The ACD was founded by dental leaders to elevate the standards of dentistry

Our members have exemplified excellence through outstanding leadership and contributions to dentistry and society.

The mission of the ACD is to advance excellence, ethics, professionalism, and leadership in dentistry

ACD in 2024 and Beyond

We will create excitement by:

Promoting the successful and impactful activities that support our mission, carrying out our new strategic goals, and making it clear to all generations of dentists that the College represents the “Conscience of Dentistry.”

Advancing Education in Dentistry: Innovations and Insights

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The Stage is Set for the ACD 2024 Annual Meeting and Convocation!

New Orleans is still the location, but the historic Roosevelt Hotel is the new venue for ACD 2024. Originally constructed in 1893, the Roosevelt’s timeless elegance is a perfect backdrop for welcoming new Fellows and celebrating our history and mission.

Click the link below for registration and more details about this year’s Annual Meeting.

Membership

Membership in the American College of Dentists is by invitation only.
There are over 7,000 Fellows – all selected based on their exceptional contributions to organized dentistry, oral health care, dental research, dental education, the profession, and society.

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News

American College of Dentists

Summer 2024 Vol. 53 | No. 2

Affiliations

The American Society for Dental Ethics is an Affiliate of the College. ASDE and the College work together to fulfill their parallel missions. More information about ASDE can be found on their website.

The Student Professionalism and Ethics Association in Dentistry is a national, student-driven association that was established to promote and support students’ lifelong commitment to ethical behavior in order to benefit the patients they serve and to further the dental profession.

"Follow impulses and leaderships that represent ideals; that point the way to your professional destiny; that express integrity, fidelity, service, and lofty purposes—the finest that is in you individually and professionally!”

William J. Gies July 11, 1937

“The College must be a symbol of the ideals that have made our profession great; the College should be a catalyst . . . a stabilizer . . . a resource . . . to which the profession can turn for guidance in matters of ethics, of philosophy, of principle . . . The American College of Dentists has many functions but its basic mission-its reason for being-is leadership.”

Philip E. BlackerbyPresident, 1963

Contribute to Our Ongoing Mission

“Philanthropy—investments in project and process design is to improve the quality of life for generations yet to come. The impact is often difficult to understand and often impossible to judge. Philanthropy is speculation. The drive is fueled by a desire to move humanity forward.”

Steven D. Chan, Past President of the ACD and of the ACD Foundation