Tune to this fascinating interview with Mike Gilliland of Hogan Lovells, who as AAPD’s Washington, D.C. legislative counsel for the past 17 years has worked tirelessly along with our own leadership in advancing causes important to the AAPD and to children’s oral and overall health. Mike talks about our success with Title VII funding, now directed toward dental faculty loan forgiveness, and the future of our work in educating congress on new matters of importance to us all. We talk about funding for distance learning, research in infection control and other important topics including analysis of the upcoming election. Get up to date on this important work!