OBJECTIVES The long history of the Academy of Dental Materials (ADM) is documented with its strategies (a) to rapidly communicate science among its members, (b) to establish special awards to stimulate new science, and (c) to develop new dental materials scientists. METHODS We searched the history of the last 35 years of the ADM newsletters, transactions, journals, and officer notes. We document the (a) presidents, (b) meeting history, (c) membership growth, and (d) development of special awards through 2019 with the recent creation of the ADM Marshall Post-Doctoral Award. RESULTS There are 36 years of recent ADM history, 42 international meetings, membership growth to 400 individuals from 15 countries, service of 19 presidents, Paffenbarger annual Awardees since 1989, induction of >200 fellows, and recognition of the first winner of Marshall Post-Doctoral Award in 2018. New directions for recruiting members are suggested. Three potential new thrusts for the organization are presented: artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, and intensive member mentoring. SIGNIFICANCE These suggestions for the ADM provide a path for the ADM to continue to adapt to the ever changing scientific landscape.

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目标牙科材料学院（ADM）的悠久历史记录着其策略（a）在其成员之间快速交流科学；（b）设立特殊奖项以刺激新科学；以及（c）开发新型牙科材料。科学家们。方法我们搜索了ADM新闻通讯，交易，日记和高级职员记录的最近35年的历史。我们记录了（a）总统，（b）会议历史，（c）会员人数的增长以及（d）到2019年特别奖项的制定，以及最近创建的ADM Marshall博士后奖项。结果有近36年的ADM历史，42次国际会议，来自15个国家的400名会员增长，19位总统的服务，1989年以来帕芬巴格（Paffenbarger）年度获奖者，吸引了200多名研究人员，并表彰其在2018年获得马歇尔博士后奖的首位获奖者。提出了招募成员的新方向。提出了该组织的三个潜在新方向：人工智能，基因工程和强化成员指导。意义对于ADM的这些建议为ADM继续适应不断变化的科学环境提供了一条途径。