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SPECIALTY RECOGNITION

Specialty recognition is a critical issue not only for prosthodontics but all of the recognized specialties – and our patients. A series of articles were created to describe how the ACP has been involved in representing your interests as prosthodontists.

NATIONAL COMMISSION ON RECOGNITION OF DENTAL SPECIALTIES AND CERTIFYING BOARDS

  • Frank J. Tuminelli, Prosthodontic Commissioner 
  • Susan E. Brackett, Member, National Commission Appeals Board

AMERICAN DENTAL ASSOCIATION (ADA)

  • Ramtin Sadid-Zadeh, Member, Standards Committee on Dental Informatics
  • Lawrence Gettlemen, Member, Standards Committee on Dental Products
  • Betsy K. Davis, Member, Code Maintenance Committee
  • Donald A. Curtis, Consulting Editor, JADA Specialty Scan-Prosthodontics
  • Joseph DiFazio, Member, ADA Dental Quality Alliance
  • Ralph C. Attanasi, Delegate, ADA House of Delegates
  • Patrick M. Lloyd, Delegate, ADA House of Delegates
  • Ethan A. Pansick, Alternate, ADA House of Delegates  

COMMISSION ON DENTAL ACCREDITATION (CODA)

  • Evanthia Anadioti, Commissioner for Prosthodontics
  • David A. Felton, CODA Prosthodontics Review Committee
  • Kent K. Knoernschild, Member, CODA Prosthodontics Review Committee
  • Sang J. Lee Member, CODA Prosthodontics Review Committee
  • Theresa M. Hofstede, Member, CODA Appeals Board

COMMISSION FOR CONTINUING EDUCATION PROVIDER RECOGNITION (CCEPR)

  • Cynthia S. Petrie, Member, CCEPR Board of Commissioners
  • David T. Brown, Member, CCEPR Appeal Board

AMERICAN DENTAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION (ADEA)

  • Lyndon F. Cooper, Delegate, ADEA Council of Deans
  • Lily T. Garcia, Delegate, ADEA Council of Deans
  • Andrea D. Jackson, Delegate, ADEA Council of Deans
  • Patrick M. Lloyd, Delegate, ADEA Council of Deans
  • Keith A. Mays, ADEA Council of Deans
  • Paul M. Mullasseril, ADEA Council of Deans
  • Avishai Sadan, Delegate, ADEA Council of Deans
  • Clark M. Stanford, Delegate, ADEA Council of Deans
  • Ahmad Maalhagh-Fard, Chair, ADEA Council of Faculties Administrative Board
  • Gabriela Lagreca, Delegate, ADEA Council of Faculties
  • Wei-Shao Lin, Prosthodontics Delegate, ADEA Council of Advanced Education Programs
  • John B. Won, Councilor, ADEA Section on Prosthodontics
  • Ahmed Mahrous, Chair, ADEA Section on Prosthodontics
  • Peixi Liao, Chair-elect, ADEA Section on Prosthodontics
  • Mayumi O. Miyamoto, Secretary, ADEA Section on Prosthodontics
  • Cecilia Dong, Member, ADEA Annual Session Program Committee
  • Diego M. Ardenghi, Member, ADEA Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee