Academy Of General Dentistry

Inform the general dentist population, other dental professionals and interested members of the general population via circulation of general dentistry (35,000 members) and adg impact (35,000 members and non-member dentists and non-dental professionals) about current issues and new trends in dental education, research and patient care.

Exclusively represents and protects the interests of general dentists at the state and federal level through several state and federal action alerts, public awareness initiatives, state legislative meetings, and an annual trip to capital hill.

Provides members with various benefits, including ce tracking, acceptance of agd board licensure transcripts, advising members on managed care and coding and reimbursement issues, and a superior professional network and patient referral program.offers recognized achievement-based designations in general dentistry, the fellowship and mastership awards. More than 18,778 fellowship and 3,906 mastership awards have been earned. The fellowship exam, taken by nearly 255 members in 2024, is one of the three required steps toward achieving the fellowship award and includes material from all dental disciplines. 54 members took the mastership exam.