New AGD President Ready To Make Impactful Change: WebDentistry: Home of SmileFinder!
Summary
— The Academy of General Dentistry’s (AGD’s) House of Delegates recently installed new officers during its annual meeting, held in Chicago, November 8-10. Connie L. White, DDS, FAGD, a general dentist from Kansas City, Missouri, was named president. White, who is associate professor, interim dean for clinical programs and assistant dean for community relations and communications at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Dentistry, said she is eager to focus on issues impacting how general dentists engage with AGD as well as how they practice and deliver quality care to patients. Dr White added, “Academia, mentoring young people, and my love of dentistry and learning have been my life. They’re how I found AGD, and I have shared my love of AGD with every student I have known for just over 40 years of teaching and practice.” Other officers who were elected during the meeting include Gerald J. Botko, DMD, MS, MAGD, as vice president, and Abe Dyzenhaus, DDS, FAGD, as secretary.