Mental Health Awareness Month
A healthy smile starts with a healthy mind. This Mental Health Awareness Month, AGD is dedicated to supporting both. Let's encourage open conversations, kindness, and self-care for overall well-being. 🌟💙
May is Older Americans Month
Aging beautifully, one smile at a time! Happy Older Americans Month from AGD. Let's celebrate the wisdom and experiences of our seniors by prioritizing their oral health. Because a healthy smile knows no age. 😁🌟
The May Issue of AGD Impact Is Live
The May issue of AGD Impact is live! In it, you can learn the secrets to succeeding at social media from a host of dental social media influencers.
Testing the Tools: Reviews to Help Your Practice
AGD Impact regularly features a Testing the Tools column with practical reviews of some of the latest dental products. This month, reviewer Ross Isbell, DMD, MBA, a general dentist in Gadsden, Alabama, tested an automatic U-shaped toothbrush, an electronic flosser, and a device that combines a toothbrush with toothpaste, toothpick and flosser.
Upgrade Your Knowledge and Skills at AGD2024: Early Bird Registration Ends Tomorrow
This summer, why not get yourself up to date on 20 different topics — all in one weekend? AGD2024 — July 17–20 — has a dynamic schedule specifically crafted with general dentists’ education needs in mind.
Evaluating the Color Stability of Temporary Crowns Fabricated by 3D Printing and Manual Methods
A new study published in the March/April issue of General Dentistry helps dentists evaluate different methods for the fabrication of temporary restorations, select the most appropriate technique to maximize esthetics and appreciate the role of extrinsic factors in the discoloration of provisional restorations.
Communicating Major Changes
We can improve our practices in many ways, but three of the most common are price increases, changes in staff and new technology. These can be sensitive topics to discuss with patients. How can you convey them in a way that is clear, respectful and reassuring?
Capitol Connections
AGD is working to address the most pressing issues faced by our members as we advocate to government entities for general dentists.
Project Governance Underway
AGD’s Project Governance aims to explore how AGD's governance aligns with current best practices and helps determine the structure and processes necessary to support the organization's mission effectively.
Interstate Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact is Formed
On April 22nd Maine Governor Janet Mills signed legislation creating the Interstate Dentist and Dental Hygienist Compact. The Compact became active when the seventh state enacted the Compact language. Maine joined Washington, Iowa, Tennessee, Wisconsin, Virginia and Kansas as initial Compact states.
Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-5) and Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) Release Comprehensive Data Privacy Draft Bill
On April 7, 2024, House Committee on Energy and Commerce Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers (R-WA-5) and Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation Chair Maria Cantwell (D-WA) released a discussion draft of federal privacy legislation, entitled the American Privacy Rights Act.
CMS Quality Conference Highlights the Importance of Access to High Quality Oral Health Care
On April 8-9, 2024, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) hosted the 2024 Quality Conference. The conference theme was "Resilient and Ready Together: Creating an Optimal Environment for Quality Healthcare for Individuals, Families, and Communities."
Increase Cash Flow and Reduce Stress by Reducing PPO Exposure
Read about how to evaluate the financial success of your PPO participation and choose which plans to keep and which to drop in the April issue of AGD Impact.
Early Bird Pricing for AGD2024 Ends Next Week
The opportunity to lock in early bird pricing for AGD2024 expires next Tuesday, April 30. Premium Plus members can enjoy FREE registration, while Premium members benefit from discounted rates. Immerse yourself in world-class CE, discover the natural beauty of Minneapolis, and make AGD2024 a memorable experience.
Fall Fellowship Review Course and Exam
Join us Oct. 4–6 for the 2024 Fall Fellowship Review Course at AGD headquarters in Chicago. As a special benefit, Premium Plus members will receive a 20% discount on registration. Following the review course, attendees have the option to register for the Fellowship Exam Oct. 7.
Special Offer for 2024 Graduates and Residents
Congratulations to our soon-to-be 2024 dental school graduates! AGD’s Exclusive Benefits provider, Dentist’s Advantage, wants you to start off your dental career right by offering you professional liability insurance at no cost. It’s included as one of AGD’s membership benefits.
Introducing the FellowPath Scholarship for New Dentists
Attention all members who graduated between 2019 and 2024! We're excited to announce the FellowPath Scholarship. The scholarship covers the cost of the Fall Fellowship Review Course, Fellowship Exam, airfare and accommodations. With three scholarships available, make sure to apply by June 3.
CMS Rule Allows Access to Adult Dental Care
On April 2, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services finalized a rule to allow access to adult dental care as an essential health benefit through the Affordable Care Act marketplaces. States must initiate an application process in 2025.
New AGD Podcast Alert: AGD 2024 Keynote Speaker Jeffry L. Gurian, DDS Featured Guest
Animal Magnetism: Some Veterinarians Are Drawn to Oral Healthcare
What dental specialty allows a practitioner to perform a sinusotomy on a standing patient who happens to have 12 pounds of teeth or fix a tooth the patient broke by biting an antler? The answer is animal dentistry.