Volume 6, No. 10, November 14, 2008

Senator Wins Presidency Illinois Senator Barack Obama was elected the 44th President of the on November 4, 2008, winning 364 electoral votes and 53% of the popular vote. Senator John McCain of Arizona won 163 electoral votes and 46% of the vote. 66,361,433 votes were cast for Senator Obama and 58,024,608 were cast for Senator McCain. The Blue State-Red State count was 28- 22. In addition to gaining the , Democrats in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House picked up additional seats.

U.S. Senate Democrats have picked up six seats in the Senate with the possibility of three more, depending on the outcome of contested races. Currently, there are 57 Democratic seats, including two Independents, Senators (VT) and Joe Lieberman (CT), who both caucus with the Democrats. Republicans now hold 40 Senate seats. Before the election, Democrats held 51 seats, including the two Independent Senators, and Republicans held 49 seats. The three undecided elections that will determine whether the Democrats have a filibuster-proof (60 votes) Senate are in Minnesota, Georgia, and Alaska. In Minnesota, Republican Senator Norm Coleman and challenger Democrat Al Franken await the outcome of a vote recount. In Georgia, a runoff is scheduled between Republican Senator Saxby Chambliss and challenger Democrat Jim Martin on December 2. In Alaska, convicted felon and incumbent Republican Senator Ted Stevens narrowly trails challenger Democrat Mark Begich.

ADEA Members Encouraged to Complete Survey on Health Care Reform Now On ADEA Website With the historic presidential election now over, President-Elect Barack Obama’s administration and the 111th Congress will turn their attention to the many challenges facing our nation, one of which is health care reform. To that end, at the recommendation of the ADEA Legislative Advisory Committee (LAC), the ADEA Board of Directors in June 2008 unanimously approved as “interim ad hoc policy” a statement with regard to the Association’s perspective on the issue and our role in the national debate.

ADEA members are encouraged to spend three to five minutes completing the Health Care Reform Survey, which is linked to on ADEA’s home page. Members have until December 31, 2008, to register their reactions to the policy statement. Participants in two recently concluded ADEA meetings, the 50th Annual ADEA Deans’ Conference and the ADEA Fall 2008 Meetings, were surveyed. Since November 1, when the survey was first posted on our website, more than 140 members have responded.

Your opinions are of great value to the ADEA Board of Directors. For that reason, the Board is open to members’ feedback via the survey. The health care policy statement will be presented as a resolution to the ADEA House of Delegates when it meets in Phoenix in March 2009. ADEA members may access the survey and policy statement at the following web locations.

The ADEA Health Care Reform Survey http://www5.adea.org/cgi-bin/rws4.pl?FORM=HealthReformSurveyFall2008

The ADEA Health Care Reform Statement and Principles http://www.adea.org/policy_advocacy/federal_legislative_regulatory_resources/Documents/BOD%20Appro ved%20Principles%20and%20Statement%20June%202008.pdf

If you have any questions about the survey, please contact Dr. Ifie Okwuje at 202-289-7201 or [email protected]. New Senate Democrats • (CO) won the seat of retiring Republican Senator . • Jeanne Shaheen (NH) defeated incumbent Republican Senator John Sununu. • Kay Hagan (NC) bested incumbent Republican Senator Elizabeth Dole. • Tom Udall (NM) won the seat of retiring Republican Senator Pete Domenici. • (VA) won the seat of retiring Republican Senator John Warner. • Jeff Merkley (OR) defeated incumbent Republican Senator Gordon Smith.

New Senate Republicans • (ID) won the seat of retiring Republican Senator Larry Craig. • Mike Johanns (NE) won the seat of retiring Republican Senator .

U.S. House of Representatives Democrats have increased their majority in the House of Representatives from 233 to 256. There are five seats that are currently undecided. Republicans now have 174 seats and face a possible loss of 28 seats.

