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A Road Map for the Future
“If you want to succeed you should strike out on new paths rather than take the worn path of accepted success.” -John D. Rockefeller. When the Foundation was founded in 1966 by Dr. Freedland, the endodontic community was homogenous; the vision was lofty; and the pot of money was small. In the mid 1990’s, innovative…
Read MoreHave It Your Way!
Thanks to the Foundation’s new giving pages, contributing to the Foundation has never been easier! You can do any of the following in a couple easy steps: Make a one-time contribution: for donors who make giving decisions when reviewing their quarterly or annual tax liabilities, or who simply prefer to make charitable donations at the…
Read MoreSpotlight on Dr. Frederic Barnett of Project HOME
Foundation for Endodontics’ & U.S. Endo Partners’ 2021 Domestic Access to Care Grantee You don’t have to leave our own zip code to see the desperate need for our services. This initiative is changing lives. – Dr. Frederic Barnett The Foundation’s first domestic outreach pilot program was launched in 2018 in North Philadelphia through partnerships…
Read MoreYou might ask, “why the Foundation?”…..
I participated in outreach programs as a dental student and GPR resident, but I could not say I felt passion or purpose. There was no REACH committee, or a presence of the Foundation in my endodontic residency at Harvard. There were no opportunities to perform endodontic treatment in places like Jamaica or Project Home in…
Read MoreFoundation Names First Recipient of Dr. Anil Chandra Memorial Educator Grant
The Foundation for Endodontics announced Dr. Rebeca Weisleder-Urow, Clinical Associate Professor and Chair of the Department of Endodontics at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, as the inaugural recipient of its first named Full Time Educator Development Grant (FTEDG), which honors the late Dr. Anil Chandra of India who succumbed to COVID in 2021. The Chandra FTEDG…
Read MoreWhy I Give
Increased Pledge Fabricio B. Teixeira, DDS, MS, PhD Professor & Head of Endodontics University of Iowa Why did you choose to make a Benefactor level donation and then increase to the Founder level? From my perspective as an educator, the Foundation gives educators so much. Everyone is struggling, and without the Foundation it would be really tough.…
Read MoreWake Smiles Gives Wake County Something Big to Smile About
Spotlight on Dr. David WongFoundation for Endodontics’ & US Endo Partners’ 2021 Domestic Access to Care Grantee For 20 years, Wake Smiles has provided dental healthcare services to the thousands of people living below the poverty line in Wake County, NC. Dr. David Wong became involved as a volunteer in the clinic. “I felt it…
Read MoreFoundation for Endodontics Announces $500,000 Pledge from Endo1 Partners that will Benefit Residents and Academic Leaders
The following press release was sent on behalf of the Foundation for Endodontics to media sources throughout the world. For immediate release: February 24, 2022 For more information:Alyson Whittlesey, Assistant Executive Director for Foundation for Endodontics, 312-872-0468Kim FitzSimmons, Chief Marketing and Communications Officer for AAE, 800-872-3636 CHICAGO – The Foundation for Endodontics, the philanthropic arm of the American Association of…
Read More2021 Winner’s Circle
Congratulations to the members of the 2021 Winner’s Circle! Leticia Chaves de Souza, DDS, MS, PhD: Spring 2021 Highest-Scoring Faculty Proposal Dr. Souza earned her dental degree from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2004. She has a Master’s degree in Endodontics and a PhD degree in Materials Science, and joined the…
Read MoreA Novel Gift From an Endodontic Innovator
Dr. Noah Chivian contributes the Foundation’s first charitable gift annuity Dr. Noah Chivian among other AAE Past Presidents at AAE19. For Dr. Noah Chivian of West Orange, NJ, a former Foundation and AAE president, giving to the Foundation for Endodontics is a matter of “making sure endodontics continues to be recognized as an important specialty.”…
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