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A Letter to Endodontic Residents
One of my favorite things to do as Foundation president is visit with endodontic residencies across the U.S. and Canada. The Foundation decided to reboot school visits after a three-year hiatus due to COVID. The reboot allowed time for reflection and to reimagine our strategic plan as a board. It has been exciting to share…
Read MoreHonor the AAE Alliance
Honor the friendships & fundraising of THE AAE ALLIANCE! MAKE A TRIBUTE GIFT TO THE FOUNDATION FOR ENDODONTICS For over 50 years, the AAE Alliance brought together spouses and families of endodontics on behalf of the critical missions of the Foundation in supporting the specialty. Its fundraising appeals and events included silent auctions and raffles…
Read MoreThe Foundation Announces the 2023-2024 ADEA Scholar: Dr. Lorel E. Burns, DDS, MS
Congrats to Dr. Lorel E. Burns, recipient of the 2023-2024 AAE Foundation & Endo1 Partners ADEA Leadership Institute scholarship! Dr. Lorel E. Burns is Assistant Professor in the Department of Endodontics at NYU College of Dentistry. She is the faculty mentor of the NYU Dentistry chapter of the Student National Dental Association and is a…
Read MoreWhy should I wait for someone else?
A founder of modern endodontics in Africa makes a major gift to the Foundation For Dr. Mbachan Okwen, the mission of providing endodontic care is one that hits quite close to home, both in Texas and halfway around the world in Africa. Brought up in Cameroon, he says “endodontics really is the most absent part…
Read MoreIs 2023 Your Year?
Happy 2023 from the Foundation for Endodontics! Is this the year you discover the best version of yourself? Are you hoping to become a better endodontist, parent, partner, human? Now that COVID is in our rearview mirror, it is time to reconnect with friends and colleagues. Zoom has been useful, but it does not replace…
Read MoreNow Accepting 2023 Domestic Access to Care Grant Applications!
Perhaps you treat veterans at no cost in your office. Maybe you volunteer at a local health clinic for unhoused people. You might partner with a Federally Qualified Health Center that wants to provide endodontic treatment for low-income families. Whoever those patients, wherever you provide the care, this is the spirit of the Foundation for…
Read MoreFoundation & Endo1 Partners ADEA Leadership Institute Scholar, Class of 2023: Dr. Leticia Guajardo-Morales
Thanks to Endo1 Partners Dr. Leticia Guajardo-Morales was sponsored to attend the American Dental Education Association’s (ADEA) Leadership Institute to become part of the Class of 2023. The Institute helps to further develop dental faculty and enables a growing pool of outstanding academicians to become academic leaders in dental institutions. “It’s important to us to…
Read MoreThank You ALL for Serving the Specialty
Thank you ALL for Serving the Specialty! Thanks to the generosity of its donors, the Foundation is committed to strengthening the specialty and its clinicians while striving for stronger patient outcomes. We’d like to say THANK YOU to all the individuals and corporations who have contributed to the 2023 – 2024 campaign, between May 7,…
Read MoreHow Do You Give Back?
The Foundation salutes the tremendous spirit of giving and philanthropy in the endodontic community. We hope you’re inspired to take action by the following examples of your colleagues giving back to their communities…and if you already have, please tell us your story! Dr. Andrew D’Amelio (pictured with Dr. Francisco Nieves) began volunteering at Mercy Clinic…
Read MoreThe Whole Package
Inspirational teaching and progressive research go hand in hand for 2022 Endodontic Educator Fellow Dr. Frederico Canato Martinho On a typical day, University of Maryland School of Dentistry (UMD) pre-doctoral endodontics director Dr. Frederico Canato Martinho’s schedule has him scurrying between various combinations of clinics with dental students and graduate residents; research; lecturing in graduate…
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