Welcome Periodontal Graduate Students
The Southern Academy of Periodontology maintains close ties with graduate student programs throughout our ten-state region. Many of our practitioners mentored within these programs and are committed to supporting them whenever possible by making all Academy programs available to resident doctors free of charge.
Membership in the Academy
Upon entering residency, you are automatically enrolled as a Southern Academy member. Upon completion of your residency, if you locate within our region, your first two years membership dues are free.
Your benefits include:
- Free admission to our Winter Seminar in Atlanta, GA, or Charlotte, NC. These day-and-a-half programs are devoted entirely to Continuing Education
- Free admission to our Annual Meeting held in major resorts in the southeast. These four-day events afford great opportunities to get acquainted with our membership. There are three major areas of emphasis: 1) Continuing Education by clinicians of world renown in our field; 2) Thirty corporations display the latest in technology, providing one-on-one contact in state-of-the-art equipment and services; and 3) We place heavy emphasis on including our families in numerous non-CE activities and events.
- Subscription to our semi-annual newsletter, PerioSouth News.
Annual Billy M. Pennel Research Competition
The Academy's annual Billy M. Pennel Research Competition is Integral to our support of the graduate programs. Students may submit protocols for judging in either Basic Science or Clinical Research. Cash prizes are awarded in addition to expenses to attend the Academy's Annual Meeting to present the winning papers. Click this link to view the Pennel Awards Criteria.
Free Opportunities Wanted Advertising
As you approach the conclusion of your residency, you may avail yourself of the Academy's newsletter for free to solicit opportunities to practice within the Southern Academy ten-state region. For more information, contact us at the Central Office, periosouth@tampabay.rr.com