Academy of Dentistry International

Academy of Dentistry International
Name	Academy of Dentistry International
Formation	1981
Type	Professional association
Headquarters	Chicago, Illinois
Region served	Worldwide
Leader title	President

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Academy of Dentistry International is an international honorary organization that recognizes achievement in dentistry and fosters global collaboration among dental leaders. It convenes clinicians, researchers, and educators from institutions such as Harvard School of Dental Medicine, University of Michigan School of Dentistry, King's College London School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Tokyo Faculty of Dentistry, and Karolinska Institutet to promote advances in oral health, drawing parallels with organisations like the American College of Surgeons, Royal College of Physicians, and World Health Organization in networking and standards-setting.

History

The Academy emerged in the early 1980s amid reforms influenced by events such as the World Health Assembly deliberations and initiatives from the Pan American Health Organization, with founders drawn from Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, University of California, San Francisco School of Dentistry, University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry, and University of Sydney School of Dentistry. Its development paralleled institutional responses to reports by bodies like the National Institutes of Health, National Academy of Sciences, and committees associated with the Royal Society and Institute of Medicine; early meetings attracted delegates from Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, and St. Bartholomew's Hospital. Throughout the 1990s and 2000s the Academy engaged with global initiatives involving UNICEF, World Bank, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, International Dental Federation, and regional academies such as the European Federation of Periodontology and Asian Pacific Dental Federation.

The Academy's mission aligns with priorities set by entities like the United Nations, World Health Organization, World Dental Federation, American Dental Association, and British Dental Association to improve oral health equity and professional standards. Objectives include fostering research collaborations with universities such as University of North Carolina School of Dentistry, Kyoto University Graduate School of Dentistry, Erasmus University Medical Center, and Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, supporting clinical practice innovations evident at Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, and advancing education models used at University of California, Los Angeles School of Dentistry, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and Peking University School and Hospital of Stomatology.

Membership criteria mirror selection practices seen in organizations like the Royal College of Surgeons, American College of Cardiology, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Royal Society of Medicine, and American Academy of Pediatrics, requiring significant contributions from professionals affiliated with institutions such as Stanford University School of Medicine, Yale School of Medicine, Imperial College London, Duke University School of Medicine, and University College London. Fellows often hold positions at centers including University of Melbourne Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, McGill University Faculty of Dentistry, Seoul National University Dental Hospital, Kathmandu University School of Medical Sciences, and have leadership roles in organizations like Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, European Commission, and African Union health departments.

Governance follows structures similar to American Medical Association, Royal Society, Institute of Medicine, American Dental Association, and World Health Organization, with an executive board, committees, and regional councils engaging representatives from universities such as University of São Paulo, University of Buenos Aires School of Dentistry, University of Cape Town Faculty of Health Sciences, Aarhus University Faculty of Health Sciences, and University of Zurich Faculty of Medicine. Administrative functions coordinate conferences, publications, and fellow elections with standards comparable to those at Elsevier, Nature Research, Lancet Publishing Group, New England Journal of Medicine, and JAMA Network.

Category:Dental organizations Category:International medical associations