Accreditation and collaboration

The AMA works to advance quality improvement in patient care and is a corporate member of the following accreditation organizations:

ADA Council on Access, Prevention and Interpersonal Relations
The American Dental Association (ADA) Council on Access, Prevention and Interprofessional Relations (CAPIR) is a primary ADA agency dedicated to broadening the scope of oral health care within the health care system, promoting preventive dentistry as a cornerstone of oral health care and advancing the delivery of oral health care to the public. CAPIR recommends policy, develops resources and formulates programs in the areas of: access to oral health services; community health activities; community water fluoridation and other preventive health activities; and health care facilities and interprofessional affairs.