Volunteer Opportunities

Types of Volunteer Opportunities
The following list briefly explains the different types of volunteer leadership from council and committee members to public information officers. The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) needs your leadership skills.

• Council/Committee Assignment
  These groups are appointed to work in support of the goals and objectives of the AGD’s strategic plan, AGD 2010.

• Task Force Assignment
  These groups are appointed to address a specific issue for a specified period of time.
• Author
  Write articles for the AGD constituent publications.
• Reviewer
  Review articles for the AGD publications.
• Constituent Speaker/Spokesperson Bureau
  Represent the AGD at various presentations (schools, health fairs, etc.) or in media interviews as an expert on a variety of oral health topics.
• Constituent Volunteer
  Serve as an AGD constituent by giving time in an area of interest or for a specific project.
• Public Liaison
  Interact with the general public to increase dental awareness.
• Liaison to Other Dental Organizations
  Represent the AGD at meetings of other dental organizations and offer suggestions for collaboration.

Existing Opportunities
The following opportunities currently exist in various areas of leadership on both local and national levels. Members with related areas of interest or expertise will be contacted.

• Membership & Group Benefits
  Recruitment of new AGD members who share the common principle of lifelong learning through continuing education, while providing excellent benefits to existing members.
• Marketing & Public Relations
  Get the word out about what the general dentist, as the primary care provider of dental services, does for the public, and what AGD dentists do for organized dentistry.
• Technology & Web Use
  Address and oversee the Web page, Web Forum, and would be facilitators in injecting current technology into governance activities such as the House of Delegates (HOD), the Board, the Regional Directors, and the working councils and committees of the organization.
• Publications Review
  Oversee the management of the AGD's printed media, both to the profession and to the public.
• Annual Meetings
  Plan or scout for one or more of our exceptional local annual meetings or for the AGD annual meeting.
• Dental Education, Self-Instruction, Examinations, Program Approval, Continuing Education (PACE)
  Serve in the preparation, evaluation, and testing of outstanding continuing education, which is our hallmark as the AGD.
• Self-Assessment
  Construct a series of questions, accompanied by reference materials that will appear in the AGD’s clinical, peer-reviewed journal.
• Legislative & Government Affairs
  Educate our elected and appointed officials in state, provincial, and national government. We take dentistry's message to our legislators.
• Dental Care Issues
  Participate in how dentistry is delivered to the public. Involvement in third party issues.
• Constitution, Bylaws & Judicial Affairs
  Study and make recommendations to both the Board of Trustees and the House of Delegates on any proposed change in the Constitution, Bylaws.
• Governance/Credentials & Elections
  Require evidence of a delegate’s eligibility from both the constituent and the Chicago Headquarters. Serve as tellers for elections in the House of Delegates.
• Budget & Finance
  Prepare and be involved in the budgetary process for the AGD in pursuit of our activities in serving general dentistry.
• Scientific Review Panel Member
• Constituent Speaker/Spokesperson
• Strategic Planning