American Academy Of Implant Dentistry

American Academy Of Implant Dentistry- With its headquarter offices based in Chicago, Illinois and established in 1951, the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) is the world’s first official organization which is primarily focused on implant dentistry. The American Academy of Implant Dentistry is an international membership-based group that is currently representing well over 3,500 dentists from around the world and from various dental specialties such as periodontists, prosthodontists, oral and maxillofacial surgeons, orthodontists, endodontists, cosmetodontists and, of course, implantodontists as well as general dentists. And they all have one main focal point in common — the fascination and interest in implant dentistry and the quest to learn more about this ever growing, continually evolving and perpetually expanding field in dentistry.

For the good of all man and woman kind, the American Academy of Implant Dentistry is obviously committed to enhance and further improve the knowledge-base and discipline of implant dentistry by way of providing easy access to advanced learning and standardization of certification programs for interested participating dentists. With a wide array of services, the American Academy of Implant Dentistry (AAID) official website at http://www.aaid-implant.org/index.html is a welcoming and thorough resource for professionals of dentistry and for non-professionals alike.

On the one hand, the AAID website is where dental professionals will find information about:

* Memberships and fellowships categorized into three distinct types: General Membership, Student / Resident Membership and Credentialed Membership for Associate Mellows and Fellows.
* The benefits of becoming a member of the AAID are many and they include –

- Opens channels to advanced educational courses in the field of dental implantology in such specialty areas as bone grafting, microsurgery, soft tissue grafting and so on.
- Globally recognized and bona fide credentialing programs for performing dental implant procedures.
- Publications for up-to-date news in technology and techniques associated with dental implantology include the AAID News, the Journal of Oral Implantology and the AAID eGram.
- The mentoring program to attain encouragement, advice and support from personal experience of other dental professionals in the specialized field of dental implantology.
- Access to live online learning centers which contain materials presented at the AAID annual meetings as well as other AAID conferences.
- Admission to the various meetings the AAID schedules such as the annual meetings, the district meetings and study clubs.

On the other hand, the general public (lay current or potential future patients and curious citizens in all walks of life) from anywhere in the world will find the AAID website a comprehensive resource for information about implant dentistry and dental implants:

* Fascinating articles and general editorials about – dental implants

- The most current advancements in technology, techniques and research as related to dental implantology.
- The newest explorations and studies in the continuously developing arena of dental implantology.

* Listings of expert AAID member dentists who had earned their credentials in the field of dental implantology and who are practicing their craft in the seekers’ own neighborhoods. In the words of Beverly W. Dunn, D.D.S., the current AAID President: “I encourage you to visit our Find a Dentist section.”