How is the faculty landscape in dental education changing, and what does it mean for careers and institutional planning? Drawing on ADEA Faculty Trends: Full-time and Part-time Faculty Positions at U.S. Dental Schools, FY 2019 and FY 2025, this webinar highlights key workforce shifts and their implications for career pathways and institutional planning. 

You will gain a clear view of the faculty workforce, along with actionable insights into open position patterns, search activity and how schools manage the workload of open positions. 

To explore the full report, please visit adea.org/facultytrends. 

To compare your school’s faculty composition against key benchmarks, please visit the ADEA Data Portal dashboard, “U.S. Dental Schools: FT and PT Faculty – Your School.” ADEA members can access the portal free using their institutional email address and password. 

Learning Objectives:  

• Relate your professional role to national faculty trends at U.S. dental schools. 
• Analyze changes in faculty roles, ranks, degrees and disciplines to identify career pathways and workforce shifts. 
• Assess recruitment challenges, open position trends and institutional strategies to address faculty shortages. 

Original Release Date:  August 27, 2026

Expiration Date:  August 27, 2029

Questions?  Contact learn@adea.org

Teaching Method: Lecture

Disclaimer

The purpose of this program is to educate and inform. Information provided in this program is not a substitute for professional care and is not intended for use in the diagnosis or treatment of individual conditions. Guests at this presentation express their own experience, opinions and conclusions, which do not necessarily reflect those of their employer or any organization or group with whom they may be affiliated. Expressed viewpoints and opinions by speaker(s), presenter(s), guest(s) and/or facilitator(s) are also not those of the American Dental Education Association (ADEA), ADEA staff or the ADEA Board of Directors. The mention of any product, service, organization, activity or therapy should not be construed as an endorsement by ADEA. 

CE Information 

ADEA 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 continuing education (CE) provider may be directed to the provider or to the Commission for Continuing Education Provider Recognition at CCEPR.ada.org.

ADEA designates this activity for 1.0 continuing education credits.

CE credit is awarded for overall participation in the ADEA eLearn webinar, "Examining Faculty Workforce Trends in Dental Education."

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.  

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