This Week at AGD

As healthcare professionals, we know how important it is to keep our minds and bodies healthy. Perhaps it’s now time to consider critical thinking as a component of an overall personal wellness program as well.

When flowers and chocolate are not enough, give a gift that makes a lasting impact. Mark your donation to the AGD Foundation as a tribute. All support enhances oral cancer outreach, programs and awareness efforts.

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

Do you know a colleague who still isn’t a member but would be the perfect match for AGD? Now’s your chance to introduce them to Premium Plus membership and earn $50 in Referral Rewards for each referral who joins.

Attend “Geriatric Dentistry: Treatment Planning and Management” with Tomas J. Ballesteros, MS, DMD, FAGD, on Feb. 15. This webinar will discuss the different restorative options for the general dentist when treating the complex geriatric population.

Inflation has roared back to a point that it now demands our attention. Inflation is that slow, insidious erosion in the purchasing power that our money provides. It affects the products and services we buy, the way we provide our dental services and how we can enjoy our retirements.

Which method of upper airway imaging is best for orthodontic assessment? Read the new issue of General Dentistry to compare the pros and cons of lateral cephalometry, multiplanar CBCT reconstruction and three-dimensional CBCT reconstruction.

The AGD Foundation is seeking nominations for candidates to serve on the 2022–2024 Board of Directors. The board actively supports the Foundation’s mission of oral/oropharyngeal cancer awareness, prevention and early detection.

Whether or not spring comes six weeks early, you can brighten a fellow classmate’s winter by referring them to AGD and earn up to $850 in gift cards in the process. The more classmates you recruit, the more you earn.

This month, AGD Impact explores whether dental providers can strike a balance between holistic and conventional dentistry.

AGD’s Communications Council is recruiting new members for its Spokesperson Program. Nominees should be comfortable communicating with the media and be willing to be AGD’s public voice. The deadline to submit nominations is Feb. 25!

Although managing a separated instrument is difficult, there are several options for retrieval, depending on the anatomy of the tooth, the type and location of the instrument and the skill of the clinician. Four unique cases of separated instruments are detailed in the latest issue of General Dentistry, along with one-year follow-up data.

In-office printing of surgical guides is becoming increasingly common in the modern dental practice. A study in the latest issue of General Dentistry sought to evaluate the accuracy of fit of surgical guides printed with four different desktop 3D printers purchased for less than $500.

AGD2022 will be held in Orlando, Florida, July 27–30, 2022. Meeting registration officially opens tomorrow, Jan. 25. Check out the course listing, and learn more about things to do in Orlando.

Pulpal liners are critical parts of conservative dentistry, and the chemistry backing them up is phenomenal. Depending on your personal experience and affiliation, you likely already have a quality product in your armamentarium. But, if you haven’t reevaluated the market recently, these are some of the top brands to consider.

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

Are you a dental student graduating this year or know someone who is? Now is the time to start thinking about how to protect your future. AGD’s Exclusive Benefits provider Dentist’s Advantage offers our new graduates and residents malpractice coverage at no cost. It’s one of your membership benefits.

In his column, “Tips to Become a Great Leader,” Don Deems, DDS, FAGD, PCC, provides six tips you can begin implementing today.

Spread the word about AGD membership and our new Premium Plus and Premium membership options. Each one of your colleagues who joins earns you both $50 in Referral Rewards coupons that can be used toward the headquarters portion of your renewal dues.

From attracting patients to a dental practice by enabling more relaxing appointments to permitting dentists to comfortably perform long procedures, sedation offers a multitude of benefits to clients and practitioners.