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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
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Academy of General Dentistry Leaders Head to Capitol Hill in May
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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
Navigating the Evidence for Caries Management: Fluorides and Alternatives
Date(s)
Sep. 23, 2025 at 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Livia Tenuta, DDS, MSc, PhD
Subject: 250 Operative (Restorative) Dentistry
Credits: 1
Method: Lecture
Tuesday, Sept. 23: 7–8 p.m. CDT
Audience: Dentists
Fee: FREE (Region 17 Members); $37.50 (students and residents); $75 (members); $125 (nonmembers)
Description
The control of dental caries using different types of fluoride products is well established. Recent concerns on the potential of fluoride to cause neurotoxicity have led many dentists and oral healthcare professionals to question the safe use of fluoride products to manage caries in their patients and to look for alternatives. In this webinar, we will review the mechanism of action of fluoride products and alternatives, such as hydroxyapatite-containing toothpastes, and discuss the evidence behind their benefits and risks.
Learning Objectives
- Describe the mechanism of action of different fluoride products for caries control.
- Describe the mechanism of action of calcium-based fluoride alternatives, such as hydroxyapatite, for caries control.
- Understand the evidence for caries control using fluorides and alternative products.
- Understand the evidence on the toxic effect of fluorides.
Livia Tenuta, DDS, MSc, PhD, is associate professor at the Department of Cariology, Restorative Sciences and Endodontics, University of Michigan School of Dentistry. She is a National Institutes of Health–funded researcher with more than 100 peer-reviewed published papers on caries and fluoride. She has received distinguished awards, such as the International Association for Dental Research (IADR) Basil G. Bibby Young Investigator Award (2014) and the IADR E.W. Borrow Memorial Award (2024). She was the president of the Cariology Research group of the IADR (2011–2012) and member of the board of the Organisation for Caries Research (2013–2020). She is currently editor-in-chief of Caries Research, treasurer of the American Academy of Cariology, and a member of the American Dental Association Council on Scientific Affairs.
Additional Information
This course is sponsored by Region 17.
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