The Central Illinois AGD had the pleasure of welcoming the new DMD Class of 2021 at the breakfast they hosted on August 2, 2017 at Southern Illinois College of Dental Medicine in Alton, IL. Dr. Sue Bishop, ILAGD National Trustee introduced the students to AGD with a presentation entitled, “What can AGD do for me?” […]
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2017 Annual Session – Las Vegas Convocation Ceremony
AGD 2017 Fellowship, Mastership and LLSR Reciepents, AGD leaders, family and friends attended a pool side reception at Caesars Palace Saturday evening following the AGD Convocation Ceremony. The Ceremony took place Saturday, July 15th. ILAGD members, Drs. Sue Bishop, Mohamed Harunai, Theresa Lao, Cheryl Mora, Steve Petras, Robert Kozelka, Ryan Vahdani, Sy Wachtenheim, along with […]
UIC COD Dental Class of 2021 Orientation Breakfast – August 10, 2017
The Illinois AGD had the pleasure of welcoming the UIC COD Dental Class of 2021 at breakfast on August 10, 2017. Dr. Cheryl Mora and Dr. Larry Williams, both Past Presidents of ILAGD introduced the students to AGD with a presentation entitled, “What can AGD do for me?” Drs. Sy Wachtenheim, Judy Fan-Hsu, Ben Youel, […]
Chicago AGD Presented “Conquer the Kids and Win the Family” by Dr. Carla Cohn
Chicago AGD Presented “Conquer the Kids and Win the Family On Friday, May 5, at Ditka’s Restaurant in Oak Brook, the Chicago Component of the Academy of General Dentistry hosted a day-long course on “Conquer the Kids and Win the Family”. Dr. Carla Cohn, DMD lectured on the pediatric dentistry. She presented an animated overview […]
Central ILAGD Presents: Anesthesia/Pain Control & Emergency Medicine by Dr. Stanley Malamed & Rick Ritt
Central IL AGD Presents: Anesthesia/Pain Control and Emergency Medicine ~ Dr. Stanley Malamed and Rick Ritt, EMT-Paramedic ~ June 9-10, 2017 The Central ILAGD hosted the renowned Dr. Stanley Malamed for an informative and entertaining presentation on the many aspects of local anesthesia, new drugs and alternative approaches to effective mandibular anesthesia. Later in the […]
2017 Oral Cancer Foundation Awareness Walk/Run
Several members of the IL AGD and OKU for MWU and UIC participated in the 6th Annual Oral Cancer Foundation Awareness Walk/Run on May 21st at Redmond Park in Bensenville. The Oral Cancer Foundation is a national public service, non-profit entity designed to reduce suffering and save lives through prevention, education, research, advocacy, and patient […]
ILAGD & WIAGD Mastertrack Presents: “Implant Dentistry for General Dentists to Incorporate Into their Everyday Practice” ~ Dr. Paul Petrungaro – May 12-13, 2017
The IL & WI AGD May Mastertrack program, “Implant Dentistry for General Dentists to Incorporate Into their Everyday Practice,” took place at Henry Schein Dental in Elmhurst, IL. This 2-day participation course covered the basics of treatment planning and diagnosis and how it applies to the general practitioner learning how to incorporate the surgical and […]
ILAGD Presents: AGD Fellowship Exam & General Dentistry Reviewed Course by Dr. Larry Williams
The Illinois Academy of General Dentistry’s “AGD Fellowship Exam & General Dentistry Reviewed Course” examined currently accepted knowledge, techniques and practices in general dentistry. Thirty-four doctors attended this two-day fast paced lecture given by Larry Williams, DDS, MAGD, ABGD. This course refreshed their knowledge of the basic clinical information in the 17 areas of general […]
2017 MWU CDM ASDA Vendor Fair
The Illinois AGD participated in the 2017 Midwestern University College of Dental Medicine ASDA Vendor Fair. Vendors are invited to showcase their goods and services to the dental students in an open and unbiased setting. The funds raised from this event support the ASDA community outreach programs such as Super Sealant Saturday and Give Kids […]
2017 ISDS Capital Conference
On April 5, 2017 over 200 Illinois State Dental Society dentists traveled to Springfield for the annual ISDS Capital Conference to meet with their legislators and discuss issues important to Illinois dentists and their patients. Some of these issues included the State of Illinois dental payment crisis, the major problems with the Medicaid Care Coordination […]