AGD Region 7 Well-represented at Recent AGD House of Delegates Meeting

AGD Region 7, consisting of Ohio and Indiana, sent a nine member delegation to the recent House of Delegates meeting in Chicago. The meeting was held in November at the McCormick Place Convention Center and

represents the policy making component of the Academy of General Dentistry.

The delegation included, from Indiana: Dr.’s Charles Bartholomew, James Lindsey, and Philip Polus.

From Ohio: Dr.’s Joe Landry, Tyler Scott, James Zimmerman, and Hal Jeter.

Also accompanying were Region 7 trustee Dr. Michael Gordon (IN) and regional director Dr. Aparna Sadineni (OH).

The Region 7 delegation was excited to celebrate Dr. Guter’s installation and wish him well as be begins his 2022-2023 term of office.

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