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AGD staff and experienced leaders met with the Iowa AGD Sept. 27 to assist constituent leaders during their highly anticipated Strategic and Tactical Assessment and Response (STAR) Visit.

Bill (H.R. 4678) Authorizes Funding for Strategic Public Education Campaign that Aims to Reduce Growing Oral Health Concerns

Ohio legislators have moved HB 11 to the Senate after it was passed through the House in June.

Senator Roy Blunt (R-MO), chairman of the Senate Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee, revealed draft legislative text and report language for FY 2020 spending within the Departments of Labor and Health and Human Services.

The House Veterans' Affairs Committee's Health Subcommittee held a legislative hearing on September 11th, to consider twelve pieces of legislation related to health policy across the VA system.

Policy Options for Improving Dental Coverage for People on Medicare was published by the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF) on September 18th, to provide information and guide discussion on potential ways to make oral health care more available and affordable for the Medicare population.

On September 18th, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) awarded grants of up to $300,000 to 298 health centers across the country to improve their oral health services infrastructure.

Amid recent accounts of vaping-related deaths and illnesses currently being investigated by the CDC, both the Trump Administration and members of Congress are escalating their efforts to combat the youth vaping epidemic.

An Oklahoma judge ruled Johnson & Johnson liable for helping to fuel the state’s opioid crisis on Monday, August 26, and ordered the company to pay $572 million.

The American Medical Association confirmed it is no longer affiliated with the Partnership for America’s Health Care Future, an organization it helped found and who’s led the charge against Medicare expansion on behalf of the health care industry.

The Academy of General Dentistry formally thanked Representatives Dave Loebsack (IA-2) and Buddy Carter (GA-1) for their sponsorship of H.R. 3762, the Dental and Optometric Care (DOC) Access Act.

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) published the results of a December 2018 roundtable titled Integrating Oral and General Health through Health Literacy Practices.

Nicholas J. Russo, DMD, is the incoming regional director (RD) chair as well as the RD of Region 5, which represents the constituencies of Delaware, Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia.

The Nebraska AGD hosted its annual meeting June 7–9 at the Embassy Suites in Lincoln, Nebraska. Friday morning kicked off with a keynote address by AGD Vice President Bruce L. Cassis, DDS, MAGD.

The AGD Strategic and Tactical Assessment and Response (STAR) program provides constituencies with a team of trained facilitators and staff to help during brainstorming, strategic planning and goal-setting meetings.

AGD has teamed up with Dental Health Products Inc. (DHPI) to offer AGD members a new way to save at no additional cost to you.

AGD is now taking nominations for the 2021 Dr. Thaddeus V. Weclew Award. This prestigious award is given to an individual who has made outstanding contributions to the art and science of dentistry or has enhanced the principles and goals of the AGD and has made exceptional efforts in promoting these ideals.

Reminding local graduates what AGD has to offer as they start their careers is so important. One of AGD’s most popular Exclusive Benefits for graduates is the professional liability insurance provided by Dentist’s Advantage.

The deadline is approaching for constituencies and regions to file under the AGD group exemption with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Constituencies or regions that qualify must forward all required information to AGD headquarters for filing no later than Aug. 30.

Remind any pre-Fellow members that AGD will host the 2019 Fall Fellowship Review Course, Oct. 4–5 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton St. Louis Downtown.