AAP Connect is the new AAP members-only community and Perio Hub is the new members-only case-sharing tool.
Key Features - Profile, networks allow you to connect with other members, communities, and library features; directory helps you locate members; calendar shows the meetings for AAP and periodontal societies; Glossary of Periodontal Terms is our Academy glossary provided in a wiki format; and Perio Hub is the new members-only clinical-case sharing tool.
Profile Tab
- Contact info is pulled from the AAP membership database
- You can upload a photo, add a bio or professional associations, and identify areas of professional interest
- You can create contacts, access your communities, and locate other members through networks, e.g., see other members who graduated from your perio training program
Communities Tab
- State Community – allows AAP members within a state to communicate and share resources. You can post discussion items or resources that will be available to all members in your state.
- AAP Committees and Task Forces will have communities to support communication and work. These will be deployed over time, with Board of Trustees and governance committees being deployed first.
Discussions Tab
- View discussions posted by other members in their state and as part of the Perio Hub case sharing tool
Directory Tab
- Access other members’ profiles, add them as a contact, send them a message
Calendar Tab
- Locate information on conferences and meetings. This is similar to what was previously available on www.perio.org.
- Members and regional or state periodontal society staff can post information about meetings those organizations are hosting
Glossary Tab
- The Task Force to Update the Glossary worked with volunteer postdoctoral periodontal programs to update the Glossary of Periodontal Terms.
- Please participate in the updating and ongoing maintenance of the Glossary process by posting comments or links to resources relevant to terms
- The AAP In-service Examination Committee will monitor comments and address terms that require attention, and update the Glossary
Libraries Tab
- Community libraries – repository of resources posted to a state community
- Members-only resources – topical libraries house members-only resources which can be downloaded
- Perio Hub library – repository or clinical cases posted by members
- Consumer resources – topical libraries housing information for consumers
Perio Hub Tab
- Members-only online clinical case sharing tool
- All members are invited to post, view, and comment on cases
- Case information is easy to post. Multiple images, photos, radiographs, video up to 1 GB each can be posted to a case.
- Per the Terms of Use, members must abide by HIPAA (click Terms of Use at bottom of any AAP Connect page to review)
- Upgrades to be deployed in the next 2-3 weeks include the ability label images and organize them once posted
Guidelines to help you start participating in the community:
Members Only Content:
Not Member Only