1. Deans’ Briefing Book

2. adea.org/deansbriefing adea.org/data
ADEA Dean’s Briefing Book
adea.org/deansbriefing
adea.org/data

3. U.S. Dental Schools

4. Distribution of Public and Private U. S
Distribution of Public and Private U.S. Dental Schools with Entering Classes
Central Region
Western Region
Northeast
Region
Southern Region
Public (N=39)
Private (N=22)
Private State-Related (N=4)
Source: American Dental Education Association
Puerto Rico

5. Number of U.S. Dental Schools by School Type, 1997-2014
Do we add Touro to these counts?
Source: American Dental Education Association

6. Applicants and Enrollees to Dental Schools

7. Dental School Applicants and First-Time Enrollees, 2004-2013
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees,

8. Dental School Applicants by Gender, 2004-2013
Men
Women
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees,
Note: For multiple years, gender is not reported for those who chose “Do not wish to report” and thus the combined total will be less than
what is reported for total applicants and enrollees.

9. Dental School First-Time Enrollees by Gender, 2004-2013
Men
Women
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees,
Note: For multiple years, gender is not reported for those who chose “Do not wish to report” and thus the combined total will be less than
what is reported for total applicants and enrollees.

10. Applicants by URM and Non-URM Status, 2004-2013
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees,
Note: URM includes Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and enrollees that self-identified as two or more races, with one of those races being a URM race.
Non-URM includes Asian and White.

11. URM Applicants by Race and Ethnicity in U.S. Dental Schools, 2004-2013
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees,

12. URM Applicants by Race and Ethnicity (Alone and In Combination. ) in U
URM Applicants by Race and Ethnicity (Alone and In Combination*) in U.S. Dental Schools,
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees,
* The chart shows the alone and in combination (applicants that select more than one racial/ethnic category) total for each racial and ethnic group.

13. Non-URM Applicants by Race and Ethnicity in U. S
Non-URM Applicants by Race and Ethnicity in U.S. Dental Schools,
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees,

14. Non-URM Applicants by Race and Ethnicity (Alone and In Combination
Non-URM Applicants by Race and Ethnicity (Alone and In Combination*) in U.S. Dental Schools,
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees,
* The chart shows the alone and in combination (applicants that select more than one racial/ethnic category) total for each racial and ethnic group.

15. Enrollees by URM and Non-URM Status, 2004-2013
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees,
Note: URM includes Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, American Indian or Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander, and enrollees that self-identified as two or more races, with one of those races being a URM race.
Non-URM includes Asian and White.

16. URM Enrollees by Race and Ethnicity in U.S. Dental Schools, 2004-2013
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees,

17. URM Enrollees by Race and Ethnicity (Alone and In Combination. ) in U
URM Enrollees by Race and Ethnicity (Alone and In Combination*) in U.S. Dental Schools,
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees,
* The chart shows the alone and in combination (enrollees that select more than one racial/ethnic category) total for each racial and ethnic group.

18. Non-URM Enrollees by Race and Ethnicity in U. S
Non-URM Enrollees by Race and Ethnicity in U.S. Dental Schools,
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees,

19. Non-URM Enrollees by Race and Ethnicity (Alone and In Combination
Non-URM Enrollees by Race and Ethnicity (Alone and In Combination*) in U.S. Dental Schools,
Source: American Dental Education Association, U.S. Dental School Applicants and Enrollees,
* The chart shows the alone and in combination (enrollees that select more than one racial/ethnic category) total for each racial and ethnic group.

20. Dental School Enrollment and Graduates, 2003-04 through 2012-13
Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Surveys of Dental Education

21. Dental Education Cost and Student Debt

22. Average U.S. Dental School Tuition and Fees for Resident and Nonresident First-Year Students, through
Current Dollars
2013 Constant Dollars
Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Surveys of Dental Education 22

23. Average U.S. Dental School Tuition and Fees for Resident and Nonresident First-Year Students, 2003‒04 through
Resident First-Year Students
Nonresident First-Year Students
Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Surveys of Dental Education 23

24. Average Educational Debt Among Graduating Students with Debt by Type of School, (Current Dollars)
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2013 Graduating Class
Note: Educational debt is the sum of undergraduate and dental school debt of only those respondents who have debt.

