Shannon Pace Elected to Board of Directors of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry®

May 2008 – Chesapeake, VA – Shannon Pace of Chesapeake, VA, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD). Shannon Pace was elected at the organization’s 24th Annual AACD Scientific Session, held in New Orleans, LA, in May 2008.

“I am honored to serve on the Board of Directors of the AACD. This is the premier organization for advancing excellence in cosmetic dentistry, and I am excited to help lead the profession into the future,” commented Shannon Pace.

The AACD Board of Directors is comprised of 16 elected officials from varying cosmetic dental backgrounds. Its chief responsibilities include: supervising the direction of the AACD, determining its policies and maintaining the AACD standard of excellence throughout all aspects of the organization.

Shannon Pace is a DA II and a 1994 graduate of the Dental Assisting Program at Bowman Gray School of Medicine. She works with Dr. John Cranham in his private practice in Chesapeake, VA. Shannon Pace is the first dental assistant to be elected to the AACD Board of Directors.

The AACD is the world’s largest non-profit membership organization dedicated to advancing excellence in comprehensive oral care that combines art and science to optimally improve dental health, aesthetics and function. Made up of more than 8,000 cosmetic dental professionals in 70 countries around the globe, the AACD fulfills its mission by offering superior educational opportunities, promoting and supporting a respected Accreditation credential, serving as a user-friendly and inviting forum for the creative exchange of knowledge and ideas, and providing accurate and useful information to the public and the profession.

Shannon Pace is a dental assistant at 4016 Raintree Rd Ste 320, Chesapeake, VA. For more information regarding the AACD, please visit the organization’s Web site at www.aacd.com, send
an e-mail to pr@aacd.com or call 800.543.9220.