Minority Affairs Section
Newsletter
February 1, 2013
ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition
MAFF Newsletter
Washington State Convention & Trade Center
March 16-19, 2013
Sheraton Seattle Hotel
1400 6th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
Minority Affairs Section
2012-2013 Officers
Officer’s Photographs (pg. 3)
Councilor
Mildred A. McClain, PhD
Associate Professor
University
Councilor of Nevada Las Vegas
School
Dental
Medicine
Keith A.ofMays,
DDS,
MS
Phone:
(702)
774-2642
Assistant Professor
Fax:
(702) 774-2721
University
of Maryland
Email:
Dental millie.mcclain@unlv.edu
School
Co-Editor:
MAFF
Newsletter
Phone: (410)
706-7047
Fax:
(410) 706-3028
Chair
Email:
John W.kmays@umaryland.edu
Killip, DDS
Assistant Dean for Student
Chair
Programs; Clinical Professor,
Cornell
Thomas,
BA, DDS
Restorative
Dentistry
Assistant
DeanofofDentistry
Admissions
UMKC
School
and Student
Phone:
(816)Affairs
235-2094
Southern
University
Fax:
(816)Illinois
235-2157
School KillipJ@.umkc.edu
of Dental Medicine
Email:
Phone: (618) 474-7175
Chair-elect
Fax: (618) 474-7249
Sandra
Clark Bolivar, JD
Email: cthomas@siue.edu
Assistant Dean Admissions,
Minority and Student Life
Chair-Elect
Herman
School
Kenneth Ostrow
May, DDS,
MS of
Dentistry
of USC Multicultural
Interim Director
Phone: (213)740-2851
Affairs
Fax:
(213)740-8109
University
of Michigan
Email:
School bolivar@usc.edu
of Dentistry
Phone:
(734) 763-5280
Secretary
Fax:
(734)
Jennifer B. 763-3453
McCants, DDS, MSD
Email:
bural@umich.edu
Assistant
Professor, General
888-627-7056 or 206-621-9000
American Dental Education Association 90th Annual Conference
Minority Affairs Section Program
Officers of the Minority Affairs Section would
like to invite you to attend the section program
symposium titled: The Current Landscape of
Underrepresented Minority Leadership in
Dental Education, presented on Sunday,
March 17, 2013 from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
(Program on pg 2).
2013 Members Forum Meeting
Members Forum of the Minority Affairs Section
will be held on Monday, March 18, 2013 from
10:30 am to 11:30 am (Agenda pg. 6).
2012 Members Forum Minutes (pgs 12-13)
As of March 2012
there are 557 Members
in the Minority Affairs
Section (Membership
Chart, pg. 3)
Minority Affairs (MAFF) Section Mission
The mission of the Minority Affairs Section is to provide a vital source of
leadership in promoting and sustaining optimum diversity of faculty and
administrators in dental and dental hygiene education and to develop
comprehensive strategies to increase the number of minorities in the oral
health care profession. Our goals and objectives are the following:
1. To increase retention of membership by
keeping them well
informed.
2. To continue to seek collaboration with other organizational groups in
Dentistry and Oral Medicine
sponsoring programs of mutual interest related to increasing
Secretary
University of Louisville
minorities in the dental and dental hygiene profession.
Mildred
A.Dentistry
McClain, PhD
School of
3.
To seek continual financial support from the National Dental
Assistant
Professor
Phone: (508)
852-1233
Association (NDA) and the National Dental Association Foundation
University
Nevada, Las Vegas
Fax: (508)of
852-1220
(NDAF) for the Section on Minority Affairs projects.
School
Dental Medicine
Email:of
jbmcca02@louisville.edu
4.
To invite various presidents of organized dentistry and dental
Phone:
Editor:(702)
MAFF774-2642
Newsletter
hygiene to define and discuss minority issues and how they impact
SPOT LIGHT
their organizations, what each organization is doing to address
minority issues and other grassroots efforts to promote the profession.
