The Levi-Richman Integration Initiative advances periodontal health as the oral-systemic link through coordinated research, education, and advocacy programs.
Programs: Education
Working Together Webinars · Expert Speakers · LRII-tagged Events.
Expert Speakers
Speaker bureau — periodontists and physicians available to present on the oral-systemic link.
Working Together Webinars
Joint educational programs for dental and medical professionals — produced with SEPA Foundation and partners.
Programs: Research
The Levi-Richman Integration Initiative funds research connecting periodontal health to the rest of the body — the oral-systemic link — alongside multidisciplinary grants and evidence reviews that shape clinical practice.
Patty & Paul Levi Research Award
Application Deadline: June 1
The recipient of the Patty & Paul Levi Research Award receives a $5,000 award. Two awards are presented annually: one for a predoctoral students being mentored by a periodontal faculty member in a dental school where there is a postdoctoral periodontal program, and one for a periodontal resident. Immediate family members of the AAP Foundation Board of Directors, officers, and selection committee members are not eligible to apply for the fellowship.
Richman Family Foundation Perio-Ortho Interface Grants
Application Deadline: June 1
A $20,000 fellowship will be awarded annually to one or more individuals through a generous grant from Dr. Colin Richman. Fellowship applicants must be a periodontist resident, orthodontist resident or young faculty member with five or fewer years in academia at an accredited institution.
Multidisciplinary Oral-Systemic Research Grants
Content pending from Kyle/Mia (new grant program — content needed).
Best Evidence Consensus
Content pending from Carol/Jessie (AAP Best Evidence Consensus on Prevention of Peri-Implant Diseases, May 2026 — partial LRII funding).