The election took place at the AAPF's Board of Directors meeting in San Diego...

Foundation Elects Dr. Robert T. Ferris Secretary-Treasurer

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The election took place at the AAPF's Board of Directors meeting in San Diego.

CHICAGO—October 19, 2006–The American Academy of Periodontology Foundation Board of Directors elected Robert T. Ferris, D.D.S., Ph.D., secretary-treasurer at its annual meeting in San Diego last month. Dr. Ferris has served on the Foundation’s board of directors since 2001.

Dr. Ferris was a founding officer of the AAP Foundation. He was president of the American Academy of Periodontology in 1997, where he also has been active in a number of endeavors supporting the organization and the specialty, most recently on the Academy’s ADA Liaison Committee. Dr. Ferris served as an American Dental Association delegate from 1983 to 2004. He is also a past president of the Florida Dental Association and of the Florida Dental Health Foundation. Currently, he is first vice president of the American Dental Association.

The American Academy of Periodontology Foundation is dedicated to improving the periodontal and general health of the public by increasing public and professional awareness of periodontal diseases; stimulating and supporting clinical research and the generation of new knowledge; and enhancing educational programs and opportunities in periodontology. Periodontics is one of nine dental specialties recognized by the American Dental Association.

To get more information about any AAP Foundation activities, please contact Sharon Mellor at 312/573-3256 or sharon@perio.org.

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