MAFF Section Members (pg 6)
Minority Affairs Section Program
Save the Date
“The Current Landscape of Underrepresented Minority
Leadership in Dental Education”
Paraphrasing Dr. Sinkford, et al. from the 2009 JDE article Model mentoring: Early Lessons
from the W. K. Kellogg/ADEA Minority Dental Faculty Development Program, to increase the
numbers and strength of the underrepresented minority (URM) faculty in leadership
positions within our universities and dental institutions, it is essential to measurably increase
the numbers and strength of the URM candidates in the pipeline to dental education. In
addition, we must develop an institutional climate which supports diversity and career
enhancement through developmental opportunities that impact the numbers of URM
researchers, faculty, deans and directors, thereby increasing the numbers of URM leaders in
the University setting and dental professional organizations. In the spring of 2012 the ADEA
Minority Affairs Advisory Committee, the ADEA Minority Affairs Section officers and the
ADEA Policy Center for Access, Inclusion and Diversity personnel developed and distributed
a survey to the ADEA membership designed to provide baseline data related to the numbers
and leadership positions filled by URM dental faculties at dental institutions across the country. The 2013 Minority Affairs Section symposium is centered on the outcome reports of that
survey and highlights the outcomes of URM faculty who have participated in ADEA’s
collaborative faculty development opportunities with the Academy for Academic Leadership
Institute.
Learning Objectives:
1. Discuss the Minority Affairs Advisory Committee Underrepresented Minority Leadership
survey.
2. Discuss faculty development opportunities for underrepresented minorities in career
advancement.
3. Explain the qualities of a good mentor.
4. Explain interactive instruction on development of higher level managerial skills.
National Dental
Association
Baltimore, MD
July 26-30, 2013
Hispanic Dental
Association
Boston, MA
September 26-29, 2013
Moderator:
Dr. John W. Killip, DDS, Assistant Dean for Student Programs; Clinical Professor,
Restorative Dentistry, UMKC School of Dentistry, Chair - ADEA Section of Minority Affairs
Panelists:
Dr. Karl Haden, President of the Academy for Academic Leadership
Dr. Lavern J. Holyfield, Director of Faculty Development at Texas A & M Health Science
Center Baylor College of Dentistry
Dr. Leo E. Rouse, Dean Howard University College of Dentistry
Dr. Tobias Rodriguez, Vice President for Education at the Academy for Academic
Leadership
Sunday, March 17, 2013 from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
The program is cosponsored by the ADEA Section on Minority Affairs and the Special Interest
Group for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SoTLSIG), the Council of Faculties and
the ADEA Section on Gay-Straight Alliance.
Nomination of Officers in the Minority Affairs Section
Individuals can nominate themselves or be nominated by someone else. Please provide a short biographical sketch with the nomination form by Monday, March 11,
2013. The election for Secretary will take place during the Member Forum
Meeting on Monday, March 18, 2013 at the ADEA Annual Session. Biographical
sketches will be distributed immediately prior to the meeting. Nominations from the
floor will also be accepted. Please go to page 10 for duties and responsibilities of
officer position and page 11 for nomination form.
MAFF Newsletter
Society of American
Indian Dentists
Washington State
May 31– June 2, 2013
Change will not come if
we wait for some other
person or some other
time. We are the ones
we’ve been waiting for.
We are the change that
we seek.
President Barack
Obama
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Meet your Section Officers
Councilor
Mildred A. McClain, PhD
Co-Editor, MAFF Newsletter
Of Interest: 2013 ADEA Important Meeting Dates & Times
Chair
John W. Killip, DDS
Chair-Elect
Sandra Clark Bolivar, JD
- ADEA Council of Sections Administrative Board Meeting, Saturday, March 16, 8:00 am – noon
- ADEA Council of Faculties Administrative Board Meeting, Saturday, March 16, 8:00 am – noon
- ADEA Council of Faculties New Member Orientation, Saturday, March 16, 12:30 – 1:00 pm
*************All newly elected officers should attend this orientation*** ***********
- ADEA Council of Sections Members Meeting, Saturday, March 16, 12:30 – 4:00 pm
- ADEA Council of Faculties Meeting, Saturday, March 16, 1:00 – 3:45 pm
- ADEA Council of Deans Business Meeting, Saturday, March 16, 2:00 to 4:00 pm
- Opening Session of ADEA House of Delegates, Saturday, March 16, 4:30 – 5:30 pm
- Welcome Reception, Saturday, March 16, 5:30 – 6:30 pm
- ADEA Opening Ceremony and Plenary Session, Sunday, March 17, 8:30 – 10:00 am
- ADEA Presidential Symposium, Monday, March 18, 1:30 – 2:45 pm
- ADEA Closing Plenary Session, Tuesday, March 19, 10:00 – 11:15 am
- ADEA Council of Sections Officers’ Orientation, Tuesday, March 19, 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
- ADEA Council of Sections Caucus, Tuesday, March 19, 12:45 –1:45 pm
- Closing Session of ADEA House of Delegates, Tuesday, March 19, 3:30 – 4:30 pm
FOR THE ADEA 2013 CONFERENCE DIVERSITY- FOCUSED SESSIONS (see pgs 7-9)
TELL US ABOUT YOU OR YOUR SCHOOLS’ MOSAIC ENDEAVORS!
