We hope you plan to join us at the AAP Annual Meeting in San Diego this October! When you're there, don't miss these fun and informative Foundation events.
AAP Foundation Future Horizons in Periodontology: Join moderators Dr. Beatriz Bezerra (Foundation Fellowship to ADEA, 2021; 2023 Tarrson Fellow) and Dr. Roger Arce (2012 Educator Scholar, 2014 Foundation Fellowship to ADEA, 2015 Teaching Fellow) as they welcome two dynamic speakers who will address Advances in Personalized Periodontal Medicine. Dr. Ahmed El-Awady (2015 Educator Scholar, 2022 Richman Family Foundation Scholarship, 2021 Teaching Fellow) will discuss Pharmacogenomics to Precision Prescriptions in Periodontal Patients, and Dr. Flora Momen-Heravi (2018 Cohen Awardee, 2017 Educator Scholar) will address Immunotherapy applications in periodontal medicine. Future Horizons in Periodontology proudly features past Foundation award recipients, demonstrating ROI to Foundation donors. Come see some of the results of your donations in action! Saturday, November 2nd, 10:45am - 11:30am, Upper Level Meeting Room 2, San Diego Convention Center
AAP Foundation Estate Planning Breakfast: Join Thomas Barrett, Estate and Business Planning Attorney at MassMutual member of their advanced sales organization, along with Shawn Johnson, Vice President of Business Development at Treloar & Heisel, as they address salient topics of estate planning that will be of interest to periodontists and their spouses. Get practical ideas you can implement right away. Our thanks to Treloar & Heisel for sponsoring this session. Saturday, November 2nd, 6:30am - 8:00am, Mezzanine Meeting Room 14AB, San Diego Convention Center
AAP Foundation Silent Auction: Browse and bid on more than 100 items and support the future of your specialty at the same time! Snag a great deal on items for your practice, wine, travel, and more. Text AAPF24 to 76278 to register and start bidding after October 30. You'll even get a text message if you've been outbid! Runs October 30th - November 3rd
AAP Foundation Booth: Stop by the Foundation booth in the ground level Hall C foyer in the San Diego Convention Center to learn more about how the Foundation supports your specialty, snap a beach-themed selfie, check out the silent auction, grab a giveaway, and enter our raffle! Open Wednesday, October 30th at 3:00pm through 2:00pm Sunday, November 3rd
AAP - AAP Foundation Awards Ceremony: Celebrate the 2024 AAP and AAP Foundation award recipients at a joint ceremony on Friday, November 1st at 5:30pm in the Upper Level Meeting Room 5AB at the San Diego Convention Center.
"Apart from helping me financially, this award has strengthened my commitment to dental education. I will be in academics for life," says Satheesh Elangovan, BDS, ScD, DMSc, a 2011 Abram and Sylvia Chasens Teaching and Research Fellow. Dr. Elangovan is currently an Assistant Professor at the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. He is also the AAP Foundation's 2008 Tarrson Regeneration Scholar.
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Congratulations to Fatemeh “Flora” Momen-Heravi, DDS, PhD, (2017 Educator Scholar, 2018 Dr. D. Walter Cohen Teaching Award Recipient) assistant professor of dental medicine at the Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, who was named the 2020 recipient of the American Association for Dental Research (AADR) Anne D. Haffajee Fellowship. The award provides early-career women researchers in the field of oral biology with financial support for training and research activities that will advance their academic careers. Read more here.