ACP Position Statements

Approved by ACP Board of Directors
 

• Commission on Dental Accreditation (October 2021)
• National Commission on Recognition of Dental Specialty and Certifying Boards (NCRDSCB) (October 2021)
• Publishing in the Journal of Prosthodontics (October 2021)
• Scope of Practice (October 2021)
• Practice Based Research Networks (October 2021)
• What is a Prosthodontist and the Dental Specialty of Prosthodontics? (Reaffirmed June 2018)
• Subspecialty Recognition of Maxillofacial Prosthetics (August 2020)
• Dental Implants (June 2019)
• Digital Dentistry: Use of Advanced Digital Technologies (Reaffirmed June 2018)
• Use of Evidence-based Dentistry to Improve Patient Outcomes (Reaffirmed February 2021)
• Color and Shade Verification (November 2014)
• Dental Amalgam (November 2014)
• Integrity in Prosthodontic Care (Revised February 2020)
• Access to Care (Reaffirmed June 2019)
• Oral Cancer Screening (Reaffirmed August 2023)
• Water Fluoridation (Reaffirmed June 2019)
• Dental Laboratory/Dentist Relationship (June 2015)
• Eating Disorders and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (Reaffirmed August 2023)
• Tobacco Use and Oral Health (June 2015)
• Mouthguard Use in Sports (Revised August 2023)
• Corporate Dentistry (October 2015)
• Board Certification Credentials (Reaffirmed October 2018)
• The Frequency of Denture Replacement (Reaffirmed October 2018)
• What Patients Should Know About Dental Materials (February 2016)
• The Use of Dental Radiographs in Evaluation of Prosthetic Margins - Tooth-Supported Fixed Prostheses (Reaffirmed October 2019)
• Demystifying Dental Specialty Credentials (February 2022)
• Diagnostic Imaging in the Treatment Planning, Surgical, and Prosthodontic Aspects of Implant Dentistry  (Reaffirmed February 2019)
• Medication-Related Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (February 2021)
• Zygomatic Implants (Reaffirmed October 2019)
• Postdoctoral Dental Education Matching Program (the ‘Match’) (Revised August 2023)
• Role of Oral Appliances in Management of Sleep-disordered Breathing Patient (Revised August 2020)
• The Sleep-disordered Breathing Patient (Revised August 2020)
• HPV Screening in Young Adults (June 2016)
• Stimulants of Abuse and Oral Health (October 2016)
• Maintenance of Full-Arch Implant Restorations (Revised August 2023)
• Posterior Single Tooth Replacement (Reaffirmed August 2023)
• Extraction of Asymptomatic Natural Teeth to Facilitate Prosthodontic Treatment (Reaffirmed August 2023)
• Dental Management of Persons with Ectodermal Dysplasia (Revised August 2023)
• Caries Risk Assessment and Intervention (Revised August 2023)
• Use of Implants in the Pterygoid Region for Prosthodontic Treatment (Reaffirmed August 2023)
• Total Color Replication Process for Fixed Prosthodontics (August 2023)

ACP Guidelines for Position Statements
 

Policy on Official Position Statements and Reference Guidelines

ACP position statements serve as valuable resources for members and staff in communicating ACP policy on key issues. They may also help to focus ACP’s education and research efforts. It is important to note that ACP position statements do not represent the opinions of all individual ACP members.

ACP members may download ACP position statements and may distribute copies to patients and referring dentists.