You may be receiving this newsletter for
the first time. MAFF Officers extend a
warm welcome to everyone! The MAFF
section seeks to share our ideas on
diversity and the richness of a “mosaic”
society. We invite you to participate in
this endeavor. Come to the members
forum and find out what we’re all about.
Secretary
Jennifer Barnes McCants,
DDS, MSD
Editor, MAFF Newsletter
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Email Dr. McClain at millie.mcclain@unlv.edu on how you or the administration promote
diversity in your school. By sharing experiences and resources the MAFF Section can achieve its
mission and objectives of providing leadership in promoting and sustaining optimum diversity of
faculty and administrators in dental and dental hygiene education. Thus, continue to develop
comprehensive strategies to increase the number of minorities in the oral healthcare profession.
Addressing Health Care Disparities and Increasing Workforce
Diversity: The Next Step for the Dental, Medical, and Public
Health Professions
MAAF Celebrates Black
History Month!
Mitchell, DA, Lassiter, SL. 2006(96):12 Amer J Pub Health
ADEA recently released a position paper that addressed academic dental
institutions’ (ADIs’) roles and responsibilities for improving the oral health
of all Americans. The projected changes in our nation’s demographic
composition and the underrepresentation of several minority groups within
the oral health care workforce indicate that oral health professionals will be
ill prepared to provide quality culturally competent care to many of their
patients. Therefore, this is the opportune time for both dental and non
dental oral health stakeholders (including physicians and public health
professionals) to review and augment their efforts for actively
implementing strategies that will achieve a culturally competent workforce
devoted to providing quality oral health care to all patients.
The absence of a sound patient–provider relationship is one factor that
contributes to disparities in the quality of care received by minority
populations, which returns us to the issue of health care workforce
diversity. Several publications have shown the importance of a racially
diverse workforce for improving underserved populations’ access to care.
According to the Sullivan Commission’s report, Black patients are
significantly more likely to receive their care from Black dentists (who treat
almost 62% of Black patients) than from White dentists (who treat 10.5%
of these patients). Similarly, surveys of dentists’ practice trends have
shown that dentists who are themselves underrepresented minorities treat
significantly higher proportions of urban, less formally educated, and lower
income patients compared with their non–underrepresented minority
peers. Workforce diversity also has been associated with both greater
satisfaction with care received and improved patient–provider
communication. Conversely, the lack of a diverse workforce may foster
lingual and cultural barriers, bias, and clinical uncertainty within the patient
–provider relationship. Despite the clear benefit of increasing workforce
diversity, the racial/ethnic composition of the health professions workforce,
including the dental workforce, fails miserably to reflect the increasing
diversity of the US population.
Ballots may be cast on the following
dates and times at the ADEA House of
Delegates Booth
Sunday, March 17, 7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Monday, March 18, 7:00 am - 5:00 pm
Tuesday, March 19, 8:00 am - 5:30 pm
Dr. Jeanne Sinkford; First Woman
Dean of a Dental School in the US
Robert T. Freeman; First Black
Dental Graduate, Harvard 1869
Vote for the
2013-14 ADEA
President-elect
Reference Committee Meetings: These hearings are open to all who wish to attend.
ADEA Reference Committee Hearing on Association Policy
Sunday, March 17th 3:30 - 4:30 pm
ADEA Reference Committee Hearing on Administrative Affairs
Sunday, March 17th 1:30 - 2:30 pm
MAFF Newsletter
Early Dentists and dental
assistants. Hubbard Hospital
Circa 1900’s
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Editor Commentary
ADEA Fall Meeting in Denver, Colorado was an epic event. For the very first time
since the ADEA Fall Meetings began, the MAFF had its own session presentation
focusing on equity, diversity and inclusion. Attendance was remarkable and it
was a great initiative to a promising future for MAFF accomplishing its goals and
mission.
