Join the 2023 Class of AGD Fellows, Masters, and Lifelong Learning and Service Recognition recipients. To get recognized for your educational achievements during the AGD2023 Convocation Ceremony in Las Vegas, July 19–22, applications must be received by Dec. 31, 2022.

Spread the word that it’s the perfect time to become an AGD member. If your colleagues join before Sept. 30, they will pay only half of 2022 headquarters dues. Plus, you’ll both earn $50 in Referral Rewards once they join.

Named for the founding father of AGD, the Dr. Thaddeus V. Weclew Award is presented annually to a dedicated educator who embodies the spirit of comprehensive dental care. This recipient is a professional role model whose activities exemplify a commitment to the profession of dentistry and the principles and goals of AGD. This year, there were two recipients.

Self-reflection is the process of learning more about yourself so that you can adjust when necessary and improve. Through self-reflection, you can begin to learn what is important to you.

For pediatric patients, factors that may increase the risk of caries in specific teeth often affect each side of the oral cavity symmetrically around the midline. A new study in General Dentistry assesses the symmetry of carious lesions in order to help with prevention.

National Nonprofit Day (Aug. 17) recognizes nonprofit organizations’ ongoing efforts to serve their communities. You can commemorate the AGD Foundation’s work toward increasing oral and oropharyngeal cancer awareness by making a gift this Wednesday on National Nonprofit Day.