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Faces of the Foundation
So many AAE members contribute to the success of the AAE Foundation’s programs. Please meet a few “Faces of the Foundation,” each describing their experiences in their own words. Why do your company and you personally support the Foundation? Instead of just writing a check, Henry Schein Cares wanted to give to something tangible…
Read More2020 Winner’s Circle
Congratulations to the members of the 2020 Winner’s Circle! Fang-Chi (Alice) Li: Fall 2020 Highest-Scoring Proposal In a hectic and unpredictable year marred by the pandemic, Dr. Alice Li found respite in the lab working on her research project. Dr. Li is a graduate student at the University of Toronto where her study is…
Read MoreRegenerative Endodontics Research: Seven Years in the Making
In late 2013, the Foundation approved grants to three research teams who responded to a Request for Application, to investigate different aspects of stem cell regeneration. The research investment was made to help endodontics to ride the tide that promised sweeping changes in clinical practice for both dentistry and medicine. The following grants were…
Read MoreAn Interview with Dr. Johnah Galicia
By Gordon Lai, D.D.S. Recently, I had the privilege to sit down and interview Dr. Johnah Galicia who serves as the director of the University of the Pacific Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry’s Graduate Program in Endodontology and as a trustee on the Foundation’s Board of Trustees. Dr. Galicia is someone I am proud…
Read MoreFoundation Names 2020 Endodontic Educator Fellow
The Foundation for Endodontics is proud to name Theodore D. Ravenel, D.M.D., the 2020 Endodontic Educator Fellow. Dr. Ravenel is the Post Graduate Endodontic Director at the Medical University of South Carolina. The selection committee was impressed with Dr. Ravenel’s commitment to education and desire to create excellent student experiences at his institution. After 10…
Read MoreEducation has been central to the Foundation for Endodontics’ mission since its inception
This article is an excerpt of the Foundation’s 2020 issue of FOCUS. You can read the full issue here. Annually, the foundation raises at least $1 million to fund programs like the Endodontic Educator Fellowship Award which supports outstanding educators who commit a minimum of five years to a full-time academic career in endodontics. Recipients…
Read MoreFoundation Outreach Update
In early 2020, three endodontists volunteered their time for the Foundation for Endodontics’ 15th International Outreach Program. Drs. John T. Dominici, Winnie Zhang and Christopher A. Pellicano traveled to the Helping Hand Clinic in Treasure Beach, Jamaica, to provide under-resourced, local community members with endodontic care. The Helping Hand Clinic is busy: teams of dentistry…
Read MoreRelief Grant and Leadership
As the global pandemic arrived in the U.S., the Foundation for Endodontics’ Board of Trustees was saddened and disappointed by the cancellation of AAE20 in Nashville. The cancellation made sharing the Foundation’s news and accomplishments with the endodontic community difficult and as such, there was a smaller celebration than anticipated for the end of the…
Read MoreFoundation for Endodontics Providing COVID-19 Relief Grant to Graduating Residents
The Foundation for Endodontics, the philanthropic arm of the American Association of Endodontists, is providing a one-time $500 grant to each resident member of the AAE who is graduating in 2020. The intention of this funding is to help offset the financial impact many are experiencing during the COVID-19 pandemic and to provide aid to…
Read MoreFoundation for Endodontics Names First-Ever Research Fellow
The Foundation for Endodontics, the philanthropic arm of the American Association of Endodontists, announced Dr. Annie Shrestha, B.D.S., M.Sc., Ph.D., FRCD(C), assistant professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Dentistry, as the recipient of the Research Fellowship Award. The award is the first of its kind in the field of endodontic research and was…
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