Inspiration Corner
“It is time for parents to teach
young people early on that in
diversity there is beauty and
there is strength. We all
should know that diversity
makes for a rich tapestry, and
we must understand that all
the treads of that tapestry are
equal in value no matter their
color.”
Maya Angelou
44th President Of The United States Of America
January 21, 2013 marked the second inauguration of the nation’s first
African American President, Barack H. Obama. President Obama delivered
yet another thought riveting, emotion provoking, eloquently presented
inauguration speech at the United States Capitol exactly 50 years after Dr.
Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his famous “I Have A Dream” speech. In
remembrance and commemoration for the honorable Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr., President Obama was sworn in amidst two documents, one of
which was a bible owned by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Four years ago, President Obama took office with the country in the midst
of two wars and the worst economic crisis in more than half a century. His
second inauguration arrives with one war over, the other winding down
and the economy recovering. President Obama spoke of many issues and
touched on several of his platforms during the inaugural speech. Some of
which include gays, climate change, and compromise.
A Senegalese poet said 'In
the end we will conserve
only what we love. We love
only what we understand,
and we will understand only
You know the saying “ If there is one thing in life that is constant, it is
what we are taught.' We
change”. I imagine that just as loud as you could here Dr. King saying “Free
must learn about other
at last, Free at last…” you will hear Obama supporters say, “Change you
cultures in order to
can believe in!”
understand, in order to
No one is born hating another person because of the color of his skin, or
love, and in order to
his background, or his religion. If [people] can learn to hate they can be
preserve our common
taught to love, for love comes more naturally to the human heart than its
world heritage.
opposite.
Former President, Nelson Mandela
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SPOT LIGHT
MAFF Section
Members
Dr. John W. Killip, Jr.
Clinical Professor Emeritus
UMKC School of Dentistry is
the recipient of the
2013 ADEA Distinguished
Service Award
This award recognizes
significant contributions by
an individual to the mission
of the American Dental
Education Association.
Dr. Jennifer B. McCants
2013-2014
Leadership Institute Fellow
The ADEA Leadership
Institute is a program
designed to develop the
nation’s most promising
dental faculty and
administrators as leaders in
dental education and higher
education.
Dental Pipeline National
Learning Institute Award
Dr. Frank Jones and Dr. Mildred
McClain, UNLV School of
Dental Medicine faculty, were
one of 10 dental schools
awarded $12,000 by the
National Learning Institute (NLI)
Dental Pipeline. Funded by the
RWJ Foundation, the NLI
provides opportunities for
dental educators and their
community partners to address
the problems of access and
workforce disparities. Projects
will be presented at the 2013
ADEA fall meeting in October.
If you have any news or
announcements, please email
them to the MAFF Section
Secretary, Jennifer B. McCants
at jbmcca02@louisville.edu
Intelligence plus character that
is the goal of true education.
- - - - - Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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SECTION COUNCILOR’S REPORT
Greetings:
The historical tripartite meeting of the HDA, NDA and SAID in Boca Raton, Florida was
a heartwarming experience. The ability for these three minority organizations to pull
resources and come together as a cohesive group makes you stop and think about what
a great country we live in and that we have the leadership to make change when we
unite in one voice. I especially appreciated the opportunity to interact with members of
each of the organizations and the opportunity for members of each of the organizations
to share their experiences and concerns in a larger forum. The President’s Symposium
provided a medium in which each of the organizations shared and learned more about
common issues and concerns, such as multi-cultural oral health challenges and the
affects of media and messaging on multicultural issues.
The officers for the MAFF Section extend their congratulations to the American Dental
Education Association’s 90th Annual Conference. We also invite all our members to
attend all or some of the very interesting diversity focused sessions. To find out more
about these sessions please turn to pages 7-9. To view the MAFF Section Annual
Report, visit the ADEA Website. I look forward to seeing you all in Seattle, Washington.
Mildred A. McClain, PhD, MAFF Section Councilor
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are
powerful beyond measure. It is our light not our darkness that most frightens us. We
ask ourselves, who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented and fabulous? Actually, who
are you not to be? Your playing small does not serve the world. There's nothing
enlightened about shrinking so that other people don't feel insecure around you. We
were born to make manifest the glory that is within us. It's not just in some of us; it's in
everyone. And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people
permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence
automatically liberates others.
