Who Are We?
The International College of Dentists (ICD) has been Honoring the World’s Leading Dentists Since 1920™ , and is the oldest and largest international dental honor society in the world with 12,000+ members (designated as Fellows) in more than 140 countries.
Fellowship in the College is by invitation only and is granted in recognition of an individual dentist’s outstanding professional achievement, meritorious service and dedication to the continued progress of dentistry for the benefit of humankind.
Prior to being recognized as a Fellow of the ICD, the candidate’s qualifications and achievements are evaluated by a series of credential committees in order to ensure that the individual is deserving of this honor and will live up to the ICD motto of “Recognizing Service as well as the Opportunity to Serve”. Once initiated, a Fellow in good standing is authorized to use the title ‘FICD’ after their name.
The Global Office of the International College of Dentists is located in Flint, Michigan, USA.
Our Mission Statement:
The International College of Dentists is the pre-eminent Global Dental Honor Society recognizing outstanding professional achievement and meritorious service while advocating for humanitarian and educational initiatives.
Our Core Values:
Uphold the highest standard of professional competence and personal ethics
Recognize distinguished service to the profession and the public worldwide
Foster measures for the prevention and treatment of oral disease by encouraging and supporting humanitarian projects
Contribute to the advancement of the profession of dentistry by fostering the growth and diffusion of dental knowledge worldwide
Our Motto
Recognizing Service and the Opportunity to Serve
Our motto comes alive through the humanitarian, educational, public health and leadership projects and initiatives being carried out by ICD Sections, Regions and Fellows around the world.
Our History
The International College of Dentists was conceived at a farewell party for Dr. Louis Ottofy in November of 1920 in Tokyo, Japan.
Dr. Ottofy was returning to the United States after practicing dentistry for 23 years in the Philippines and Japan. Dr. Tsurukichi Okumura, of Japan, was in attendance and together with Dr. Ottofy, agreed to form an international organization to study the progress of the dental profession and distribute the information to all countries globally.
The organization of the future College and governing institutions were established over the ensuing years, with new Fellows initiated annually worldwide. Today the College is the oldest and largest dental honor society in the world with over 12,000 Fellows in 14o countries.
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