$2.5M in expenses

General session and meetings: relates to the activities of the general session meetings. Joint meetings are generally held every other year with aadocr. A joint meeting was held in 2024. The related registration revenue and expenses are recorded in the association's financial statements.

$980K in expenses

Awards, grants, and fellowships: relate to activities involved in awarding grants, fellowships and/or awards to qualified individuals. It also relates to promoting activities in areas where there is limited association presence.

$469K in expenses

Membership services and other programs: relates to services provided to members, including the online member community and publication and mailing of the newsletter. It also relates to advocating for the promotion and funding of oral health research.

$324K in expenses

Journal of dental research and publishing: relates to the activity involved with the publication of the journal of dental research (JDR), JDR clinical & translational research, and advances in dental research. Based on a memorandum of understanding, revenues and expenses are split 50/50 between the association and aadocr. Many of the publication costs are outsourced and net revenues are returned to the association in the form of royalty income.