AAID Committees

We are celebrating the AAID’s 75th Anniversary in 2026!  The Taskforce reviews the AAID archives and identifyies historical data, anecdotes, and achievements relevant to the anniversary.  

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.

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.

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.

The Education Oversight 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

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

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

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