The new House of Representatives members are:

Alabama New York (cont’d.) Bobby Bright (D), 2nd Bill Cassidy (R), 6th Chris Lee (R), 26th Parker Griffith (D), 5th Eric Massa (D), 29th Maine Arizona Chellie Pingree (D), 1st North Carolina Ann Kirkpatrick (D), 1st Larry Kissell (D), 8th Michigan California Mark Schauer (D), 7th Duncan D. Hunter (R), 52nd Gary Peters (D), 9th Steve Driehaus (D), 1st Steve Austria (R), 7th Minnesota Marcia Fudge (D), 11th (D), 2nd Erik Paulsen (R), 3rd John Bocciere (D), 16th Betsy Markey (D), 4th (D), 6th Mississippi Oregon Gregg Harper (R), 3rd Kurt Shrader (D), 5th Connecticut Jim Hines (D), 4th Missouri Pennsylvania Blaine Luetkemeyer (R), 9th Kathy Dahlkemper (D), 3rd Florida Glenn Thompson (R), 5th Alan Grayson (D), 8th Nevada Bill Posey (R), 15th Dina Titus (D), 3rd Tennessee Tom Rooney (R), 16th Phil Roe (R), 1st Suzanne Kosmas (D), 24th New Jersey John Adler (D), 3rd Texas Leonard lance (R), 7th Pete Olson (R), 22nd (D), 1st New Mexico Utah Illinois Martin Heinrich (D), 1st Jason Chaffertz (R), 3rd Debbie Halvorson (D), 11th Harry Teague (D), 2nd Aaron Schock (R), 18th Ben Ray Lujan (D), 3rd (D), 2nd Kansas New York (D), 11th Lynn Jenkins (R), 2nd Michael McMahon (D), 13th Paul Tonko (D), 21st Wyoming Kentucky Dan Maffei (D), 25th Cynthia Lummis (R), At-Large Brett Guthrie (R), 2nd

ADEA Washington Update Volume 6, No. 10, November 14, 2008 Page 2 The five House races that have yet to be called are:

1. Alaska (At-Large): incumbent Republican Don Young and challenger Democrat Ethan Berkowitz 2. California (04): candidate Republican Tom McClintock and candidate Democrat Charlie Brown 3. Ohio (15): candidate Republican Steve Stivers and candidate Democrat Mary Jo Kilroy 4. Virginia (05): incumbent Republican and challenger Democratic Tom Perriello 5. Washington (08): incumbent Republican Dave Reichert and Democrat Darcy Burner

See Special Issue of ADEA Washington Update (emailed November 14, 2008) For a Summary of State Election Results

Deadline Approaching for Legislative Fellowship Applications

The ADEA/Sunstar Americas, Inc./Harry W. Bruce, Jr. Legislative Fellowship offers a unique opportunity for faculty and administrators at ADEA member institutions to enhance their professional development while spending a total of three months at the ADEA office in Washington, DC, at a mutually agreeable time while Congress is in session.

Sunstar Americas, Inc. provides a generous stipend of $15,000 to help cover travel and expenses for the in- residence portion of the fellowship. The fellow’s institution continues to provide salary support for the duration of the experience. ADEA is flexible in the arrangement of time away from a fellow’s institution.

Past fellows have returned to their institutions with a new sense of the educational and political environment and provide valuable leadership to their administrations. The application deadline is December 17, 2008. Faculty and administrators interested in applying may speak with the current fellow, Dr. Janet Leigh, by emailing [email protected] or contact Jack Bresch at [email protected] or 202-289-7201.

Application: www.adea.org/professional_development/adea_scholarships_awards_fellowships/Documents/ ADEA%20AWARDS%20APPLICATIONS%20EDUCATORS%2008.pdf

Program description: www.adea.org/professional_development/adea_scholarships_awards_fellowships/ Documents/BruceFellow09.pdf

Dr. Raynard Kington Tapped As Acting Director of NIH Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Mike Leavitt named Dr. Raynard Kington, the Principal Deputy Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), as Acting NIH Director, effective October 31, when Dr. Elias Zerhouni departed.

