2010 ACP & ACPEF Annual Report

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A n n uAl R e p oR t
of the
AmeRicAn c ollege of pR osthodontists
And
Acp e ducAtion f oundAtion
Redefining
prosthodontics
fouR dec Ades of seRvice to the public A nd pRofession
An d
25 yeARs of Adv Ancing educAtion
Table
of conTenTs
letter from the Acp president ......................................3
Acp Accomplishments and growth ............................4
Annual session highlights .........................................6
Regions map/sections ............................................10
national prosthodontics Awareness Week™ ..............12
Acp board of directors ............................................16
Acp education foundation message
from the chair ........................................................17
Acpef Accomplishments .........................................18
Acp education foundation board of directors ............19
Acp education foundation vision 2012 donors .........20
Acp education foundation
2010 Annual Appeal donors ...................................22
2010 statement of financial position .........................25
Acp net Assets
Acpef consolidated net Assets
Acp–Acpef consolidated net Assets
Acp Reserve fund
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2010 Acp
President’s Report
In 2010, the American College of grass-roots participatory celebration, npAW™ represented
prosthodontists continued to ascend to more another step toward national prominence.
of a leadership among dental specialty
organizations. the process of professional the College also supported its members in private practice by
leadership by an organization requires instituting a strategic communications audit of the membership.
several key steps. primary among them is A detailed report was produced and the creation of a compelling
the clarity of our message. In 2010, the video entitled “Kim’s Story” debuted at the 40th Annual Session in
ACp’s actions spoke clearly about our direct orlando. the outcome of this audit will empower the practicing
goals and the achievement in some of the prosthodontist in their own community, aid in defining the specialty
following areas this past year. and contribute to the growing reputation of the organization
among its peers. the ACp also created important tools for
the ACp represented and protected our specialty with the practice including the prosthodontic parameters of Care, the
submission of the formal re-recognition of the Specialty of Don’t Ignore Dry Mouth patient brochure and the Prosthopedia®
prosthodontics to the American dental Association’s Council on the coffee table for patients and referring clinicians.
dental education and licensure. the report examines changes
and trends that will impact the public and dental profession. As the ACp continued to support its educators and researchers with
one of the most important member benefits, the ACp represents the ACp education foundation by establishing new opportunities.
you and the specialty of prosthodontics within organized dentistry Continuing on the successes of 2008 and 2009, ACp educators
and to the public. the ACp also was responsible for hosting the and mentors gathered in the spring of 2010 for a detailed course
dental Specialty Group meetings held in february and August. on evidence-Based dentistry made possible with the partnership
the gathering is a biannual event when representatives from the of the Academy of prosthodontics. In the research arena, the
nine dental specialty group organizations gather to discuss items ACpef established funding for the Young prosthodontist Innovator
of interest to all specialty organizations. topics this year included Award, a research grant for young faculty in our dental schools. It
the future of advanced dental education admissions, the is laudable that our small organization can leverage support and
AMA Scope of practice Challenge and the AdA’s Recognized provide continued education and research activities among our
Specialty logos. diverse membership.
the ACp also remained fiscally responsible by following a the ACp also produced the landmark evidence-Based
conscientious spending course and turning deficit spending Guidelines for denture Care with unrestricted grant support from
into surplus budgeting. this success is due to two obvious, GlaxoSmithKline. these were disseminated to the broad dental
but important facts. one is that our membership is rising with community by publication as a supplement to the february 2011
membership dues collection running ahead of predictions and issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association and were
beyond forecast in 2010. Second, our Annual Session was the reprinted in the ACp’s own Journal of Prosthodontics. this is but
largest attendance meeting to date. this reflects both the growing the first of several activities that demonstrate the ACp’s capacity to
membership and the planning of a valuable and entertaining serve as a community thought leader for problems of merit.
event. despite the difficult economic climate in 2009 and 2010,
the ACp continued to provide a remarkably long list of services to
its members in support of the specialty.
In 2010, the ACp launched the inaugural national prosthodontics
Awareness Week™. the national event engaged hundreds of
our members in state and local events that brought the messages
lyndon f. Cooper, d.d.S., ph.d.
and actions of prosthodontists to the community. As an initial 2010 ACp president
“ In 2010 the ACp’s actions spoke clearly about our direct goals and the
achievements of this past year.”
