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Save-a-Smile: A Domestic Access to Care Project in Maryland

In 2023, the Foundation for Endodontics and Specialized Dental Partners’ Domestic Access to Care program awarded $60,000 to various projects around the US. Dr. Ron Taylor, founding partner and CEO of Trident Endo and RCT Endodontics, received a grant to support outreach efforts. “We aim to address a critical endodontic need in our community and…

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“Lift as we Climb” – A Domestic Access to Care Project in New York

In 2023, the Foundation for Endodontics and Specialized Dental Partners’ Domestic Access to Care program awarded $60,000 to various projects around the US. Dr. Marcus Johnson, Chief of Endodontics at One Brooklyn Hospitals, is using the grant to address inequities in access to care in Brooklyn, New York. “I have witnessed firsthand the urgent need…

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Meet the 2024 Domestic Access to Care Grant Awardees

The Foundation for Endodontics’ and Specialized Dental Partners’ Domestic Access to Care Program provides vital funding to ensure our nation’s most vulnerable populations can access tooth-saving endodontic treatment in a variety of clinical settings. The 2024 grant recipients will work to serve hundreds of low-income, uninsured, and unhoused individuals who have no other treatment options.…

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Breaking News: Freedom Scholarship Recipients Announced!

The Foundation for Endodontics, with incredibly generous support from Dentsply Sirona, is proud to announce the winners of the inaugural Freedom Scholarship. Aptly named, the intent behind the creation of this scholarship program is to reduce student debt, offering freedom to the recipients. With nearly 50 applicants, the competition was tough, but three candidates stood…

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The Journey of a Resident Research Grant

The Foundation for Endodontics actively supports research and endodontic education. These two areas of focus intersect in many places, often beginning in residency. Dr. Sarmed Toma, an endodontic resident at the University of Detroit Mercy, class of 2024, experienced firsthand how the Foundation for Endodontics can support resident research. In Fall 2023, Dr. Susan Paurazas,…

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