Working Together to Stop Tobacco and Nicotine

Join the AAP Foundation's Levi-Richman Integration Initiative for the first program in the Working Together webinar series produced by SEPA, the Spanish Society of Periodontology, made possible by a gift to the AAP Foundation by Dr. Paul Levi. Working Together to Stop Tobacco and Nicotine will take place on Thursday, June 4, 2026 with a global session at 8am CDT featuring worldwide experts on the effects of tobacco on periodontal health and the role that dental clinics can play in curbing tobacco and nicotine use. It will be followed by local sessions in 10 countries and regions around the world, including a U.S. session at 9am CDT featuring Dr. Benjamin W. Chaffee from the University of California, San Francisco and Dr. Alexandra Tsigarida from the University of Rochester, moderated by AAP Foundation board member Dr. Purnima Kumar of the University of Michigan.

In addition to preexisting programs that are now part of the Initiative, the Levi-Richman Integration Initiative's first investment was partial funding of the AAP’s Best Evidence Consensus on the Prevention of Peri-Implant Diseases, which was held May 15-17. The workshop had a goal of developing clinically relevant strategies to prevent the onset, progression, and recurrence of peri-implant diseases.