AGD Foundation Partners With The Procter & Gamble Company

AGD members, patients to benefit from continuing dental education partnership

Chicago - The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) and the AGD Foundation (AGDF) are pleased to announce an education-based strategic partnership with The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G). The goal of the partnership is to accelerate the development and availability of AGD content-approved continuing education courses. The courses will be delivered at AGD's Annual Meeting, and at select AGD constituent meetings throughout North America to complement additional courses available on-line on both AGD's and P&G's Web sites.

This partnership will afford dental professionals with regional access to quality continuing education courses covering a broad array of timely topics presented by industry-recognized speakers. Information presented at each partnership course will be shared with all AGD members in summary articles published by the AGD. Funding for these programs will be provided in part by a grant from the Academy of General Dentistry Foundation made possible by a grant of $320,000 from The Procter & Gamble Company.

"We are excited to partner with AGD to support quality continuing education opportunities throughout North America" says Michael Sudzina, Procter & Gamble's Director of Professional and Scientific Relations. "As a recognized leader in continuing dental education and a lead advocate of lifelong learning, the AGD is the ideal partner who shares our vision to bring the best in dental education to members of the dental team."

"This partnership illustrates the AGD's support of excellence in continuing education at the local level. We are especially excited to support our AGD constituents in their efforts to provide an unparalleled educational experience to their meeting attendees" says President Thomas A. Howley, DDS, MAGD. "Broadening access to, affordable and effective educational programming is at the heart of the AGD's mission, and an important part of ensuring the highest level of patient care possible."

"AGD and The Procter & Gamble Company both recognize the importance of continuing education to the dental profession," says AGD Executive Director Gerald "Jay" Donohue, Jr., CAE, CMP. "The AGD is excited to collaborate with dental industry leaders like Procter & Gamble who share our vision for excellence in educational offerings. By combining sound scientific content with a comprehensive approach to effective delivery, we seek to maximize educational benefit for each attendee."

SOURCE: AGD