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Scenes from the AGD 2015 Ribbon cuttings, registration and exhibit hall demonstrations all captured on film! »page 4 Become an AGD member and save Find out how you can get special discounts on clinical and practice management services. »page 3 Say goodbye to tooth sensitivity Relief for your patients’ dentinal hypersensitivity is now just a coat of varnish away. »page 6 Academy of General Dentistry · Friday, June 19, 2015 Official Meeting News · Vol. 6, No. 2 n The Academy of General Den- tistry (AGD) Foundation has planned a lineup of events to support oral cancer awareness, education and research. Here are three of the key offerings, including the silent auction fund- raiser, which began Wednesday. •TheAGDFoundationSilentAuction Fundraiser is being held at Moscone West, First Floor Lobby, today until 6 p.m. and Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thanks to the support of donors, the silent auction offers state- of-the-art dental equipment and den- tal instruments, C.E. courses, jewelry and more. • AGD Foundation Oral Can- cer Screenings will be held today from 2 to 5 p.m. and Saturday from 10a.m.to2p.m.atMosconeWest,First Floor Lobby. Volunteer dentists will provide their services for the event, screening an expected 300 people for oral cancer. • The AGD Foundation Fun Run/ Walk 5K Fundraiser will begin at 6 a.m. Saturday at AT&T Park in San Francisco. Buses will be located out- side Moscone West, midway between Minna and Howard streets, between 5 and 5:30 a.m., to transport partici- pants. This is a ticketed event. Regis- tration — $45 for AGD members and $50 for nonmembers — is available in theAGDRegistrationAreaatMoscone West, First Floor Lobby. To learn more about the AGD Foun- dation, send an email to foundation@ agd.org. Oral cancer event expected to screen 300 for disease Foundation’s AGD 2015 events support awareness and research By Sierra Rendon, today Staff n It’s finally here … AGD 2015 has offi- cially kicked off, with an exciting day of advanced learning, hands-on expe- riencinganddentalproductshopping! Thursday’s sessions began with Terry Jones of Travelocity.com, Kayak. com and WayBlazer. In his address (sponsored by Colgate), Jones spoke about survival of the fittest. To para- phrase, Jones said that surviving, whether it’s in nature or the market- place, isn’t about being the strongest or the smartest. It’s about adapting to change. Other sessions Thursday included “Wow! Complete Dentures in One Hour,” “Everything You Wanted to Know About Oral Surgery But Were Afraid to Ask,” “Today’s Top Clini- cal Tips,” “Professional Liability in the Dental Practice: Lessons Learned 8 see STARTED, page 3 Just getting started 5 Attendees peruse the many available items Thursday at the AGD Foundation Silent Auction on the First Floor Lobby. (Photo/Sierra Rendon, today Staff) 5 Attendees stream through the aisles of the AGD 2015 Exhibit Hall as it opens Thursday afternoon. (Photos/Sierra Rendon, today Staff)

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