Pierre Fauchard Academy

41 East 400 North # 546
Logan UT 84321
435-213-9089
www.fauchard.org

The Pierre Fauchard Academy is a volunteer-run, non-profit dental organization that was founded by Elmer S. Best, a dentist from Minnesota in 1936. The objective is the independence from commercial interests in dental research and its publications. Elmer Best endeavored to raise the professional standards. The Academy is named after Pierre Fauchard (1678-1761), a French dentist who is considered the "Father of modern dentistry". Fauchard wrote a book entitled Le Chirurgien dentiste, ou Traité des dents, the first dental textbook of modern times.

The Mission of the Pierre Fauchard Academy:

Our mission as Fellows in the Pierre Fauchard Academy is to recognize and develop outstanding leadership in our profession, internationally.

GOALS:

To be a superior, quality, international dental honorary organization.

To encompass dentistry worldwide.

To have as Fellows the most outstanding dentists in every country in the world.

To select and induct individuals of the highest ethical, moral and professional standards.

To develop service-oriented projects.

To orient all Pierre Fauchard Academy leaders so they may have uniform workable guidelines.

To make the Pierre Fauchard Academy known throughout the dental world.

To make the Pierre Fauchard Academy a peer recognition body by virtue of its awards, its selectivity of Fellowship, and its service to dentistry in the worldwide community.

Our mission as Fellows in the Pierre Fauchard Academy is to recognize and develop outstanding leadership in our profession, internationally:

We accomplish this by consistently focusing on professionalism, integrity, and ethics worldwide, by our own conduct as worthy role models, by the advancement of dentistry to the highest level, by supporting and honoring colleagues for their distinguished work, research, contributions, and public service, and by providing excellence in programs, education, and leadership in oral health care.

Fellowship in the Academy is by nomination and is designed to honor past accomplishments in field of dentistry and encourage future productivity. Professional leaders select fellows based on contributions to dental literature, service to the profession of dentistry, and service to the general community, thereby bringing credit to dentistry, are among the criteria sought in recruiting new members. The Academy has its own publication program with Dental World and Dental Abstracts, and has always encouraged its fellow members to contribute to dental education and dental literature. Through its Foundation, it offers financial support to various dental projects that increase access to care for underserved populations and scholarships to dental students.

 

Organization:

The Pierre Fauchard Academy is currently comprised of nearly 11,000 Fellows divided into 142 sections, 55 in the United States and another 87 in many other parts of the world, including South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.

The membership is made of dentists who are among the most outstanding leaders in various fields of dentistry. Fellowship is by invitation only and must have the approval of the Section in which the candidate resides or practices.

The Academy is administered by a Board of Trustees consisting of four Officers and ten Trustees from around the world. Section organization includes a Chairperson and such other officers or committee members as the Section may elect. The administrative office of the Academy is located in Logan, Utah, U.S.A.

The Objectives of the Pierre Fauchard Academy, as stated in its Constitution, are to:

1. Elevate the character, education and professional ability of dentists by making available to them dental literature representing developments and opinions in dentistry.

2. Encourage practitioners to contribute to the professional literature and otherwise share their knowledge with their fellow practitioners.

3. Encourage, through annual awards, outstanding contributions to the art and science of dentistry and service to the profession.

4. Encourage personal contacts between leaders in the profession and those who seek advice on scientific technical or economic subjects.

5. Encourage dental students and foster advancement of their professional and scientific standards and encourage continuing education for all members of the dental profession.

6. Encourage improvement of the oral health of the public through prevention, therapy, and restoration.

7. Encourage fellowship among the membership and emphasize understanding of our professional responsibility to the public.

The Pierre Fauchard Academy is an honorary dental service organization that was founded in 1936 by Dr. Elmer S. Best, a Minnesota dentist. Troubled by the proprietary nature of many dental publications, he wanted to help the profession gain control of its own literature and assure its independence from commercial interests. His passionate concern for the search for knowledge and the raising of professional standards laid the ground work for the beginning of the Academy. This attracted outstanding dental researchers and teachers to its ranks, and led to a continuing role in fostering dental science.

The Academy is named after Pierre Fauchard of France (1678-1761), who is recognized as the "Father of Modern Dentistry" for raising dentistry to a profession. He wrote a book named “Le Chirurgien Dentiste, ou Traité des Dents” which was the first true textbook of dentistry.

The Constitution of the Pierre Fauchard Academy laid out a series of objectives honoring Dr. Best’s focus on integrity and ethics. An objective adopted by the Academy awards distinguished members and role models for their contributions to the field of dentistry. A primary objective at the time of its founding, to help the profession take control over its own literature, still remains an important activity of the Academy. This includes the publication of Dental Abstracts.

The statutes of the Pierre Fauchard Academy are based on the objectives of Elmer Best and its focus is on integrity and ethics of dentists. A primary objective at the time of its foundation is to preserve the independence of scientific publications. Goals are to have as Fellows the most outstanding dentists in every country in the world and to select and induct individuals of the highest ethical, moral and professional standards.

The Pierre Fauchard Academy currently consists of more than 8,000 Fellows, who are organized in 120 sections. 55 are located in the United States and 65 in countries of South America, Europe, Asia and Australia. Members are dentists who are among the most outstanding personalities in the various fields of dentistry. Fellowship in the Academy is by nomination and is designed to honor past accomplishments in field of dentistry and encourage future productivity. Membership must be supported by the section in which the dentist resides.

The Academy is administered by a Board of Trustees consisting of four Officers and ten Trustees from around the world. Section organization includes a Chairperson and such other officers or committee members as the Section may elect. The office of the Academy is located in Logan (Utah). Acting President is Michael W. Schafhauser.

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