Dr. Foleck received his undergraduate education at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and his dental training from Temple University School of Dentistry, where he graduated in 1997. He continued his post-graduate training in an Advanced Education in General Dentistry program at the University of Mississippi Medical Center/School of Dentistry. During this time, he could place and restore dental implants, train in bone and gingival (gum) grafting, and focus on full mouth rehabilitation.
Afterward, he relocated to Norfolk, VA, to enter private practice.
Since 2007, Dr. Foleck has lectured internationally and nationally on dental implants, grafting, and CAD/CAM surgical integration and mentoring dentists interested in implant dentistry. In 2023 he authored a chapter in Modern Implant Dentistry, the top-selling implant textbook on “Implants in the Esthetic Zone”. He is focused on providing the best esthetic results when restoring a patient’s mouth and has developed concepts and techniques to ensure the best results. He is sought after as a lecturer to help others in this difficult area within dentistry. Besides lecturing at continuums, training centers, and large implant meetings, Dr. Foleck has lectured at the prestigious Implant Residency Program at Loma Linda Dental School.
This award seeks students with diverse backgrounds of race, ethnicity or faith, obtain the degree of their choice from any eligible college, university, graduate school, or law school. Applicants are encouraged to apply in fields in which they have traditionally been underrepresented: science, math, engineering, technology, business, and law. Applicants must be enrolled in or committed to attend a college, university, or professional school during the current calendar year in which they applied for the scholarship. Applicants must be U.S. citizens at the time of their application. Applicants should not be immediate family members of employees of The Foleck Center.
This scholarship is intended to help students with high character, above-average intellect as demonstrated by academic achievement and a commitment to community service. Our scholarship is open to any American citizen, who will be attending a college, university, graduate school, or law school in the United States during the current calendar year. Only students who have a 3.0 GPA or higher may apply for this scholarship.
This $1,000 one-time scholarship award will be sent directly to the registrar’s office of the winner’s college or university and can be used to cover the cost of tuition, fees, housing, and/or books up to the Cost of Attendance. This scholarship is not renewable. Applicants will need to submit an official transcript and one letter of recommendation from an employer or professor/teacher in addition to submitting an essay.
Essay Requirements: 750-word maximum
Essay Topic: If you had the authority to change your community in a positive way, what specific changes would you make?
Deadline: All written scholarship submission materials must be received by 11:59 PM CST on the final day of the calendar year. The winner will be announced on January 31 of the following year and will receive a one-time award of $1,000 in one lump sum.