Welcome
Mission Statement
The Academy as the national voice of periodontists, supports success of its members, promotes excellence in the practice of periodontics and in partnership advances the periodontal health of the public as an integral part of optimal oral and general health.
Vision Statement
The Academy unifies periodontists as the recognized leaders with the expertise to advance, provide and educate on periodontics and surgical tooth replacement care. Periodontists are key to comprehensive oral health care and a central collaborative interface with allied partners between oral health and general health.
Why see a Periodontist?
The goal of periodontal therapy is to allow you to keep your teeth and your smile all your life.
More specifically, it allows to stop the progression of gum disease, to strengthen your gums and to replace if necessary missing teeth with implants.
In most cases, with appropriate treatments and your cooperation, it is possible to keep your teeth for life.
CAP Annual Meeting - October 15-18, 2025
Metro Toronto Convention Centre
Toronto, Ontario
Current CAP members are eligible to register for the Toronto meeting at the AAP-member rate.
- Early-Bird Registration Rate Deadline: March 28, 2025
- Housing Deadline: September 25, 2025
- Advance Registration Rate Deadline: October 14, 2025
- Onsite Registration Rate: October 15 - 18, 2025
Registration
Zoom in with CAP
A three-part lecture series for your referring doctors and hygienists, sponsored by Crest Oral B, offered at no charge to CAP members, their staff, and referring doctors. Please forward the registration page to your referring doctors with our compliments.
Zoom in with CAP
May Session
Thursday, January 30, 2025
8:00PM-9:30PM EST
Anna Louise Tolan
Care Begins with a Conversation:
Understanding and Meeting Patient Expectations
Moderator:
Embracing person-centered care (PCC) delivers positive health outcomes endorsed by science and those practitioners committed to it and valued by patients. Oral healthcare professionals now understand that systemic health encompasses mental and physical well-being. PCC's most frequently acknowledged attribute involves clinicians considering each person's unique needs and concerns and crafting customized interventions beyond treatments to address social, mental, emotional, and spiritual aspects. The mission, Care Begins with a Conversation, involves investing in communication and listening skills to understand the individuals' strengths, weaknesses, preferences, and values and to develop deeper connections between providers and clients to ensure a higher level of the continuum of care, elevating health, and wellness.
Learning Objectives:
- Examine the components of Person-Centered Care.
- Incorporate Person-Centered Care and the Process of Care and
the Classifications of Periodontal and Peri-implant Disease and
Conditions in your practice.
- Implement communication strategies and collaborative
interdisciplinary healthcare to elevate client care.
- Understand the impact vicious cycle of fear and avoidance.
- Recognize how a focus on the person and their mental, social
and spiritual wellness will improve the overall health of a client and expand your practice.
Anna Louise is a trusted advisor, empowering educator and committed to advancing the profession. During her long clinical career, she has gained expertise in person-centered individualized care, providing and presenting on the non- surgical treatment of periodontal and peri-implant disease and conditions. She is a recognized Fellow of the Association of Dental Implant Auxiliaries, serving as an ICOI-ADIA Dental Hygiene Certification Trainer, an engaging cast member of The RDH View, and a Key Opinion Leader for several Dental Industry Corporations. Most importantly, Anna Louise is empowering her clients and colleagues with the education to elevate oral and systemic health.
Registration open
Registration
Jump the GAP with CAP
A webinar series designed for CAP members. Registration is complimentary for CAP members, with nominal fees for hygienists and non-CAP members.
