The ADIA is a eighteen-year-old non-profit society. We are a component of the world’s largest professional implant society, the International Congress of Oral Implantologists. In 1990 the Board of the ICOI chose to develop a society dedicated solely to the purpose of educating dental team members vis a vis dental implants and associated procedures. They hoped the creation of this specialized society open to any dental auxiliary, front desk team members, dental assistants, dental hygienists, nurses and implant coordinators would solve an age old problem in dentistry…getting all team members to work and learn together.

Our mission is to establish educational criteria and training for certification and provide an organized vehicle for auxiliaries to contribute to the field of oral implantology/implant dentistry. Another goal of our association is to develop implant practices as a “team”. We do this by providing high quality, cost effective education and motivating staff members to work as a team to provide the absolute best care for implant patients and make implant practices increasingly successful. We have developed and copyrighted three certification programs specifically geared to each member of the dental team (front office and coordinators, assistants, hygienists). We have additionally created extensive training and education programs to fulfill needs for all aspects of implant therapy. Because the field of oral implantology/implant dentistry is ever changing due to advances in science and technology our association keeps its members on the cutting edge of changes that will affect their careers. We do this through yearly symposia, quarterly journals and development of chair side tools for our members to utilize in their practices.

In addition to our certification programs our society has different levels of membership, i.e. Certified Implant Auxiliary, Advanced Certified Implant Auxiliary and Fellowship. The ADIA strives to develop relationships that will continue the growth of worldwide implant education for all auxiliaries.

The ADIA is an organization that is open to all office management or clinical team members. The ADIA encourages and provides continuing education, internationally, nationally and regionally.

Our Mission

To advance the field of Implant Dentistry through an organized vehicle for auxiliary education/contributions. The ADIA develops educational criteria and training for auxiliary certification. It provides education through annual meetings and certification programs. The ADIA offers several comprehensive one-day courses that provide information regarding all aspects of implant dentistry specifically geared for every member of the implant team.

Our Vision

Our vision is to introduce implants into every practice or increase implant practice through the "team" approach. We encourage communication and cooperation between all inter-office staff members as well as those from referral practices. The result should be an improved level of patient care and increased use of implants