25. Average Educational Debt Among Graduating Students with Debt by Type of School, (in 2013 Constant Dollars)
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2013 Graduating Class
Note: Educational debt is the sum of undergraduate and dental school debt of only those respondents who have debt. Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for 2014 are not available at time of publication; thus, debt data are converted to 2013 constant dollars.

26. Number of Graduates at Different Levels of Educational Debt by Type of School, 2014
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2014 Graduating Class
Note: Educational debt is the sum of undergraduate debt and dental school debt for all respondents.

27. Number of Graduates at Different Levels of Educational Debt by Type of School, 2014
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2014 Graduating Class
Note: Educational debt is the sum of undergraduate debt and dental school debt for all respondents.

28. Percentage of Graduates at Different Levels of Educational Debt by Type of School, 2014
Duplicate with the new debt-level categories
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2014 Graduating Class
Note: Educational debt is the sum of undergraduate debt and dental school debt for all respondents.

29. Percentage of Graduates at Different Levels of Educational Debt by Gender, 2014
Duplicate with the new debt-level categories
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2014 Graduating Class
Note: Educational debt is the sum of undergraduate debt and dental school debt for all respondents.

30. Dental Faculty

31. Dental School Faculty by Race and Ethnicity, Percentage of All Faculty, 2012-13 Academic Year
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Faculty,

32. Full-Time and Part-Time Dental School Faculty by Race and Ethnicity, 2012-13 Academic Year
ALL CAPS for the “Total” groups
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Faculty,
Full-Time: Faculty works eight or more half days per week and nine or more months per year. Part-Time: Faculty works less than full-time and is NOT a volunteer faculty member.

33. Full-Time Dental School Faculty by Gender, and Race and Ethnicity, 2012-13 Academic Year
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Faculty,

34. Part-Time Dental School Faculty by Gender, and Race and Ethnicity, 2012-13 Academic Year
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Faculty,

35. Full-Time and Part-Time Dental School Faculty by Academic Rank, 2012-13 Academic Year
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Faculty,

36. Full-Time vs. Part-Time Status by Administrative Title, 2012‒13 Academic Year
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Faculty,
* Two individuals who have administration as their primary appointment but do not have an administrative title were excluded from this table.

37. Number of Faculty Positions by Appointment, 2012-13 Academic Year
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Faculty,
* Two individuals who have administration as their primary appointment but do not have an administrative title were excluded from this table.

38. Dental School Faculty by Primary Appointment, Percentage of All Faculty, 2012-13 Academic Year
Duplicate as a pie chart
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Faculty,

39. Number of Vacant Budgeted Faculty Positions in U. S
Number of Vacant Budgeted Faculty Positions in U.S. Dental Schools, through
Full-Time
Part-Time
Source: American Dental Education Association, Comprehensive Faculty Salary Survey, 2003‒04 through 2011‒12
American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Faculty,

40. Primary Appointment of Vacant Faculty Positions, 2012-13 Academic Year
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Faculty,
Note: Percentage may not total 100 due to rounding.

41. Length of Time Dental School Faculty Positions Were Vacant, 2012-13 Academic Year
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Faculty, 2012‒13

42. Factors Influencing the Ability to Fill Vacancies, 2012‒13 Academic Year
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Faculty, 2012‒13
Note: Percentages may not total 100 due to rounding.

43. Dental School Seniors’ Plans to Teach at Some Point in Their Careers, 2014
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2014 Graduating Class
Note: Percentages may not total to 100 due to rounding.

44. Dental School Seniors’ Intended Type of Private Practice, 2012 through 2014
Source: American Dental Education Association, Survey of Dental School Seniors, 2014 Graduating Class
Note: Family Private Practice was not asked in 2012.

45. Advanced Dental Education

46. Number of Accredited Advanced Dental Education Programs, 2004-2012
Nondental School
Dental School
Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Surveys of Advanced Dental Education

47. First-Year Enrollment in Advanced Dental Education Programs, 2003-2012
Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Surveys of Advanced Dental Education

48. First-Year Enrollment in Advanced Dental Education Specialty Programs, 2012-13 Academic Year
Change the colors of the total specialties bar – Capitalize “TOTAL”
Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Survey of Advanced Dental Education.

49. First-Year Enrollment in Advanced Dental Education General Dentistry Programs, 2012-13 Academic Year
Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Survey of Advanced Dental Education.

