Membership Categories

• Active (3,396): Periodontists licensed to practice in the United States
• Associate (77): Dentists interested in periodontology
• Student (675): Dentists enrolled in an ADA-approved periodontal program
• International (1,213): Dentists residing outside of the United States who are interested in periodontology
• Life-Active (852): 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 (684): Members of any dues-paying category who are completely retired from practice

Gender Distribution

• 72% of members are male
• 28% of members are female

Membership Distribution

• 3,300+ Active members are licensed to practice periodontics in the U.S.
• 650+ Student members are currently enrolled in an accredited U.S. or Canadian perdiodontal residency program
• 1,200+ International members reside outside of the U.S.
• 78 countries are represented, with the top nine international countries being Japan, Canada, Taiwan, Italy, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Germany, France, and Greece

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.