The American Academy of Periodontology Foundation Teaching Fellowships are intended to support the young periodontal educator's commitment to a career in academia by providing debt relief to qualified applicants. The fellowships are given to qualified faculty members within their first three years of teaching at a U.S. periodontal training institution. Teaching Fellows may receive the award for five years. Applicants must be in the first three years of full-time teaching at an accredited U.S. dental school or have accepted a full-time faculty position to teach periodontology at a U.S. dental school, whether or not it has a postdoctoral periodontal residency program. Please visit the award's website or contact the American Academy of Periodontology Foundation for more information.