The American Dental Education Association (ADEA)/Colgate-Palmolive Co. Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes dental educators who demonstrate exemplary standards and promote excellence in dental education through scholarship and innovation. The award is ultimately aimed at enriching educational experiences by generating intellectual excitement within dental institutions and programs. This commitment to excellence and the scholarship of teaching and learning may be demonstrated in any dental, allied dental or advanced dental instructional setting, including classroom or laboratory instruction, clinical teaching or preceptorships, research and instructional mentoring, continuing education, community-based instructional settings or electronically mediated teaching and learning experiences. The recipient will receive a $2,500 award to be used to enhance his or her teaching efforts. The recipient is encouraged to share his or her expertise with ADEA members through submission to ADEA weTeach?«, poster or presentation at a future ADEA annual session, submission of an article to JDE, and/or other similar appropriate venues.