Don’t Miss AGD’s Last Quarterly Idea Exchange for 2017
AGD Briefings Is Now AGD Leader Insider
CST Brings STAR Power to New York AGD and Virginia AGD!
Senate Appropriations Committee Releases FY2018 Labor-HHS Committee Repo
Senators Introduce CHIP Extension Bill
GOP Revisits ACA Repeal
In the States
![Tanya Maestas Headshot](https://agd.org/images/default-source/publication-images/agd-impact/tanya-headshot.jpg?sfvrsn=81174b1_0)
Member Spotlight: Tanya Sue Maestas
Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) student member Tanya Sue Maestas has known that she wanted to be a dentist since she was in fifth grade.
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Tell Congress to Extend Funding for CHIP
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) sent an Action Alert on Friday, Sept. 8, urging AGD members to contact their members of Congress regarding the expiration of the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) set for Sept. 30.
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY2018 Labor-HHS Spending Bill
AGD Expresses Support for Student Debt Refinancing Bill
New Surgeon General Sworn In
National Health Service Corps’ Students to Service Program Now Accepting Applications
In the States
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AGD2017 Session Explores Six Steps to Advance Oral Health Literacy
Held Friday, July 14, during the Scientific Session, AGD emeritus member and longtime advocacy champion Myron J. Bromberg, DDS, moderated the session, “Oral Health Literacy Awareness, a National Healthcare Priority.”