American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry Criteria Workshop

This is the second required workshop in the AACD Accreditation program. This course begins with a display of successful and unsuccessful cases which are then evaluated by following criteria Accreditation Examiners use in judging clinical cases. The process of analyzing these cases is enlightening for anyone preparing to submit clinical cases for Accreditation.

Learning Objectives

1. Become familiar with each of the criteria used in Accreditation examinations
2. See examples of dentistry that satisfy or fall short of the criteria
3. Understand the relationship between the Accreditation criteria and excellence in cosmetic dentistry

I.    Criteria workshop goals

II.   Smile design criteria

III.  Top ten reasons cases fail

Examination criteria

• Part 1 - Criteria overview part 1
  The criteria to begin the AACD accreditation process will be reviewed as well as principles of smile design.

• Part 2 - Criteria overview part 2
  Principles of smile design such as midline, axial inclination and buccal corridor will be reviewed.

• Part 3 - Criteria overview part 3
  Principles of smile design such as incisal embrasure and principles of proportion will be reviewed.

• Part 4 - Criteria overview part 4
  Principles of smile design such as cervical embrasures, periodontal criteria, gingival height, gingival shape and shade will be reviewed.

• Part 5 - Top ten reasons for failure part 1
  The AACD accreditation examiner guidelines and the first few reasons why candidates fail a case they submitted.

• Part 6 - Top ten reasons for failure part 2
  Reasons why AACD accreditation candidates fail a case submission continued.

• Part 7 - Top ten reasons for failure part 3
  Final two reasons that AACD accreditation candidates fail a case submission.