Academy of General Dentistry
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Abbreviation | AGD |
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Formation | August 2, 1952 |
Type | Professional association |
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Legal status | 501(c)(6) professional association |
Purpose | To serve the needs and represent the interests of general dentists, to promote the oral health of the public, and to foster continued proficiency of general dentists through quality continuing dental education in order to better serve the public. |
Headquarters | Chicago, Illinois, United States |
Coordinates | 41°53′09″N 87°38′32″W / 41.8858501°N 87.6423476°W |
Region | Canada and United States |
Membership | 40,000+ |
President | Gerald J. Botko, DMD, MAGD |
President-Elect | Hans P. Guter, DDS, FAGD |
Vice President | Merlin P. Ohmer, DDS, MAGD |
Revenue (2014) | $14,770,506 |
Expenses (2014) | $13,155,120 |
Employees (2014) | 87 |
Volunteers (2014) | 375 |
Website | www |
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is a professional association of general dentists from Canada and the United States.
History and mission
The academy was incorporated on August 2, 1952.
Paula Jones became its first female president in 2008.
Headquarters
The academy is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, United States.[citation needed]
Membership
It has 40,000 member dentists in the United States, Canada and in many countries across the globe.
Publications
The AGD publishes two publications, General Dentistry, its bimonthly, peer-reviewed journal, and AGD Impact, the organization's monthly newsmagazine.
Leadership
The AGD Executive Committee (EC) is composed of eight elected officers: the president-elect, vice president, secretary, treasurer, speaker of the House of Delegates, editor, and the immediate past president.
- Gerald J. Botko, DMD, MAGD (President)
- Hans P. Guter, DDS, FAGD (President-Elect)
- Merlin P. Ohmer, DDS, MAGD (Vice President)
- Abe Dyzenhaus, DDS, FAGD (Secretary)
- Donald A. Worm, Jr., DDS, MAGD, ABGD (Treasurer)
- Robert M. Peskin, DDS, FAGD (Speaker of the House)
- Timothy F. Kosinski, DDS, MAGD (Editor)
- Bruce L. Cassis, DDS, MAGD (Immediate Past President)
- 501(c)(6) nonprofit organizations
- Dental organizations based in the United States
- Dental organizations based in Canada
- Medical and health professional associations in Chicago
- 1952 establishments in Illinois
- Scientific organizations established in 1952
- Medical and health organizations based in Illinois
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- Canadian organization stubs
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