Research
The Impact of Foundation Funded Research
The impact of the research conducted by Foundation beneficiaries via competitive grants can be profound. Many times, the research funded by the Foundation serves as the basis for extramural funding from larger sources, elevating the specialty. It is a privilege to highlight some of the brightest in the field and disseminate their findings to the…
Read MoreThe Journey of a Resident Research Grant
The Foundation for Endodontics actively supports research and endodontic education. These two areas of focus intersect in many places, often beginning in residency. Dr. Sarmed Toma, an endodontic resident at the University of Detroit Mercy, class of 2024, experienced firsthand how the Foundation for Endodontics can support resident research. In Fall 2023, Dr. Susan Paurazas,…
Read MoreResearch Spotlight: Insight Track 2023
Foundation-funded research highlights the importance of differential diagnoses of persistent dental pain Among the highlights of AAE’s mid-year Insight Track 2023 conference on Pain, a presentation by Iryna Daline, DMD, MSD, MS on “Differential Diagnosis of Tooth Pain” underscored a significant concern for patients and providers alike. Based on Foundation-funded research published in the JOE…
Read MoreYour Foundation Dollars at Work
Your Foundation Dollars at Work Guiding the way: A JOE Basic Research-Technology 2023 publication award winner illustrates the broad impact of supporting the Foundation Dr Frederico Martinho at the controls of a dynamic navigation system Among the most recent papers recognized as best in class by the 2023 Journal of Endodontics Publication Awards, one stands…
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 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 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…
Read More2019 Winners Circle
Read profiles of the four top-scoring endodontists whose research proposals received funding in the 2019 Competitive Research Grant Program.
Read MoreFrom the Root Canal to the Petri Dish
Dr. Kortnie Strother, an endo resident at UT Houston, interviews Dr. Ariadne Letra, an associate professor at UT Houston and Chair of the Research and Scientific Affairs Committee
Read More2018 Winner’s Circle
Read profiles of the four top-scoring endodontists whose research proposals received funding in the 2018 Competitive Research Grant Program.
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