Dr. Kington has a long history with the NIH. He was appointed Deputy Director of NIH on February 9, 2003. In that role he shared in the leadership of the NIH and was part of the team that oversaw the policy direction and coordination of 27 Institutes and Centers at the NIH. Dr. Kington has also served as Associate Director of NIH for behavioral and social sciences research and Acting Director of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Prior to his tenure at NIH, Dr. Kington was director of the Division of Health Examination Statistics at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). He also served as a senior scientist in the health program at the RAND Corporation, where he was co-director of the Drew/RAND Center on Health and Aging, a National Institute on Aging Exploratory Minority Aging Center.

Dr. Kington received a B.S. and an M.D. at the University of Michigan. He completed his residency training in internal medicine at Michael Reese Medical Center in Chicago. Dr. Kington was also a Robert Wood Johnson Clinical Scholar at the University of Pennsylvania, where he completed an M.B.A. and a Ph.D. with a concentration in Health Policy and Economics at the ADEA Washington Update Volume 6, No. 10, November 14, 2008 Page 3 Wharton School. He is board-certified in Internal Medicine and Public Health and Preventive Medicine.

Dr. Tabak Appointed Principal Acting Deputy Director of NIH Director of National Institute for Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR) Lawrence Tabak, D.D.S., Ph.D., has been chosen to be the new Principal Acting Deputy Director for the NIH, effective November 13, 2008. While Acting as Principal Deputy Director of NIH, Dr. Tabak will also continue his role as the NIDCR Director.

Dr. Tabak was the Senior Associate Dean for Research and a professor of dentistry, biochemistry, and biophysics in the School of Medicine and Dentistry at the University of Rochester in New York before assuming his role at the NIH in September 2000. Dr. Tabak’s major research focus has been on the biosyntheses and function of mucin-glycoproteins. He continues to work in this area and maintains a research lab at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).

Final Regulations on the College Cost Reduction and Access Act Released The U.S. Department of Education published on October 23, 2008, a final regulation to carry out changes made to federal student loan programs by the College Cost Reduction and Access Act that Congress passed in 2007. The final regulations include ending the “20/220” debt-to-income test for economic hardship deferments and focus heavily on carrying out the new income-based repayment (IBR) program that was created by Congress. (See ADEA Washington Update, Vol.6, No.9, September 30, 2008.)

The regulation states that Congress ended the “20/220” rule with the IBR plan in the College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007. The IBR plan does not allow for the postponement of all payments, but reduces the payment amount when a borrower can demonstrate economic hardship. The new rule, which goes into effect July 1, 2009, caps loan repayments at 15% of the borrower's income that is above 150% of federal poverty level (FPL; $15,315/single and $20,535/couple). ADEA is currently working with Members of Congress to reintroduce legislation that would reinstate the 20/220 rule.

April 21-22, 2009: AADR-ADEA Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill

The AADR-ADEA Advocacy Day on Capitol Hill is scheduled for April 21-22, 2009, in Washington, DC. Please mark your calendars and plan to participate in this important event. On April 21, you will attend a Legislative Workshop and be briefed on the federal issues for which you will be advocating on Capitol Hill. On April 22, you will participate in face-to-face meetings with your federal legislators and their staff. Look for more information on this activity in the near future.

Governors Ask for Reprieve on New Education Spending Requirement The National Governors Association (NGA) sent a letter to Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings on October 30, 2008, requesting a waiver from a spending requirement that was enacted in the Higher Education Act (HEA). The provision in the 2008 law directs the states to increase spending on higher education each year by at least as much as the average increase of the previous five years. States that do not meet the requirement lose funds from the federal College Access Challenge Grant program, which is a federal-match grant program aimed at increasing the number of low-income students in postsecondary education. The legislation allows the Secretary to waive the requirement during time of decline in state financial resources.

ADEA Washington Update Volume 6, No. 10, November 14, 2008 Page 4 The governors argue in the letter that during this hard economic time they face the very circumstances that qualify for a waiver in the legislation. They further argue that a cut in the College Access Challenge Grant program would disproportionately affect low-income students.

