A Fellow of the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons must be certified by the American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, or by another recognized surgical specialty board which shares our interest in the area of Head and Neck surgery or be a Fellow of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons (AAOMS).

An Associate Member of the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons is a member who is in training or have as yet not been board certified. This category includes, but is not limited to Resident Members. When Associate Members shall become certified they are entitled to be called Fellows.

All Fellows and Associate Members must be licensed in their respective states, provinces or countries, excluding those in the federal services. Fellows and Associate Members shall be elected by a majority of the Regents, herein and described.

Retired Membership status is granted to a member should he/she voluntarily and completely retire from practice with the stipulations the member has been an active or affiliate dues paying member for a minimum of ten years and has paid his/her dues through the year in which retired membership is voted by the Board of Regents. Those members engaged in part-time practice (one day a week, etc.) or employed in an administrative or teaching capacity in an educational institution on a full or part-time basis for which remuneration is tendered, shall be considered ineligible.

Retired membership shall be granted to a member in the event he/she must suspend his/her practice due to personal illness, or other extenuating circumstances. Under these circumstances, his/her dues shall be waived at the discretion of the Board of Regents.

A retired member shall not have the right to vote or hold office. In the event a retired member resumes practice, it is incumbent on said member to notify the Central Office so that he/she may be reinstated.

Please complete and return this form to apply for Retired Membership.

Life Membership is an honor to be bestowed upon only our most loyal, longest-serving members. A member may achieve Life Member status upon completion of thirty (30) dues paying years and have reached the age of 65 years or more. Dues shall be paid through the year in which life membership is voted by the voting membership. Upon election to life membership, dues shall be waived. Only in extenuating circumstances may exceptions be made and then only upon the recommendation of the Board of Regents. A life member shall enjoy all privileges of the membership category held in prior to the election to life status.

In order to be granted Life Membership, it is incumbent upon the member to provide proof of eligibility, preferably in the form of a membership certificate or letter and to submit that evidence, along with the attached form. If you are unable to do so, kindly return the attached form regardless and we will do our best to verify your status.

The Board of Regents hereby invites you to apply for membership or fellowship in the American College of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. ACOMS Application