA Senior Manager, at meetings@adea.org.


Notice

ADEA may take photos, screen shots, and video-recordings at this event. By registering for this event, you give ADEA, and its and media partners, permission to use any photos, screen shots, and videos taken during the event (live or virtual) in which you appear, as well as any written comments you submit on evaluation forms, in chat-box, or on social media to be recorded or used for ADEA's promotional purposes.

In response to member requests to share the rich content found in chats, ADEA may download chat-box posts and share this unedited content with conference attendees for their individual informational purposes.


Questions regarding registration changes, please contact Shalonda King at meetings@adea.org.

Accreditation Information

The American Dental Education Association is an ADA CERP Recognized Provider.

ADA CERP is a service of the American Dental Association to assist dental professionals in identifying quality providers of continuing dental education. ADA CERP does not approve or endorse individual courses or instructors, nor does it imply acceptance of credit hours by boards of dentistry. Concerns or complaints about a CE provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ada.org.

The American Dental Education Association designates this activity for 10.25 continuing education credits.

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All speakers agree that neither they nor members of their immediate family have any financial relationships with commercial entities that may be relevant to their presentation.

Program
Sunday, November 10 
11:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.Registration
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.Council of Deans Administrative Board Meeting
(By invitation only)
Noon – 1:00 p.m.Joint Lunch for ADEA New Deans’ Workshop Attendees, ADEA CDF Fellows, ADEA COD Administrative Board and Members of the ADEA Board of Directors
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.ADEA New Deans’ Workshop
(By Invitation only)
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.Opening Session: Welcome and Introductions

Cherae Farmer-Dixon,  D.D.S., M.B.A., M.S.P.H.
Chair, ADEA Council of Deans
Dean
Meharry Medical College School Dentistry

Susan Kass, M.Ed., Ed.D., RDH
Chair of the ADEA Board of Directors
Program Coordinator, Dental Hygiene
Miami Dade College

Karen West, D.M.D., M.P.H.
ADEA President and CEO


Keynote Session—Clarify, Adjust, Complete: The Art of Ironman Success

Presenter
Mark Allen
Founder, Mark Allen Sports


Learning Objectives

  • Reflect on strategies for overcoming challenges and achieving excellence for themselves and their team.
  • Discuss the critical importance of the team in achieving individual and collective success.
  • Explore the role of the leader in enabling the success of others.


CE Credits: 1.0

 5:30 – 6:30 p.m.Reception

Dinner on Your Own

Monday, November 11 
7:30 a.m. – noonRegistration
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.Networking Breakfast
(Sponsored by TBD)
8:30 a.m. – noonElectoral Success: Implications of the 2024 Presidential Election for Dental Education

Presenters

Seth J. Hill, Ph.D.
Professor of Political Science
University of California, San Diego

Jon Fansmith, M.A.
Senior Vice President of Government Relations and National Engagement
American Council on Education

Melanie Mayberry, D.D.S., M.P.H.
Chair of the ADEA Legislative Advocacy Committee Clinical Associate Professor
Director of the Division of Practice Essentials and Interprofessional Education
University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry

John Valenza, D.D.S.
Member of the ADEA Legislative Advocacy Committee
Dean and Distinguished Teaching Professor
UTHealth Houston School of Dentistry


Learning Objectives

  • Discuss the impact the election could have on organizations, institutions and programs.
  • Explain the national policies that may be impacted or modified during this term.
  • Describe programmatic responses that may be necessary in response to the election results.


CE Credits: 3.5

Noon – 1:00 p.m.Lunch
(Sponsored by A-dec)
1:00 – 2:15 p.m.Driving Fiscal Success: Can Corporate Strategies Help Dental Schools Improve Margins?

Presenters

John N. Williams, D.M.D., M.B.A.
Dean Emeritus and Professor
Indiana University School of Dentistry

Gary J. Pickard
Senior Director, Government & Industry Affairs
Pacific Dental Services

Steven W. Friedrichsen, D.D.S.
Dean Emeritus
Western University of Health Sciences College of Dental Medicine


Learning Objectives

  • Describe corporate approaches to improving margin.
  • Explain the value of developing new operational efficiencies.
  • Discuss corporate strategies applicable to academic institutions.
  • Develop strategies to apply principles discussed in their programs/industry.


