The Academy of General Dentistry

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The Academy of General Dentistry
Supporting the Voice of the AGDs Future
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What is the AGD?

• The voice of the general dentistry profession
• The second largest dental association in the U.S.
• The only dental association exclusively dedicated
  to representing the needs and serving the
  interests of the general dentist

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About the AGD

• Core Values
• Excellence in oral health care
• Diversity
• Universal acceptance of the general
• dentist as a gatekeeper of oral
• health care
• Continuous, lifelong learning
• Advocacy and representation
• Teamwork, camaraderie, and
• mentorship
• Ethical, honest, and credible
• behavior

• General Information
• 35,000 total members, with an average of
• 200 enrolled in an AEGD/GPR program
• annually
• President David F. Halpern, DMD, FAGD
• Headquartered in Chicago, Ill.

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Why Should I Join the AGD?

• Educational Development
• Career Assistance
• Networking Opportunities
• Volunteer Leadership
• Practice Management Tools
• Advocacy Representation
• Awards Recognition
• And More!

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What do I get for joiningthe AGD as a resident
or recent graduate?
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Educational Development

• AGD Mentor Program
• General Dentistry and AGD Impact
• Podcasts, blogs, and RSS feeds
• Educational discussion forums
• Local and national CE opportunities

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Continuing Education

• Continuing Education Opportunities
• - AGD Annual Meeting Exhibits
• - FREE online CE
• - Local programs and events
• - Self-Instruction Program exercises
• AGD CE Database
• AGD Transcripts
• - Licensing Board Transcript
• - Award Transcript

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Career Assistance

• Career path advice
• Residency program listings
• Career discussion forums
• AGD Career Center
• Recent graduate transitional manual

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AGD Career Center

• Join a practice
• Buy a practice
• Purchase office equipment
• Hire dental team members
• Post your resume or CV for FREE
• Set up job alerts

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FREE Recent Graduate Transitional ManualYouve
Graduated, Now What?

• Get all of the practice start-up information you
  never received in school, from experienced
  dentists
• Getting started
• Financial planning
• Advancing your career
• Checklists interactive forms
• Resident and recent graduate members can download
  the
• manual for FREE from the AGD Web site,
  www.agd.org!
• Created by the AGD in partnership with Dentists
  Advantage and the AGD Foundation.

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Networking Opportunities

• Online discussion forums
• Facebook fan page
• Local constituent network
• FREE registration to the AGD Annual Meeting
  Exhibits

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AGD Annual Meeting Exhibits

• Ernest N. Morial Convention Center New Orleans
• July 611, 2010
• Earn up to 36 CE credits in just five days.
• Visit more than 200 high-quality exhibitors.
• Mix and mingle at a variety of social events.
• Bring your dental team for FREE.

For more information, visit www.agd.org/neworleans
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Practice Management Tools

• Patient communication resources
• www.KnowYourTeeth.com
• FREE contract analysis
• Online discussion forum
• Patient education resources
• Discounts on products and services
• Online tools

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Build Your Patient Network

• Find an AGD Dentist
• Web page builder
• E-mail forwarding

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Awards Recognition

• Fellowship Award
• - Residency credit
• Mastership Award
• Achievement Awards
• - Nominate your colleagues
• - Nominate your constituent

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Advocacy Representation

• Hot Issues
• - Monitoring
• - Action alerts
• Government Relations
• - State national legislation
• - Annual Government Relations Conference
• - Contact with lawmakers
• Professional Relations
• - ADA
• - Other allied dental organizations
• Public Relations

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Leadership Opportunities

• Call for Volunteer Leaders
• - Unite organized dentistry
• - Give back to the profession
• - Develop leadership skills
• - Enhance public awareness
• - Network with peers
• Volunteer Opportunities
• - Local level Conduct CE courses, review
• articles, or represent your constituent
• - National level Participate in the
  council
• or committee structure or become a
• public liaison

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Join the AGD Today!

• Continue your career evolution
• for only 70.
• Get special discounted rates for four years
  following graduation.
• To join online, visit www.agd.org/membership/join
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• Or contact the AGD Membership Services Center at
  888.243.3368
• or membership_at_agd.org.

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Questions?
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Contact Us!
AGD Headquarters www.agd.org 888.AGD.DENT(243.336
8) membership_at_agd.org 211 E. Chicago Ave., Ste.
900 Chicago, IL 60611 Locally Insert your
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AGD at www.facebook.com/generaldentists!