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AAE Installs New Directors

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Posted: July 21, 2009
AAE INSTALLS NEW DIRECTORS

CHICAGO (July 20, 2009) — The American Association of Endodontists (AAE) installed five new members of its Board of Directors for the 2009-2010 term during its Annual Session, held in April in Orlando, Fla.

They are: Margot T. Kusienski, D.M.D., M.S.Ed., M.M.Sc., of Lititz, Penn., District I; Steven Roberts, D.D.S., of Martinez, Ga., District III; Martha E. Proctor, D.D.S., M.S., of Chicago, Ill., District IV; Robert A. Augsburger, D.D.S., M.S.D., M.S., of Tulsa, Okla., District V; and Fred S. Tsutsui, D.M.D., of Torrance, Calif., District VII.

In addition, for the first time the president of the AAE Foundation, this year A. Eddy Skidmore, D.D.S., M.S., of Boynton Beach, Fla., will sit on the board as a voting ex officio member.

Dr. Margot T. Kusienski represents Delaware, District of Columbia, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Vermont and Virginia. She currently sits on the AAE Membership Services Committee, the Special Committee on Membership Diagnostics and the Journal of Endodontics Scientific Advisory Board. In addition, she is treasurer of the Lancaster County Dental Society. The head of her own practice, Dr. Kusienski earned both her D.M.D. and M.S. in education from the University of Pennsylvania before receiving her M.M.Sc. and certificate in endodontics from the Harvard School of Dental Medicine. She has been a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics since 2006.

Dr. Steven Roberts represents Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. A graduate of West Point, he earned his D.D.S. at New York University College of Dentistry and then served in the U.S. Army, where he completed his endodontic residency and received his certificate in endodontics. He is currently an assistant professor at the Medical College of Georgia School of Dentistry, and serves as both director of the undergraduate endodontic program and assistant director of the endodontic residency program. A frequent presenter at local and national meetings, Dr. Roberts has numerous publications to his credit. In addition, he has been a member of the scientific advisory board of the Journal of Endodontics since 2007 and was the first place winner of the 2000 Bernier Award for Research. Dr. Roberts is a past president of the Greater Augusta Endodontic Society and Study Group and is currently a member of the AAE Educational Affairs Committee. He has been a Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics since 2006.

Dr. Martha Proctor represents Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and Wisconsin. She earned her D.D.S. from Baylor College of Dentistry and an M.S. from Northwestern University Dental School, where she also was an assistant professor of endodontics. The full-time private practitioner also has served on numerous AAE committees and as editor of the College of Diplomates newsletter. In addition to being in private practice, she is currently an assistant professor of clinical surgery at Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. A Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics since 1993, she also is member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon Dental Honor Society.

Dr. Robert A. Augsburger represents Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Public Health, Puerto Rico, Texas, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, U.S. Navy and the Veterans Administration. He earned his D.D.S. from the University of California San Francisco School of Dentistry and an M.S.D. in oral biology from George Washington University. He has also been awarded fellowships from the American College of Dentists, the Pierre Fauchard Academy and the International College of Dentists. He is currently on the faculty of Baylor College of Dentistry, the University of Missouri at Kansas City School of Dentistry and the University of Oklahoma College of Dentistry. A Diplomate of the American Board of Endodontics since 1984, he holds an Oklahoma endodontic specialty license. He is a member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon honorary society and Sigma Xi honorary society for the sciences.

Dr. Fred S. Tsutsui represents California. He earned a D.M.D. from Fairleigh Dickinson University School of Dental Medicine in 1976 and a certificate in endodontics from the University of Southern California in 1981. In addition to his private practice in Torrance, Calif., he teaches at V.A. Hospital Long Beach, the University of Southern California and the University of California Los Angeles. Dr. Tsutsui is a past president of the California State Association of Endodontists. He was certified by the American Board of Endodontics in 1991 and is a fellow of the American College of Dentists, the Pierre Fauchard Academy and the International College of Dentists. He is a frequent presenter on numerous endodontic topics at local, national and international meetings.

Dr. A. Eddy Skidmore was elected president of the AAE Foundation. He previously held office as president and director of the American Board of Endodontics and as president of the College of Diplomates, in addition to serving on numerous AAE committees. He earned his D.D.S. in 1966 from West Virginia University School of Dentistry. In 1971, he earned a certificate in endodontics and an M.S. from the University of Iowa College of Dentistry. He was on the faculty of West Virginia University School of Dentistry from 1971-1993, when he retired as a full time professor, chairman and graduate program director in the department of endodontics. During his tenure, he twice received outstanding teacher awards as well as a distinguished alumni award from the university’s school of dentistry. Dr. Skidmore was in private practice in Morgantown, W.V., from 1993-2004, and is currently retired in Boynton Beach, Fla., where he teaches part-time at the Nova Southeastern College of Dentistry.

 

About the AAE
The American Association of Endodontists (http://www.aae.org), headquartered in Chicago, represents more than 7,000 members worldwide, including approximately 95 percent of all eligible endodontists in the United States. The Association, founded in 1943, is dedicated to excellence in the art and science of endodontics and to the highest standard of patient care. The Association inspires its members to pursue professional advancement and personal fulfillment through education, research, advocacy, leadership, communication and service.
 
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