b'What is the role of American Academy ofI am a current member of the AAP Board Periodontology? of Trustees and the Executive Committee, If you ask this question of many periodontistsand I have served as a member and chair there will be many different answers dependingof numerous AAP committees over the last on the perspectives of the respondents. Somethirty years. With my leadership experience, I may answer based on what the AAP is doing wellbring an understanding of the importance of for them, what they feel the Academy should dobeing politically proactive, fiscally sound, and to improve, or what it is not doing. Our Academyclarifying an organizations relevance, which exists to support ALL members in ALL practiceI will continue to champion at the AAP. I have modalities. I envision the AAP as the hubourlearned that staying calm, collecting data, periodontal homewhere members go first toand listening to stakeholders inputprior find information, to connect with colleagues, andto making decisions, and then, effectively for support in managing a practice. I have come tocommunicating those decisions, reevaluating understand that many newer periodontists wouldoutcomes, and pivoting as neededis the like to participate in organized dentistry with themost successful strategy for effectively ability to be selective in their engagement, as theirmoving an organization forward. time and resources are valuable to them. My visionAs an AAP officer, I will help move the of an AAP Periodontal Hub would allow membersAcademy forward and find solutions that to tailor their access and participation in thewill keep our specialty and the Academy following areas: advocacy, science and innovation,viable both in clinical practice and in setting career advancement, education, connection/ periodontal educational standards. Moving networking, and practice support. For example,forward includes communication that in the area of advocacy, the AAP can serve asinforms other dentists and the public the a hub by identifying AAP member consultantsvalue of working with a Periodontist so the in each state who understand the landscape ofquestion, Why do I need you? will not need potential scope of practice concerns such asto be asked. I respectfully ask for your vote moderate sedation and insurance issues. Theseto be your next AAP Secretary/Treasurer.consultants would collect data, relay it to the AAP hub, and then be available to assist in any stateSincerely,when an issue arises. In addition, having identified periodontists who are members of state and/orRichard J. Nagy, DDS, FACD, FICD federal political action committees could insure aDiplomate American Board of Periodontologyperio voice to those groups and help guide support for candidate elections that would be beneficial for periodontics. What are my leadership experiences and qualifications?I am an experienced leader in dentistry. In 2020, I served as President of the California Dental Association (CDA) in a very challenging and critical year. I have also been President of the California Society of Periodontists and the Western Society of Periodontology. I am a Delegate to the American Dental Association and a Board member on The Dentist Insurance Company (TDIC). In addition, AAP Periospectives| 13'