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The September issue of AGD Impact is now live!

Fulfill all requirements and submit an application before Dec. 31, 2024, to be eligible to receive your Fellowship, Mastership, or Lifelong Learning and Service Recognition at AGD2025 in Montréal, Quebec.

New future-ready governance models need your input. AGD members have been working on a change to our current governance model, which was crafted nearly 50 years ago. Help us assess the advantages and disadvantages of each proposed new model.

AGD is working to address the most pressing issues faced by our members as we advocate to government entities for general dentists.

Stepping out of the familiar confines of dental school, AGD Impact Student Perspectives columnist Brooklyn Janes recently took part in a month-long external rotation with PDS Health. She shared what the experience taught her about dentistry, leadership and herself.

Dentist’s Advantage offers malpractice insurance as one of your AGD member benefits at no extra cost. As a dentist, it is essential to protect the career you worked hard to earn from financial disaster. Don’t miss the opportunity to claim your coverage.

Passing the Fellowship Exam is one of the major requirements for becoming an AGD Fellow. Increase your chances of success by attending the 2024 Fall Fellowship Review Course at AGD’s headquarters in Chicago, Oct. 4–5, and take the exam the next day.

Many of us either begin our careers working in another practice or by finding and purchasing an existing practice. Few dentists begin their careers by determining the ideal model for their practice. And even fewer start out with the documented systems needed to support their ideal model. AGD Impact columnist Roger P. Levin, DDS, talks about models and steps to building an ideal model and the systems needed to support it in this month’s issue.

In late July AGD exhibited at the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) Annual Meeting in Denver. ALEC brings together legislators from around the country who support free markets, limited government and federalism.

On August 16, 2024, AGD wrote to House Energy & Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-5), advocating against the proposed restructuring of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

New future-ready governance models need your input. AGD members have been working on a change to our current governance model, which was crafted nearly 50 years ago. Help us assess the advantages and disadvantages of each proposed new model.

AGD’s member benefits provide dental practice owners savings on insurance and financial products, educational services, and practice management tools. Save money on office supplies, promotional products, lab services and more.

The Faculty Advisor of the Year Award honors one AGD student chapter faculty advisor who provides their AGD student chapter with the best overall support and guidance. This year’s recipient is Dr. Sophia Khan of the University of Colorado School of Dental Medicine.

AGD recently announced the 2024 FellowPath scholarship recipients. This scholarship is presented to new dentists who graduated between 2019 and 2024 and covers the costs of attending the AGD Fall Fellowship Review Course and Exam in October 2024.

Conducting an oral cancer screening event in your AGD constituent is the perfect opportunity to educate your community about the important services that dental offices provide, and your efforts could result in a life saved.

The relationship between a dental practice and a lab takes time and effort from both sides to build. A good working relationship results in quality products that ultimately help dentists deliver the best possible patient care. What does a good relationship between a practice and lab look like, and how can practices build one?

AGD is working to address the most pressing issues faced by our members as we advocate to government entities for general dentists.

General Dentistry is seeking new columnists. Contributing two to four times per year, General Dentistry columnists write brief overviews of specific cases or issues within a subject area, providing general dentists with information they can use in practice right away. Contact us with your column idea today.