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The '''American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry''' ('''AACD'''), founded in December 1984 by Dr. Jack Kammer and Dr. Jeff Morley of San Francisco,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sevrens |first=Julie |date=22 July 2000 |title=Lighten Up! |edition=Metropolitan |volume=120 |page=E3 (47) |work=[[The Kansas City Star]] |publisher=Knight-Ridder |agency=Knight Ridder Newspapers |issue=309 |publication-place=Kansas City, Missouri |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119786628/lighten-up-tooth-bleaching/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> is the world's largest organization for [[cosmetic dentistry|cosmetic dental]] professionals.<ref name="Rinzler 2010 p. 210">{{cite encyclopedia |year=2010 |title=The Encyclopedia of Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery |publisher=[[Infobase]] |url=https://archive.org/details/theencyclopediaofcosmeticandplasticsurgery/page/n227/mode/2up |access-date=26 February 2023 |last=Rinzler |first=Carol Ann |series=Facts on File Library of Health & Living |page=210 |isbn=978-0-8160-6285-0 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff |date=7 August 1996 |title=People And Businesses On The Fast Track of Success |volume=141 |page=D4 (30) |work=The Folsom Telegraph |publisher=Placer Community Newspapers |issue=32 |publication-place=Roseville, California |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119782989/american-academy-of-cosmetic-dentistry/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |issn= |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> As of 2001, the Academy had membership from 40 different countries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Staff |date=17 June 2001 |title=Malone elected to lead group |volume=145 |page=5A (5) |work=Abbeville Meridional |issue=120 |publication-place=Abbeville, Louisiana |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119787260/malone-elected-to-lead-group/ |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref>
The '''American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry''' ('''AACD'''), founded in December 1984 by Dr. Jack Kammer and Dr. Jeff Morley of San Francisco,<ref>{{Cite news |last=Sevrens |first=Julie |date=22 July 2000 |title=Lighten Up! |edition=Metropolitan |volume=120 |page=E3 (47) |work=[[The Kansas City Star]] |publisher=Knight-Ridder |agency=Knight Ridder Newspapers |issue=309 |publication-place=Kansas City, Missouri |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119786628/lighten-up-tooth-bleaching/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> is the world's largest organization for [[cosmetic dentistry|cosmetic dental]] professionals.<ref name="Rinzler 2010 p. 210">{{cite encyclopedia |year=2010 |title=The Encyclopedia of Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery |publisher=[[Infobase]] |url=https://archive.org/details/theencyclopediaofcosmeticandplasticsurgery/page/n227/mode/2up |access-date=26 February 2023 |last=Rinzler |first=Carol Ann |series=Facts on File Library of Health & Living |page=210 |isbn=978-0-8160-6285-0 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff |date=7 August 1996 |title=People And Businesses On The Fast Track of Success |volume=141 |page=D4 (30) |work=The Folsom Telegraph |publisher=Placer Community Newspapers |issue=32 |publication-place=Roseville, California |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119782989/american-academy-of-cosmetic-dentistry/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |issn= |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> As of 2001, the Academy had membership from 40 different countries.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Staff |date=17 June 2001 |title=Malone elected to lead group |volume=145 |page=5A (5) |work=Abbeville Meridional |issue=120 |publication-place=Abbeville, Louisiana |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119787260/malone-elected-to-lead-group/ |access-date=26 February 2023}}</ref> Between 2000 and 2007, membership in the Academy jumped by 70% as United States oral health, in particular the incidence of tooth decay, improved markedly while competitively priced cosmetic procedures became more readily available.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Dahl |first=Jonathan |url=https://archive.org/details/1001thingstheywo0000dahl/ |title=1,001 Things They Won't Tell You |publisher=[[Workman Publishing Company|Workman Publishing]] |others=Contributions from the editors of [[SmartMoney]] |year=2009 |isbn=978-0-7611-5137-1 |edition=First printing |location=New York, New York |page=382 |chapter=10 Things Your Dentist Won't Tell You |type=Scanned and indexed book. |url-access=registration |via=Internet Archive}}</ref>


