Association for Dental Education in Europe

Learning together to improve oral health and quality of life

FREE-Stage Session 1

Thursday, 21st August 2025 - 14:00 to 15:30
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Timezone: 

Dublin (IST, UTC+1)

Venue: 

McNabb Auditorium TCDBS

Session type: 
Type 1: Organised, planned and delivered by the ADEE
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Session synopsis: 
A selection of invited speakers drawn by the abstract review panel submitted to the FREEStage Category.

The aim of these sessions is to provide feedback and discussion on evolving new research in a supportive environment for evolving researchers in oral health education.

Programme: 

14:00

Welcome

Chair

14:00

Managing Curricular Transformation in Dental Education: Early Insights from Universidad del Desarrollo

Danilo Ocaranza
No Affiliation Provided

14:10

Stakeholders’ reflections toward dental research projects in undergraduate education in Tehran, Iran: A qualitative study

Simin Z. Mohebbi
Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran

14:20

Introducing Ageism & Ableism in the Curriculum to Develop Better Dental Providers

Bruce Dye
University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine, USA

14:30

Addressing ADRD Through Geriatric Dental Education: A Global Health Perspective on IPE and Social Care Integration

 Steffany Chamut
University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus, USA

14:40

A Framework for Integrating Diet and Nutrition in Oral Healthcare Education

 Teresa Marshall
The University of Iowa, USA

14:50

Integrating Medical Disciplines into Dental Education: A Curriculum Reform for Early Detection of Systemic Diseases,...

Nino Tebidze
BAU International University, Batumi, Georgia

15:00

Curriculum change: A journey in leadership

 Jane Wardman
University of Leeds, UK

15:10

Empathy Development in Dental Students: The Role of Clinical Exposure

 Nino Cheminava
Georgia

15:20

A students as Partners approach to improving student Wellness

Michael Botelho
Prince Philip Dental Hospital, Hong Kong

15:30

Closing remarks

 Chair
Chair: 

Ronald Gorter

Associate Professor
Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam

Ronald Gorter, PhD, is Associate Professor at the Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam (ACTA), The Netherlands. He is former Director of Education at ACTA.

Ronald is ADEE Executive, represents ADEE on the Platform for Better Oral Health in Europe, and is Editor in Chief of the European Journal for Dental Education. He is (co-)author of about hundred Dutch and international professional and scientific publications.

Ina Schüler

Head of Section of Preventive and Paediatric Dentistry
Friedrich-Schiller Universitat Jena

Priv.-Doz. Dr Ina Schüler is head of Section of Preventive and Paediatric Dentistry at Jena University Hospital, Germany. She finished her Habilitation in 2018 at Jena University Hospital and the Master of Medical Education (MME-D) in 2017 at University Heidelberg. Her special educational research interests are Feedback, Assessment, Chairside Teaching and Entrustable Professional Activities in Dentistry. Ina's medical resaerch focusses on oral health in patients with special healthcare needs.

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