b'COVER STORY 6PRESIDENT David OkanoPRESIDENT-ELECTStephen MerawVICE PRESIDENT Mia GeisingerSECRETARY/TREASURER Ana Becil GiglioPAST PRESIDENT Christopher RichardsonEXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Advocating for the specialty Erin ODonnell Dotzler email: erin@perio.org In previous issues of Periospectives, we have touched upon advocacy and awareness, most notably with the addition of the AdvocacyDEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Corner. But what do advocacy and awareness really mean in regardMeg Dempsey to periodontology? And how can AAP members be involved withemail: meg@perio.orgadvocacy efforts?Learn more beginning on page 6. SENIOR MANAGER, MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONSAdam Nataliemail: adam@perio.orgMissionTo champion member success and professional partnerships for optimal patient health and quality of life.Periospectives is published four times per year by the American AcademyADVERTISING SALES of Periodontology.Eileen Cox Located at: 737 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 800, Chicago, IL 60611-6660 Pharmaceutical Media, Inc.Telephone toll free: 800-282-4867312-787-5518 30 E. 33 rdSt., #4Fax: 312-787-3670Web: Perio.org New York, NY 10016Publications Agreement No. 14-899992T) 917-214-0095 Copyright 2023 the American Academy of Periodontologyemail: ecox@pminy.comAll advertising appearing in Periospectives must be reviewedand accepted prior to publication. The publication of an advertisement in Periospectives is not to be construed as constituting an endorsement or approval of the product or its claims by the American Academyof Periodontology. AAP Periospectives| 3'