The Foundation, a public charity, serves the community of periodontal caregivers and patients.
The AAP Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity and the only organization of its kind designed exclusively to serve the community of periodontal caregivers and patients:
Organized by the specialty's leaders to benefit the patients served and enhance the quality of care given.
Supported by members of the Academy, corporate partners, grateful patients, and state and regional periodontal societies.
Governed by a Board of Directors with staff assistance.
Served by committees that implement the Foundation's programs and projects
Represented by volunteer Ambassadors and Student Ambassadors in each district who help keep members informed about Foundation programs.
The American Academy of Periodontology Foundation serves to advance the specialty of periodontology and dental implant surgery through advocacy, research, and education.
The AAP Foundation’s Board has authorized disaster grants for those AAP members affected by natural disasters.
HEADQUARTERS
AAP Foundation
737 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 800
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Telephone: 800-282-4867 ext. 3256 or 312-573-3256
Fax: 312-787-3983
E-mail:
The AAP Foundation, a public charity, serves the community of periodontal caregivers and patients.
The AAP Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity and the only organization of its kind designed exclusively to serve the community of periodontal caregivers and patients:
The American Academy of Periodontology Foundation serves to advance the specialty of periodontology and dental implant surgery through advocacy, research, and education.
The American Academy of Periodontology Foundation serves to advance the specialty of periodontology and dental implant surgery through advocacy, research, and education.
We fund research to keep periodontology at the cutting edge of scientific dentistry. Read more...
We ensure the future of periodontology by strengthening future generations. Read more...
The Visionary Society was launched in 2000 to encourage the gift of future assets. Read more...
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.