Dr. Linda Edgar's dental career, both as a dentist and as a volunteer within organized dentistry, is an impressive one, including successful leadership positions at the state, regional, and national levels. But her accomplishments outside of dentistry — as an adoptive mother, an author, a middle- and high-school teacher, a record-setting distance runner, a triathlete, and a cancer survivor — are every bit as impressive and revealing.

Dr. Jeff Parrish and Dr. Brittany Dean, members of the WSDA Editorial Advisory Board, have been discussing organized dentistry’s role in and philosophy around political giving. Is there a line when a candidate, no matter how much they have done for dentistry, is inappropriate to support? Is this line applied evenly and to both sides of the aisle? Read their thoughts in this "intergenerational chat."

Dentists who received funds during the second phase of the Provider Relief Fund have until 11:59 PM ET March 31 to submit a report on the use of those funds in the Provider Relief Fund Reporting Portal.

The Small Business Administration is extending deferments for COVID-19 Economic Injury Disaster Loans to 30 months from the date of approval.

Congratulations to WSDA member Dr. Harlyn Susarla for being named an American Dental Association 10 Under 10 Award winner.

The Olympia Union Gospel Mission will hold its annual benefit concert, which supports the Mission's no-fee dental clinic, on Saturday, May 21.