Application Deadline: June 1
In February 2019, periodontology lost one of its greats - Dr. Mark Setter. Dr. Setter was well-loved, and contributed to the field in many ways. He practiced for 30+ years, lectured, and mentored many dentists, periodontists, and students. To honor Dr. Setter's memory, Mrs. Susan Setter and Drs. Jason Souyias, Jason Stoner, Mitch Godat worked with the AAP Foundation to establish the Dr. Mark K. Setter Leadership in Periodontology and Dental Implantology Award. This annual $10,000 award will recognize a periodontal resident who exemplifies the leadership qualities that Dr. Setter lived and encouraged throughout his lifetime. Special thanks to BioHorizons, Salvin Denal Specialties, Inc., and the North American Society of Periodontists for their generous support of this award.

Recipient History

The 2023 Dr. Mark K. Setter Leadership in Periodontology and Dental Implantology award was given to Kathleen Chloe M. Mascardo, DMD, DMD, MMSc, Harvard University.

Application Deadline: April 1
The American Academy of Periodontology Foundation established Finley Visiting Scholar Education Grants to honor the memory of Dr. Charles W. Finley and all of the great periodontal leaders of the past, present, and future. Grants of $2,000 are awarded to accredited U.S. periodontal programs to offset honoraria, travel, promotion, and seminars by speakers in periodontology. The grants must be matched by funds from each department or institution. Though the speakers spend the majority of their time with the periodontics department students and faculty, the grant requires that the speaker present a formal program to the entire dental school on a subject of interest. One Finley award is generously sponsored by Glustitch, Inc.

Recipient History 2023 Finley Visiting Scholar Education Grants have been awarded to:

• Rutgers University
• University of Alabama at Birmingham
• University of California, Los Angeles
• University of California, San Francisco
• University of Michigan
• University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
• University of Washington

Application Deadline: April 30
AAP Foundation Fellowships are available to the Academy for Academic Leadership (AAL) Institute for Teaching and Learning in the Health Professions. Each $3,500 Fellowship will cover the full tuition for the Institute's Program for Dental School Faculty.

Recipient History 2023 Fellowships to the Institute for Teaching and Learning in the Health Professions were awarded to:

• Luciano Andrada, DDS, MMSc, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Martinna Bertolini, DDS, MS, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
• Lan-Lin Chiou, DDS, MSD, University of Connecticut
• Vinayak M. Joshi, MS, PhD, Louisiana State University

Application Deadline: May 1
The recipient of the Bud and Linda Tarrson Fellowship receives a $30,000 award ($10,000 per year for up to three years). Candidates must be either a full-time faculty member at the instructor or assistant level or a part-time faculty member at a U.S. training institution and must be nominated by their periodontal program director.

Recipient History The 2023 Tarrson Fellowship has been awarded to Beatriz Bezerra, DDS, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles.

Application Deadline: May 15

The recipient of the Kramer Scholar Award for Excellence receives $10,000. Applicants for the Kramer Award must be third-year full-time periodontal students as of the application deadline at accredited U.S. periodontal programs and nominated by their periodontal program director.

Recipient History The 2023 Kramer Scholar is Julia Lacy, DMD, MS, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio.

Application Deadline: June 1
The $10,000 Cohen Award, sponsored in part by Carestream Dental, is intended to assist third-year periodontal residents in launching their careers as educators. The award is not to be used to replace support that would have normally been provided by the recipient's institution. Award candidates must intend to pursue a career in full-time periodontal teaching and research in the United States.

Recipient History The 2023 Cohen Teaching Award recipient is David T. Wu, DMD, DMSc, Harvard University.

Application Deadline: June 1
The $25,000 Teaching Fellowship is intended to support the young periodontal educator's commitment to a career in academia by providing debt relief to a qualified applicant. The fellowships are given to qualified faculty members within their first three years of teaching at a U.S. periodontal training institution.

Recipient History The 2023 Teaching Fellowship recipients are Rafael Siqueira, DDS, MS, PhD, Virginia Commonwealth University, and Adam D. Lietzan, PhD, DMD, MS, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Application Deadline: June 1
The $12,000 Educator Scholarship provides financial relief to a student intending to pursue a career as a full-time teacher at a U.S. periodontal program upon graduation from a U.S. periodontal postdoctoral training program. The scholarship is intended to provide help with tuition and living expenses during the training period and may also be used for debt reduction. The Educator Scholar must commit to spending one year as a full-time periodontal educator at a U.S. program for each year he/she receives the award.

Recipient History The 2023 Educator Scholarships were awarded to Zhaozhao Chen, DDS, MS, PhD, University of Michigan, and Halide Namli Kilic DDS, MSD, PhD, Indiana University.