Association for Continuing Dental Education (ACDE)

The Association for Continuing Dental Education brings together individuals representing college- and university-based continuing dental education programs associated with accredited Dental Schools in Canada and the United States, including Puerto Rico.

Mission:
To create opportunities for leadership, collaboration, and development for university-based continuing dental education professionals, and to promote the highest quality of continuing dental education.

Vision:
The ACDE will act as the premier advocate and will be recognized as the benchmark for high quality, evidenced-based continuing dental education promoting excellence in oral health care.

Values:
• Lifelong learning for our members and the professional communities that they serve.
• Excellence in the planning, organization, and presentation of high quality and innovative educational programs.
• Professionalism in all interactions characterized by support, networking, mentoring and respect for diversity.
• Integrity characterized by honest and cooperative working relationships and evidence-based programming that is non-commercial.