Amalgam Separator Rule – July 14 Compliance Date

The Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Effluent Limitations Guidelines and Standards for the Dental Category (the “Rule”) went into effect on July 14, 2017, with a required compliance date of July 14, 2020.

The Rule requires that most dental practices operate and maintain at least one amalgam separator that is International Standards Organization standard 11143 (ISO 11143) compliant, and follow two American Dental Association (ADA) Best Management Practices (BMPs) – a prohibition on the discharge of waste (or ‘‘scrap’’) amalgam to publicly owned treatment works (POTW) and a prohibition on the use of line cleaners that are oxidizing or acidic and that have a pH higher than 8 or lower than 6.

American Association of Endodontists Launches Dedicated Newsroom Website

CHICAGO – The American Association of Endodontists, the dental specialty organization representing more than 8,000 members, today announced it has launched a Newsroom website designed with the media and public…

AAE President Completes Successful Media Tour On Dental Emergencies During COVID-19

To help increase awareness about the Association and the crucial work endodontists perform to save teeth in dental emergencies during the COVID-19 pandemic, AAE President Dr. Alan H. Gluskin completed…

A Year of Endo Voices

A year before social distancing became the norm, the AAE set out with an ambitious goal in mind, at AAE19 in Montréal: Record episodes of compelling podcast content from the exhibit hall floor. Some of you may remember walking by the studio!

A New Day: AAE Connection Open Forum to Launch June 9

Dear members, It’s a new day for the AAE open forum community. June 9 marks our official transition to the full AAE Discussion Open Forum. I’d like to firstly thank…

Update on Summer Meetings

The era of COVID-19 is an unprecedented time that has affected multiple AAE meetings. Here is an update on events that were to happen in August 2020.

AAE Coding Updates

The COVID-19 crisis has brought many new issues to our endodontic practices over the past few months. One thing that has not changed is the importance of dental coding. It is now more important than ever that endodontists are being reimbursed properly for work that has been done.

Aerosols and Coronavirus in Dentistry

As a part of its ongoing featured expert series, the AAE recently interviewed Dr. Purnima Kumar about aerosols in dentistry during COVID-19. Dr. Pumar is a professor of periodontology at The Ohio State University. She received her dental degree from Annamalai University in India, and her master’s in periodontology and Ph.D. in molecular microbiology from The Ohio State University. She is a Diplomate of the American Board of Periodontology.

Dr. Scott Makins Pledges $100,000 to Establish Endodontic Education Endowment at University of Texas School of Dentistry

It is with great pleasure and enthusiasm that we bring you this announcement.  We are pleased to highlight Dr. Scott Makins’ generosity in strengthening the endodontic program at the University of Texas School of Dentistry. 

Engaged Together in a Great Undertaking

It is safe to say these past weeks have been among some of the most tumultuous and emotional that any of us can remember in our lifetimes. Individuals and families, companies and communities have felt the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, across the United States and around the world. The response to this crisis has been extraordinary; as much for what it has required from our society as for what it has revealed of us as a people.