Funds to Support Academic Careers in Periodontics
The American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) announced today
a $1 million commitment to the American Academy of Periodontology
Foundation (AAPF) in support of initiatives to promote academic careers in periodontics.
"The Academy's $1 million commitment to the American Academy of
Periodontology Foundation is an investment in the future of periodontics," said Vincent J. Iacono, DMD, AAP president. "This commitment will enable the Foundation to offer awards that provide added incentives for talented young periodontists to pursue an academic career in periodontics."
"I can't think of a better time to be a periodontal educator," Iacono
continued. "Innovations in regeneration, periodontal plastic surgery and dental implants have changed the scope of therapy, and advances in tissue engineering, microsurgery techniques and host modulation offer exciting opportunities for the future. By recruiting the best and brightest to educate tomorrow's practitioners, we are making a commitment to the specialty and the patients it serves."
"The Foundation is delighted to be the stewards of the Academy's $1 million commitment to education," explained S. Jerome Zackin, DMD, AAPF
President. "This commitment builds on the Foundation's mission to improve the periodontal health of the public by enhancing educational programs and opportunities in periodontology. The Foundation has announced two new awards designed to recruit and retain the best periodontal educators: The AAP Educator Scholarships and the AAP Teaching Fellowships."
The AAP Educator Scholarship is intended to support future periodontal
faculty by awarding $50,000 to students who have been accepted into or are currently in a U.S. periodontal postdoctoral training program and who intend to enter full-time teaching at a U.S. program. The AAP Teaching Fellowship is a $50,000 award given to qualified faculty members within their first three years of teaching at a U.S. periodontal training institution. This award is given at the end of each year of full-time teaching.
"The institution must agree that the Fellowship will not replace any stipend or salary to which the recipient is entitled," explained Zackin.
Potential candidates may apply for the awards online
http://www.perio.org/foundation/foundation.html each year for three years, and recipients of other Foundation awards may also apply. The applications deadline is July 1, 2006. Please contact the AAP Foundation at (800) 282- 4867 for more information or Sharon@perio.org. Up to four awards will be announced at the 2006 AAP Annual Meeting in San Diego.