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AACD Accreditation Guides and Resources.
AACD Guide to Accreditation Criteria:
Contemporary Concepts in Smile Design
Unlocking the secrets of esthetics has never been easier! This Guide to Accreditation Criteria aims to help dental professionals understand and replicate what nature has already created. This guide presents a collection of universally accepted parameters of smile design with fabulous illustrations and clinical examples. While esthetics in the purest sense is a subjective experience open to artistic impression, an established set of objective, systematic parameters and criteria must be available to help dental professionals design and guide their processes.
This guide is a must-have tool for all dentists and lab technicians--especially those venturing through AACD Accreditation. Get one for each operatory.
A Guide to Accreditation Photography
This photography guide was designed to give you guidance relating to photographic requirements for an AACD Accreditation exam presentation. AACD Accreditation is a challenging and rewarding goal and should be considered an incredible learning experience as well. As you refine your photographic technique, you will also be reviewing and critiquing your dentistry. The camera enables you to view cases at tremendous magnification, and this provides you with a valuable tool to improve your technique.
Esthetics. Elevated:
The AACD Resource Guide
This handy booklet demonstrates how the AACD Accreditation process will give you confidence in your practice of cosmetic dentistry, credibility in your ongoing training, and provide captivating results for your patients. With sections on global, macro, and micro esthetics, this booklet also includes clinical tips and important information on how the AACD Accreditation process works. 24 pages.
Accreditation Resources
12 Required Views for Accreditation
This document outlines the magnification ratios for non-retracted, retracted, and retracted views using a mirror.
Accreditation Examination Criteria
This document serves as a means of categorizing examination findings.
What is Accreditation? How many people are Accredited? Get answers here.
Purchase the Guide to Accreditation Criteria, the Guide to Accreditation Photography, and other printed resources.
Steps of Accreditation: 1. Written Examination, 2. Submission of Clincal Cases, 3. Oral Examination
A preview of the Guides to Accreditation Criteria and Accreditation Photography.
Advanced Accreditation Workshop and Mentor Template
Access the Microsoft PowerPoint template here.
See examples of case types here.
Esthetics. Elevated: The AACD Resource Guide
Download or purchase hard copies of this handy 24-page Accreditation Resource Guide.
How to Find Accreditation Cases
Tips for finding clinical cases.
Required photo release forms for dentists and laboratory technicians submitting Accreditation cases.
Sample Written Report for Dentists
An example of a written report submitted by a dentist for Accreditation.
Sample Written Report for Lab Technicians
An example of a written report submitted by a laboratory technician for Accreditation.
The required Accreditation and Criteria Workshops available within AACD CEntral and additional opportunities for Accreditation.