Leo E. Rouse, dean of Howard University, installed as ADEA president

“Leo’s commitment to service in the field of dentistry and dental education will be invaluable, not only to the association, but to all of academic dentistry. I look forward to seeing the direction he will give our community,” said outgoing ADEA President Sandra C. Andrieu, M.Ed., Ph.D.

Rouse will host the 2012 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition, which sets the tone for the association, around the theme “Engage: better individual, better profession, better community, better health, better future.”

Rouse is a veteran of the U.S. Army. He concluded his 24-year career as the commander and chief operating officer of the U.S. Army Dental Command, where he led the global operation of the Army Dental Corps. After starting a second career in academic dentistry, he was appointed dean of Howard University College of Dentistry in 2004.

Rouse previously served as chair of the ADEA Council of Deans and as one of the four ADEA Commissioners on the Commission of Dental Accreditation. In 2009, he was awarded an ADEA Presidential Citation for distinguished service to the association and dedication to the advancement of the dental education community. He is actively engaged in other dental organizations. Currently, he serves on the Board of Directors for the American Dental Association (ADA) Foundation and the Association of Minority Health Professions Schools. (AMHPS).

Rouse holds a DDS degree from the Howard University College of Dentistry. In 1997, he received the Howard University College of Dentistry Alumni Achievement Award for distinguished service to the country and the profession of dentistry.

Glickman voted ADEA president-elect

Gerald Glickman, DDS, MS, MBA, JD, was installed as ADEA president-elect. He will spend a year as ADEA President-elect and become ADEA president at the conclusion of the 2012 ADEA Annual Session & Exhibition in Orlando, Fla., March 17-21.

“In his 25 years of service to ADEA, Dr. Glickman has been an actively engaged volunteer leader,” said outgoing ADEA President Sandra C. Andrieu, M.Ed., Ph.D. “I was proud to serve with him and look forward to seeing the Association grow under his leadership.”

Glickman will focus his term as ADEA president on fostering lifelong learning. He aspires to give ADEA members the tools for self-direction and self-reflection.

An educator committed to bettering the future of academic dentistry, Glickman is a founding member of the ADEA Commission on Change and Innovation in Dental Education (ADEA CCI), which promotes innovative curriculum to educate efficient and effective health care team practitioners. He has chaired and served as councilor for the ADEA Section on Endodontics and the ADEA Section on Graduate and Postgraduate Education. He was elected ADEA vice president for sections, a position he held from 2002 to 2005.

Glickman is currently professor and chair of the Department of Endodontics and director of graduate endodontics at Baylor College of Dentistry. He holds a MS in microbiology from the University of Kentucky and earned his DDS from The Ohio State University. He was awarded a GPR certificate from the University of Florida and a certificate and MS in endodontics from Northwestern University. Glickman also holds a MBA from Southern Methodist University and a JD from Texas Wesleyan University.

About the ADEA


The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) is the voice of dental education. Its members include all U.S. and Canadian dental schools and many allied and postdoctoral dental education programs, corporations, faculty and students.

The mission of ADEA is to lead individuals and institutions of the dental education community to address contemporary issues influencing education, research, and the delivery of oral health care for the health of the public.

ADEA’s activities encompass a wide range of research, advocacy, faculty development, meetings, and communications like the esteemed Journal of Dental Education, as well as the dental school admissions services AADSAS, PASS, and CAAPID.