The world’s largest organization for cosmetic dental professionals, The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry (AACD), has just announced three winners in their annual Smile Portrait Competition. Winners have been selected by the voting public in all three categories of the competition: The “Rising Stars” category is open to AACD members, students, residents, and lab techs who have been out of school for ten years or less. The “Smile Aficionados” category includes AACD dentists and technicians who have been in the profession for more than ten years, while the “Smile Art” category is open to all dental professionals of all experience levels to explore the creative display of dental art in the smile with a portrait or closeup of the smile.

Connie Tse-Wallerstein, DDS, has been awarded the Smile Art prize for her intricate photo featuring a rubber ducky and rhinestones. “The AACD has helped be grow as a clinician, especially through the Accreditation process…the connections and friends I have made are lifelong and meaningful,” Tse-Wallerstein says.

Alexander W. Tsui, DMD, takes home the Smile Design Aficionados title, for his classic glamour shot. “I think photography and dentistry are two sides of the same coin,” says Tsui. “One seeks to capture beauty and the other seeks to create it.”

Rising Star award winner, Samantha Mohan, DDS, submitted a classic portrait of a beautiful smile. Says Mohan, “I was an oil and acrylic painter before dentistry, and I love that I get to use artistic skills in practicing dentistry!”

The American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry is proud to advance the art and science of comprehensive esthetic and restorative dentistry, and to showcase the varied clinical and artistic talents of their members with the wider dental community through the AACD Smile Portrait Competition.

For more information about the winners, go to https://aacd.com/congrats-to-the-2022-smile-portrait-competition-winners.

To learn more about the AACD or become a member, visit aacd.com/membership.