NEWSROOM

The surest way to be happy is to seek happiness for others. – MLK Jr.

The best endings always have confetti. Here’s to 12 new chapters. Happy New Year from (insert constituency)AGD!

National Mentoring Month is an excellent opportunity for people to take up mentorship and help young people shape their skills in their designated field.

Fabiola Milord, DDS, MPH, FAGD, has dedicated career to dental missions domestically and abroad

Thomas A. Howley ,Jr., DDS, MAGD, Honored with Albert L. Borish Award

Spread the spirit of AGD this holiday season. For each recruit who joins in 2022, you’ll earn $50 in Referral Rewards, which can be applied to your membership renewal.

When Hans P. Guter, DDS, FAGD, ran for AGD vice president, the organization was recovering from COVID-19 pandemic shutdowns, searching for an executive director and considering new dues models. Guter was prepared to lead and help guide AGD.

Sign up for AGD’s two free live webinars in December. The Dec. 6 “Stay in Control with a Fully Digital Workflow for Implant Restorations” and Dec. 13 “Why 3D Printing and Why Now?” live webinars are both free to all attendees.

In 1973, AGD created a newsletter to inform members about the socioeconomic and political advances in dentistry, a newsletter that would eventually become AGD Impact. Fifty years later, much has changed about the publication, but its core mission to focus on the needs of AGD members and general dentists remains. Join us in celebrating AGD Impact’s golden anniversary by looking back at the publication’s history.

The link between dental erosion (DE) and gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is well documented, but evidence focuses on patients with established GERD. For some, DE is the only indication of untreated/undertreated GERD. New research in General Dentistry evaluates the association between these two conditions.

AGD’s Career Center is a helpful resource to recruit new members for your team. Post employment opportunities and search for the best candidates for your practice. The Career Center also offers other services, such as setting search alerts, managing applications, receiving reports and more.

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

Optimal exposure to fluoride and calcium from publicly available drinking water is important for caries prevention. A new study in General Dentistry aims to quantify the fluoride and calcium concentrations of samples from water fountains on a university campus and to determine whether external filters affect those concentrations.

More than ever, dentists are plagued with financial concerns, such as inflation, staff shortages and a disappointing post-pandemic rebound. Drs. Eric S. Studley and Ivy D. Peltz outline how a business plan can help you successfully direct your career and assuage financial anxiety in this month’s AGD Impact.

Give back while making your regular Cyber Monday purchases — simply order your regular Amazon purchases through AmazonSmile, and select the AGD Foundation as your charity of choice.

As the world moves increasingly online, more dental practices are offering comprehensive websites that include patient portals, online appointment requests, chat windows to contact staff and more. Part of ensuring your practice website supports current and potential patients’ needs for care and information includes making sure the resources are accessible to all patients, including people with disabilities.

Senators Ben Ray Lujan (D-NM), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Ben Cardin (D-MD) recently introduced S.5073, the Oral Health Literacy and Awareness Act of 2022, in the U.S. Senate.

In the 118th session of Congress, Democrats will remain in control of the U.S. Senate while Republicans will take control of the House of Representatives.

The AGD joined Tobacco Free Kids and 69 other health, medical, education, and community organizations in a letter to congressional appropriators, urging them to fund the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) at $261.5 million for fiscal year 2023.

A beleaguered supply chain and high levels of consumer demand are driving up costs. While dentists are paying more to keep their practice doors open, inflation also puts stress on their patients. Will inflation mean consumers are more likely to put off dental care?