PDS Health has joined the AAP Foundation’s Levi-Richman Integration Initiative as a research partner and major charitable donor. The integrated healthcare support organization will collaborate with the Initiative’s grantees to develop and execute research projects examining the relationship between periodontal disease, its prevention, and systemic health outcomes, consistent with the AAP Foundation’s support of science-based research and its integration into clinical practice. PDS Health will also continue its longstanding philanthropic support of the Foundation with $250,000 in funding over five years, including major support of the Levi-Richman Integration Initiative and sponsorship of the Foundation’s annual donor appreciation events.
PDS Health has been a longtime advocate for dental-medical integration, including the implementation of integrated electronic health records that support greater collaboration between oral health and medical providers.
The partnership includes statements from PDS Health Founder and CEO Stephen E. Thorne IV, AAP Foundation President Dr. Christopher Richardson, and Dr. Mia Geisinger, Immediate Past President of the American Academy of Periodontology, discussing the partnership’s significance for advancing research on oral-systemic health connections.
The Levi-Richman Integration Initiative, named for its founding donors, will leverage $2.5 million in existing and new investments to champion periodontal health through research, education, and advocacy over a five-year commitment period.