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Congratulations Wisconsin AGD 2023 Fellows
Congratulations to the six Wisconsin AGD members who received the prestigious Fellowship Award at AGD2023 in Las Vegas.
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Wisconsin Academy of General Dentistry
The Wisconsin Academy of General Dentistry is a professional association representing general dentists within our state. We are dedicated to providing resources for continuing dental education to our members and to improving patient care through lifelong service and learning. That dedication is supported by the programs and events that assist AGD members to achieve their professional goals, with our main focus in advocacy.
Wisconsin AGD News/Events
Wisconsin AGD News/Events
AGD News/Events
AGD News/Events
AGD NEWS
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Academy of General Dentistry Leaders Head to Capitol Hill in May
AGD leaders met in Washington, DC, recently to address legislative issues impacting dentistry and ways to protect oral health care. As part of the two-day event, about 30 general dentists representing AGD meet with lawmakers on legislative issues impacting their profession and how patient care is delivered to dental patients.
AGD Statement on American Medical Association’s Approval of a New Category III CPT Code
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is concerned that the American Medical Association’s (AMA) recent decision to allow non-dental health care workers to administer silver diamine fluoride is a temporary solution to a growing oral health crisis.
AGD EVENTS
Dealing with Back, Neck and Hand Pain as a Dental Professional: What Can I Do?
Date(s)
Jul. 8, 2025 at 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Ralph A. Cooley, DDS, FAGD
Subject: 150 Health Medicine and Nutrition
Credits: 1
Method: Lecture
Tuesday, July 8: 7–8 p.m. CDT
Audience: Students, Residents, Dentists, Dental Assistants, Hygienists
Fee: $37.50 (students and residents); $75 (members); $125 (nonmembers)
Description
This course describes how dental professionals can take care of themselves when faced with physical challenges due to everyday practice.
Learning Objectives
- Understand why dental professionals are physically at risk due to occupational hazards.
- Understand options for managing pain and/or seeking assistance.
- Understand the importance of fitness as a dental professional and what muscles are involved.
- Learn practical ways to increase flexibility in and outside the office.
Ralph A. Cooley, DDS, FAGD, is the admissions dean at UTHealth School of Dentistry in Houston, Texas, after practicing dentistry for 34 years in Conroe, Texas. Cooley has been involved with organized dentistry his entire career. Currently, he serves on the AGD Legislative & Governmental Affairs Council, the Dental Quality Alliance and the American Dental Association Code Maintenance Committee. Cooley has a passion for sports and fitness. He played baseball at Rice University and coached baseball for over 20 years. He maintains that passion and teaches the “Dental Fitness” course to students at UTHealth Houston.
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