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BOARD OF DIRECTORS

President

Marcelle Nascimento

President
Immediate Past President

Carlos González-Cabezas

Immediate Past President
Treasurer

Livia Tenuta

Treasurer
Secretary

Apoena Ribeiro

Secretary
Board Member

Bennett Amaechi

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Anchal Malik

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Adriana Manso

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Richard Niederman

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Amal Noureldin

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Andréa Ferreira Zandoná

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Executive Director

Susan Flannagan

Executive Director
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ABOUT AAC

The Academy defines Cariology as “the science and art of understanding the etiology, mechanisms of the disease known as dental caries including initiation, reversal, progression, diagnosis, prognosis, risk management, prevention, non-surgical and surgical therapies, and oral health-focused outcomes.”

The Vision of the AAC is to eradicate dental caries in the United States through the promotion of science-based disease management. We are the leading interprofessional organization that advocates, communicates and supports development and integration of cariology to promote oral health with focus on research, professional and community education and science-based caries management for individuals and communities. The Academy focuses on engaging the dental community and also other healthcare providers: physicians, nurses, teachers, social workers, and similar professionals who may help to achieve this mission.

OUR VISION

The Vision of the AAC is to eradicate dental caries in the United States through the promotion of science-based disease management. We are the leading interprofessional organization that advocates, communicates and supports development and integration of cariology to promote oral health with focus on research, professional and community education and science-based caries management for individuals and communities. The Academy focuses on engaging the dental community and also other healthcare providers: physicians, nurses, teachers, social workers, and similar professionals who may help to achieve this mission.

ADVANCING THE FIELD OF CARIOLOGY

We work together to advance, improve, promote and protect the professional discipline of cariology.

SUPPORTING PROFESSIONALS AND COMMUNITIES

Support and create educational and research activities in the field of cariology and the treatment and prevention of caries

INCREASING PREVENTION

Promote best practices, including screening and early minimally invasive intervention, to prevent the occurrence or progression of the disease of dental caries

SHARING CURRENT DATA

Acquire, preserve and disseminate data and information in the field of cariology

DEVELOPING HIGH STANDARDS

of conduct among professionals who work within the field of cariology

PROVIDING OPPORTUNITIES

for the exchange of expertise, experiences, and opinions through meetings, communications, education, research, and publications regarding the practice and advancement of cariology

STEWARDSHIP

Receive, administer, and manage grants, donations, and contributions for the purpose of educating health professionals and educators regarding the management of dental caries

COOPERATION AND ADVANCEMENT

AAC members seek to cooperate with counterpart organizations with similar goals and missions and to foster cooperation and collaboration with individuals pursuing similar purposes

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Professional education
Collaborate with ADEA to improve cariology education in dentistry
Provide and promote science-based continuing education for the dental professional and all interested professions
Propose, with the support of other organizations, to change accreditation standards to include caries management as defined by the Academy
Collaborate with other organizations to improve cariology education in all health professional schools
Community education
Promote oral health literacy for all individuals through all stages of life as related to caries as a disease and its management