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...

AAP Foundation Awards 2007 Lazzara Fellowship to Dr. Jacob Kobi Stern

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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 5, 2007–Jacob Kobi Stern, D.M.D., was recently named 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. Stern received his D.M.D. in 2002 and his M.Sc. in 2004 from the Hebrew University-Hadassah School of Dental Medicine, Jerusalem, Israel. He is currently in the Postdoctoral Periodontics Graduate Program at the University of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine, where he is an undergraduate clinical instructor in the Department of Periodontics.

Dr. Stern was one of three finalists for the Fellowship. Amar Katranji, D.D.S., of the University of Michigan School of Dentistry, Department of Periodontics and Oral Medicine, and Bertina Yuen, D.M.D., Harvard School of Dental Medicine, were also finalists for the Lazzara Fellowship. All candidates must be in their third year of their periodontal post-doctoral training and are nominated by their program directors.

The AAP Foundation Lazzara Fellowship was created to provide educational and clinical experiences that reflect the most current techniques in implant dentistry. The hosting institution 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, D.M.D., a co-founder of BIOMET 3i and an innovator in implantology.

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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