b'VIRTUAL ANNUAL MEETINGThe Academy celebrates its 2020 award winnersEach year, the American Academy of Periodontology (AAP) honors members whose service and dedication have made a meaningful impact on the field of periodontics. Meet the Academys 2020 Award recipients, who will be recognized along with the recipients of the AAP Foundation distinctions during the Virtual Annual Meeting.Gold Medal: Citations. His numerous awards and honorsDr. Clem has given over 90 presentations to Dr. Donald S. Clem IIIoutside of the Academy include beingvarious academies, conferences, symposiums, honored for his Outstanding Contribution toand other meetings on the topics of For 2020, thethe Field of Periodontics by the Californiaperiodontics, dental implant treatment, and the Academy is pleasedSociety of Periodontists (twice), and beingworking relationship between general dentists to present its highestnamed a Fellow of the American Collegeand periodontists.Dr. Clem has presented honorthe Goldof Dentists, the International College ofover 20 lectures and presentations at t AAP Medalto Donald S. ClemDentists, the Academy of Osseointegration,annual meetings throughout the years. He has III. Dr. Clem has served the periodonticsand the Pierre Fuchard Academy. He is aauthored or co-authored over 30 publications, profession for the past 35 years as apast member of the Board of Directors ofand he has also served as an investigator for tireless clinician, passionate advocate, andthe Western Society of Periodontology andeight clinical trials. pioneering thought-leader. a past president of the California Society of Periodontists, for which he also chaired theDonald Clem is a graduate of Loyola University Dr. Clems vast contributions to theLegislative Committee for seven years andSchool of Dentistry, where he later served on Academy include being only the fifththe Committee on Sedation for 12 years.the schools Council of Regents. He completed person to serve as president of the AAP,Dr. Clem has also served in several keyan externship in periodontology at Great president of the AAP Foundation, androles with the Academy of Osseointegration.Lakes Naval Regional Medical Center, and a chairperson of the American Board ofHis community service efforts includeresidency in periodontology at the University Periodontology. Other key Academyserving as a director and president ofof Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio. positions he has held include trustee ofthe Rehabilitation Institute of SouthernHe has been in private practice for 36 years. In the AAP, director of the AAP Foundation,California. addition, he currently serves as an ell adjunct member and Diplomate of the Americanclinical professor at the University of Texas Board of Periodontology, Editorial BoardA visionary advocate for his profession,Health Science Center,member of the Journal of Periodontology,Dr. Clem has focused much effort andSan Antonio.and chairperson of Interactive Clinics, thepassion on developing and establishing Annual Meeting General Session, andperiodontists expertise in surgicalMaster Clinician:the Regeneration Conference. In total,implant dentistry and cultivating strongerDr. Pamela K. McClain Dr. Clem has served in over 80 roles relationships between the general dentistSponsored by including chairing multiple committees and the periodontist. Importantly, he wasGeistlich Pharma on behalf of the AAP, the AAP Foundation,one of the periodontal specialtys leadersNorth Americaand the Journal of Periodontology. in campaigning for the recognition of periodontists as experts in surgical implantIt is not an exaggeration to say that the The Academy has previously honoreddentistry by both the Council of Dentalrecipient of the Academys Master Clinician Dr. Clem with the Clinical ResearchAccreditation (CODA) and the AmericanAward for 2020 is legendary both for her Award, the R. Earl Robinson PeriodontalBoard of Periodontology. clinical skills and for her expertise in the Regeneration Award, and four Special AAP Periospectives| 12'