No ‘I’ in Dr. Alan S. Law: Incoming AAE President a Quintessential Team Player
By Elisabeth Lisican Incoming President Dr. Alan S. Law’s life is perhaps best articulated in the famous Vince Lombardi quote: “Individual commitment to a group effort – that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work.” The Original Team: Family Just as there’s no “I” in team, Dr. Law…
Read MoreOne Year Later: AAE Reflects on the COVID-19 Pandemic
In March of 2020, our lives were upended by the global pandemic. Now a year later, we are undoubtedly experiencing a new reality – or – what many have dubbed – “the new normal”, but there appears to be light at the end of the tunnel. Vaccines have been developed, and they’re being distributed across…
Read MoreEndodontic Microsurgery: The Significance of Soft Tissue Management in Overall Success
By Mike Sabeti, D.D.S. Reported tooth survival after root canal treatment ranges between 86% and 93%1. Even with such high success rates, there is a possibility of failure. When primary root canal therapy is not successful, the persistent infection can be treated with one of three treatment options: nonsurgical retreatment, surgical endodontics, and extraction followed…
Read MoreFuture Focused: AAE Leads With Board Transformation Initiative
In last month’s edition of the Communiqué, we formally introduced you to our Board Transformation Initiative, the AAE’s critically important plan to increase the diversity and inclusion, as well as enhance the efficiency, of AAE’s Board, which has been proven possible after a great deal of research and insight into high-performing boards. This month, we…
Read MoreAAE Past President and ABE Board Member Clara M. Spatafore Named Interim Dean of VCU
We are so thrilled at the news of AAE Past President and ABE Board member Clara Spatafore, D.D.S., M.S., being named interim dean of the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Dentistry! The following is a news article shared on VCU’s website and submitted to the Communique: As the current chair of the VCU School of Dentistry’s…
Read MoreLooking Back in Order to Look Forward
Winston Churchill once said, “The further back you can look, the further forward you can see.” Having now entered the first quarter of 2021, we’ve all witnessed the combined impact of a pandemic; a demand for long overdue racial justice and equity in our society; and the ever-imminent threat of climate change. And we know that none of these are…
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