The American Academy of Fixed Prosthodontics (AAFP) and American Prosthodontic Society (APS) announced today their intent to join forces to create a new nonprofit dental organization.
Both organizations’ boards of directors have approved this consolidation, which is subject to membership approval. Once approved, the new organization will be known as the American Academy of Prosthetic Dentistry (AAPD). The member vote is expected in February 2025.
Membership will be open to licensed dentists, researchers or dental laboratory technicians actively engaged in prosthetic dentistry and to full-time students enrolled in a predoctoral, graduate, post-graduate, school, hospital or military-based dental program accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation.
“This is an exciting announcement, as the American Academy of Prosthetic Dentistry will offer the very best of both worlds from AAFP and APS,” said Carlo Ercoli, AAFP vice president and APS past president. “Our current members will enjoy the benefits of both groups, and dentists from across the U.S. and around the globe will have the opportunity to become part of a new, stronger prosthodontic nonprofit organization.”