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The AAP Foundation

The mission of the Foundation, a public charity, is to improve the periodontal health of the public by increasing public and professional awareness of periodontal diseases.

Serving Periodontics

The AAP Foundation is a 501(c)(3) public charity and the only organization of its kind designed exclusively to serve the community of periodontal caregivers and patients:

Organized by the specialty's leaders to benefit the patients served and enhance the quality of care given.
Able to achieve its mission by working with the parent organization, the American Academy of Periodontology.
Supported by members of the Academy, corporate partners, grateful patients, and state and regional periodontal societies.
Governed by a Board of Directors with staff assistance.
Served by committees that implement the Foundation's programs and projects
Represented by volunteer Ambassadors in each district who help keep members informed about Foundation programs.

Mission Statement

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.

Investment Policy

All funds deposited in the Foundation are intended to support the Foundation's philanthropic mission. Full text of AAP Foundation Investment Policy

Headquarters

AAP Foundation
737 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 800
Chicago, Illinois 60611
Telephone: 800-282-4867, ext. 3256
Fax: 312/573-3272
E-mail: sharon@perio.org