Dr. Atkins is a Diplomate of the American Board of Pediatric Dentistry and a Fellow in the American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, the American College of Dentists, and the International College of Dentists. He is a member of Delta Sigma Delta Dental Fraternity , Omicron Kappa Upsilon Honorary Dental Society, and the Pierre Fauchard Academy. He is active in many professional organizations including the American Dental Society of Anesthesiology, both the Virginia and the Southeastern Society of Pediatric Dentistry, the Richmond Dental Society, the Virginia Dental Association, and the American Dental Association