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cognition (LLSR).
With this designation, AGD recognizes Masters’ commitment to continuous learning and staying active both in organized dentistry and their communities.
Fellows, Masters and LLSR recipients are recognized annually during the AGD Convocation Ceremony, which is held during AGD’s Scientific Session. Recipient of the AGD Dr. Thaddeus V. Weclew are also recognized during this time.
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Benefits of a FAGD/MAGD
AGD Fellows and Masters have made a commitment to care that goes above and beyond traditional education and licensing requirements. They have dedicated themselves to learning, growing and staying current in the field so that they can provide the best oral care to patients and their families.
Only 6% of dentists have earned their AGD Fellowship, and only 4% have earned their AGD Mastership.
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Access CE
AGD offers Fellowship (FAGD) and Mastership (MAGD) awards to members who truly go above and beyond in their learning. To earn a Fellowship award, a dentist must complete at least 500 continuing dental education hours, pass a rigorous and comprehensive exam, and maintain AGD membership for three continuous years. To receive the Mastership award, a dentist must first receive his or her Fellowship award. Then, the dentist must earn an additional 600 approved CE hours within specific dental disciplines. Access cutting edge CE through AGD today!
EVENTS
Our Chamfered Psyche: The Mental Dental Connection
Date(s)
Jul. 14, 2022 at 7:30 PM - 9:00 PM
Joshua Austin, DDS, MAGD
Subject: 750 Special Patient Care
Credits: 1.5
Thursday, July 14: 7:30–9 p.m. CDT
Audience: Dentists
Fee: $125 (nonmembers); $75 (members); $37.50 (students)
Description
Anxiety, pain, depression, burnout — dentistry can be difficult and take a toll. Studies show that dental professionals experience a high incidence of mental illness. Additionally, many dental professionals don’t clearly understand the mental health conditions that patients may present with, which red flags to watch for or what to do/how to intervene.
This course will explore strategies for working together to improve mental health. Learn to recognize triggers and warning signs. Identify essential tools and resources. Discover how and when to refer to a mental health professional. Explore and understand mental health terms, common treatments and therapy options. Gain coping mechanisms and learn how to manage expectations — both our own and those of our patients.
Learning Objectives
- Define mental health terms and analyze mental health statistics.
- Discover mechanisms for coping with our personal and professional challenges.
- Illuminate common DSM-5 diagnoses and characteristics.
Speaker Bio
Joshua Austin, DDS, MAGD, maintains a full-time restorative dentistry practice in San Antonio, Texas. He is an editorial director and columnist for Dental Economics magazine, focusing on dental products and technology. His approach to his “Pearls for Your Practice” column is a fresh approach in today’s commercial-driven dental journalism. Each column is an honest evaluation of a product that was used by Austin in clinical practice on a patient. Austin lectures around the country to study clubs and dental meetings about these topics as well as digital marketing and mental health. Austin is a graduate of the University of Texas School of Dentistry and spent five years post-graduation as a faculty member in the department of restorative dentistry.
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