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Irreversible pulpitis is an acute, brief and painful condition that may prompt stress responses — namely, the release of oxytocin, cortisol and secretory immunoglobulin A. A new study in General Dentistry evaluates the effects of these stress responses as a potential risk factor during pregnancy.

Legislation would protect workers, customers, and public

You’ve invested in your career, but it’s can be costly, making it nearly impossible to save. It will all pay off, but in the meantime AGD wants to make sure you're maximizing the deals that come along with membership.

Preparing for a career as a dentist is hard. Doing that during a pandemic is even more difficult. Don’t underestimate the strength of your knowledge and your ability to apply the treatments and techniques you’ve learned in a clinical setting.

Invest in your practice by investing in your dental team. AGD2021 is offering 12 dental team-focused courses within a wide variety of subjects to help your staff members reach their full potential.

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

Students, residents and 2020 graduates not only receive free registration and lectures at AGD2021, they also gain exclusive access to the New Dentist Lounge, which features a mentorship event and reception, free courses, refreshments, and the chance to build lifelong networking connections.

This month, AGD Impact examines how COVID-19 has changed dental education and how these changes affect students, patients and the dental profession as a whole. The issue also looks at top patient phobias and how to handle them. The issue contains one Self-Instruction exercise worth 1 CE credit.

Highlights from the new issue include the latest in our literature review series, “What Every Dentist Needs to Know About Electronic Cigarettes,” a fascinating study that examines the connection between acute dental pain and increased oxytocin during pregnancy, and a Pharmacology column that reviews the use of diclofenac for treating dental patients.

On April 29, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it would be advancing two tobacco product standards to significantly reduce disease and death from using combusted tobacco products, the leading cause of preventable death in the U.S.

The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) issued Revenue Procedure 2021-20 PDF on April 22 for certain businesses that received first-round Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loans but did not deduct any of the original eligible expenses because they relied on guidance issued before the enactment of tax relief legislation in December of 2020.

President Joe Biden detailed his "American Families Plan" (fact sheet) in a speech to Congress on Wednesday, April 28. The President's plan will seek to expand federal support for lower-income and middle-class Americans, offset by a series of tax increases on wealthy Americans' incomes, investments, and estates.

On April 22, the House Democratic leaders reintroduced H.R. 3, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act. The legislation would allow the federal government to negotiate the cost of prescription drugs and cap seniors' out-of-pocket costs for prescription drugs at $2,000 per year.

On April 29, the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law is holding a hearing at 1:00 pm (ET) entitled "Treating the Problem: Addressing Anticompetitive Conduct and Consolidation in Health Care Markets."

Regular Screenings, Education and Prevention are Key

As research is completed, evidence may be discovered to further support applications of stem cells in dentistry, making this an important topic for dentists to watch in the coming years.

The AGD Foundation will make oral cancer screenings available Friday, June 11, during AGD2021 at the Austin Convention Center for scientific session attendees and at the Fairmont Austin Hotel for hotel employees.

As an associate dentist, you may be looking for ways to stretch your finances. To help save on some of your extra expenses, we want to remind members of the AGD Exclusive Benefits available to members.

AGD Editor and “The Daily Grind” blogger Timothy F. Kosinski, DDS, MAGD, discusses how each of our perspectives is essential in creating more community and information-sharing among general dentists. He also talks about AGD’s efforts to keep members informed about recent discoveries, research, news and more.