{"id":18099,"date":"2021-01-21T12:16:13","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T18:16:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/?p=18099"},"modified":"2021-01-25T17:18:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-25T23:18:23","slug":"aae-speaks-with-united-states-chief-dental-officer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.aae.org\/specialty\/aae-speaks-with-united-states-chief-dental-officer\/","title":{"rendered":"AAE Speaks with United States Chief Dental Officer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>AAE President Dr. Alan H. Gluskin and Executive Director Ken Widelka participated in a public-private coalition COVID-19 update call with Rear Admiral (RADM) Timothy Ricks, Chief Dental Officer of the U.S. Public Health Service on Wednesday, January 13.<\/p>\n<p>AAE\u2019s participation on this call was the first of several planned monthly calls with RADM Ricks, and they are a part the AAE\u2019s continued efforts to advocate for its members and the endodontic specialty. The call enabled AAE stakeholders to update RADM Ricks about the Association\u2019s efforts to lobby for its members. The AAE also received critical updates about which states prioritize dentists to receive vaccines and which allow dentists to administer vaccines. To view a periodically updated list of these states, please visit: <a href=\"https:\/\/aadb.memberclicks.net\/assets\/COVID%2019%20Survey%201.18.21.pdf\">AADB\u2019s page.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The AAE is committed to advocating for its members and the specialty. Since the pandemic started, the Association has sent letters to every governor and their state health officials urging them to include endodontists in their plans to combat COVID-19. 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