AAPD provides a formal platform for the local and national institutions and fellow dentists who share a common
interest to promote oral health through prevention of oral diseases.
The mission of the AAPD
To promote oral and general health of people through prevention
To offer scientific guidance regarding dental preventive and curative treatment modalities
To provide continuing professional development to the medical and dental fraternity
To create a local and international network of the medical and dental fraternity
To support research in the field of Preventive Dentistry
The vision of the AAPD
To support equitable access to oral healthcare services for all individuals, irrespective of
geographical location or socioeconomic status
To develop evidence-based preventive oral health projects to reduce the incidence of oral
diseases
To promote effective oral health promotion programs to increase awareness about the importance of
oral health and foster healthy oral hygiene practice
AAPD logo
This logo symbolizes the endeavour of the AAPD to foster oral health for all individuals by through
collaborative
effort among Asian countries. The Sam Taeguk circle is in the centre of the logo. The red colour
represents heaven
and the blue colour represents earth. The yellow colour is the representative colour of Asia. The
Sam Taeguk circle
of the AAPD represents perfect balance, harmony, peace and health of Asia in the universe. The ivory
colour of the
upper circle and its tail represents healthy dentition, and the two pink coloured circles with tail
their tails represents
