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In challenging times like these, staying in touch with colleagues has never been more important. Kim Wright, DDS, MAGD, offers her perspective on why this is vital to your health and the profession.

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.

AGD is currently looking for individuals to join its spokespeople program and seeks nominations of members capable of promoting oral health and AGD.

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.

Sarah Hyams, DMD, was elected the regional director of Region 15-16 at the November 2018 House of Delegates conference. Her constituency includes Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia and Prince Edward Island.

The Nebraska AGD held its first meet and greet with the dental students at Creighton University. Twenty-two students and seven Nebraska AGD members attended.

The Lone Star Dental Conference has been a favorite among Texas dentists since 1990, and the lineup of speakers and courses in 2019 did not disappoint.

Thank you to the leaders who participated in the January 2020 quarterly conference call. Here is the schedule for the remaining 2020 constituency conference calls.

AGD Constituent Email and List Agreement statements are due Aug. 31.

AGD is now taking nominations for the 2022 Dr. Thaddeus V. Weclew Award.

The price to attend AGD2020, July 15–18 at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, increases after today. Please remind your members that this is their last chance to register before the deadline.

Help AGD staff begin to prepare for 2021. Submit your 2021 Constituent and Component Dues Update Form, which is posted on the constituency section of the AGD website.

The AGD Foundation Board of Directors has decided to postpone the April 2020 AGD Foundation Oral Cancer Screening Challenge in light of the COVID-19 pandemic.

President Trump signed the CARES Act into law on Friday, providing essential financial support to general dentists struggling from mandated office closures due to COVID-19. The CARES Act includes a financial lifeline for small businesses, sole proprietors and self-employed individuals.

AGD wants to remind members that Dental Health Products Inc. (DHPI) will continue to honor the AGDVANTAGE discount on all products that are not currently on allocation by manufacturers, such as various infection control lines.

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.

The AGD Podcast Series features an interview with John Molinari, PhD, professor emeritus at the University of Detroit Mercy and an expert in infection control in dentistry.

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.

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.

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,