To apply for International Student Membership complete an online application.
International student applications are processed monthly.
International students may join AAO for FREE for the first year. Renewals are $30 per year.
Applicants must be members in good standing of the World Federation of Orthodontists (WFO). To apply for WFO student membership, complete an online application. A combined AAO-WFO application is also available in PDF format; (PDF Spanish version) however the online application is preferred.
The membership period runs June 1 through May 31.
AAO International Student Members are eligible to continue their International Student Memberships through May 31 of the year following their orthodontic training program graduation.
Send your completed application and requested materials to any of the following:
American Journal of Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics (AJO-DO) – free online subscription is included (a one-year print subscription is available for $56)
Charles R. Baker Memorial Library – online catalog for literature searches, including a free scanning/emailing service, and full-time librarian for member assistance
Clinical Practice Guidelines – assistance with practitioner and patient decisions about appropriate health care for specific clinical circumstances
Ethics Resources – resources to maintain the highest standard of professional conduct
Online Learning Program – complimentary subscription to 400+ archived presentations via Online Lectures, as well as low-cost live webinars, on clinical and practice management topics