CE Credits: 1.25

2:30 p.m.Personal Time—Seconds and Corporate Sponsors
2:30 – 3:30 p.m.Assessing Institutional Success: The Dean’s Role as CODA Site Visit Chair
(Deans Only)

Discussion led by the ADEA Council of Deans Administrative Board and Mr. Josh Mintz



Learning Objectives

  • List the challenges in assuring calibration of site visit teams.
  • Describe the role and authority of the site visit chair in assuring calibration.
  • Gain strategies for leading site visit teams that ensure consistent application of the standards.


CE Credits: 1.0

 Dinner on Your Own

Tuesday, November 12 
7:30 – 8:30 a.m.Networking Breakfast
(Sponsored by TBD)
8:30 a.m. – noonDemonstrating Student Success: Entrustable Professional Activities

Presenters

Machelle Linsenmeyer, Ed.D.
Assistant Vice President for Institutional Effectiveness and Academic Resources
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine

Rocio Quinonez, D.M.D., M.S., M.P.H.
Associate Dean for Curriculum
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry;
Co-Chair, ADEA Compendium Workgroup on EPAs

Gregory Chadwick, D.D.S., M.S.
Dean
East Carolina University School of Dental Medicine

Janet Guthmiller, D.D.S., Ph.D.
Dean
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Adams School of Dentistry

Muhammad Ali Shazib, B.D.S., D.M.D.
Dean
High Point University School of Dental Medicine


Learning Objectives

  • Explain of the development and implementation of EPAs in medicine.
  • Describe the work of the ADEA Compendium Work Group in the development of EPAs for dental education.
  • Discuss insights into the implementation of EPAs in dental education.


CE Credits: 3.5

Noon – 1:00 p.m.Lunch and Adjournment of Main Conference
The remainder of the conference is for deans only.
(Corporate and other attendees depart after lunch.)

1:00 – 3:30 p.m.ADEA COD Business Meeting
(For members of the ADEA COD and invited guests only.)
6:00 p.m.Dinner for Dental School Deans and Their Guests

 

Questions regarding program content please contact Marsha Pyle, Senior Scholar in Residence, at PyleM@adea.org.

 

Travel

Hotel Reservation Information

Loews Coronado Bay Resort
4000 Coronado Bay Road
Coronado, CA 92118
Phone: (800) 815-6397

Reserve Hotel

The hotel reservation deadline has passed.

 Room Rate
Standard Single/Double$239
  • All rates are per room, per night and are subject to a 12.55% room tax.
  • Rates are available three days before and after the conference, based on availability.

Hotel room reservations can be made online or by calling (615) 340-5778 or the hotel’s reservation department at (800) 815-6397.

The deadline to make hotel reservations at the group rate is Thursday, Oct. 10, or when the group rate rooms sell out—whichever occurs first. After Oct. 10, reservations at the group rate will be accepted only on a space-available basis. The room block may fill before the deadline, so we encourage you to make reservations early.

You are responsible for making your hotel arrangements directly with the property. The meeting registration does not include hotel arrangements, flight, ground transportation or any incidentals related to traveling to the meeting.

When making your travel arrangements, please keep the following events in mind:

Sunday, Nov. 10 
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.ADEA Council of Deans (ADEA COD) Administrative Board Meeting
(By Invitation Only)
Noon – 1:00 p.m.Joint Lunch for ADEA New Deans’ Workshop Attendees, ADEA CDF Fellows, ADEA COD Administrative Board and Members of the ADEA Board of Directors 
1:00 – 3:00 p.m.ADEA New Deans' Workshop
Tuesday, Nov. 12 
Noon – 1:00 p.m.
Programming ends for Non-Deans
6:00 p.m.Deans’ Dinner

Check-in/Check-out Time

Hotel check-in time is 4:00 p.m. or earlier as rooms become available. Check-out time is noon.

Cancellations

Please contact the hotel directly if you need to cancel your hotel reservation.

Reservations may be cancelled up to 72 hours prior to reserved arrival date at no charge. For cancellations made after the time noted, the hotel will retain the room deposit of one night plus applicable taxes.

Questions regarding housing and transportation please contact Nirah Forman at FormanN@adea.org or 202-289-6824.

Questions

Questions regarding registration changes, please contact: 

Shalonda King
Senior Manager, Meetings Registration 
meetings@adea.org

Questions regarding housing and transportation, please contact:

Nirah Forman
Senior Director of Meetings
FormanN@adea.org

Questions regarding program content, please contact:

Marsha Pyle
Senior Scholar in Residence
PyleM@adea.org