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
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
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
You can save more on your dental supplies throughout the year than you pay in AGD membership annual dues with DPH 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. Be sure to mention your AGD member number.
Advocacy
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.
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EVENTS
Botox and Photography for Dentists
Date(s)
Dec. 16, 2025 at 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
David Goldshaw, DDMLBIST, BDT; and Tarek Chbat, MD, FRCPC
Subject: 149 Multi-disciplinary Topics
Credits: 1
Method: Lecture
Tuesday, Dec. 16: 7–8 p.m. CST
Audience: Students, Residents, Dentists
Fee: $37.50 (students and residents); $75 (members); $125 (nonmembers)
Description
This two-part webinar explores neurotoxin use in dentistry for esthetic and therapeutic purposes, including temporomandibular disorders and bruxism, alongside dental photography techniques. Learn how capturing full-face and intraoral images supports treatment-planning, documentation, and evaluation of facial expressions like smiling and frowning — key to effective neurotoxin application.
Learning Objectives
- Identify location sites for neurotoxin injections for use in dentistry to suit both cosmetic and therapeutic needs.
- Consider contraindications, management of side effects and management of complications.
- Learn about the types of available neurotoxins in North America.
- Learn how to use clinical photography to support neurotoxin treatment-planning by documenting facial expressions (e.g., smiling, frowning, squinting) and oral structures from multiple angles for diagnostic, esthetic, legal and therapeutic purposes.
Speaker Bios
David Goldshaw, DDMLBIST, BDT, graduated from the Eastman Dental Hospital in London, United Kingdom, with a degree in dentistry. He specializes in oral surgery and is an experienced educator working in research and development. He is also a former curator of a dental museum and has traveled most of the world lecturing on topics in dentistry.
Tarek Chbat, MD, FRCPC, is a fellow of the Royal College of Physicians of Canada and the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario. He graduated from the University of Toronto’s anesthesia residency program in 2016. He received his facial esthetics training in Toronto and has been practicing for eight years.
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