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The Maxillofacial Foundation Award is presented each year to a maxillofacial prosthetic fellow whose personal qualities and academic competence that portends leadership contributions to the specialty of maxillofacial prosthetics and the Academy. 

2025 Awards

2026 Maxillofacial Foundation Award The 2025 Maxillofacial Award was given to Dr. Nguyet Doan by Dr. Betsy Davis at the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics presidential banquet in New Orleans. The award is presented annually to a maxillofacial prosthetic fellowship enrollee whose personal qualities and academic competence demonstrate the potential for significant leadership contributions to the specialty of maxillofacial prosthetics and the Academy.
The Maxillofacial Foundation sponsored a lecture at the 72nd Scientific Session of the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics (AAMP) in New Orleans.  The lecture, titled "What Every Patient Wants to Say, What Every Doctor Needs to Hear: Bridging the Communication Gap in Maxillofacial Care", was presented by Rasheera Dopson. The Maxillofacial Foundation supports this lecture series to bring a broad range of speakers on topics that directly impact the profession of maxillofacial prosthetics.

2024 Awards

2024 Maxillofacial Foundation Award The Maxillofacial Award is given to a maxillofacial prosthetic fellowship enrollee whose personal qualities and academic competence portend major leadership contributions to the specialty of maxillofacial prosthetics and the Academy. The 2024 Award was presented to Dr. Alex Sarpong by Dr. Theresa Hofstede, Immediate Past President of the AAMP and Dr. Lawrence Brecht, President of The Maxillofacial Foundation.

2023 Awards

First Annual Maxillofacial Foundation Lecture The First Annual Maxillofacial Foundation Lecture was presented by Dr. Johan Wolfaardt in San Diego on October 22, 2023. The Maxillofacial Foundation supports this unique lecture series to provide the American Academy of Maxillofacial Prosthetics with access to a broad spectrum of speakers on a variety of topics that have a direct impact on the profession of maxillofacial prosthetics.  This year’s topic was, “The Role of Advanced Digital Technology and Artificial Intelligence?”