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The Dental Sound Bites™podcast

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Celebrate 20 Wins in 2023

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New Acute Pain Guideline

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Welcome to the G.V. Black District Dental Society!

The G. V. Black District Dental Society is a component (local dental society) of the Illinois State Dental Society and American Dental Association and has been serving the profession of dentistry since 1929.

The Society was named in honor of Dr. Greene Vardiman Black, who was born in 1836 in central Illinois and is known as "one of the founders of modern dentistry". Today, the Society has 155 members who are located in Sangamon, Logan, Menard, Cass, Morgan, Scott and Montgomery counties and a portion of Macoupin County within Illinois. Members includes general practitioners as well as dental specialists.

Infectious Diseases: 2019 Novel Coronavirus

Feb 26, 2020
The ADA has released an informational handout for dentists on the coronavirus disease, now named COVID-19.
The ADA has released an informational handout for dentists on the coronavirus disease, now named COVID-19. The handout covers strategies for helping prevent the transmission of suspected respiratory disease in the dental health care setting and answers frequently asked questions related to the virus, based on guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 

Dentists can visit ADA.org/Virus to learn more.