The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry recognizes our most successful members have a strong team behind them, which is why the AACD is piloting a new Team Certificate program. The Team Certificate program will educate dental team members on essential skills for assisting with cosmetic dentistry patients. These essentials include: communication skills, contemporary concepts in cosmetic dentistry, leadership and business skills, and esthetic dental photography.
Required Courses: Level I
Leadership and Business Skills (Level I)
Contemporary Concepts in Cosmetic Dentistry (Level I)
Communication Skills (Level I)
Introduction to Esthetic Dental Photography (Level I)
Required Courses: Level II
Leadership and Business Skills (Level II)
Contemporary Concepts in Cosmetic Dentistry (Level II)
Communication Skills (Level II)
One Elective Course (Level II)
The initial phase of the Team Certificate pilot program will launch at AACD 2018 in Chicago, where all Level I courses will be offered. Attendees who enroll in the Level I courses will be asked to provide their feedback for further development of the program. Upon completion of both Level I and Level II courses, team members will be awarded a Team Certificate recognizing their advanced training in assisting with cosmetic dentistry patients.
Requirements for participating in the Team Certificate:
Membership in AACD
Annual Scientific Session registration
For more information contact: meetings@aacd.com
To participate in the pilot program, select these Level I courses being offered at AACD 2018 in Chicago:
L224 – Pillars of Strength: Lessons in Leadership (Level I) with Debra Engelhardt Nash
L411 – Contemporary Concepts in Cosmetic Dentistry (Level I) with Salvatore Lotardo, DDS, AAACD
L424 – Game Changers! Two Dynamic Formulas that will Boost Communication in Your Dental Practice with Leigh Ann Faight
L427 – Introduction to Esthetic Dental Photography (Level I) with Adamo Notarantonio, DDS, AAACD
or take these Team Certificate Elective courses:
L208 - Beat the Biofilm Blues with Kim Miller, RDH, BSDH
W254 - Predictable Techniques to Create Life- Like Provisionals for Auxiliaries with Shannon Pace Brinker, CDA, CDD and Frank J. Milnar, DDS, AAACD
L308 - Eight Proven Steps to Hear a YES More Often in Your Consultations or
W365 - Eight Proven Steps to Hear a YES More Often in Your Consultations with Ashley Latter