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This month, AGD Impact tells the stories of four women practice owners and highlights their paths to careers in dentistry and practice ownership. The issue also looks at what dentists need to know about disability insurance to protect themselves if they become disabled.

Let colleagues know that, if they join now for 2022 with one of our new membership plans, they’ll get the rest of 2021 for free. Each successful referral translates to $50 in Referral Rewards that can be used to pay for the headquarters portion of your renewal.

Detecting a second mesiobuccal (MB2) canal can be challenging due to a wide variety of anatomical configurations, such as the presence of accessory and lateral canals and isthmuses. Does the presence of gutta percha influence the ability to detect an MB2 canal on digital radiographs?

There are currently five new webinars spanning multiple disciplines available this month. If you're looking to catch up on CE before the end of the year, now is your chance!

AGD members can save $500 on the two-day course, “Orthodontics for General Practice,” delivered in person by general practitioner David A. Wright, DDS, MBA, MAGD, Oct. 29–30, in Provo, Utah. Don’t miss your chance to earn 15 CE credits while learning to integrate orthodontic procedures into your practice.

Want to explore Orlando beyond the theme parks while attending AGD2022? Dive into an underwater world of wonder at SEA LIFE Orlando Aquarium, enjoy breathtaking sights at Bok Tower Gardens, or enjoy a manatee snorkel tour with Real Florida Adventures.

Want to get recognized as a Fellow, Master or LLSR recipient at AGD2022? If so, all requirements must be completed and applications submitted by Dec. 31, 2021. Take courses that can help you reach your goal. Learn how to take the Fellowship Exam. Join a MasterTrack Program to stay motivated.

If dentists want to increase their practice value, they need to know how practices are actually valued and prepare to sell early in their careers, not right before retirement. The best way to increase a practice’s value is by learning some basics about valuations.

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

If you’re a recent graduate, hopefully you’re already enrolled in the complimentary malpractice coverage from Dentist’s Advantage that comes with your AGD membership. So why not remind fellow graduates to sign up? Coverage lasts from the day of enrollment through April 30, 2022.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced on September 8 that it would be conducting a two-day public workshop, "Reconsidering Mandatory Opioid Prescriber Education Through a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) in an Evolving Opioid Crisis," to allow stakeholders to provide input on aspects of the current opioid crisis that could be mitigated measurably by requiring mandatory prescriber education as part of a REMS.

On September 10, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced that an additional $25.5 billion in new funding would be made available through HRSA's Provider Relief Fund to health care providers impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

The House Ways & Means Committee and the House Energy & Commerce Committee voted on September 10 and 15 to pass portions of the Democrats' $3.5 trillion "human infrastructure" Budget Reconciliation package, the Build Back Better Act. These two Committees included a proposal to expand Medicare to include dental, vision, and hearing benefits in their portions of the package.

In July 2020, Zaneta Hamlin, DDS, FAGD, put out a call to action to organized dentistry to encourage diversity within leadership to promote inclusivity and represent all voices within dentistry. She recently spoke with AGD Impact about her motivation for becoming a dentist and her vision for her upcoming practice.

With the increasing incidence of HPV-related oral and oropharyngeal cancers, the work of the AGD Foundation is critical. By investing in the AGD Foundation, you help grow its cornerstone programs and expand its reach.

Topical anesthetics are useful for a variety of purposes: numbing tissues for procedures such as scaling and root planing, reducing local anesthetic injection pain, treating tooth pain, and more.

Registration ends Sept. 24 for the 2021 Fall Fellowship Review Course at the Capital Hilton in Washington, D.C., Oct. 1–2. The course will be followed by the Fellowship Exam Oct. 3. Stand out among your peers by becoming an AGD Fellow, and register for both today!

Obesity is a chronic disease associated with increased fatty deposition that leads to metabolic, biomechanical and psychosocial consequences and can be associated with frequent relapses. It is a serious condition that continues to be on the rise in the United States.

In between studying and socializing, enjoy some you time without having to break the bank. Find deals while doing online shopping or looking for entertainment tickets as well as offers on practical must-haves like renters insurance, auto insurance and more.