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Maintenance of Certification

To maintain Diplomate status an individual must fulfill the following two (2) requirements:

  1. Attendance at one (1) AADSM Annual Meeting every two years; or submission of documentation of twenty-five (25) hours of ADA CERP continuing education credits related to dental sleep medicine, or the medical equivalent of continuing education credits related to dental sleep medicine, every two years. The amount of ADA CERP approved self-study courses in dental sleep medicine that will be accepted is limited to ten hours.
  2. Payment of an annual administrative fee of $100.00.

Diplomates of the ABDSM will be contacted annually and informed of these maintenance requirements.

To maintain International Certificant status, an individual must fulfill the following requirements:

  1. Attendance at one (1) AADSM Annual Meeting every two years; or submission of documentation of fifteen (15) hours of dental sleep medicine, or the medical equivalent of continuing education credits related to dental sleep medicine, every two years.
  2. Payment of an annual administrative fee of $100.00.

International Certificants will be contacted annually and informed of these maintenance requirements.