Overview of issues facing dental education.
The Executive Director of the American Association of Dental Education discusses some of the major issues now facing dental education. These include: increasingly complex missions, faculty recruitment and retention, financing, student debt, postdoctoral education, lifelong learning, diversity, clinical education, research, trans-generational learning styles, globalization, and licensure.
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American Dental Education Association, 1625 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC 20036, USA. Valachovicr@adea.org
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