The $50,000, 12-month Fellowship is awarded by the Foundation and includes a stipend for the Fellow as well as funds to offset the hosting institution's overhead and administrative costs...

Dr. Ioanna Xynogala Awarded First AAP Foundation Richard J. Lazzara Fellowship

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The $50,000, 12-month Fellowship is awarded by the Foundation and includes a stipend for the Fellow as well as funds to offset the hosting institution's overhead and administrative costs.

CHICAGO, April 26, 2004 – Ioanna Xynogala, DDS, who is in her third year of post-doctoral periodontal training at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, was recently named as the first recipient of the Richard J. Lazzara Fellowship in Advanced Implant Surgery. The $50,000, 12-month Fellowship is awarded by the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation and sponsored by BIOMET 3i. The award includes a stipend for the Fellow as well as funds to offset the hosting institution's overhead and administrative costs.

Dr. Xynogala received her DDS from Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, where she received the Dentatus, Dental Student Achievement Award (an honor awarded each year to the best graduating dental student in Sweden) and the Swedish Association of Orthodontists Scholarship. Dr. Xynogala will also receive an MS in Oral Biology from the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine in December 2004.

The AAP Foundation Lazzara Fellowship was created to provide educational and clinical experiences that reflect the most current techniques in implant dentistry. The hosting institute must provide the Fellow with clinical learning experiences in the surgical management of advanced implant cases, including implant site development and oral plastic surgery procedures aimed at restoration, clinical research leading to the development of an implant-related research paper suitable for publication and teaching experiences. The Fellowship is named in honor of Richard J. Lazzara, DMD

For more information about the Lazzara Fellowship, visit the Foundation Web site at www.perio.org/foundation or contact AAP Foundation Executive Director Sharon K. Mellor (telephone 800-282-4867, ext 3256 or 312-573-3256; e-mail sharon@perio.org).

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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