Shelton, Connecticut, Dentist Installed as AGD President

Newswise — Smith is a former dental consultant for Hewitt Memorial Hospital and Shelton Lakes Residence and Health Care Center, both in Shelton, Connecticut, as well as a staff member at Griffin Hospital in Derby, Connecticut. She also is a visiting clinical instructor at the University of Connecticut School of Dental Medicine, and she participated in the school’s joint student mentor program with the Pierre Fauchard Academy, specifically for first- and second-year dental students. Her other interests include visiting local career days and health fairs, and speaking at symposiums, including the Connecticut Trails Council of Girl Scouts symposium “Women: Past, Present, and Future” and the Dr. Emeline Roberts Jones symposium “A Celebration of Women in Dentistry.”

Smith received her Bachelor of Arts degree from Wheaton College in Norton, Massachusetts, and her dental degree from the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) School of Dental Medicine. At Penn, she was a preclinical instructor for first-year students in general restorative dentistry and for third-year students in dental auxiliary utilization. She joined her father, Charles E. Smith, DDS, FAGD, in private practice after graduation.

About the Academy of General DentistryThe Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is a professional association of over 40,000 general dentists dedicated to providing quality dental care and oral health education to the public. Founded in 1952, the AGD is the second largest dental association in the United States, and it is the only association that exclusively serves the needs and represents the interests of general dentists. For more information about the AGD, visit www.agd.org.