PROSTHODONTICS - American College of Prosthodontists

The American College of Prosthodontists7. Review the summary data collected from the ADA Survey Center’s Survey of AdvancedDental Education Annual Reports over the past ten years regarding the number of full-time andboard certified program directors. Provide overview comments on past or future trendsregarding this information. (suggested response - one page)Table 8. PROSTHODONTIC DIRECTOR FULL PART-TIME OR CERTIFIEDProsthodontics Director is Full-Time Director is Board CertifiedYes No Yes % Certified2000-01 43 4 42 892001-02 44 4 43 902002-03 45 2 43 912003-04 47 1 42 882004-05 44 2 38 832005-06 43 3 41 892006-07 40 5 44 982007-08 43 3 45 982008-09 43 3 46 100Currently, 100% of program directors are board-certified. This is an incredibleincrease over the low of 83% just five years ago. This represents unanimous support for thevalue of board certification among educators and is encouraged by the ACP and ACP EducationFoundation that financially underwrites the meeting of these postdoctoral educators,independently two times per year. This allows a venue to address issues ranging from financialmanagement to revision of accreditation standards, to curricular matters of interest or any issuethat is pertinent for a program director.In some years, the Spring venue for programs includes predoctoral dental educators andthe networking that occurs in workshops, also provides opportunities for educators to becomeinvolved since many may well be the next generation of program directors. A digital resourcelibrary, known as Prosthopedia® (http://prosthopedia.prosthodontics.org/), has been created toprovide member access to a variety of resources. This modality allows program directors and allprosthodontist educators the ability to create and submit their teaching documents to includewritten information as well as digital images, video clips, etc., to a centralized, indexed resourceand allow sharing of the resources across all programs and dental schools. The ACP websitehosts the Prosthopedia® for all ACP members and offers a 30-day preview option fornonmembers.The program directors, through the ACP Education and Advancement Committeestructure, manage, create, conduct, and assess the Board Preparation Mock WrittenExamination on an annual basis. The Mock Board serves as a tool for assessment and can beused as a learning tool at the program director’s discretion. The program directors stronglyencourage residents’ participation in the annual Board Preparation Course that is conductedannually at the ACP Annual Session. Importantly, the ACP Education Foundation has supportedgraduate student registrations to the annual sessions to help defray costs for participation andattendance.The overall support for program directors and coordination among the programs hasgrown through assistance from the ACP and the ACP Education Foundation. With the supportmechanisms healthy and continuing to evolve based on initiatives directed by the programdirectors, the interest in these positions is high. With the potential for creating new programs, theprosthodontists who have self-identified as interested in open program director positions isupdated and the list of names is maintained in the ACP Central Office.Prosthodontics - 152010 CDEL Re-recognition of the Specialty Report 15 of 279