On Tuesday, September 15, Dr. Joel Berg & Dr. Ronald Hsu hosted a COVID 2.0 Town Hall with panelist Drs. Anthea & Miles Mazzawi, Jonathon Lee, Jeffrey Rhodes and Hakan Koymen. This set of panelists will be discussing the re-emergence for pediatric dentists during the pandemic. The AAPD hosted a Town Hall at the beginning of the pandemic and this same set of panelists spoke. They will address how they are handling COVID in their practices and the new trends and precautions taken while seeing patients.

On Wednesday, August 26, Pedo Teeth Talk host, Dr. Joel Berg; AAPD President, Dr. Jessica Lee; and guest, Dr. Sheela Raja, Licensed Clinical Psychologist, Author and Associate Professor and Director of Clinical Behavioral Sciences at the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Dentistry. Dr. Raja, an expert on post-traumatic stress, addressed doing a survey of ourselves and our well-being, helping us deal with difficult feelings and times, and how to get help for ourselves and others.

Access to personal protection equipment (PPE) is an access to care issue facing everyone in dentistry. This town hall, which was held on Wednesday, June 24 discusses just that.

Those listening to this 45-minute session will receive guidance on making informed decisions in securing PPE and tips for ensuring PPE availability does not interfere with delivering safe, effective dental care for your pediatric patients.

Moderated by Past AAPD President Dr. Joel Berg, speakers also will include AAPD Foundation President Dr. Charles Czerepak; and Mr. A.J. Caffentzis, President, US Dental Distribution, and Mr. David Kochman, VP, Corporate Affairs, Deputy Chief of Staff, both of Henry Schein, Inc. The session also featured a joint announcement of an initiative to help AAPD members access PPE to help prevent practice interruptions.

On Tuesday, April 27, 2020 President Dr. Kevin Donly, President-elect Dr. Jessica Lee, Chief Policy Officer Dr. Paul Casamassimo and Past President Dr. Jade Miller presented on the Sound Science for Reopening Your Practice. The webinar consisted of 45 minutes of discussion between the panelists.

On Wednesday, April 15, 2020 President Dr. Kevin Donly, President-elect Dr. Jessica Lee, Chief Policy Officer Dr. Paul Casamassimo and Past President Dr. Jade Miller shared how to adjust to the new normal in your pediatric practice during this pandemic. The webinar consisted of 35 minutes of discussion between the panelists, and 45 minutes of Q&A from the audience.