Call for Volunteers

The AAID offers many opportunities to become involved. Volunteers bring the dental expertise, practitioner point of view, and implantology passion to AAID programs, services, and publications. Below are the proposed Committees for 2024. If you are interested in volunteering at the AAID, please complete the online form.

On the form you will indicate which committee you are interested in and why you would be an excellent addition. You will also have the option to attached your CV. The call closes on September 30, 2023.

According to AAID Bylaws, Article IX, Section 2 - The Admissions & Credentials Board shall certify whether a candidate or applicant may be elected to voting membership in the appropriate class. In addition, the Admissions and Credentials Board is responsible for:

  • Examine candidates in a fair, unbiased and confidential manner that reflects the highest standards of the Academy
  • Continue to refine the examination process
  • Evaluate the examinations and requirements and recommend any need for changes

Approximate Commitment:

Committee member - Three-year term. 40 - 50 hrs. annually. (3 Committee meetings, 1 examiner orientation, 3.5 days of examinations, Honored Fellow review.)

Guest Examiner – 3-month term. 20 – 30 hrs. (Orientation/training, 3.5 days of examinations)

Eligibility Requirements: Fellow or Life member of the AAID. Members of the AAID Board of Trustees and directors of educational programs in implant dentistry are excluded from serving.

Total Committee members: 12 members

Volunteers needed: 4 Committee members and 20 guest examiners

The Bylaws Committee shall ensure that the Bylaws of the Academy remain consistent with the standards, objectives, and purposes of the Academy and that the Bylaws respond to the professional and efficient administration, management, and operation of the Academy.

1) The Bylaws Committee, on its own initiative, shall propose amendments to the Bylaws and shall attend to the proper framing of proposed changes referred to it by the Board of Trustees.

2) It shall further assist the Executive Director with the presentation of proposed amendments to the general membership business meeting.

Eligibility Requirements: Voting membership in the AAID – Academic Associate Fellow, Associate Fellow, Fellow, or Life member.

Approximate Commitment: 4 – 5 hours annually

Total Committee members: 5 members

Volunteers needed: 4

The Communications Committee shall have overall responsibility for the content of all Academy official publications and external communications and shall insure that these materials reflect the policies and professional and ethical standards of the Academy.

  • Develop editorial strategy across print and e-publications.
  • Serve as subject matter experts and reviewers for content development.
  • Provide feedback on public relations strategies to meet annual strategic goals.
  • Implement the strategies to obtain desired exposure
  • Write one article, case study, or blog each year.
  • Review metrics of website (both consumer-facing and professional), social, and paid search campaigns for input on adjustments and changes

Approximate Commitment: 14 - 24 hours (monthly Committee meetings, various subcommittees)

Total Committee members: 10 members

Volunteers needed: 4

The Education Committee shall be responsible for the continuing development of the Academy’s educational efforts and select an AAID member who epitomizes the spirit of Dr. Reynolds’ work through: leadership in implant dentistry, accomplishments and accolades as an innovative educator of implant dentistry, and embodying the spirit of inclusion, outreach, and selfless service.   

General Duties

  • Establish policies and procedures related to all educational offerings
  • Ensure the AAID complies with all policies, standards, and guidelines of the Academy of General Dentistry’s Program Approval for Continuing Education (AGD PACE) and American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (ADA CERP)
  • Review survey data and make recommendations of changes to educational offerings
  • Develop guidelines and applications for all AAID administered education programs (e.g. MaxiCourses, Study Clubs etc.)
  • Assess scope, breadth, importance and immediacy of issues raised by national education organizations (e.g. CODA, ADEA, USDE)

Specific Duties

  • Identify member education gaps, recommend solutions and evaluate outcomes data
  • Review and evaluate all education applications (e.g. Study clubs, MaxiCourses, Advanced Education Programs)
  • Monitor approved courses for adherence for policies and guidelines
  • Approve advanced education programs
  • Determine the recipient of the Terry Reynolds Trailblazer Award

Approximate Commitment: 12 – 36 hours (6 Committee meetings, various subcommittees)

Total Committee members: 12 members

Volunteers needed: 4

The Annual Conference Education (ACE) Committee is responsible for all aspects of the annual conference, including speakers, workshops, main podium sessions and other logistics. This committee serves as the planning committee for the Annual Conference and is subcommittee of the Education Oversight Committee.

Approximate Commitment: Appointment to this committee is typically 16 – 18 months to develop and execute the conference; 12 – 36 hours (1 in-person kickoff/site visit, 12 – 16 planning meetings, onsite Annual Conference duties as assigned). The two ACE Committees typically have overlapping terms, one for the current conference and the second planning the upcoming conference.

Total Committee members: 12 members

Volunteers needed: 0

The Online Learning Committee is responsible for all aspects of the AAID eLearning, including instructors, courses, and content. This committee serves as the administrator of the learning management system (LMS) and is a subcommittee of the Education Oversight Committee.

