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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.<\/p>\n

Below are names and institutions of funded researchers. Thank you to all applicants for submitting research that strengthens and advances the specialty of endodontics.<\/p>\n\t

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Fall 2025<\/h2>\n

Grantees Total: $94,610.40<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Ruiying Feng**<\/td>\n$43,238.00<\/td>\nHarvard School of Dental Medicine<\/td>\nElucidating the Effect of Neuronal Piezo2 in Immune Modulation, Neuromodulation, and Dental Pain<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ronald Ordinola Zapata*<\/td>\n$10,000.00<\/td>\nUniversity of Minnesota School of Dentistry<\/td>\nHost-microbe proteomics in symptomatic apical periodontitis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Luc de la Villefromoy<\/td>\n$32,450.00<\/td>\nUniversity of Minnesota School of Dentistry<\/td>\nCharacterization of Early Healing of Periapical Disease Using Dental-Dedicated MRI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Danilo Ferraz<\/td>\n$2,686.40<\/td>\nUniversity of Pittsburgh<\/td>\nSmoking as a risk factor influencing the development of apical periodontitis<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gavin Raddall<\/td>\n$6,236.00<\/td>\nUniversity of Toronto<\/td>\nEfficacy of a novel sealer solvent and multisonic irrigation for calcium silicate-based sealer removal in endodontic retreatment<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n

Spring 2025<\/h2>\n

Grantees Total: $63,844.00<\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n
Gregory Gudziak<\/td>\n$4,106.00<\/td>\nOhio State University<\/td>\nA Prospective, Randomized, Single-Blind Study of TENS as an Adjunct for Anesthetizing the Palatal Mucosa of the Maxillary First Molar Prior to Injection<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tami Kim**<\/td>\n$13,738.00<\/td>\nRutgers School of Dental Medicine<\/td>\nThe Use of Predatory Bacteria to Control Dental Pulp Infection and Improve Pulp Healing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prasanna Neelakantan*<\/td>\n$45,000.00<\/td>\nUniversity of Alberta<\/td>\nHost Defense Cells, Bacteria and SCAP Differentiation<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n\n\t*Indicates researchers who received $500 award for the highest scoring faculty proposal.
\n**Indicates researchers who received $500 award for the highest scoring resident proposal.
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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. 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