AAP Membership Categories, Privileges, and Dues

The AAP offers four membership categories for new members and three transfer categories for long-term members, based on professional qualifications, practice status, and residency.

Membership Application for New Members

Categories for New Members

If you are already a member and are eligible to transfer to Active, Associate, Student, International status, submit a Transfer Application

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Category/Eligibility	Privileges/Requirements	2012 Dues
Active Member Licensed to practice dentistry in the U.S. and member of the American Dental Association (ADA). Qualified as a specialist in periodontics according to ADA requirement and limits practice to periodontics. Qualified both as a periodontist and one or more other ADA recognized specialties and limits practice to these specialties. Has successfully completed periodontal training in an accredited periodontal program in the United States. Is primarily a researcher or educator in periodontics who limits practice to periodontics.	Vote Make nominations Hold office Serve on committees Receive Journal of Perio Receive Academy mailings Perio.org member access Eligible for PRS Required to attend Annual Meeting every 3 years.	$890 $445—Educator Rate for Active member teaching periodontics full-time $117—Student Rate for 2 years after Student member graduates and transfers to Active status
Associate Member Any dentist in U.S. or its territories who is not eligible for Active membership and who is an ADA member.	Receive Journal of Perio Receive Academy mailings Perio.org member access Required to attend Annual Meeting every 5 years.	$890
Student Member Any dentist enrolled in periodontal residency program accredited by ADA Commission on Dental Accreditation; category may be maintained for 2 years after graduation.	Receive Journal of Perio Receive Academy mailings Perio.org member access No Annual Meeting requirement.	$117
International Member Any dentist residing outside the United States and its territories who is a member of a national dental association; no Annual Meeting attendance requirement	Receive Journal of Perio Receive Academy mailings Perio.org member access Eligible for PRS No Annual Meeting requirement.	$445

Transfer Categories for Long-Term Members

If you are eligible to transfer to one of the categories below, e-mail member.services@perio.org

Category/Eligibility	Privileges	2012 Dues
Life Active Member Any Active member who: Is 65 years or older and has been a member for 25 or more consecutive years. Life (Voting) members as of 9/26/02 have been transferred to this category; they are exempt from dues and pay for a subscription to the Journal.	Vote Make nominations Hold office Serve on committees Receive Journal of Perio Receive Academy mailings Perio.org Member Access Eligible for PRS No Annual Meeting requirement.	$668 (75% of Active dues) $445—Educator Rate. Life Active members who teach periodontics full-time as defined by their institution receive a 50% dues reduction based on Active member pricing.
Retired Member Any person who has been a dues paying member of the Academy for ten years or who is disabled, shall be eligible to be a Retired member upon complete retirement from the practice of dentistry. Members in the Retired category as of November 14, 2011 are grandfathered in the category without having paid dues for 10 years.	Receive Academy mailings Perio.org Member Access No Annual Meeting requirement.	$82 JOP subscription may be purchased for $232 (U.S./Canada) or $278 (all other countries)

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