AACD Accreditation & Fellowship

About AACD Accreditation

AACD Accredited Dental Professionals often say it’s not really about the credential - it’s about the journey. The AACD Accreditation process is the place where you can achieve your full potential as a dental professional. Learn more about the journey and AACD Accreditation in this short video: AACD Accreditation: Be Better For It.

Want to learn more? Watch our series "AACD Accreditation Insights: Perspectives from AACD's Accredited Alumni" to hear Accredited Dental Professionals discuss their journey through the process of AACD Accreditation. In this four-part series, newly Accredited Dental Professionals share what achieving AACD Accredited status has meant to them, how it has helped them find their way in the field of dentistry, and how it has transformed their practice, and in some cases, their lives.

Also in the series, you'll hear Accredited Dental Professionals talk about how their philosophy of diagnosis and treatment planning has changed as a result of becoming Accredited and explain the benefits of having a mentor help you through the Accreditation process. In the final video of the series, Accredited Dental Professionals offer insights and advice for anyone contemplating starting the AACD Accreditation process.

Introductory Guide to AACD Accreditation

Better understand the AACD Accreditation process by reading the Introductory Guide to AACD Accreditation.

Accredited Dental Professional Benefits

• Use of AACD Accredited Dental Professional logo
• Right to advertise Accredited Dental Professional status
• Preferred listing within the online referral directory (find a dentist or find a laboratory technician locators)
• AACD Accredited Dental Professional pin
• Recognition ribbon at the Annual AACD Scientific Session
• Recognition onstage at the Annual AACD Scientific Session and your case featured in the Showcase of Excellence Award upon attainment
• Accredited Dental Professional medallion
• Exclusive reception at Annual AACD Scientific Session
• Public relations efforts on your behalf from the AACD Executive Office
• Eligibility to run for one of five designated seats on the AACD Board of Directors; and the right to run for ABCD and Executive Committee positions
• Entitlement to vote for certain positions (ABCD)
• Eligibility for credentialing committee service (Accreditation Committee, Written Exam Committee, Accreditation Examiner)
• Can be part of and participate in the Facilitators Program (reaching out to and encouraging dental professionals in the process)
• Potential to become an AACD Sanctioned Credentialing Educators
• Can pursue AACD Fellowship

Class of 2025

Congratulations to the Class of 2025. The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry welcomes these nine dental professionals to Accredited Dental Professional status. Read More

"The time, commitment and dedication that's required to complete the Accreditation process is unrivaled. The sense of achievement that comes with it is indeed life changing. These newly Accredited Dental Professionals have completed this task and have so much to be proud of, as they have reached a level of dentistry that is desired by many and achieved by few."

-Adamo Notarantonio, DDS, FAACD.