CHICAGO--The Academy of General Dentistry and Colgate-Palmolive have announced a year-long partnership to provide continuing dental education programs to AGD members.
The AGD and Colgate aim to raise awareness for the connection between oral and overall health, as well as advance the value and excellence of general dentistry and the dental profession to benefit patients.
"The AGD understands the importance of ensuring quality educational courses to enhance and develop our members understanding and knowledge of oral health topics that will ultimately benefit their patients as well as the public," said AGD President Paula S. Jones, DDS, FAGD. "This partnership with Colgate represents a collaborative effort to provide this profession, dental patients and the public with the resources and education necessary to provide proper oral health."
Poor oral health and untreated oral diseases and conditions can have a significant impact on the quality of life. In fact, more than 90 percent of systemic diseases have oral manifestations and findings indicate a relationship between periodontal (gum) disease and stroke, heart disease, and preterm low-birth-weight babies.
One solution the AGD and Colgate developed to help educate member general dentists about this topic and bring awareness to the public, are local educational courses.
For example, in 2009, Colgate will sponsor up to nine courses that AGD constituents and their local members will have an opportunity to participate in and earn continuing education credits. In addition, during the 2009 AGD Annual Meeting Exhibits July 8-12 in Baltimore, Md., member general dentists and their dental teams can take part in an educational course developed to increase an attendee's knowledge and understanding of the connection between oral and overall health.
"We are pleased to partner with the AGD to provide educational courses that will enhance the general dentistry profession and help further develop an understanding of this oral health topic," said Fotinos Panagakos, DMD, PhD, Director of Professional Relations, Colgate-Palmolive. "The AGD has displayed its commitment to providing its members and the dental profession with excellent continuing dental education programs and resources and we are pleased to be part of this initiative."
"We are looking forward to a successful year with Colgate as they share our vision to better educate general dentists and offer our members more advantageous to access new and exciting educational experiences," said Dr. Jones.
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