ACD NEWS SPRING 2023
vol. 52 | no.1
American College of Dentists
ACD Strategic Planning It’s 2040, and an integrated health model and technology supported by augmented intelligence is standard practice for oral healthcare. The world is very different, perhaps in surprising ways. As much as things might have changed, the ACD is still the leader in ethics and professionalism for oral healthcare professionals. From April 20 to April 22, 2023, ACD board members, fellows, SPEA leadership, a past president, and senior staff gathered at the College’s birthplace, Boston, Massachusetts, to create a vision for our future rooted in our timeless values. The strategic plan that will emerge from this work will guide our organization in the years to come.
In this Issue President’s Forum
2-3
Dates to Remember
3
Strategic Planning
4-5
Board Meeting Highlights
7-9
Human Trafficking and Your Ethical Responsibility as a Dentist
10-11
Annual Meeting
12-15
Regent Reflection
16-18
News of Fellows and Sections
19-22
News from the ACDF
23
News from the Office
23
Using scenario-based planning strategies, the team grappled with the hypothetical aftereffects of potential seismic shifts in government and natural and manmade catastrophes, and how the ACD will continue to thrive in the future under fraught circumstances out of our control. Using these future hypothetical scenarios depicting worlds different from the one we live in now, participants were led through a series of question-based exercises to help create strategies that the College can rely on under any circumstance—near, medium, or long-term. The scenarios were developed by Futures Strategy Group (FSG), our strategic planning partner, and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME). The materials and process were customized for the ACD. Prominently included in the exercise was the creation of a profile for a new Executive Director, which will be used in the coming months to refine the role of the ED and guide the hiring of a new leader.
“To promote within the dental profession the highest ethical standards, stimulate interprofessional relationships, and urge upon the professional person recognition of his responsibility to participate in the affairs of society as a citizen of the community;” Preamble to the ACD Bylaws—our strategies might change, but our values are timeless.” At the end of the second day of the session, ambassadors from each scenario group visited the other groups to stress test their proposed strategies. After the testing, the strategies were sorted and categories developed as themes emerged. The (continued on page 4)