Mentorship: Guidance Derived from Compassion

Are you interested in learning how to bring more value to your practice and serve your patients in a bigger way?

This year we are proud to present the case presentation course, “Dental Pearls from AGD Fellows and Masters,” a must see for all members! Whether you are seeking Fellowship or Mastership, or just curious to learn more, you will not want to miss out. This course will be broken down into 15-minute lectures filled with valuable information from AGD Fellows and Masters as they present clinical cases, and share firsthand knowledge of AGD Fellowship Award (FAGD) and AGD Mastership Award (MAGD) achievement.

Each segment will conclude with a Q&A where you can ask questions to gain more personal insight into the program. All attendees are sure to leave with valuable information that will positively impact their careers and practice.

Start Planning Your Trip to Boston Today!

Registration is quickly approaching, and it’s time to start planning your trip to Boston! Registration for our annual meeting, AGD 2016, will open on Feb. 2. Along with securing your registration, we encourage you to book your hotel room and airfare early as we have secured special negotiated rates for attendees.

This year, we are partnering with two hotels, the Sheraton Boston Hotel and the Boston Marriott Copley Place. Both hotels are within walking distance of the annual meeting and will be offering special group rates for AGD 2016 attendees.

How are you getting to Boston? Attendees can get a discount on United Airlines airfare by using the AGD discount code when booking online at www.united.com. Click “All Search Options”, and enter the code ZW2S155877 in the “Promotions and Certificates” box.

Along with registration, special negotiated rates for hotel and airfare will be available on Feb. 2 on the registration page. With housing and traveling accounted for, now you can focus on the main event – AGD 2016! See you in Boston!

Using Botox in the Dental Office

This unique FACES course, led by Gigi Meinecke DMD, FAGD, offers both a clinical training as well as a cadaver anatomy review that you will not want to miss! FACES is the only training organization that regularly integrates cadaver study with live patient injections*. This dental course is jam packed with valuable information for anyone working with botulinum toxin A (Botox).

Attendees will learn:

·       How to identify the areas of the aging face and facial features that could be improved by the use of neurotoxins.

·       How to identify muscles of facial expression and mastication in a human cadaver.

·       How to explain the neurophysiology associated with neurotoxins.

·       How to conduct a thorough patient consultation to evaluate the potential need for neurotoxin treatment.

·       Be able to demonstrate the proper injection technique. 

·       Be able to avoid, recognize, and manage adverse events.

Dentists are encouraged to bring their entire dental team to sit in on this course at a lower cost. Sign up early, this will sell out quick!

*Only MA Licensed dentists are able to participating in the live injection part of this course. 

Incorporating Veneers into your Practice

Boston native, Gerard Kugel DMD, MS, PHD, designed the “Do's and Don'ts of Porcelain Laminate Veneers” course to help dentists seamlessly incorporate veneers into their everyday dental practice.

This dental education course will ensure dentists are confidently creating treatment plans and case selections for patients requiring veneers. Participants will study clinical cases to demonstrate preparation and cementation pitfalls, as well as the most common problems that can occur when working with porcelain veneers and how to prevent them.

Dental participants will also receive a step-by-step review of the preparation, temporization, and cementation processes during a hands-on portion of the class.

This course is a must see for all general dentists, so sign up early!