Student Transition Manual
Making the transition into your dental career isn’t easy. That’s why the Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) partnered with Dentist’s Advantage to bring you our student transition manual, You’ve Graduated, Now What? Student members can download the manual for FREE and get instant access to practice management tips that you may not have learned in dental school, organized by chapter, as well as printable worksheets and a checklist that will keep you on track toward success!
Chapter 1 – Goal Setting
Avoid roadblocks along your path to success by learning the steps to setting effective goals and developing a solid business plan.
Chapter 2 – Practice Options
Make an informed decision on how you want to practice dentistry by learning all of your options and weighing them against your personal and professional needs.
Chapter 3 – Business Organizations
Protect yourself, your career, and your patients against exposure to liability, debt, and unnecessary taxes by learning which type of business organization you should belong to.
Chapter 4 – Systems Development
Design a foolproof system under which to operate your practice by learning about each of the daily management logistics involved, including staffing, charting, appointment control, and more.
Chapter 5 – Marketing
Build and maintain a successful practice by learning methods for promoting yourself and your practice philosophy to current patients, prospective patients, and your community.
Chapter 6 – Financial Planning
Rise above debt by learning to how manage both what you currently still owe on your student loans and what you’ll soon be spending on equipment and start-up costs for your new practice.
Chapter 7 – Networking
Expand your network by moving beyond the friends and mentors you met during your education and learning where to meet new people and find the best advice in the dental profession.
Chapter 8 – Continuing Education
Stay current on the latest skills and developments in the profession and commit yourself to quality patient care by learning what types of continuing education are available to you after graduation.
Chapter 9 – Organized Dentistry
Develop more professional relationships, access more quality continuing education, and give back more to your community by learning how to become an active participant in organized dentistry.
Chapter 10 – The Beginning
Stay calm during your transition from dental student to dental professional by returning to the AGD's student transition manual for advice whenever you feel stuck or overwhelmed.
If you’re not currently a member and you would like to take advantage of all that our student transition manual has to offer, check out all of the other great AGD benefits for students and join today for only $16!
