ACD NEWS FALL 2024
vol. 53 | no.3
American College of Dentists
ACD 2024: Rooted in History, Advancing the Mission
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ur mission, and our dedicated Fellows who work every day to fulfill it, expanded last month with the addition of 270 new Fellows. This was one of the largest classes of new Fellows in the last decade. The ACD tent is a big one, and we look forward to welcoming many more Fellows each year. Working together to advance excellence, ethics, professionalism, and leadership in oral healthcare takes many of the ideals stated in our founding documents, in the Convocation ceremony, and in our
In this Issue President’s Forum ACD Annual Meeting and Convocation Highlights
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ACDF Reflection
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Dates to Remember
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Fall Board Meeting Highlights
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2024 Fellows Forum
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Promoting Our Highest Ideals
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Giving Tuesday
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News of Fellows and Sections
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ASDE Update
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SPEA Update
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ACD Gallery
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Bulletin Board
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newly updated Ethics Handbook for Dentistry—integrity, leadership and followership, excellence, and truth. Those ideals are knit together with generosity and community. Our Fellows are unique individuals from all walks of life who share and leverage those values to elevate the lives of those we serve. In this issue of the ACD News, highlights from the annual meeting, the fall Board of Regents meeting, and our Sections, SPEA, and ASDE are featured. It also
features news from the ACD Foundation, and information about an opportunity for all Fellows to contribute to our cause. The ACD was founded to serve the highest ideals in oral healthcare and that sentiment was reaffirmed in 1972 when the ACD Foundation was chartered by generous Fellows with the foresight and vision to seed a dynamic future. You are their legacy, and our enduring mission will continue to light our way into the future.