President’s Message: An Ethical Foundation

“Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have a right to do and what is right to do.”- Potter Stewart

Can one teach ethics or do humans possess an inherent sense of right and wrong from birth? This has been the subject of many intellectual exercises, and the conclusions vary.

AAE Digital Outreach by the Numbers – February 2017

Through our digital communications strategy, the AAE uses the website and social media to educate and engage with the dental profession and the public about endodontics. View the AAE’s digital outreach metrics for February 2017.

AAE Headquarters Updates

Longtime Foundation for Endodontics Director Retires

The AAE and Foundation for Endodontics say farewell to an esteemed member of the staff, Debby Rice, who will retire from her position of Assistant Executive Director for Development, on March 24, 2017.

Inaugural AAE Leadership Development Program Navigates Challenges and Charts a Course for Our Future

The inaugural AAE Leadership Development Program was held in Chicago March 3-4. The program provided 14 emerging leaders with opportunities to gain new insights into what it takes to effectively lead an organization, sharpen communication skills to promote endodontics in their communities, explore the various leadership paths in the AAE and discuss issues facing the specialty with the AAE Board of Directors.

Foundation Volunteers Tell a New Story

Passionate volunteers representing the Foundation for Endodontics have spent time and energy educating endodontists about the vision the organization strives for and the vehicles used to achieve it for several years.

Updates from Washington, D.C.

You might not know it from the headlines, but the day-to-day work of the new Congress is well underway. The ADA is busy on behalf of dentists, with the support of the AAE and other dental specialties who participate in the Organized Dentistry Coalition. The AAE has joined the ADA in several correspondence with representatives in Washington.

Root Canal Awareness Week Moves to May

After 10 years, Root Canal Awareness Week is moving to the second week of May. This year’s event will be May 7-13. The change was made to avoid conflicts with spring holidays, school breaks and the AAE’s annual meeting. Now, members will be able to visit with referring dentists during Root Canal Awareness Week and share the latest information and new technologies they learned and saw during the Association’s meeting!

Navigating Crazy Cases

In its first month, several hundred AAE members have visited the AAE’s new online community, AAE Connection. One goal the Association has in creating the space is for members to share case reports and clinical experiences.