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As a practice owner, you face incredible demands for your time and energy. Delivering exceptional care and managing a thriving practice take skill and expertise, and AGD is here to assist you through the process. From cutting-edge education to tools for managing your business to finding efficient ways to engage in AGD's advocacy efforts, we has the resources you need to plan for retirement and beyond.


Managing Your Practice

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Whatever your career stage or goals, AGD has programs and services that address your needs. From practice management tools and information to cutting-edge continuing education, your AGD membership includes these tools as well as networking opportunities that allow you to learn from the best in your field as you advance.

 


Insurance and Coding

Managing Insurance

Dentists face myriad challenges when working with insurance companies and complying with coding requirements. We offer a number of coding resources to support our members as they navigate this crucial part of their business. Take advantage of benefits such as member-only discounts on coding and insurance guides, form templates, and more.

For additional information about these programs, contact the Dental Practice & Policy department at practice@agd.org.

AGD services shall not constitute legal advice and shall not replace consultation with your attorney.

 


Managing Purchasing Needs

PurchasingYou can save more on your dental supplies throughout the year than you pay in AGD membership annual dues with AGDVANTAGE and its 30% discount for AGD members. With DHP's amazing customer service and multiple distribution centers, you can expect to receive your orders in days, not weeks. Call 800.626.2163, and ask for ext. 4568 to create a new account or update your existing account with DHPI. Be sure to mention your AGD member number.

 


 Advocacy

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The AGD makes sure that general dentists can speak up when it matters most. That means making participation easy so that our members can unit their voices on legislative and regulatory activities affecting their practices. Learn more about AGD's Advocacy efforts.

 


 

AGD’s educational, networking and leadership opportunities support General Dentists to deliver exceptional care and build stronger practices. AGD has developed a new membership plan that gives General Dentists the ability to select the option that works best for their needs. 

Premium Plus membership includes expanded benefits and is recommended for the general dentist who wants to maximize the value of AGD’s offerings. 

Premium membership is ideal for those seeking to maintain their current membership experience by selecting from the menu of benefits that they wish to utilize.

JOIN, RENEW, or UPGRADE Today at AGD.org/membership


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EVENTS

Overcoming Challenges to Building Trust with Patients

Date(s)
Jul. 12, 2022 at 7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Zachary Korwin, DMD, FICO
Subject: 550 Practice Management and Human Relations
Credits: 1
Tuesday, July 12: 7:30–8:30 p.m. CDT
Audience: Dentists 
Fee: $125 (nonmembers); $75 (members); $37.50 (students)

Description

Some providers may still remember the Norman Rockwell picture of American healthcare, where doctors knew best and patients would trust them just because. With the rapid acceleration of technology, generational shifts and consumerist culture, patient-doctor trust is no longer guaranteed. Is trust still important? Patient outcomes depend heavily on patient-doctor trust. Dental disease is a chronic illness requiring partnership between doctor and patient for optimal long-term treatment outcomes. When trust is absent, patients become noncompliant or nonexistent, leading to worse outcomes. Patient trust has as many positive outcomes for the practitioner as it does for the patient. It is essential in preventing provider burnout and leads to greater job satisfaction and case acceptance. What if you’re not a Norman Rockwell painting? Patient perception biases are all around us. We all know of providers who “look the part” and seem to capture patient trust just by walking into the room. Just as those who have a family history of illness need to work a little harder to screen for it, some also have to employ different strategies for counteracting patient biases and engendering trust and goodwill in their patient base. We will explore implicit and explicit challenges to building trust with patients as well as specific strategies for systematically achieving patient trust in a predictable and reproducible way.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand and recognize the values associated with a trusting doctor-patient relationship. 
  • Name the three provider-specific benefits of creating patient trust. 
  • Utilize analog and digital strategies for engendering trust with new and existing patients. 
  • Practice trust-building in daily clinical practice.

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Speaker Bio
  
Zachary Korwin, DMD, FICO, is a full-time general dentist practicing in Connecticut. He is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) School of Dental Medicine. He is a past associate clinical professor at UPenn and Temple University, where he was often confused for a student. He is past chief clinical operations director for a midsized dental service organization, where he was responsible for training offices and associate dentists. He has lectured at the UPenn Medical School and has been featured on several dental podcasts. He is the creator of Automated Patient Experience, a dental software company.

 
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