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2022 Winner’s Circle
Congratulations to the members of the 2022 Winner’s Circle! Matthew Malek, DDS: Spring 2022 Highest Scoring Faculty Proposal Dr. Matthew Malek is the faculty winner of the Foundation for Endodontics Spring 2022 Competitive Research Proposal for his research on External Invasive Resorption titled: Potential Biological Markers of External Invasive Resorption in Saliva and Gingival Crevicular…
Read MoreMeet the 2022 Domestic Access to Care Grant Awardees
The Foundation for Endodontics’ and U.S. Endo Partners‘ Domestic Access to Care Program aids endodontic specialists in providing access to free endodontic care to underserved patients within the United States. The Foundation believes every endodontist has the capacity to make a significant difference and is proud to empower specialists to serve patients and spread goodwill. Union…
Read MoreMeet the 2022 Domestic Access to Care Grant Awardees
The Foundation for Endodontics’ and U.S. Endo Partners’ Domestic Access to Care Program aids endodontic specialists in providing access to free endodontic care to underserved patients within the United States. The Foundation believes every endodontist has the capacity to make a significant difference and is proud to empower specialists to serve patients and spread goodwill. …
Read MoreWhy Do You Give Back?
As the holiday season approaches, you may find yourself inundated with requests to give your time, talent or money. You may feel desensitized to these requests. This may cause you to ponder this question: why does one give in today’s world? Some give because they are moved by an emotional commercial on the television. Some…
Read MoreThe Foundation’s Access-to-Care Funds Philadelphia’s FIGHT Clinic
Spotlight on Dr. Tina Chou Following her endo residency at Tufts, Dr. Tina Chou sought out a volunteer opportunity on returning to Philadelphia. Her school contacts brought her to Philadelphia FIGHT, a Federally Qualified Heath Center (FQHC) founded in 1990 to serve people living with HIV, their partners and families of HIV+ patients, the formerly…
Read MoreMeet Dr. Frederico Martinho, 2022 Endodontic Educator Fellowship Award Recipient
The Foundation for Endodontics demonstrates its commitment to education in a variety of ways. The Foundation’s Endodontic Educator Fellowship Award recognizes the critical role that educators play in strengthening the specialty. This prestigious award provides funding to individuals who agree to commit five years to a full-time academic career in endodontics at a dental school…
Read MoreBe Part of Something Great!
The 2022-2023 fundraising campaign has begun in earnest as an annual effort to raise money for endodontic research, education and access to care. New giving helps ensure that: Please share with us how you are impacting an underserved community via email foundation@aae.org. A staff member will follow up with you to learn more. All endodontic…
Read MoreOne Donor’s Story: “I didn’t get here all by myself and just want to give back…”
Dr. and Mrs. David and Rebecca Funderburk of Colorado made their third bequest to the Foundation’s Freedland Society at AAE22. Dr. Funderburk’s long list of volunteer leadership for endodontics includes serving as a Foundation Trustee and AAE Director and on several committees for both organizations. Mrs. Funderburk has been very active in the AAE…
Read MoreMercy Clinic Operates with Foundation Support & Volunteerism
Mercy Clinic Operates with Foundation Support & Volunteerism Spotlight on Dr. Francisco Nieves Dr. Francisco Nieves started volunteering at Mercy Clinic at the invitation of a classmate from dental school whose former practice owner had been a volunteer at the clinic. Dr. Nieves grew up on the south side of Fort Worth, a mostly Hispanic…
Read MoreThe Foundation Supports Residents
The weekend of August 19 was a busy one for the Foundation. We were thrilled to join the Association and welcome over 300 endodontic residents to our hometown, Chicago! Six of those resident attendees are current Foundation Resident Expert Advisory Council (REACH) members. REACH is an opportunity for residents to learn about organized dentistry and…
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