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ASSOCIATIONS
American Dental Association
The ADA was established in 1859. Today, we have more than 152.000 members as the world's largest and oldest national dental
association, we are the oral health authority committed to both the public and the dental professional.
American /Board of Pediatric Dentistry
The Mission of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry is to verify to the public and to the health
professions that a pediatric dentist has successfully completed both an advanced educational program accredited
by the American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation and a voluntary examination process
designed to validate the knowledge, application, and performance requisite to the delivery of proficient
care in pediatric dentistry.
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD)
The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry (AAPD) is the membership organization representing the specialty of pediatric
dentistry. Our 6,000 members work in private offices, clinics and hospital settings and serve as primary care providers
for millions of infants, children, adolescents and patients with special health care needs.
American Board of Forensic Odontologiy
The objective of the Board is to establish, enhance, and revise as necessary, standards of qualifications for those who
practice forensic odontology, and to certify as qualified specialists those voluntary applicants who comply with the
requirements of the Board. In this way, the Board aims to make available a practical and equitable system
for readily identifying those persons professing to be specialists in forensic odontology who possess the
requisite qualifications and competence.
American Association of Public Health Dentistry (AAPHD)
AAPHD provides a focus for meeting the challenge to improve oral health. AAPHD membership is open to all individuals concerned
with improving the oral health of the public.
TMJ (Temporomandibular Joint)
TMJ stands for Temporomandibular Joints.
These are the two joints (TMJ) that connect your jaw to your skull. When these joints are out of place, they can cause many
problems, such as:
- Clicking or popping of the jaw joints
- Pain in or around the jaw joints
- Locking or limited opening of your mouth
- Headaches
Dental Associations
- American Dental Association
- US Organized Dentistry
- US Dental Hygienists
- US Dental Assistants
- International Organized Dentistry
- Research & School Associations
- Foundations & Associations
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