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Full Schedule

Full Schedule

  • Saturday, June 3, 2023
  • 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM EST
    Conference Connections Check-in (pre-registration required)
  • 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Conference Connections Orientation
  • 12:00 PM – 5:00 PM EST
    Registration
  • 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST
    ADEA Welcome Committee & ADEA DHCAS Demonstration
  • 12:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST
    Corporate Sponsor Meet and Greet With Small Plate Lunch (registered attendees only)
  • 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM EST
    Corporate Raffle Drawings (must be present to win)
  • 1:00 PM – 2:30 PM EST
    Poster Presentations
  • 2:30 PM – 3:00 PM EST
    Photos Taken With Raffle Winners and the Corporate Donors
  • 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM EST
    Welcome and Recognition of Corporate Sponsors and ADEA Staff
  • 3:15 PM – 5:00 PM EST
    Keynote: Make Work More Human
  • 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM EST
    Networking Reception & Dinner, Sponsored by HuFriedyGroup (For attendees and one registered adult guest)
  • Sunday, June 4, 2023
  • 7:30 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Registration
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM EST
    Networking Breakfast (for attendees only)
  • 8:30 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    Welcome and Introductions
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EST
    Hunting for Resources? End your hunt at the Colgate Dental Educators Network 
  • 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM EST
    Break
  • 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    PechaKucha
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
    Networking Lunch (for attendees only)
  • 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST
    Teaching Allied Dental Students to Manage Inappropriate Patient Sexual Behavior
  • 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM EST
    Break
  • 2:15 PM – 3:15 PM EST
    Speak Spanglish? Cultural Considerations in Dentistry
  • 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    Break
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EST
    Current Issues Affecting Dental Assisting
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EST
    Current Issues Affecting Dental Laboratory Technology
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EST
    Current Issues Affecting Dental Therapy
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EST
    Current Issues Affecting Bachelor of Science Degree Completion Programs and Graduate Dental Hygiene Programs
  • 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM EST
    Current Issues Affecting Dental Hygiene
  • 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM EST
    Networking Reception, Sponsored by A-dec (For attendees and one registered adult guest)
  • Monday, June 5, 2023
  • 7:00 AM – 8:00 AM EST
    Networking Breakfast (for attendees only)
  • 8:00 AM – 9:00 AM EST
    ADEA CADPD Business Meeting
  • 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM EST
    ADEA Climate Study Key Findings—U.S. and Canadian Dental Schools and Allied Dental Education Programs
  • 10:00 AM – 10:15 AM EST
    Break
  • 10:15 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    ADEA Office of Access, Diversity and Inclusion (ADEA ADI): What’s Your Default?
  • 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM EST
    Lunch
  • 1:00 PM – 2:15 PM EST
    ADEA ADI: The Importance of Inclusive Language: Understanding LGBTQ Identities
  • 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM EST
    Break
  • 2:30 PM – 3:30 PM EST
    ADEA ADI: Understanding Unconscious Bias
  • Tuesday, June 6, 2023
  • 7:30 AM – 8:30 AM EST
    Networking Breakfast
  • 8:30 AM – 11:30 AM EST
    CODA Program Director Updates
  • 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM EST
    Closing Remarks