Welcome to the AAO Foundation!

The mission of the AAO Foundation is to advance the orthodontic specialty by supporting quality education and research that leads to excellence in patient care, and by promoting orthodontic charitable giving.

The Facts

The AAO Foundation, the charitable arm of the American Association of Orthodontists, provides support to orthodontic education programs and orthodontic research.

$15 Million Amount of Funding Provided Since 1994

271 Fellowship Awards Supported

322 Research Awards Supported

100+ Published Articles & Abstracts

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Continued Commitment to the Specialty®

With our Continued Commitment to the Specialty® program, you can donate to the AAOF and designate exactly how your funds will be spent, from research to administration.

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AAOF Craniofacial Growth Legacy Collection Project

The AAOF Craniofacial Growth Legacy Collection Project joins together nine of the eleven known collections of longitudinal craniofacial growth records in the United States and Canada.

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The Wire Newsletter

02/25/2022

Click to view the most recent version of the AAOF Wire newsletter

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2022 Awards Program Application

12/31/2021

NEW for 2022, all applications for the Awards Program must be submitted online. The deadline is Friday, November 12, 2021.

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New AAO Foundation Named Award Honors Dr. James Vaden

12/21/2021

Dr. James Vaden learned that the AAO Foundation has honored him by establishing the James L. Vaden Teaching Fellowship Award. The new AAOF named award recognizes Dr. Vaden’s exceptional contributions to orthodontic education over the course of his career.

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