— Marianne Williamson
Section on Minority Affairs Members Forum Agenda
Monday, March 18, 2013
Room: WSCC/617
1. Call to Order/Greetings
2. Review and Approval of Orlando, FL Minutes
3. Greetings from Minority Organizations
- NDA Greeting
- NDA Foundation Greeting
- NDHA Greetings
- HDA Greeting
- SAID Greeting
4. Legislative Update
5. Report of the Access, Diversity, and Inclusion
Policy Center
6. Update from the Council of Sections
7. Election of Officers
8. Old Business
9. New Business
10. For the Good of the Order
11. Adjournment
10:30 am – 11:30 am
Dr. John W. Killip
Dr. Sandra Clark Bolivar
Kim C. D’Abreu
Dr. Mildred A. McClain
Dr. John W. Killip
Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and the most
inhuman.-- Attributed to the Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
I can accept failure, everyone fails at something .But I can't accept not trying.
~Oprah Winfrey
ADEA 2013 CONFERENCE DIVERSITY- FOCUSED SESSIONS
SATURDAY, March 16, 2013
9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
Strengthening Diversity and Inclusion: The Power of Alliances
Room: WSCC/613
Presenters:
Mark A. López, Ph.D., ADEA
Patricia Nihill, D.D.S., University of Kentucky
The goal of the workshop is to leverage the knowledge, commitment, and passion of ADEA’s internal diversity groups
to support more robust and diverse learning environments in ADEA member institutions. The target audience for the
workshop is: ADEA Women’s Affairs Advisory Committee (WAAC), ADEA Minority Affairs Advisory Committee
(MAAC), ADEA Gay Straight Alliance (GSA), and Minority Affairs Section (MAS). In small working groups, participants
will discuss and strategize how they can work together to create inclusive learning environments. Presenters from
dental education and higher education will provide a framework for discussion by sharing their perspective on the
challenges and successes of creating and maintaining an inclusive learning environment.
SUNDAY, March 17, 2013
10:30 a.m. – noon
Diversity Defined: Is Your Institution Ready?
Room: WSCC/602
Presenters:
Anthony M. Palatta, D.D.S., ADEA
Michelle R. McQuistan, D.D.S., AEGD, M.S., University of Iowa
Hans Hsu, New York University
Despite the best efforts of dental institutions, achieving diversity in dental education has been challenging. To help
institutions meet upcoming diversity requirements in the new standards by the Commission on Dental Accreditation,
this engaging seminar will help you devise unique approaches to achieving diversity tailored to your geographic,
demographic, and educational needs. Diversity leaders and students from two contrasting institutions, NYU College
of Dentistry and University of Iowa College of Dentistry, will discuss how they have approached meeting this essential mandate in creative ways. You will be encouraged to share your own institutional successes and challenges in
creating a culture of inclusion as you learn to define diversity, develop strategies to address the dimensions of diversity, and assess the climate for diversity, at your institution. Is your institution ready for the new standards? Join us
and find out.
2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
Fisher V. Texas
Room: WSCC/401
Fisher v. University of Texas is a case before the United States Supreme Court concerning the affirmative action admissions policy of the University of Texas at Austin. The case asks that the court either declare the admissions policy
of the University inconsistent with, or entirely overrule Grutter v. Bollinger a 2003 case in which the Supreme Court
ruled that race could play a limited role in the admissions policies of universities. An overruling of Grutter could end
affirmative action policies in admissions at U.S. public universities. We will have an expert discuss the possible implications of this ruling on higher education and dentistry. Open to all attendees.
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2:00 – 3:30 p.m.
The Impact of Culture on Underrepresented Minority Health Profession Students
Room: WSCC/602
Presenters:
Ann L. McCann, RDH., Ph.D., Baylor College of Dentistry
Barbara H. Miller, M.S., D.D.S., Baylor College of Dentistry
Ernie S. Lacy, D.D.S., M.A., B.S., Baylor College of Dentistry
Underrepresented minority (URM) students have a much better experience in a professional program with a
climate of cultural competence. They feel more welcome in a humanistic environment that fosters diversity
and respect for all individuals. All students are exposed to more new ideas in this culture and gain new skills
in problem solving and the treatment of all patient groups. This presentation will start with a brief explanation of the role of culture in improving the experience of URM students in health profession programs. Then,
an interprofessional panel of students will describe their school experiences and how cultural climate has
affected their enrollment decisions, their learning, social interactions, and practice-employment goals. A
question and answer session with the audience will follow this panel discussion. This presentation will end
with a summary of the student discussion and how health profession programs can continue to move toward
a culturally competent climate.
