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Why 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.…

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Wake Smiles Gives Wake County Something Big to Smile About

Spotlight on Dr. David Wong Foundation for Endodontics’ & Specialized Dental 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…

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Foundation 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…

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2021 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…

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A Novel Gift From an Endodontic Innovator

Dr. Noah Chivian contributes the Foundation’s first charitable gift annuity 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.”  As a volunteer leader, he was instrumental in establishing the…

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