Web Resources for Dental Students and Periodontal Residents

AAP Membership for Periodontal Residents

• Student Membership: Eligibility and Benefits
• Application for Student Membership

• Membership Benefits
• Membership Statistics

Educational Programs in Periodontics

• AAP Guide to Postdoctoral Programs
• Periodontal Externships for Dental Students

• Applying to a Periodontal Program
• Cost of Periodontal Programs

What's Happening in Periodontics

• AAP Dental Student Interest Group
• Careers in Periodontics
• AAP Lunch 'N Learn Program for Dental Students     
• This Week in Perio News Briefs
• Actions, AAP Board

• Member Bulletin Boards
• Chat Rooms
• Perio.org News Digest
• Periospectives Magazine

Research in Periodontics

• Annals of Periodontology Abstract Archives
• Journal of Periodontology
• Clinical Advances in Periodontics

• AAP Clinical and Scientific Papers
• Information on Other Web Sites

Educational Resources

• American Board of Periodontology Examination
• Taking the In-Service Examination
• Online Access to Past In-Service Exams
• Periodontal Literature Reviews
• Periodontal Residency Programs

• ADA Accreditation Standards
• Buying Texts Online
• AAP Foundation Scholarships & Fellowships
• Student Award in Periodontology
• Balint Orban Memorial Program

Get Involved in a Professional Organization

• Periodontal Societies Directory
• Periodontal Societies Meeting Calendar

• Links to Dental Organizations

Transitioning into Practice

• Hit a Periodontal Career Home Run: Reports from 2009 Annual Meeting Student Event
  Working within a General Practice Model—Diana Cristea
  Working within a General Practice Model—Michael Hennessy
  Associateship and Partnership—Paul N. Tolmie
  Starting as an Associate—Ed Gottesman
  Purchasing a Private Practice—Randy Goldfarb
  Starting a Private Practice—Richard Nejat
  Transition to Education—Maria Geisinger
  Transition to Education—Joe Krayer
• Ride the Wave to Success: Reports from 2006 Annual Meeting Student Event
  Starting as an Associate—E. Todd Scheyer
  Starting a Practice—Michael K. McGuire, Bobby L. Butler, Marc L. Nevins, and Denise Shapiro
  Starting as an Independent Contractor—Carmen Ramos and Michelle N. Zmick
  Getting Involved in Organized Dentistry—Steven E. Schonfeld
  Military Transition—Edmund A. Cassella
  Teaching—David Cochran
• Scaling to New Heights in Periodontal Practice: Reports from 2005 Annual Meeting Student Event
  Starting as an Associate, Sally Jo Cram, D.D.S.
  Starting as an Associate, E. Todd Scheyer, D.D.S., M.S.
  Starting as an Associate, Steven W. Seibert, D.M.D.
  Starting Out Buying A Practice, Walter Colon, II, D.M.D.
  Starting Out Buying A Practice, Robert H. Lyford, D.D.S.
  Starting as an Independent Contractor, Gregory L. Fauth, D.D.S.
  Starting as an Independent Contractor, P. Rory O’Neill, D.M. D.
  Starting Your Own Practice, Wayne Aldredge, D.M.D.
  Starting Your Own Practice, Rick H. Heard, D.D.S.
  Starting Your Own Practice, David Okano, D.D.S.
  Starting Your Own Practice, Leslie J. Paris, D.D.S.

Practice and Career Resources

• AAP Career in Periodontology Video
• Classified Ads (Practices for Sale, Positions
  Wanted, Faculty/Practice Positions Available)
• AAP Products Catalog

• Practice Management Resources
• ADA Information on Licensure
• ADEA Academic Dental Careers Network
• New Century Club for Students' Charitable Gifts

Insurance Information

• Insurance Coding Articles
• Member Insurance Benefits

• AAP Policy Statements
• Third Party Reimbursement

Attend Meetings and CE Courses

• AAP Annual Meeting
• AAP Spring Conferences
• Future AAP Meetings and Conferences

• Periodontal Societies Meetings
• ADA CE Courses

Need More Information? Contact Staff, Leaders, or Members Directly

• American Board of Periodontology
• AAP Board of Trustees
• AAP Member Directory
• Periodontal Societies Directory

• AAP Staff Directory
• AAP Foundation Board and Staff
• Find a Periodontist