4:00 – 5:30 p.m.
Minority Affairs Section Program
The Current Landscape of Underrepresented Minority Leadership in Dental Education
Room: WSCC/401
Presenters:
Karl Haden, Ph.D., Academy for Academic Leadership,
LaVerne Holyfield, Texas A & M Health Science Center Baylor College of Dentistry (BCD)
Leo Rouse, DDS, FACD, Dean Howard University College of Dentistry
Tobias Rodriguez, Ph.D., Academy for Academic Leadership
Dr. Karl Haden, as President of the Academy for Leadership Institute, will give an overview of last years
survey on the Leadership Institute and then discuss the results of the 2013 Minority Affairs Advisory
Committee (MAAC) survey on leadership.
Dr. Lavern Holyfield, Texas A&M Baylor College of Dentistry, was a Leadership Institute Fellow in 2008, will
discuss her experience as a Fellow. She will also discuss her experience as a 2005 graduate of the Institute for
Teaching and Learning, which is a pipeline for faculty who are not ready for advancement.
Dr. Leo E. Rouse, will discuss the Dean’s perspective on the Leadership Institute (i.e., how Deans choose
minority faculty for the Leadership Institute, how they mentor their faculty, and how they put them in
positions were they can advance in their career , etc.).
Dr. Tobius Rodriguez, will present the ADEA/AAL Chairs and Academic Administrators Management Program
(ADEA/AAL CAAMP). Another avenue that minorities can attain leadership and managerial skills.
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5:30 – 6:30 p.m.
ADEA Commission on Change and Innovation College President’s Symposium
Room: WSCC/401
M. Christopher Brown II, Ph.D., President
Alcorn State University
Creating change and innovative practices takes visionary leadership at all levels; administration, faculty, and students.
Although challenges are always present strategic leadership has proven effective in fostering an environment that supports change and innovation. The results and lessons learned are instructive for all interested in being leaders of
change in their own environment. This session will provide participants with an in-depth understanding of the progress
and the process used to achieve major changes in dental education curriculum. The session will also provide an examination of fostering change and innovation through the lens of a university leader.
8:00 – 10:00 p.m.
Plenary – Discourse & Dessert
Room: SH/Metropolitan Ballroom
Presenter:
Eve Higginbotham, M.D., Visiting Scholar in Health Equity at the Association of American Medical Colleges in
Washington, D.C. ADEA is the voice of dental education. It represents all of the US and Canadian dental
schools, advanced, hospital and allied dental education programs. Dr. Higginbotham will speak at the ADEA
Evening Plenary Session Discourse and Dessert. This evening plenary session has a focus on gender issues but
is open to all attendees. It has been a tradition for 20 YEARS to invite prominent women leaders to be the
guest speakers. They speak both on major issues and their personal career trajectories. It is considered to be
a major opportunity for individuals “outside” of the dental education profession to share their perspectives
re the changing roles of men and women in their professional and personal endeavors. Past Speakers have
been from: government, medicine, law, and the media e.g., Vivian Pinn- Director ORWH/NIH; Regina
Benjamin- US Surgeon General; Marilyn Gaston- Asst. SG/ USPHS; J.C. Haywood- media/philanthropist; Hazel
O’Leary- Secretary of Energy; Jocelyn Elder- US Surgeon General; Dushanka Kleinman-Director, NIDCR to
name a few.
TUESDAY, March 19, 2013
8:00 – 9:00 a.m.
Successful Innovations and Challenges in the URM Pipeline for Dentistry & Medicine: The University of Washington
SMDEP Program Experience
Room: WSCC/604
Presenters:
David Acosta, M.D., University of Washington Schools of Medicine and Dentistry
Beatrice Gandara, D.D.S., University of Washington Schools of Medicine and Dentistry
This interactive session will explore the challenges medicine and dentistry face in increasing the numbers of medical
and dental students who come from historically underrepresented groups. The Summer Medical and Dental Education
Program (SMDEP) funded by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and administered jointly by ADEA and the
American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) has provided funding for 12 program sites across the country to help
young people from these groups become more competitive in gaining acceptance into dental and medical schools. One
of these SMDEP programs, the University of Washington, will present challenges and innovations that the program has
developed to strengthen the URM pipeline. These innovations have been directed towards the American
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Indian populations.
