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Foundation President-elect Dr Patricia Tordik and Foundation President Dr Margot Kusienski at the AAE23 Foundation booth. The Foundation for Endodontics wrapped up its 2022-2023 annual campaign with $809,000 in new donations to fund a host of endodontic research, education, and access to care initiatives.  Thank you to one and all for your contributions at every…

Paving the way for the next generation to find their place in the endodontic community, and supporting educators to ensure the specialty status of the profession, have always been part of the Foundation’s mission.  Now two new Foundation programs are opening doors for residents and their teachers to achieve those goals. The Foundation’s new Annual…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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,…