Specific Duties

  • Serve as subject matter experts and reviewers for content development.
  • Review and evaluate course submissions to the learning management system.
  • Develop or teach one webinar or eLearning course annually.

Approximate Commitment: 15 – 40 hours (6 – 8 meetings, 1 course, and up to 20 hours of course reviews.)

Total Committee members: 5 members

Volunteers needed: 4 Committee members and 10 reviewers

The Ethics committee is responsible for the following:

  • Develop communication to members of need to avoid use of non-bona fide credentials in conjunction with AAID credentials
  • Respond to member needs and recommend actions to BOT

Approximate Commitment: as needed

Total Committee members: 5 members

Volunteers needed: 4

The Honored Fellow Committee will review nominations for the Honored Fellow designation and rate AAID leader and volunteer experience together with experience in the dental community and any other leadership or volunteer roles.

Eligibility Requirements: Members on this committee must be current AAID Associate Fellows, Fellows, or Life members. Preference will be given to previous Honored Fellow recipients.

Approximate Commitment: 4 – 6 hours (2 – 4 Committee meetings)

Total Committee members: 5 members

Volunteers needed: 4

The Finance Committee reviews the Academy’s financial records annually and report its findings to the Board of Trustees and to the Academy at the Annual Meeting.  It shall further prepare an annual budget which will be submitted to the Board of Trustees and the membership at each Annual Meeting.

In addition, the Finance Committee is a standing committee which provides guidance to the Board of Trustees to ensure the financial health of the Academy, informed by strong fiscal policies.  The committee shall periodically review and recommend the investment guidelines, annual budgets, financial audit documents, and fiscal policies of the Academy, and make other financial related recommendations as requested by the Board. 

General Duties and Committee Operations

  • Recommend or review development of financial policy looking at historic information and towards future financial planning
  • Review annual AAID financial audit conducted by an independent CPA firm
  • Review annual tax report

Certain Specific Duties May Include the Following

  • Make recommendations to the Board of Trustees regarding fiscal and investment policies
  • Approve annual budget with the Chair/Treasurer reporting the budget summary pointing out key variances and significant items within each budget
  • Create action plan and timeline for creation of new business plans or initiatives.
  • Serve as the authority for staff and volunteers to stay within the budget
  • Chair/Treasurer presents detailed financial reports at each Board of Trustees meeting and presents a budget to the Board of Trustees for approval
  • Chair/Treasurer presents Treasury Report at the Annual AAID Business Meeting

Approximate Commitment: 4 – 6 hours (2 – 4 Committee meetings)

Total Committee members: 5 members

Volunteers needed: 2

The Legal Oversight Committee (LOC) provides oversight of the AAID’s strategy of pursuing the rights of diplomates and/or credentialed members of AAID to advertise their credentials and implant dentistry as a specialty and other activity as assigned by the Board of Trustees.

Specific Duties

  • Monitor changes in specialty and advertising rules in dentistry.
  • Review and approve specialty effort invoices to remain within budget and strategy of AAID legal efforts.

Eligibility Requirements: Voting membership in the AAID – Academic Associate Fellow, Associate Fellow, Fellow, or Life member.

Approximate Commitment: 12 – 20 hours annually (monthly meeting)

Total Committee members: 7 members

Volunteers needed: 3

The Membership Committee provides advice and oversight on matters on membership recruitment and retention of the Academy shall plan and establish a program of increasing all classifications of membership in the Academy. This Committee will guide and hold the AAID accountable to its diversity, equity, and inclusion statement.  The Committee also works with the staff to identify and develop programs that meet the changing needs of the membership.

Specific Duties

  • Promote AAID and recruit new members to join
  • Develop, promote, and encourage growth of AAID programs and initiatives domestically and internationally
  • Seek out underrepresented perspectives and celebrating unique experiences to create a strong sense of belonging to underrepresented populations in the implant dentistry field  
  • Coordinate activities with other committees to encourage membership growth
  • Serve as focus group for new AAID initiatives, as needed

Approximate Commitment: 12 – 36 hours (4 Committee meetings, various subcommittees)

Total Committee members: 6 members

Volunteers needed: 3

According to AAID Bylaws, Article IX, Section 7 –The Nominating Committees is responsible to receive nominations for officer positions, evaluate their credentials, and present the nominees to the general meeting of the AAID credentialed members during the Annual Conference.

Eligibility Requirements: The Nominating Committee consist of five members: the President-Elect, the Immediate Past President (who will chair the Nominating Committee), a Past President appointed by the President, a member of the Board of Trustees, and a voting member who is not a Past President or a member of the Board of Trustees, with the latter two elected by the Board of Trustees.

Approximate Commitment: 4 – 5 hours annually (2 Committee meetings)

Total Committee members: 5 members

Volunteers needed: 1