AIRS OFFIC
ER INATIONS
MINORITY AFFAIRS SECTION
SECRETARY
ADEA SECTION ON MINORITY AFFAIRS OFFICER NOMINATIONS
The ADEA Section on Minority Affairs is seeking nominations for Section Secretary. The position
of Section Secretary is a three year commitment, as the secretary serves in subsequent years as
Chair-Elect and Chair. Along with the duties listed below, all section officers, are expected to
attend the ADEA Annual Session, and all council meetings during the Annual Session.
Nominating Process
A prospective candidate must provide a short biographical sketch with the nomination form by
Monday, March 11, 2013 to the Chair, Dr. John Killip at: KillipJ@umkc.edu . The biographical
sketches will be distributed immediately prior to the Members Forum on Sunday, March 18, 2012.
Self nominations and nominations from the floor will also be accepted.
Eligibility
A person must be a member of the Association and a member of the Section to be eligible for
office. In the instance of councilor, the person must first have served through the officer positions,
including the chair, to be eligible for election to the councilor position.
Duties
The duties of Secretary are to:
Record the minutes of Section meetings and disseminate them to the Section membership;
Submit the minutes and current officer contact information to the Section councilor for
submission with the Section annual report; and
Perform any Section-related duties requested by the Chair.
Section officer Nomination Form
The nomination form on page 8 must be filled out and emailed to:
John W. Killip, DDS, MAFF Section Chair
Phone: (816) 235-2094
Email: KillipJ@.umkc.edu
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ADEA Section on Minority Affairs
2013 Officer Nomination Form
Position
Section Secretary
Nominee's Name: _______________________________________________________
(please print clearly)
Position & Department: ___________________________________________________
Dental School: _________________________________________________________
Address: _______________________________________________________________
Phone:___________________ Fax: _____________ E-mail: _____________________
Years of ADEA Membership: ______ Years in Minority Affairs Section: _______
Nominated by (may be self): _______________________________________________
Dental School: _________________________________________________________
Phone:___________________ Fax: _____________ E-mail: _____________________
Nominations should be emailed to:
John W. Killip, DDS
University of Missouri-Kansas City (UMKC)
School of Dentistry
Phone: (816) 235-2094
Email: KillipJ@.umkc.edu
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ADEA Section on Minority Affairs Members Forum Minutes
Members Forum Minutes
March 17, 2012
Orlando, FL
Call to Order/Greetings
The meeting was called to order at 7:15 a.m. by section Chair, Dr. Francis Curd. Dr. Curd introduced
section officers and announced that Chair-elect, Dr. John Killip, was not in attendance due to illness. Dr.
Curd relayed Dr. Killip’s best regards for a successful meeting and noted that he looks forward to joining
the group at the 2013 ADEA annual meeting in Seattle. There were 31 attendees at the program.
Review and Approval of Minutes
The minutes from the 2011 Members Forum were reviewed by the group. Two corrections were made;
changing Margo Melchor’s salutation from Dr. to Ms. and Yolanda Bonta’s salutation from Ms. to Dr. The
minutes were accepted and approved as amended.
Greetings from National Organizations
Mr. Robert Johns, Executive Director of the National Dental Association, brought greetings on behalf of
the NDA and Dr. Roy Irons, President of NDA. Dr. Irons was initially delayed in another meeting. Mr.
Johns encouraged all in attendance to join NDA, HDA and SAID for the historic joint meeting of the groups
to be held July 20-24, 2012 in Boca Raton, Florida. He stated the meeting will focus on issues of access
and disparity from a different perspective on how oral health is viewed and how to address these issues.
He also stated that there will also be a particular focus concerning minority faculty (i.e., strategies for
increased visibility and having articles published).
Mr. Johns also announced the launch of a joint media campaign through the AdCouncil at a cost of three
million dollars which will address oral health literacy.
Prior to adjournment, Dr. Irons joined the meeting, added his personal greeting and emphasized his
hope that all would pay their dues and attend the national convention. He added that the meeting would
offer great opportunities for professional development and continuing education.
Ms. Margo Melchor, Immediate Past President of HDA, greeted the group for Dr. Lilia Larin, President of
HDA, who was at another meeting, added her invitation for all to participate in the joint national meeting.
Legislative Update
Dr. Jean Sinkford referred the group to handouts in the packet, the Washington Update, on legislative
issues and discussed the Healthcare Reform and Accountability Act that ADEA has to address.
