Change Is Here: ADEA CCI 2.0—A Learning Community for the Advancement of Dental Education

Abstract

On May 12, 2005, the inaugural meeting of the American Dental Education Association Commission on Change and Innovation in Dental Education (ADEA CCI) was convened. Comprised of thought leaders representative of dental education and practice, the ADEA CCI published groundbreaking white papers that effectively helped bring dental education across the threshold of the 21st century. Twelve years later, a new ADEA CCI has been convened-ADEA CCI 2.0. The ADEA CCI 2.0 is a broad-ranging, strategically interconnected, flexible, and multifarious community of stakeholders situated within and across all facets of oral health education and practice. Whereas the first iteration of the ADEA CCI made the case for change regarding revisions of the dental curriculum and learning environment, the ADEA CCI 2.0 will focus on external domains that are having a global impact on the content and delivery of health care and health professions education and, ultimately, how health care benefits people. The principal work of the ADEA CCI 2.0 will be to create educational and implementation resources and opportunities for dental educators to contemplate, investigate, and ultimately define the future needs of their academic dental institutions in this constantly changing world.

An Adapted Framework for Incorporating the Social Determinants of Health into Predoctoral Dental Curricula

“…48 The irst phase of ADEA CCI 2.0 includes the formation of a national learning community in dental education that includes a diverse group of members from academic dental institutions as the ADEA CCI liaisons. SHPEP is a collaborative program of ADEA and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.…”

“…47 ADEA CCI 2.0 was convened in 2017 to provide white papers, educational programming, and leadership development opportunities to dental educators in an efort to spur change and innovation in academic dentistry in response to multiple external changes emanating from ive global domains: education, health care, technology, demographics, and sociopolitical environmental impacts including climate change. 48 The irst phase of ADEA CCI 2.0 includes the formation of a national learning community in dental education that includes a diverse group of members from academic dental institutions as the ADEA CCI liaisons. 49 These liaisons, through resources provided by ADEA, inluence their home institutions to consider changes needed in academia to support the concept that oral health is a critical component of overall health and that the dental provider is an essential member of the health care team.…”

Integrating Social Determinants of Health into Dental Curricula: An Interprofessional Approach

“…1,2 The ADEA Commission on Change and Innovation in Dental Education (ADEA CCI) has recently been transformed into ADEA CCI 2.0, with a focus on both a cause and reflection of individual and population health and well-being" (p. 1). 1,2 The ADEA Commission on Change and Innovation in Dental Education (ADEA CCI) has recently been transformed into ADEA CCI 2.0, with a focus on both a cause and reflection of individual and population health and well-being" (p. 1).…”

“…fostering developments in dental education to enhance delivery of health care and health outcomes centered on person-centered health care provided by future-ready graduates educated in a transformative learning environment. 2 ADEA CCI 2.0 has identified five domains as topics of interest to focus transformation: technology, education, demographics, health care, and environment. Taken together, the last three describe social factors that greatly impact patients' health, income, and overall quality of life (e.g., rising income inequality, changes in health care access and insurance, climate change).…”

“…In this age of swift change in technology, research, and the human environment, the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) has recognized that dental education must evolve to remain current and best serve patients. 1,2 The ADEA Commission on Change and Innovation in Dental Education (ADEA CCI) has recently been transformed into ADEA CCI 2.0, with a focus on both a cause and reflection of individual and population health and well-being" (p. 1). 5 While a person-centered approach is critical, 10 the most positive health outcomes may not be realized without considering SDH.…”