National Prosthodontics Awareness Week
Save the date for the 2026 National Prosthodontics Awareness Week! This year's celebration will take place April 19-25, 2026
The ACP is busy planning tips, activity ideas, and downloadable resources, which will all be available through the fields below. This page will be updated regularly leading up to NPAW.
It's never too early to start planning your NPAW! Your efforts and enthusiasm will enhance visibility of the specialty of prosthodontics and position prosthodontists as leaders in the dental industry!
Please reach out to media@prosthodontics.org with any questions!
2026 NPAW Logo and Resources
Logo
Download the 2026 National Prosthodontics Awareness Week Logo: Download Now
Proclamation Templates
2026 National Prosthodontics Awareness Week Proclamation Template: Download Now
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Press Release Templates
2026 NPAW Press Release Template: Download Now
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2026 NPAW Webinar
Tuesday, April 21, 7:00-8:00 p.m. CT
Learning to See: Art Principles for the Prosthodontic Practice
Todd M. Casey
Despoina Bompolaki, DDS, MS, FACP
This webinar explores core principles of art - seeing, observation, form, light, and perception - and their relevance to prosthodontics. Through an artist’s perspective, attendees will examine how visual awareness and perception influence clinical decision making and esthetic outcomes. This presentation invites prosthodontists and general dentists to refine how they see their work and recognize the artistry inherent in their practice.
At the conclusion of this webinar, attendees should be able to:
- Identify color, light, and perception from an artist’s perspective.
- Recognize artistic observation skills relevant to prosthodontic practice.
- Understand color the language of color (the 3 dimension) and how it relates to accurate shade matching.
This webinar is worth 1 hour of continuing education credits and is complimentary for all attendees.
Biography: Todd M. Casey is an artist, author, and teacher from Lowell, MA. He has authored the best-selling books, "The Art of Still Life," and "The Oil Painters’ Color Handbook," and periodically writes for the Artist’s Magazine and International Artist’s Magazine.
When not painting, writing, or illustrating, Mr. Casey teaches at the Lyme Academy of Fine Art and through private online classes and workshops.
Biography: Dr. Despoina Bompolaki is a board-certified prosthodontist and currently serves as Associate Professor and Assistant Dean for Clinical Systems at Oregon Health & Science University in Portland. She holds a certificate in prosthodontics and an MS in Oral Biology from Texas A&M University. She is a member of the ACP Board of Directors, serving as Continuing Education Division Director. Her clinical practice is focused on prosthodontics and implant dentistry.
2025 National Prosthodontic Awareness Week Webinar, From Aspiration to Specialization: Our Path to Prosthodontics, on demand
2024 National Prosthodontic Awareness Week Webinar, The Role of the Prosthodontist in the General Dentists Strategic Referral System, on demand
NPAW Social Media Graphics
The message of NPAW can be spread far and wide using any of your preferred social media channels. Each year the ACP releases a new set of social media graphics which can be shared on social media throughout the week of NPAW.
The 2026 NPAW social media graphics are now available!
This year's graphics showcase the wide range of techniques and tools that prosthodontists use in their workflow. Each graphic has suggested prompts to accompany the graphics when you post. Feel free to edit the text as you deem fit for your use.
Download Graphics Here
Download Text Copy Here
NPAW graphics are just a starting point for celebrating on social media. ACP members have also crafted their own NPAW related social media posts to highlight examples of good case work, discuss why they decided to pursue prosthodontics, and even hold contests for patients and/or dental students.
ACP members have also flexed their creative muscles while utilizing their Instagram and Facebook stories and tagging colleagues to encourage more engagement.
Use the hashtags #NPAW2026 and #Prosthodontics and be sure to tag the ACP @acprosthodontists!
Prosthodontics Roundtable Discussion
The 2024 National Prosthodontics Awareness Week/Public Relations Committee has recorded a roundtable discussion geared toward prospective students as to why they should choose to specialize in prosthodontics.
Dr. Bhavika Thakkar, Co-Chair of the National Prosthodontics Awareness Week/Public Relations Committee leads the discussion with Dr. Kevin Lassiter and Dr. Ruhanijot Cheema and discuss why they chose to specialize in prosthodontics and how it has shaped their career paths.
You can find the full recording on our YouTube channel.
Prosthodontic Jeopardy
Prosthodontic Jeopardy is now available. This resource, contributed by NPAW Committee Member Dr. Roberta Wright, is an interactive Power Point presentation that includes questions regarding the specialty. This would be perfect for events to actively engage residents, general dentists or dental students in a friendly competition that tests the knowledge of the nuances of prosthodontics.
How to most effectively use the game:
- Download the Power Point presentation with the game onto your desktop.
- When playing use Presenter Mode.
- Click the point value under the category to see the question.
- On the page with the question, click anywhere on the screen to reveal the answer
- Use the purple arrow button to return to the game board
If you are keeping score, you must do so manually, there is not a tool included in the program for scoring purposes. You can download Prosthodontic Jeopardy here.
Additional Activities
Checklist for General Dentists regarding Head and Neck Cancer referral.
In recent years, many ACP members have developed creative ways to keep the celebrations going digitally and others have been able to celebrate in-person as they follow their local health and safety guidelines.
Many schools and universities hosted lectures both in person and over Zoom. Some lectures were focused on encouraging dental students to learn more about pursuing prosthodontics, while others served as a way to help other dental professionals to better understand the specialty.
WATCH: 'Discover the Prosthobilities' a presentation by Dr. Juliet E. M. Tchorbajian from NPAW 2021 that presents an overview of prosthodontics and what sets it apart from other dental specialties.
ACP members have also lectured to the public by speaking at retirement homes, nursing facilities, and hosting open houses with a brief presentation.
Some have used NPAW as a great opportunity to reach out to their local dental community, either to thank referring dentists or to make a new connection.
There is no right or wrong was to celebrate NPAW! We will be adding additional ideas and resources to help you celebrate.
2025 NPAW Report
View all member submitted activities from the 2025 National Prosthodontics Awareness Week: NPAW 2025 Activities Report.
2026 PR & NPAW Committee
Dr. Bhavika Thakkar, Chair
Dr. Eugenio Brenes
Dr. Ruhanijot Cheema
Dr. Dariel Kovetski
Dr. Venkata Osuri
Dr. Robert Raimondi
Dr. Stella Stavrou
Dr. Foteini Touloumi
Dr. Elphida Ayvazian, Division Director