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2010 Acp
Accomplishments and Growth
In the past year the College has taken
great steps forward in advancing the
advocacy
specialty and adding value to membership.
the ACp’s task force on the Re-recognition of the Specialty
completed a comprehensive report on the specialty
of prosthodontics that was submitted to the AdA’s Council
on dental education and licensure, examining changes
and trends that will impact the public and the dental
profession. the ACp is the only organization recognized
by the AdA to represent the specialty of prosthodontics.
Membership
With more than 3,400 members, the College reached
the largest number of members in its history in 2010.
ACp membership increased by 6 percent from
2009. one of the most important
membership benefits of the College
is the representation of its members
and advancement of the specialty
of prosthodontics within organized
dentistry and to the public.

40th anniversary
the College commemorated four decades of serving the
public and the profession. the yearlong celebration immersed
the College in activities and events that highlighted the special
occasion. Major projects during the year included developing
ACp historical retrospectives such as the four decades of the
College timeline displayed at Annual Session; the e-version of Membership five Year analysis 2007-2011 3,410*
the article Presidents of the American College of Prosthodontists: 3,305
Since 2007
1970-2010; a four-part article series of the College’s history; the College has 3,198
and cataloging interviews with prosthodontic icons. other experienced a 3,024
continued increase
initiatives that marked the College’s 40th year included archiving in members with 2,872
photos and College artifacts; developing a searchable, online more than 100 new
members joining
archive of all Messenger newsletters; and creating ongoing every year.
communications to members throughout the year via email and
through the College’s website and Social Media outlets.
*As of January 29, 2011
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
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communications and Public Relations
national Prosthodontics awareness Week™
the ACp Board of directors, committed to effective
on March 7-13, 2010
communications with consumers and general dentists,
ACp members across the country initiated the inaugural national commissioned a strategic communications audit by an
prosthodontics Awareness Week™ with a variety of activities, external marketing firm. the audit was a penetrating and
events and community outreach to educate the public about the forward-looking study of the College as seen through the
specialty and the benefits of seeking care from a prosthodontist. eyes of prosthodontists representing the spectrum of ACp
the College of prosthodontists advocates for the valuable role that membership. this was the first such audit in ACp’s 40 years.
prosthodontists play on the dental team and npAW™ focuses Bonner Consultants, the firm conducting the study, analyzed
on raising public awareness about the critical importance of a the communications and marketing output of the ACp for
healthy mouth. 18 months as well as conducted confidential interviews
with members, ACp staff, non-members and other dental
associations. the final report was presented to the Board
education and Resources
during the 40th Annual Session in orlando. After formally
the College developed key resources for members such as the
accepting the audit, the Board planned to move forward
4th ed. private practice Manual Cd, the prosthopedia® Coffee
with several major initiatives in 2011 including creating a
table Book and the Don’t Ignore Dry Mouth patient brochure.
substantive public relations function in the Central office;
together with the ACp education foundation, the Young
releasing the new video “Kim’s Story” in orlando for use
prosthodontist Innovator Award was created to advance the
by all ACp members and initiate building the new public
understanding of science that contributes to the understanding of
relations program; create a new ACp consumer website;
prosthodontic tooth replacement therapies. expanded continuing
redesign the ACp Messenger to broaden the appeal of
education opportunities were made available to members during
content for both members and consumers and design new
the 40th Annual Session in orlando, which was the highest
corporate identities and logos for the ACp and ACpef.
attended Annual Session in the College’s history.
acP Products Revenue $83,972
With the continual development of new
products and resources for members, $65,813
the ACp product revenue has more
than tripled since 2005.
