AGD re-elects Timothy Kosinski, DDS, MAGD as editor

Timothy F. Kosinski, DDS, MAGD, a general dentist from Bingham Farms, Michigan and an affiliated adjunct clinical professor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry, was re-elected editor of the Academy of General Dentistry on November 15 during the AGD Annual Meeting in Chicago.

Kosinski, has served as AGD editor for the past six years. He oversees the AGD’s peer-reviewed journal, General Dentistry, and its monthly newsmagazine, AGD Impact.

“I have truly been honored to serve as AGD editor for the past six years,” said Kosinski. “My goal is to continue to expand and evolve both publications during this tenure and improve not only the content, but also the ability of our members to access so much of the beneficial information presented.”

Before becoming editor, Kosinski served four years as AGD associate editor under the late Roger Winland, DDS, MS, MAGD. He is a past president and editor of the Michigan AGD and was named editor of Implants Today, the implant section of Dentistry Today.

Kosinski said he will keep the publications grounded in science while expanding their practical value for members.

“Scientific integrity will continue to be achieved as well as promotion of real-world applications,” said Kosinski. “As our AGD grows, so will the main sources of information to our members.”

Kosinski earned his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry and a master’s degree in biochemistry from Wayne State University School of Medicine. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry, the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and the Academy of Osseointegration.

He has placed more than 21,000 dental implants and published more than 270 articles on the surgical and prosthetic phases of implant dentistry. Since 2018, he has written more than 135 editorials and published 65 clinical articles. He also contributed to the textbooks “Principles and Practices of Implant Dentistry” and “Dental Implantation and Technology.”

In 2023, Kosinski received the Distinguished Dental Editor Award from the American Dental Association Council on Communications and the American Association of Dental Journalists. On behalf of the AGD editorial team, he accepted the 2026 International College of Dentists Humanitarian Article Award for AGD Impact and two 2025 International College of Dentists awards for AGD Impact: a Golden Pen Journalism Award, Division 1, Honorable Mention, and a Humanitarian Service Journalism Award, Division 1.

He achieved his Fellowship and Mastership from AGD and has received AGD’s Lifelong Learning and Service Recognition in 2009, 2014, 2020 and 2025. He also holds fellowships in the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, the American College of Dentists, the International College of Dentists and the Academy of Dentistry International, which presented him its Humanitarian Award in 2017. He is a member of Omicron Kappa Upsilon and the Pierre Fauchard Academy.

The University of Detroit Mercy School of Dentistry Alumni Association named Kosinski its 2001 Alumnus of the Year.