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Supporting the Oral Health of Our Community

The Academy of General Dentistry works to ensure that general dentists can speak up when it matters most. That means making participation easy so that our members can unite their voices on legislative and regulatory activities affecting their practice. As a member, you can access the information and tools to quickly and conveniently impact legislative activities that are underway.

We need our members to get involved and make sure that legislators in our states and on Capitol Hill understand the issues affecting oral health, dentistry and issues affecting general dentists and their patients. 

Watch for regular updates as well as the latest news on more urgent issues that need your assistance by contacting legislators. 

Read the latest issue of AGD Capitol Connections

2019 Activities

AGD joins other health care associations to support S. 350, the "Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act"

AGD joins other health care associations to support H.R. 1418, the "Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act"

AGD President Request AADB to Remove Pop Up Link to AAE’s White Paper

AGD Joins Coalition in Request to Reform Flexible Spending Account Legislation

2018 Activities 

AGD joins other health care associations to oppose tobacco rider in FDA appropriations bill. 9.11.18

AGD sends letter to Senators Baldwin and Ernst in support of the Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act. 9.5.18

AGD sends letter to Congressmen Peterson, Young, Faso, McGovern, and Yoder in support of Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act. 9.5.18

AGD joins organized dentistry to support deferred interest on resident educational loans. 5.22.18

AGD joins other health care associations to support approval of authorized user fees for tobacco products. 5.4.2018

AGD comments to the FDA on opioid prescribing interventions—exploring a strategy for implementation. 3.16.18

AGD comments to the FDA on intended uses of dental/medical products. 2.5.18

AGD joins organized dentistry in letter to CMS to support technical changes to Medicare Part C and Part D. 1.12.18

Take Action

Protect your profession by speaking up and reaching out to your legislators. 
Get Involved

Advocacy Resources

AGD has the resources to help you take action and protect the field of general dentistry and your patients.

How to Advocate

Federal Resources

State Resources

Key Issues

Learn more about the key issues affecting general dentistry:

Insurance
Medicare
Midlevel Providers
Opioids
Oral Health Literacy
Removing Barriers to Care 
Student Debt
Water Fluoridation

AGD Policies

View a full listing of AGD policies. 

"AGD has to be the one to carry the banner for general dentists. Never before in the history of our profession has the legislative and regulatory activity had such a profound impact on the manner in which we practice dentistry now and in the future. We need to be in Washington, D.C. and our state capitals. If we aren’t there, no one else will be there for us."

Myron Bromberg, DDS
Reseda, CA Member since 1983

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