Report for Access, Diversity and Inclusion
Ms. D’Abreu announced that ADEA has changed the name of the center on Equity and Diversity to
Access, Diversity and Inclusion. Ms. D’Abreu stressed that the primary reason for the name change is to
broaden the area’s perspective and structure. She acknowledged Dr. Jean Sinkford’s work and leadership and the group joined in recognizing Dr. Sinkford for her “constant vigilance, undying passion and
vision”. She also stressed that Dr. Sinkford will continue her involvement in the new division.
Ms. D’Abreu announced that the division will now tackle several top initiatives including issues of student
debt and professional development under the newly structured ADEA Policy Center. She referred the
group to the power point handout in the packet. She stated that the ADEA Policy Center is utilizing
concentric circles of Dental Education, Health Professions Education and Higher Education to show how
the Policy Center interacts and interconnects. She stated that this does not mean that diversity is going
away but that the work will only be strengthened. She thanked the ADEA staff (Sonja Harrison Dr. Dave
Brunson and Larin Bush, program manager) for their hard work. Ms. D’Abreau also announced
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the launch of a new pipeline initiative - The Dental Pipeline National Learning Institute - and invited all in
attendance to participate in the workshop scheduled for later in the day at 4:00 pm. Dr. Sinkford
announced that they also agreed that it was time to broaden the dialogue and that it made sense to
restructure at this time. Dr. Sinkford stated that she is not leaving and that she already has four projects in
the works. She also stated that diversity is her heart and under the Policy Center thinking is not just
horizontal but also diagonal as we move forward.
Update from the Council of Sections
Dr. Mildred McClain, MAFF Counselor, reported on the MAFF section funds. The Council of Sections has
been dealing with the issue of its fund balance and the loss of revenue from dues now that ADEA has
open enrollment. She stated that Dr. Keith Mays headed the Task Force which put forth a proposal that
would take a percentage of money from each of the section’s balance and create a larger fund that would
be used to support Council of Sections Programs. The proposal was voted upon and passed during the
Fall Meeting in San Antonio. The money from each section was put into a general project pool and the
sections will be able to apply for funding from that pool. The application for the project pool funds is
online on the ADEA website. The MAFF Section currently has a balance of $501.22 available for section
activities. Dr. McClain asked everyone to join her in thanking Dr. Mays for all the hard work and effort he
put into getting this task completed.
Dr. McClain also discussed the process for the selection of program submissions and changes that the
Board is implementing to address issues put forth in the Council of Sections meeting (e.g., feedback from
the reviewers on what program submitters need to do to improve their program, if rejected, along with
the ability to resubmit the program with changes).
Dr. McClain reminded everyone that MAFF section program is scheduled for this afternoon from 1:00 pm
to 2:30 in the Brevard room. She also stated that she hopes everyone would be able to attend the
historical tripartite meeting of the National Dental Association, Hispanic Dental Association and the
Society of American Indian dentists meeting, July 20-24, in Boca Raton, Florida.
Old Business
There was no old business to report.
New Business
A. Election of Officers
There were two nominations submitted for the position of secretary; Dr. Eugene Brooks from University of
Colorado and Dr. Jennifer Barnes McCants from University of Louisville. President Curd asked for
additional nominees. Receiving none, the nominations were closed. Dr. Curd invited each of the
nominees to make remarks by introducing themselves and their reason for candidacy. Following a vote
by the membership, Dr. Jennifer Barnes McCants was elected.
B. 2013 ADEA Annual Meeting
Dr. Curd discussed the program proposal for the 2013 ADEA Annual Meeting in lieu of Dr. Killip’s
absence. The theme for the 2013 meeting is titled “Landscape of Learning: Reflection, Interprofessional
Education, Assessment and Innovation”. The program proposed for next year will center on the
responses from the Minority Affairs Advisory Council survey to be completed by the officers of MAAC
and distributed by ADEA of which there were 2 focus sessions held this past Saturday.
For the Good of the Order
Dr. McClain thanked Dr. Curd for his exceptional service to the section and presented him with a plaque
of appreciation on behalf of the section. Dr. Curd received the honor and thanked the group for the
privilege to serve. Dr. Curd entertained a motion to adjourn; a motion was made and seconded to
adjourn the meeting. Motion passed unanimously.
Minutes respectfully submitted by Dr. Sandra Bolivar, MAFF Section Secretary.
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