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Dr. Binder Volunteers to Meet Dental Needs in Haiti

Twice over the past two years, I have spent a week volunteering in Haiti with the small nonprofit aid group, Haiti Marycare. The group’s mission is to help a few villages in the northern part of Haiti.

Dealing with Mistakes Made in Private Practice

In private practice, dentists are faced with making decisions every day. Most of the time, we make the right ones, but occasionally, we run into challenges.

AGD Group Exemption Deadline Is Fast Approaching

Inspiration

AGD Rebrand Resources Available to Constituents

Apply for 2018 Fellowship, Mastership and Lifelong Learning and Service Recognition

Leader Tip: 2017 Constituent Webinar Recordings Available

FDA Announces Comprehensive Tobacco-Related Regulatory Plan

White House Opioid Commission Issues Interim Report

Congress Seeks to Expand Telehealth Services under Medicare

In the States

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AGD Honors Its Fellows, Masters and Lifelong Learning and Service Recognition Recipients

ACA Repeal Bill Rejected in the Senate

House Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2018 Labor-HHS Spending Legislation

Energy & Commerce Committee Advances Action for Dental Health Act

Lawmakers to Adjourn for August Recess

In the States

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Not Just a Teeth Cleaning: General Dentists Emphasize the Importance of Wellness Checkups

A recent survey from the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) shows that some Americans are unaware their dental wellness checkups cover much more than hygiene.

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Registration for AGD2018 Now Open

Registration is now open for AGD2018, to be held June 7–9, 2018, in New Orleans.

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Is Your Practice Prepared to Market to Millennials?

Did you know that millennials are the fastest growing patient base? Within the past few years, millennials have become the largest population in the United States, and they have surpassed baby boomers in the labor force, according to Pew Research Center.