50. Applicants and Enrollment Percentage in Advanced Dental Education Specialty Programs, Academic Year
Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Survey of Advanced Dental Education.

51. Applicants and Enrollment Percentage in Advanced Dental Education General Dentistry Programs, Academic Year
Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Survey of Advanced Dental Education.

52. Advanced Dental Education Enrollment by Gender, 1983-2011 (Selected Years)
Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Surveys of Advanced Dental Education.

53. Allied Dental Education

54. Number and Type of Accredited Allied Dental Education Programs, 2003-04 through 2012-13
Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Surveys of Dental Hygiene Education Programs, Surveys of Dental Assisting Education Programs, and Surveys of Dental Laboratory Technology Education Programs.

55. Degree Types Conferred by Accredited Allied Dental Education Programs, 2012-13 Academic Year
Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Surveys of Dental Hygiene Education Programs, Surveys of Dental Assisting Education Programs, and Surveys of Dental Laboratory Technology Education Programs.

56. First-Year Enrollment in Accredited Allied Dental Education Programs, 2003-04 through 2012-13
Dental Assisting
Dental Hygiene
Dental Laboratory Technology
Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Surveys of Dental Hygiene Education Programs, Surveys of Dental Assisting Education Programs, and Surveys of Dental Laboratory Technology Education Programs.

57. First-Year Capacity and Enrollment in Accredited Allied Dental Education Programs, 2012-13
Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Surveys of Dental Hygiene Education Programs, Surveys of Dental Assisting Education Programs, and Surveys of Dental Laboratory Technology Education Programs.

58. Total Enrollment in Accredited Dental Hygiene Programs by Race and Ethnicity, Gender, Academic Year
Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Surveys of Dental Hygiene Education Programs.

59. Percentage of Total Enrollment in Accredited Dental Hygiene Programs by Race and Ethnicity, Gender, Academic Year
Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Surveys of Dental Hygiene Education Programs.

60. Graduates of Accredited Allied Dental Education Programs, 2003-2012
Dental Hygiene
Dental Assisting
Dental Laboratory Technology
Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Surveys of Dental Hygiene Education Programs, Surveys of Dental Assisting Education Programs, and Surveys of Dental Laboratory Technology Education Programs.

61. Dental Hygiene Graduates, 1990-2012
Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Surveys of Dental Hygiene Education Programs.

62. Dental Assisting Graduates, 1990-2012
Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Surveys of Dental Assisting Education Programs.

63. Dental Laboratory Technology Graduates, 1990-2012
Source: American Dental Association, Health Policy Resources Center, Surveys of Dental Laboratory Technology Education Programs.

64. Important ADEA Resources and Other Links

65. Important ADEA Resources and Other Links
ADEA Data, Analysis & Research
ADEA Dashboards
MedEdPORTAL
ADEA Curriculum Resource Center
ADEA Governance, Bylaws, Policy Statements, Competency Statements, Position Papers, Compendium of Curriculum Guidelines for Allied Dental Education Programs
ADEA Strategic Directions
Advancing Oral Health in America (reports), Institute of Medicine

66. Dentists and Demographics

67. New Dentist-to-Population Ratios for Various Dates
Compared to 1980, the ratio of graduating dentists to U.S. population in 1990, 2000, and 2010 is significantly different.
In 1980, there were more than 6,000 graduates, and the U.S. population was about 227 million, or a ratio of about one graduating dentist for every 38,000 Americans.
In 1990, there were less than 4,000 graduates and the U.S. population was about 250 million, or a ratio of about one graduating dentist for every 62,500 Americans.
In 2000, there were about 4,200 graduates and the U.S. population was about 281 million, or a ratio of about one graduating dentist for every 67,000 Americans.
In 2010, there were about 4,800 graduates and the U.S. population was about 308 million, or a ratio of about one graduating dentist for every 64,000 Americans.

68. Professionally Active Dentists per 100,000 U.S. Population, 1976‒2030
Source: American Dental Association, Survey Center, Dental Workforce Model 2008‒2030
Note: Numbers from 2010 to 2030 are projected.

69. Racial and Ethnic Composition of the Resident Population of the United States, 2010-50
Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Table 4. Projections of the Population by Sex, Race, and Hispanic Origin for the United States: 2010 to 2050 (NP2008-T4)