Election Victory for ADEA CPPA’s Myla Moss Congratulations to Myla Moss, ADEA Director for Congressional Relations and Regulatory Affairs, on her re-election as Advisory Neighborhood Commissioner in Washington, DC. This is her third consecutive two-year term. The Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) makes recommendations to the District of Columbia City Council on policy issues that affect specific sections of the city. The ANC represents constituent views when they meet to consider directives, regulations, laws, and programs the address traffic concerns, parking, recreation, street improvements, liquor licenses, zoning, economic development, police protection, sanitation and trash collection, and the District's annual budget.

Deadline for ADEA Fellowships and Scholarships Approaches With generous support from our corporate partners, ADEA funds a number of opportunities for fellowships and scholarships related to dental education policy. Interested individuals must submit applications by December 8, 2008. Please contact Monique Morgan at [email protected] or click on the link or web address below for more information.

• ADEA/William J. Gies Foundation Education Fellowship. This fellowship familiarizes dental educators with a broad range of education issues. The Fellow works with staff in the ADEA Center for Educational and Policy Research conducting research on timely educational issues facing dental education. The fellow receives a $10,000 stipend to pursue a cumulative three-month fellowship at the ADEA Office in Washington, DC. http://www.adea.org/professional_development/adea_scholarships_awards_fellowships/D ocuments/GIESEd09.pdf

• ADEA/GlaxoSmithKline/National Dental Association Dr. Jeanne C. Sinkford Scholarship. This scholarship honors Dr. Jeanne C. Sinkford, ADEA Associate Executive Director and Director of the ADEA Center for Education and Diversity. Dr. Sinkford was the first female dean at a U.S. dental school (Howard University). She is a renowned scholar and champion of the advancement of women and underrepresented minority students and faculty in dental education. The scholar receives $15,000 to subsidize her participation in the ADEA Leadership Institute. http://www.adea.org/professional_development/adea_scholarships_awards_fellowships/D ocuments/SinkfordScholar09.pdf

• ADEA/Johnson & Johnson Healthcare Products/Enid A. Neidle Scholar-in-Residence Program for Women. This scholarship honors former ADEA President Enid A. Neidle (1985-86) during whose leadership ADEA adopted its policy promoting the advancement of women in dental education. The $6,000 stipend allows a scholar to pursue a cumulative three-month fellowship and gain a distinct perspective by researching issues affecting women faculty. http://www.adea.org/professional_development/adea_scholarships_awards_fellowships/D ocuments/EnidNeidle09.pdf

• ADEA/Colgate-Palmolive Company Allied Dental Educators Fellowship. This fellowship provides an allied dental educator with an opportunity to focus on a broad range of issues affecting allied dental education. The recipient can use the $4,000 stipend either to attend the ADEA Leadership Institute or for a cumulative three-month fellowship in Washington, DC, working with the ADEA Center for Educational Policy and Research. http://www.adea.org/professional_development/adea_scholarships_awards_fellowships/D ocuments/ColgateFellow09.pdf ADEA Washington Update Volume 6, No. 10, November 14, 2008 Page 5 Funding Opportunities Update

www.GRANTS.gov You must use www.GRANTS.gov to apply for a federal grant. The registration process can take up to one month. Assistance is available from www.Grants.gov help desk at [email protected] or 800-518-4726. To successfully register, it is necessary to do all of the following:

• Obtain an organizational Data Universal Number System (DUNS) number • Register the organization with Central Contractor Registry (CCR) • Identify the organization's E-Business Point of Contact (POC) • Confirm the organization's CCR "Marketing Partner ID Number (M-PIN)" password • Register an Authorized Organization Representative (AOR)

Dental Health Resources and Services Administration • Public Health Residency Training Grant applications are now available. The deadline is December 1, 2008. The grants are to be used for new residency training programs or for maintaining or improving existing residency training programs in dental public health. Additionally, the grants can be used to provide financial assistance to residency trainees enrolled in these programs. For more information about this grant, please visit https://grants.hrsa.gov/webExternal/SFO.asp?ID=FD347DCB-796C-41C4-8B71- FCB5F715FC9E

