{"id":192,"date":"2017-09-08T00:02:14","date_gmt":"2017-09-08T00:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/foundation\/?page_id=192"},"modified":"2022-06-13T10:22:15","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T15:22:15","slug":"communique","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/foundation\/news\/communique\/","title":{"rendered":"Foundation in the AAE&#8217;s Communiqu\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"row fl-post-grid\">\n\t\t<div class='fl-post-column col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12'>\n\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-post'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-text'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='fl-post-grid-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/recapping-the-2026-adea-annual-session-exhibition\/'>Recapping the 2026 ADEA Annual Session &#038; Exhibition\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-meta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-date'>June 29, 2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-content'><p>The 2026 ADEA Annual Session &amp; Exhibition was held March 21\u201324, 2026, in Montr\u00e9al, Qu\u00e9bec, Canada. During the Section on Endodontics meeting, attendees discussed several key issues affecting endodontic education, including faculty recruitment and retention, the ongoing shortage of endodontic educators, increased collaboration among programs, and opportunities to strengthen engagement within the academic community. Dr.&hellip;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class='fl-post-column col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12'>\n\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-post'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-text'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='fl-post-grid-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/help-shape-the-future-of-endodontic-leadership\/'>Help Shape the Future of Endodontic Leadership<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-meta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-date'>June 29, 2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-content'><p>Strong leadership is essential to the continued success of the specialty of endodontics. As the profession evolves and new challenges and opportunities emerge, the American Association of Endodontists remains committed to developing future leaders who will help guide the profession, advocate for patients, and strengthen the endodontic community. To support that commitment, the AAE is&hellip;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"row fl-post-grid\">\n\t\t<div class='fl-post-column col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12'>\n\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-post'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-text'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='fl-post-grid-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/beyond-the-apex-navigating-ai-in-endodontic-diagnosis-education-and-ethics\/'>Beyond the Apex: Navigating AI in Endodontic Diagnosis, Education and Ethics<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-meta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-date'>June 24, 2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-content'><p>By Ashley L. Madern, DMD, MS A student once asked after lecture, \u201cIf AI can see more pixels and grayscale than my eye can, shouldn\u2019t I trust it when it identifies a periapical radiolucency?\u201d This question captures the complexity of AI in both clinical and educational contexts. AI systems are being trained to detect patterns&hellip;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class='fl-post-column col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12'>\n\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-post'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-text'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='fl-post-grid-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/education-in-and-for-the-future-reflections-from-the-aae26-panel\/'>Education in and for the Future: Reflections from the AAE26 Panel\u00a0<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-meta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-date'>May 27, 2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-content'><p>By Yehuda Joesph Benjamin, D.M.D., M.S. Bob Dylan famously reminded us that \u201cthe times they are a-changin\u2019,\u201d signaling that the zeitgeist evolves from generation to generation. The times are indeed changing for endodontics and endodontic education, and those changes are unfolding in real time. The decisions\u00a0we make today regarding technology adoption, policy, educational philosophy, and&hellip;<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><div class=\"row fl-post-grid\">\n\t\t<div class='fl-post-column col-md-6 col-sm-6 col-xs-12'>\n\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-post'>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-text'>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class='fl-post-grid-title'><a href='https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/reach-in-action-expanding-endodontic-care-beyond-borders-in-st-lucia\/'>Foundation&#8217;s REACH in Action: Expanding Endodontic Care Beyond Borders in St. Lucia<\/a><\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-meta'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-date'>April 28, 2026<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class='fl-post-grid-content'><p>By Dr. Jessica Hwang Dr. Jeremy Sprouse is a second-year resident at University of Texas, Health Science Center at Houston. 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