AAP Foundation Awards Funding for Finley Visiting Scholar to Creighton University
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The $1,500 award will help support a program on "Clinical Application of Tissue Engineering Materials." |
CHICAGO—April 9, 2010—The American Academy of Periodontology Foundation announced that it has awarded funding for a Charles W. Finley Visiting Scholar program to Creighton University. The award will help support a program for an April 9 symposium on "Clinical Application of Tissue Engineering Materials" presented by Dr. Michael McGuire and Dr. Takashi Kumagai.
“Dr. McGuire and Dr. Kumagai have a particular gift for discussing the emerging needs of advanced periodontal treatment and enhancement of the quality in periodontal regeneration,” says Takanari Miyamoto, DDS, PhD, postdoctoral periodontal director. “We hope participants in this symposium enhance the results of periodontal treatments based on the application of re-engineered periodontal tissue from biologically active molecules and patients’ own live cells.”
AAP Foundation Finley grants of $1,500 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.
About AAP Foundation: The mission of the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation is to improve the periodontal and general health of the public through increasing public and professional knowledge of periodontal diseases and their therapies, stimulating basic and clinical research to generate new knowledge, and enhancing educational programs at all levels to create opportunities in periodontal education and practice. Periodontics is one of nine dental specialties recognized by the American Dental Association.
To get more information about any AAP Foundation activities, please contact Robert A. Vitas, PhD, CAE, CFRE, Executive Director, at
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