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Self-Instruction in AGD Impact

Self-Instruction Now Includes AGD Impact

Jan 6, 2020
AGD's Self-Instruction program now includes exercises based on AGD Impact articles. Designed to fit easily into your busy learning schedule, each AGD Impact exercise contains 10 questions and is worth one continuing education credit.
Financial Conflicts from General Dentistry

Financial Conflicts of Interest in Dentistry

Jan 6, 2020
Records of payments from the healthcare industry to dental care providers are now publicly available. In this retrospective, observational study that was published in the latest issue of General Dentistry, Lee & Chuang characterize the amount and types of payments made in 2017, comparing the distribution of money across dental specialties.
AGD's Position on Healthcare Reform

AGD’s Positions on Healthcare Reform

Jan 6, 2020
With the 2020 U.S. presidential election looming, healthcare continues to be a top concern for the American public. During their 2019 annual meeting, the AGD House of Delegates adopted a paper clarifying AGD’s positions on key tenets of healthcare reform.

Welcome to This Week at AGD!

Jan 6, 2020
Welcome to This Week at AGD. We are excited to launch a new weekly newsletter to keep you apprised of AGD events, news in the world of general dentistry and information critical to your practice. This Week at AGD will replace AGD in Action, which was previously emailed every Wednesday.
Oral Cancer Screening

Join the AGD Foundation Oral Cancer Screening Challenge

Nov 23, 2019
Host an event in your community to screen people for oral cancer during April 2020, Oral Cancer Awareness Month.

Approved Organizations Must Submit CE Rosters Electronically to AGD

Nov 22, 2019
In 2005, AGD began requiring PACE-approved program providers to submit CE credits for all AGD members directly to AGD. As of Jan. 1, 2017, providers were notified that they must use AGD’s online roster to submit CE hours earned by AGD members to AGD.

New Application and Approval Maintenance Fees Coming in 2020

Nov 22, 2019
Effective Jan. 1, 2020, the application fee for national PACE approval will be $755, and the AGD National Approval Maintenance Fee will be $300.

Standard IX: Publicity -- What Providers Need to Know

Nov 22, 2019
PACE standards are designed to help continuing dental education providers follow best practices when planning and implementing dental education programs. Adhering to PACE standards will help providers offer quality dental education courses.

Updated Term

Nov 22, 2019
The AGD PACE Council recently updated the PACE definition of “Commercial Interest/Commercial Entity” in the PACE Lexicon of Terms found in the PACE Guidelines. This is the current definition:

Get to Know the PACE Website

Nov 22, 2019
PACE is designed to help continuing dental education organizations deliver quality educational courses to dental professionals. AGD knows this can be a daunting mission, especially for organizations just starting to build their programs, which is why AGD has a number of tools available to approved providers that will help them manage their programs.
Dr. Connie White Named AGD President

New AGD President Ready to Make Impactful Change

Nov 12, 2019
The Academy of General Dentistry’s (AGD’s) House of Delegates recently installed new officers during its annual meeting, held in Chicago, Nov. 8–10. Connie L. White, DDS, FAGD, a general dentist from Kansas City, Missouri, was named president.
Michael Gordon

Regional Directors Corner

Oct 21, 2019
Michael A. Gordon, DDS, MAGD, received his DDS from the Indiana University School of Dentistry in 1989. He joined AGD in his senior year of dental school.

Tennessee AGD Helps Tennesseans’ Access to Care Issue

Oct 21, 2019
On July 27, 2019, the Tennessee AGD board passed a motion to help both Meharry Medical College School of Dentistry (MMC) in Nashville and the University of Tennessee Health Science Center College of Dentistry (UT) in Memphis with their expanded functions dental assistant (EFDA) programs.

Recruit, Rewards, Renew, Repeat

Oct 21, 2019
AGD’s “Three for Free” membership promotion is going on now! This is one of AGD’s most popular recruitment promotions of the year. Between Oct. 1 and Dec. 31, 2019, any new member who joins AGD for 2020 receives the rest of 2019 for free.

Apply for Fellowship or Mastership

Oct 21, 2019
In this competitive professional world, it’s important to differentiate yourself. Remind eligible members to apply for the Fellowship or Mastership awards.

AGD Education Highlights

Oct 21, 2019
Plan your remaining continuing education (CE) for 2019 by browsing AGD’s online learning CE listings.

AGD2020 Housing Block is Now Available

Oct 21, 2019
AGD has secured a special group rate on a limited number of hotel rooms at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Once registered for AGD2020, a confirmation email will be sent to you with a hotel link that contains the discounted room rate.

Take Advantage of Promotional Materials

Oct 21, 2019

AGD Foundation Grant Program

Oct 21, 2019
The AGD Foundation is challenging all AGD constituencies to host an oral cancer screening event in April 2020 during Oral Cancer Awareness Month.

Show Support for Local Dental Students

Oct 21, 2019
We’re well into a new school year, which makes now a great time for constituencies to show support for local dental students and student chapters. Here are a few ways constituent leaders can use their enthusiasm and expertise to connect with student communities
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