Presidents of the Academy serve one year terms. Ken Glick of Toronto, Canada, served as the President in 1998.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Dru |date=14 May 1998 |title=Adults flock to cosmetic dentistry in quest for perfect smile |page=WB6 (92) |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |agency=Knight Ridder Newspapers |location=Colorado Springs, Colorado |publication-place=Calgary, Alberta, Canada |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119782219/adults-flock-to-cosmetic-dentistry/ |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Mike Malone was elected Vice President in 2001 and "will automatically ascend to President in two years."<ref name=":0" /> Wynn Okuda was the 'president elect' in late 2002.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Liddane |first=Lisa |date=10 September 2002 |title=Lighten up: Methods of whitening teeth grow in popularity |volume=21 |page=11 |work=[[Springfield News-Sun]] |publisher=Cox |agency=Knight Ridder News Service |issue=253 |publication-place=Springfield, Ohio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119786061/lighten-up-whitening-methods/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Laura Kelly of California became the Academy's first female president in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Meet the A Team at LK Dental Studio &#124; Laura Kelly &#124; President, LK Dental Studio |url=http://www.lkdentalstudio.com/team/LauraKelly.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109052213/http://www.lkdentalstudio.com/team/LauraKelly.html |archive-date=9 January 2012 |accessdate=4 August 2012 |website=LK Dental Studio}}</ref> Kelly was followed in 2008 by Mickey Bernstein of Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff |date=29 October 2008 |title=Dentist raises funds for charity |volume=XXXIV (34) |page=8A (8) |work=Germantown News |publisher=Mid-South Publications |issue=38 |location=Germantown, Tennessee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119781225/micky-bernstein-raises-funds-for-charity/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>
Presidents of the Academy serve one year terms. Ken Glick of Toronto, Canada, served as the President in 1998.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Wilson |first=Dru |date=14 May 1998 |title=Adults flock to cosmetic dentistry in quest for perfect smile |page=WB6 (92) |work=[[Calgary Herald]] |agency=Knight Ridder Newspapers |location=Colorado Springs, Colorado |publication-place=Calgary, Alberta, Canada |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119782219/adults-flock-to-cosmetic-dentistry/ |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Mike Malone was elected Vice President in 2001 and "will automatically ascend to President in two years."<ref name=":0" /> Wynn Okuda was the 'president elect' in late 2002.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Liddane |first=Lisa |date=10 September 2002 |title=Lighten up: Methods of whitening teeth grow in popularity |volume=21 |page=11 |work=[[Springfield News-Sun]] |publisher=Cox |agency=Knight Ridder News Service |issue=253 |publication-place=Springfield, Ohio |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119786061/lighten-up-whitening-methods/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref> Laura Kelly of California became the Academy's first female president in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |date= |title=Meet the A Team at LK Dental Studio &#124; Laura Kelly &#124; President, LK Dental Studio |url=http://www.lkdentalstudio.com/team/LauraKelly.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109052213/http://www.lkdentalstudio.com/team/LauraKelly.html |archive-date=9 January 2012 |accessdate=4 August 2012 |website=LK Dental Studio}}</ref> Kelly was followed in 2008 by Mickey Bernstein of Tennessee.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Staff |date=29 October 2008 |title=Dentist raises funds for charity |volume=XXXIV (34) |page=8A (8) |work=Germantown News |publisher=Mid-South Publications |issue=38 |location=Germantown, Tennessee |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/119781225/micky-bernstein-raises-funds-for-charity/ |access-date=26 February 2023 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

The AACD's overall mission is as follows: offering educational opportunities; promoting and supporting an [[accreditation]] credential; serving a forum for the exchange of knowledge and ideas; and providing information to the public and the profession.

The AACD includes over 7000 practitioners, educators, researchers, and laboratory technicians from 70 countries.{{cn|date=February 2023}}


== Accreditation Credential in Cosmetic Dentistry ==
== Accreditation Credential in Cosmetic Dentistry ==
{{Unreferenced section|date=February 2023}}

In 1983, Dr. Morley saw the need for a standardized [[Credentialing|credential]] in the newly emerging field of cosmetic dentistry. He formed AACD's Accreditation Program in 1985. With the help of Dr. Michael Miller, the AACD developed an examination process for cosmetic dentistry and began offering postgraduate certification in the field in 1986. The credential is available to both [[dentist]]s and [[Laboratory Technician|laboratory technicians]], worldwide. While the [[American Dental Association]] has not recognized cosmetic dentistry as a specialty, a court case in Florida, [[Ducoin v viamonte|Ducoin v Viamonte]] determined that AACD Accreditation is a legitimate credential that can be announced by a dentist to the public.
In 1983, Dr. Morley saw the need for a standardized [[Credentialing|credential]] in the newly emerging field of cosmetic dentistry. He formed AACD's Accreditation Program in 1985. With the help of Dr. Michael Miller, the AACD developed an examination process for cosmetic dentistry and began offering postgraduate certification in the field in 1986. The credential is available to both [[dentist]]s and [[Laboratory Technician|laboratory technicians]], worldwide. While the [[American Dental Association]] has not recognized cosmetic dentistry as a specialty, a court case in Florida, [[Ducoin v viamonte|Ducoin v Viamonte]] determined that AACD Accreditation is a legitimate credential that can be announced by a dentist to the public.


