Canadian Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (CACD)

Overview:

Profession(s): Cosmetic Dentistry
Member Type(s): Dentists, Dental Laboratory Technicians
Scope: National - Canada
Formed: 2004
Members: 300
Address: #1901 - 805 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC, V5Z 1K1, Canada
Email: info@cacd.net
Website: www.cacd.net

Description:

The CACD is an organization dedicated to education of its members and promotion of cosmetic dentistry in Canada. Membership is voluntary, and is restricted to dental professionals and dental laboratory technicians.

Mission/Aims:

Our Mission/Vision Mandate is to promote Cosmetic Dentistry across Canada for the public and the profession. The CACD is committed to assisting dentists and their teams in achieving excellence in Cosmetic Dentistry through education, dialogue, innovation and evolution of techniques. In addition, the CACD is intended to be a resource for the public to update them on the latest cosmetic information. This organization also becomes an aid to find a dentist with advanced training in their communities.

Principal Activities:

Continuing education lectures at an annual meeting, publication of the Journal of the Canadian Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, and outreach programs to increase public knowledge and access to cosmetic dentistry.

Member Benefits:

Annual meeting, Journal subscription, networking, website advertising, client referrals, business partners and national buying group to reduce the costs of practice.

Affiliations:

Associations to which we are a member:
American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD)
International Federation of Esthetic Dentistry (IFED)

Partner Associations:
Toronto Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (TACD)

Verification Criteria:

Licensure by The College of Dental Surgeons in each province.

Additional Information:

The future of CACD is to organize a variety of committees and councils to deal with the issues of credentialing, university programs and curriculae, specialty or diploma recognition, as well as other pertinent areas.