b'2022 ANNUAL MEETINGThe 108 thAnnual Meeting- A showcase of the AAPMany organizations hold an annual conference. There are many places to receive continuing dental education and converse with others in the field. So what is it that makes the AAPs Annual Meeting so special?Being the largest meeting devoted to the field of periodontology in North America, the AAP meeting draws the absolute best practitioners, educators, residents, international guests, and supplier partners in the specialty. Research Educators and residentsThe Annual Meeting is a showcase of everything that theThe entire periodontal specialty owes gratitude AAP stands for. Thats why the latest periodontal science andto the educators in universities across the globe research can be found in abundance. The ever-popular Roberttraining the next generation of periodontists. In J. Genco Perio Systemic Symposium, named in honor of theaddition to recognition at the Awards ceremony, late Dr. Gencos pioneering work, will return this year with aeducators are invited to a full-day workshop focus on Inflammation in Chronic Diseases: Periodontitis andfocusing on topics directly related to predoctoral Atherosclerosis.and postdoctoral studies. Each year the AAP gathers a panel of experts to form aFor the young minds making up the next consensus on complicated topics affecting periodontology.generation of periodontists, the Annual Meeting Officially known as the Best Evidence Consensus (BEC), thefeatures a special session and reception results of this meeting are shared in the Academys award- dedicated to those in residency programs as well winning journals. Annual Meeting attendees will have the chanceas recent graduates. These attendees are also to get a preview of those findings in a special session hosted byinvited to review potential job opportunities during some of the members who were involved in the panel.a special Career Fair being held in the exhibit hall.AAP Periospectives| 6'