$39,212
$25,383
$24,130
$20,353
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
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Annual session
Highlights
1217
acP annual session attendance 1212
1029
the 40th Annual Session in 1107
1127 1003
orlando marked the largest
920
attendance of any meeting
in the ACp’s history. for the 890 863
second time in 40 years more
than 1,000 dental professionals
702
participated in the year’s
premier prosthodontic meeting
and events.
dental professionals 237 244
218 209
exhibiting Staff 188
total
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Miami Scottsdale nashville San diego orlando
the College has experienced consistent growth in membership counts, product
revenue and Annual Session attendees in the past five years. every year, the
ACp continues to raise the bar in order to better serve and support its members by
representing the specialty, offering more continuing education opportunities
and cultivating the best products and resources.
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left: In commemoration of the
40th Anniversary and timeline was
displayed highlighting the past four
decades of the College specialty.
Below: All ACp presidents received
ACp president’s Medallions at the past
president’s Reception in gratitude for
their service to the College.
the ACp’s 40th Annual Session made history with nearly 1,000 member
attendees gathering in orlando on nov. 3-6. the meeting featured many firsts
including keynote speaker Malcolm Gladwell, new York times best-selling author,
a workshop presented in Spanish for international members and two
new outstanding workshops for dental technicians.
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left: past presidents of the College
attend the past presidents Reception
and where they were presented
with their president’s Medallions
pictured from left to right: (top
row) dr. david l. pfeifer, dr. peter
f. Johnson, dr. Carl W. Schulter,
dr. Stephen f. Bergen, dr. John f.
Burton, dr. Charles J. Goodacre,
dr. Arthur nimmo, dr. thomas J.
McGarry, dr. david A. felton,
(bottom row) dr. david W.
eggleston, dr. Jonathan l. ferencz,
dr. lyndon f. Cooper, dr. Ronald
d. Woody, dr. Cosmo V. de Steno
and dr. Stephen d. Campbell
Above: the founders
of the ACp education
foundation were honored
at the foundation’s donor
Reception and received
founder’s Medallions to in
recognition of their work.
pictured from left to right:
dr. Cosmo V. de Steno,
left: the ACp booth celebrated dr. thomas J. Balshi
prosthodontists on Main Street and dr. Ronald d. Woody.
highlighting significant member
achievements, npAW and new
products available.
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left: dr. terry Kelly, ACp
Regional Membership director,
Region 2 volunteers at the free
oral Cancer Screening event
conducted on the university of
Central florida’s campus.
Above left: dr. Gerald n.
Graser is presented the 2010 “this meeting makes me proud to be a member of the
president’s Award by ACp
president dr. lyndon f. Cooper ACp. I thank our past and present leadership for their ef-
recognizing his contributions to
forts in bringing prosthodontics to the forefront of dentistry.”
the specialty of prosthodontics.
dr. elaine torres-Melendez, private practice, Yardley, pA
Above right: 40th Annual
Session Chair dr. lawrence e.
Brecht welcomes attendees to
orlando at the beginning of
the Scientific Session.
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Regions map
&
sections officers
section Presidents 2010
Delaware
dr. Jack thaler
new Jersey
dr. david lipani
Minnesota
oregon dr. Jonathan
dr. nader twomey Wisconsin Michi gan new York
Rassouli
dr. Michael dr. Robert dr. debra Cohn
Kopecky humphries
Pennsylvania
nebraska
dr. John ference connecticut
dr. Julie Ann Illinois Indiana o hio
Utah dr. Keith ferro
Marshall dr. Kevin dr. John dr. Alejandro
dr. Michael colorado Kopp phelps peregrina Massachusetts
california Affleck dr. Keith Clear Kansas M issouri dr. Shiro Kamachi
dr. nadim dr. edward Amet dr. Cynthia Kentucky
Baba petrie dr. Sarah north carolina Maryland
dr. paul Scruggs dr. Sarit Kaplan
arizona oklahoma foard-Johnson
arkansas
dr. perry new Mexico dr. lars Bouma south carolina
dr. Bill
fraiman dr. Stephen dr. donald Ridgell
lefler alabama Georgia
Wagner
dr. lance dr. C. Christopher
Texas C. Ramp
Mcfarland
dr. Michael potter
louisiana
dr. J. hochstedler florida
dr. John Whitsitt
Puerto Rico
dr. Maria loza-herrero
Hawaii
dr. Kevin loo
ACp Sections continued to grow in the past five years. In 2010 the College
welcomed the newest section in hawaii.
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