Membership Categories

  • Active (3,494): Periodontists licensed to practice in the United States
  • Associate (75): Dentists interested in periodontology
  • Student (681): Dentists enrolled in an ADA-approved periodontal program
  • International (1,158): Dentists residing outside of the United States who are interested in periodontology
  • Life-Active (829): Those age 65 or older who have been an Active member in good standing in the Academy for at least 25 consecutive years, may still practice
  • Retired (716): Members of any dues-paying category who are completely retired from practice

Gender Distribution

  • 70% of members are male
  • 30% of members are female

Membership Distribution

  • 3,300+ Active members are licensed to practice periodontics in the U.S.
  • 680+ Student members are currently enrolled in an accredited U.S. or Canadian periodontal residency program
  • 1,100+ International members reside outside of the U.S.
  • 79 countries are represented, with the top ten international countries being Japan, Canada, Taiwan, Italy, Australia, Germany, Mexico, France, Greece, and Saudi Arabia.

Mode of Practice*

  • 33% sole proprietor
  • 14% academic practice
  • 13% partner in a periodontal practice
  • 13% independent contractor
  • 7% employee/associate

Members’ Perceived Purpose of the AAP*

  • 36% serve and support periodontists
  • 32% provide useful information/education/tools
  • 24% promote the AAP/periodontists
  • 21% advocate for the specialty

Annual Meeting Professional Participation

  • 2021 – 1,981 in-person attendees in Miami Beach, FL
  • 2020 – 2,388 virtual attendees
  • 2019 – 3,109 in-person attendees in Chicago, IL
  • 2018 – 2,871 in-person attendees in Vancouver, BC, Canada

Member Engagement

  • 23,500+ Facebook followers
  • 8,358+ Twitter followers
  • 9,884+ LinkedIn followers
  • 6,294+ Instagram followers

*Selected results from the Academy’s 2021 membership survey and are subject to change.