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AGD Sends Letter to OSHA Addressing Newly Released Dentistry Guidance

May 7, 2020
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) recently sent a letter to Loren Sweatt, acting assistant secretary for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), to address its newly released guidance Dentistry Workers and Employers.
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Academy of General Dentistry Advocates for Reasonable and Attainable Guidelines as General Dentists Begin to Reopen Practices

May 7, 2020
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) recently requested active participation in ongoing discussions, deliberations and development of guidelines for dental facilities.
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Sustaining Oral Health: AGD President Featured in USA Today Oral Health Edition

May 6, 2020
AGD President Connie White, DDS, FAGD, recently shared tips on sustaining good oral health in a special Oral Health Edition of USA Today.
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AGD Sends Letter to National Governors Association

Apr 3, 2020
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) this week forwarded a letter to leaders of the National Governors Association requesting more availability of PPE to dentists performing emergency dental procedures during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Practice Management Reminders During COVID-19

Mar 31, 2020
We are in an unprecedented time. With everyone scrambling to act and information changing hourly, practice management consultant Roger P. Levin, DDS, offers some actions you can take to protect your practice as we progress through the coronavirus crisis.
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New Jersey AGD Advocates for Dentists

Mar 30, 2020
The following is a summary of the New Jersey AGD's (NJAGD) efforts to advocate for general dentists and small businesses being effected by COVID-19 in their state.
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Daily Update: AGD COVID-19 Resources and Information

Mar 28, 2020
As our nation and profession continues to be challenged with COVID-19, AGD has created a resource page in efforts to address the concerns of our members and provide up-to-date developments of this crisis.
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Protect Your Practice Financially During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Mar 27, 2020
During this unprecedented time in dentistry, it pays to be prepared. Here are a few actions to take if you haven’t already. Dr. Eric G. Jackson highlights important factors to keeping your practice fiscally sound during a crisis.
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Help Is On The Way. Senate passes CARES Act.

Mar 27, 2020
The CARES Act was passed by the US House of Representatives today, and is currently awaiting President Trump’s signature. See a summary of some of the bill’s provisions,
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ACADEMY OF GENERAL DENTISTRY CALLS FOR MEMBERS TO SUPPORT MEDICAL EFFORTS TO COMBAT COVID-19

Mar 26, 2020
The association is urging its members to reach out to their local public health offices or first responders to donate masks, gloves, gowns, eye protection or other products that are desperately needed to ensure the safety of healthcare professionals caring for patients.
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Update: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Update Recommendations

Mar 19, 2020
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid recently announced updated recommendations on Adult Elective Surgeries, Non-Essential Medical Surgical, and Dental Procedures during COVID-19.
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Academy of General Dentistry Supports Final National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine Report on Fluoride

Mar 16, 2020
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) strongly supports the recent release of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine’s (NASEM) final review[1] of a 2016 report published by the National Toxicology Programs (NTP).
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AGD President Connie White, DDS, FAGD Recognizes the Contributions of Dentists on National Dentist's Day

Mar 6, 2020
On March 6, we celebrate National Dentist’s Day. AGD President Connie White, DDS, FAGD, takes a moment to reflect on the important role you play in your office and your community.
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AGD Spokesperson Discusses Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Dentistry Today

Feb 25, 2020
In a recent column published by Dentistry Today, Larry Williams, DDS, MPH,MAGD, ABGD, a member and national spokesperson for the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), notes that the dental community has been doing an exceptional job to prevent staff and patients from contracting the Coronavirus (COVID-19).
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The Novel Coronavirus and the Practice of Dentistry

Feb 12, 2020
At present, the health of our patients and practices may be impacted by an emerging illness — the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). The wisest course for safeguarding our practices is to make every effort to control or moderate those factors that are within our power, including the spread of infection.
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Join the AGD Foundation Oral Cancer Screening Challenge

Nov 23, 2019
Host an event in your community to screen people for oral cancer during April 2020, Oral Cancer Awareness Month.
July 22_AGDvantage_NEWS

AGD Selects DHPI as Discount Provider for Dental Supplies

Aug 6, 2019
Dental Health Products, Inc. (DHPI) recently announced an agreement with the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), the largest professional association for general dentists, to create AGDVANTAGE, a discount dental supply program provided exclusively to its members.
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2019 Masters, Fellows and Lifelong Learning and Service Recognition Recipients

Jul 31, 2019
During the AGD2019 Convocation Ceremony, 234 AGD members received their Fellowship, 61 received Mastership and 22 members were recognized as LLSR recipients.
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Governance Evaluation and Review Committee Reviews Procedures

Jul 2, 2019
The AGD Governance Evaluation and Review Committee met in Chicago on June 21 to begin the arduous process of reviewing AGD’s governing structures.
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Academy of General Dentistry Supports full Repeal of Medical Device Excise Tax

Jun 26, 2019
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), along with the Organized Dentistry Coalition (ODC), today announced that it recommends the full repeal of the medical devise excise tax and urges the Senate Finance Committee to move promptly to consider legislation that includes repeal.
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