daily AAE New Orleans April 26, 2017

D AILY AT THE A AE! ENDO TRIBUNE The World’s Endodontic Newspaper · U.S. Edition WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 2017 — Vol. 2, No. 1 www.dental-tribune.com SAVE TEETH, IMPROVE LIVES The Foundation for Endodontics travels to Jamaica to provide charitable care. ” page 6 STORY BEHIND THE BURS Dr. C. John Munce shares the moment that eventually led to the creation of the Munce Discovery Burs. ” page 12 RUNNING AND LEARNING Warm up with a cheerleader, join the 4th Annual 5K and attend some booth presentations. ” page 16 Come in and take a seat There’s a lot to learn, see and do here at AAE17, and it’s tifje to get started Bourbon Street isn’t the only crowded place here at AAE17. The classrooms and the exhibit hall are sure to be too as the an- nual meeting of the American Associa- tion of Endodontists gets under way. “My goal for AAE17 is to offer a highly scientific, evidence-based program and to include speakers new to presenting at the annual meeting,” said AAE President Linda G. Levin, in a press release before the meeting. “I also want attendees to enjoy all that New Orleans has to offer. From the sights, sounds and cuisine, there will be no mistaking we’re in the Big Easy.” Attendees will be able to visit with nearly 100 vendors in the AAE17 Exhibit Hall to explore the latest in endodontic equipment, materials and supplies as well as gain access to practice manage- Attendees watch a live education session during a previous AAE annual meeting. Photos/Fred Michmershuizen, Endo Tribune ” See SEAT, page 4 ‘This is about humanity and our role as health-care providers’ In an interview, Dr. Anne Koch previews her lectures at AAE17 and offers sofje first-person insights By Fred Michmershuizen, Endo Tribune Managing Editor Dr. Anne Koch, who is present- ing two lectures at AAE17, received her DMD and cer- tificate in endodontics from the University of Pennsylvania. She is founder and past director of the Postdoc- toral Program in Endodontics at the Har- vard School of Dental Medicine, and she maintains a faculty position at the Uni- versity of Pennsylvania School of Dental Medicine (endodontics) and is a senior fellow with Penn Medicine. She serves as a member of the Board of Overseers for the University of Pennsylvania and is also the founder, co-developer and past president and CEO of Real World Endo. Throughout her career spanning more than 40 years, she treated more than 30,000 patients and delivered more than 1,000 lectures worldwide — all before undergoing gender confirmation sur- gery at the age of 63. In an interview, Dr. Koch offers a pre- ” See ROLE, page 3 Dr. Anne Koch

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