b'COVER STORY A Roadmapto the Futureyou are informed in both informational and creative ways.The Academy will also be expanding its international outreach with more e-learning courses and new content for international members.Finally, the Academys 2023 Annual Meeting in Austin will facilitate the sharing of knowledge and professional connections like never before with compelling hands-on workshops, perennial favorites such as the Dental Hygiene Symposium and sedation courses, and much more.Objective 2: Advocate on behalf of the specialtyThe AAP Board of Trustees gathered once again to review the success of theAdvocacy can have a variety of meanings for previous years Strategic Plan and to approve new goals and objectives for thedifferent individuals, but for this objective, it coming year. With the goal of confronting the challenges AAP members arerefers to advocating on behalf of periodontal facing as well as identifying opportunities to grow the periodontal profession,professionals regarding state and federal the 2023 Strategic Plan addresses four goals and six objectives. These goalslegislation. Most legislation passed at the state and objectives are designed to achieve the Mission and Vision of the Ameri- and federal levels addresses dentistry as a whole can Academy of Periodontology. rather than specialties such as orthodontics, AAP Vision: To be the voice for periodontists as the collaborative partner toendodontics, prosthodontics, and periodontics. achieve optimal oral health The AAP continues to support state and federal AAP Mission: To champion member success and professional partnershipslegislation that impacts its members.for optimal patient health and quality of life The Academy will ensure it is achieving this The four goals of the Academy are: objective by providing postdoctoral programs 1. Provide the professional home for all periodontistswith resources to support quality education, encouraging Student membership, soliciting 2. Serve as the primary source of compelling periodontal health information insights from predoctoral educators on their 3. Lead dentistry as the preeminent global authority on periodontal science unique challenges, and evaluating predoctoral periodontal CODA standards. Additionally, the 4. Administer an effective and nimble professional organization AAP will continue to represent the specialty at Objective 1: Provide exceptional member value local and national levels as well as clarifying strategic direction for advocacy efforts. Future Your needs as members are always the focal point during the AAPs strategicgoals include planning and promoting the planning efforts. Recent survey results pointed to a need for a change in2024 ACP/AAE/AAP Collaborative Conference communication regarding member benefits and resources. The AAP isand continuing to pilot mechanisms for working on communicating more often and more thoroughly with you bycommunicating state/regional grassroots efforts leveraging existing platforms alongside new ones (e.g., digital, print, socialand concerns.media) and formats (e.g., video, graphics, soundbites). This will ensure that AAP Periospectives| 6'