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Congratulations Wisconsin AGD 2023 Fellows
Congratulations to the six Wisconsin AGD members who received the prestigious Fellowship Award at AGD2023 in Las Vegas.
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Wisconsin Academy of General Dentistry
The Wisconsin Academy of General Dentistry is a professional association representing general dentists within our state. We are dedicated to providing resources for continuing dental education to our members and to improving patient care through lifelong service and learning. That dedication is supported by the programs and events that assist AGD members to achieve their professional goals, with our main focus in advocacy.
Wisconsin AGD News/Events
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AGD News/Events
AGD NEWS
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Academy of General Dentistry Leaders Head to Capitol Hill in May
AGD leaders met in Washington, DC, recently to address legislative issues impacting dentistry and ways to protect oral health care. As part of the two-day event, about 30 general dentists representing AGD meet with lawmakers on legislative issues impacting their profession and how patient care is delivered to dental patients.
AGD Statement on American Medical Association’s Approval of a New Category III CPT Code
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is concerned that the American Medical Association’s (AMA) recent decision to allow non-dental health care workers to administer silver diamine fluoride is a temporary solution to a growing oral health crisis.
AGD EVENTS
Domestic Violence Training for Dental Professionals: Risk Factors, Symptoms and Interventions
Date(s)
Aug. 21, 2025 at 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Wendy Regoeczi, PhD, MPH
Subject: 156 Domestic Violence
Credits: 1
Method: Lecture
Thursday, Aug. 21: 7–8 p.m. CDT
Audience: Dentists, Hygienists
Fee: $37.50 (students and residents); $75 (members); $125 (nonmembers)
Description
This webinar will provide dental professionals with the knowledge, skills and strategies to identify, screen for and intervene when a patient in their practice is experiencing domestic violence. After reviewing misconceptions around causes and risk factors for domestic violence, it will cover signs and symptoms of domestic violence, specifically nonfatal strangulation. The webinar will also cover best practices for protocols and techniques to screen for and intervene in domestic violence situations.
Learning Objectives
- Describe misconceptions about the nature of and risk factors for domestic violence.
- Recognize the signs and symptoms of domestic violence in general and nonfatal strangulation in particular.
- Create effective screening protocols and a safe environment for patients to disclose domestic violence victimization.
- Identify appropriate ways to intervene when patients disclose they are victims of domestic violence.
Wendy Regoeczi, PhD, MPH, is a professor and chair of the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina. Her research and teaching focus on violent crime, particularly domestic violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence and violence prevention. Over the course of her 25-year career, she has conducted numerous trainings for practitioner audiences. Her research has been funded by the National Institute of Justice and the National Science Foundation. She is the author of the forthcoming book, “Domestic Violence: Examining the Facts.”
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