Revision as of 01:49, 27 February 2023

The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD), founded in December 1984 by Dr. Jack Kammer and Dr. Jeff Morley of San Francisco,[1] is the world's largest organization for cosmetic dental professionals.[2][3] As of 2001, the Academy had membership from 40 different countries.[4] Between 2000 and 2007, membership in the Academy jumped by 70% as United States oral health, in particular the incidence of tooth decay, improved markedly while competitively priced cosmetic procedures became more readily available.[5]

Presidents of the Academy serve one year terms. Ken Glick of Toronto, Canada, served as the President in 1998.[6] Mike Malone was elected Vice President in 2001 and "will automatically ascend to President in two years."[4] Wynn Okuda was the 'president elect' in late 2002.[7] Laura Kelly of California became the Academy's first female president in 2007.[8] Kelly was followed in 2008 by Mickey Bernstein of Tennessee.[9]

Accreditation Credential in Cosmetic Dentistry

In 1983, Dr. Morley saw the need for a standardized credential in the newly emerging field of cosmetic dentistry. He formed AACD's Accreditation Program in 1985. With the help of Dr. Michael Miller, the AACD developed an examination process for cosmetic dentistry and began offering postgraduate certification in the field in 1986. The credential is available to both dentists and laboratory technicians, worldwide. While the American Dental Association has not recognized cosmetic dentistry as a specialty, a court case in Florida, Ducoin v Viamonte determined that AACD Accreditation is a legitimate credential that can be announced by a dentist to the public.

American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry’s Charitable Foundation

The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry's Charitable Foundation's (AACDCF) purpose is to serve the philanthropic efforts of the AACD. It maintains three programs: Give Back A Smile,[10] the Give Back A Smile Whitening Program,[11] and the Disaster Relief Fund.[12][better source needed]

Other activities

The AACD runs competitions for dental students.[13][better source needed]

References

  1. ^ Sevrens, Julie (22 July 2000). "Lighten Up!". The Kansas City Star. Vol. 120, no. 309 (Metropolitan ed.). Kansas City, Missouri: Knight-Ridder. Knight Ridder Newspapers. p. E3 (47). Retrieved 26 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ Rinzler, Carol Ann (2010). The Encyclopedia of Cosmetic and Plastic Surgery. Facts on File Library of Health & Living. Infobase. p. 210. ISBN 978-0-8160-6285-0. Retrieved 26 February 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ Staff (7 August 1996). "People And Businesses On The Fast Track of Success". The Folsom Telegraph. Vol. 141, no. 32. Roseville, California: Placer Community Newspapers. p. D4 (30). Retrieved 26 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b Staff (17 June 2001). "Malone elected to lead group". Abbeville Meridional. Vol. 145, no. 120. Abbeville, Louisiana. p. 5A (5). Retrieved 26 February 2023.
  5. ^ Dahl, Jonathan (2009). "10 Things Your Dentist Won't Tell You". 1,001 Things They Won't Tell You (Scanned and indexed book.). Contributions from the editors of SmartMoney (First printing ed.). New York, New York: Workman Publishing. p. 382. ISBN 978-0-7611-5137-1 – via Internet Archive.
  6. ^ Wilson, Dru (14 May 1998). Written at Colorado Springs, Colorado. "Adults flock to cosmetic dentistry in quest for perfect smile". Calgary Herald. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Knight Ridder Newspapers. p. WB6 (92) – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Liddane, Lisa (10 September 2002). "Lighten up: Methods of whitening teeth grow in popularity". Springfield News-Sun. Vol. 21, no. 253. Springfield, Ohio: Cox. Knight Ridder News Service. p. 11. Retrieved 26 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Meet the A Team at LK Dental Studio | Laura Kelly | President, LK Dental Studio". LK Dental Studio. Archived from the original on 9 January 2012. Retrieved 4 August 2012.
  9. ^ Staff (29 October 2008). "Dentist raises funds for charity". Germantown News. Vol. XXXIV (34), no. 38. Germantown, Tennessee: Mid-South Publications. p. 8A (8). Retrieved 26 February 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Give Back A Smile's Mission". American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Archived from the original on 27 February 2007.[self-published source]
  11. ^ "Give Back A Smile Whitening Program". American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Archived from the original on 27 February 2007.[self-published source]
  12. ^ "AACDCF's Disaster Relief Fund for AACD Members". American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry. Archived from the original on 22 December 2007. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= / |archive-url= timestamp mismatch; 27 February 2007 suggested (help)[self-published source]
  13. ^ "Student Recognized in American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Scientific Poster Competition". University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine. 19 May 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2023.
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