Sunstar Americas announced that it has pledged $250,000 to the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) for a series of research grants to be awarded over a three-year period beginning in 2017.
The first Sunstar Innovation Grant will award $30,000 to an AAP member whose research will be presented at the AAP’s 2017 Annual Meeting in Boston on September 9-12, 2017. Grant applications must address the following objectives:
- Innovative treatments and research that serve to alleviate the high burden of periodontitis on the U.S. population.
- Interdisciplinary team approaches to treating patients with periodontal disease that focus efforts on preserving the patient’s natural dentition, particularly among patients at risk.
- Novel approaches to achieve patient compliance with oral hygiene instruction/treatment plans using modern, evidence-based diagnostics and modern patient education tools during and between dental visits.
“For over half a century, our company’s stated mission has been, ‘Always strive to help people everywhere achieve better health and enhance their quality-of-life,’” said Marie Wilson, Sunstar Americas’ senior manager of scientific affairs and professional relations. “By awarding our Sunstar Innovation Grants over the next three years, we will be able to further support not only our mission but the crucial efforts of AAP members to significantly reduce the impact of periodontitis in America.”
Applications for the initial grant must be submitted by October 16, 2016 on the AAP’s online submission site. All grant applications will be administered by the AAP Research Submissions Committee. Grant applicants must be members of the AAP.