Administration on Aging • Open Solicitation. The AoA is now accepting applications for grants that aim to test new and innovative approaches to the design and delivery of programs and services for older persons; expand knowledge and understanding of the older population and the aging process; help meet the needs for trained personnel in the field of aging; or increase awareness of the need for individuals to assume responsibility for their own longevity. Closing date for application is December 31, 2008. For more information, please visit http://www.aoa.gov/doingbus/fundopp/fundopp.aspx.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) • Healthy Communities, Tobacco Control, Diabetes Prevention and Control, and Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. The grant aims to reduce the morbidity and premature mortality linked to chronic diseases and to eradicate associated health disparities. The funds could be used to support capacity building, program planning, development, implementation, evaluation, and surveillance for chronic disease conditions and chronic disease-related risk factors. For more information, please visit http://www.cdc.gov/od/pgo/funding/DP09-901.htm.

National Institutes of Health • Pre-Application for the 2009 NIH Director's New Innovator Award Program (X02), (PAR-09-013), National Institutes of Health, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa- files/PAR-09-013.html

• 2009 NIH Directors New Innovator Award Program (DP2), (RFA-RM-09-003), National Institutes of Health. http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-09-003.html.

• 2009 NIH Directors Pioneer Award Program (DP1), (RFA-RM-09-001), National Institutes of Health, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-09-001.html.

• Exploratory Studies in Cancer Detection, Diagnosis, and Prognosis (R21), (PA-08- 267) National Institutes of Health, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08- 267.html ADEA Washington Update Volume 6, No. 10, November 14, 2008 Page 6 • Understanding the Effects of Emerging Cellular, Molecular, and Genomic Technologies on Cancer Health Care Delivery (R21), (PA-09-005), National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09- 005.html

• Understanding the Effects of Emerging Cellular, Molecular, and Genomic Technologies on Cancer Health Care Delivery (R01), (PA-09-004), National Institutes of Health and National Cancer Institute, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-09- 004.html

• Unique Interactions Between Tobacco Use and HIV/AIDS (R01), (PA-08-253), National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Fogarty International Center, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PA-08-253.html

• Small Grants Program for Cancer Epidemiology (R03), (PAR-08-237), National Cancer Institute, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/pa-files/PAR-08-237.html

• Roadmap Transformative R01 Program (R01), (RFA-RM-08-029), National Institutes of Health, http://grants.nih.gov/grants/guide/rfa-files/RFA-RM-08-029.html

Upcoming Meetings and Conferences • The 6th World Workshop on Oral Health and Diseases in AIDS; The Mouth and AIDS: The Global Challenge. Beijing, China, April 21-24, 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.ww6oralaids.com.

• The 2009 National Oral Health Conference. Portland, Oregon, April 20-22, 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.nationaloralhealthconference.com.

• 21st Annual Meeting on Special Care Dentistry. Baltimore, Maryland, April 17-19, 2009. For more information, please visit: http://www.scdonline.org.

Quotable “Be the change you want to see in the world.” Mahatma Gandhi

The ADEA Washington Update is published by the ADEA Center for Public Policy and Advocacy (ADEA CPPA) monthly when Congress is in session. Its purpose is to keep ADEA members abreast of federal issues and events of interest to the academic dental and research communities.

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Jack E. Bresch, Associate Executive Director and ADEA CPPA Director ([email protected]) Deborah Darcy, Director of Congressional Affairs ([email protected]) Monette D. McKinnon, Director of Legislative Policy Development ([email protected]) Myla J. Moss, Director of Congressional Relations and Regulatory Affairs ([email protected]) Mariel Prevatt, Administrative Assistant ([email protected]) Janet E. Leigh, B.S.D., D.M.D., 2008-09 ADEA/Sunstar Americas, Inc./Harry W. Bruce, Jr. Legislative Fellow

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