Competitive Research Grant Recipients
Support for endodontic research lies at the heart of the Foundation for Endodontic's mission. Approximately $260,000 is allocated to research grants annually. Funding is awarded to both residents and faculty members. The Foundation continues to support the specialty’s research initiatives as one of its main priorities.
Below are names and institutions of funded researchers. Thank you to all applicants for submitting research that strengthens and advances the specialty of endodontics.
Spring 2023
Grantees Total: $33,140.28
Lauren Rotondi* | $24,249.58 | University of Toronto | Investigating the role of cell adhesion molecules in Macrophage - Stem Cell From Apical Papilla interactions using a 3D organoid model |
Alexander Huynh | $9,390.70 | Texas A&M | The Efficiency of Laser Activated Irrigation versus Sonic Irrigation on Hard-Tissue Debris Removal after Conservative Instrumentation and their Influence on Obturation |
Fall 2023
Grantees Total: $56,362.13
Shivani Desai | $4,401.13 | University of Toronto | Factors Affecting the Time Lapse Between Restorations and Pulp Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study |
Christopher Hawkins | $8,600.00 | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Outcomes of Vital Pulp Therapy with Tricalcium Silicates in a Dental School Patient Population |
Frederico Martinho** | $15,675.00 | University of Maryland | Piezoelectric Device and Dynamic Navigation System Integration for Bone-window Guided Surgery: A Cadaver Study |
Ronald Ordinola-Zapata | $19,791.00 | University of Minnesota | Root Canal Microbiome Composition and Genes Encoding Toxins in Subjects with Periapical Bone Loss |
Danielle Stein-Meyerson* | $7,895.00 | University of Toronto | Photomechanical Investigation on the Impact of Endodontic Cavity Design on the Biomechanical Response in Mandibular First Molar and Premolar Teeth |
*Indicates researchers who received $500 award for the highest scoring proposal.