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• Active General Dentist
• Associate
• Affiliate
• Retired
• Recent Graduate
• Resident
• Student

Dentists practicing in a specialty are eligible for our Associate membership category. Specialty dentists are welcome to join and are entitled to all the benefits of AGD membership, except the right to hold national office. Specialty dentists must meet the following qualifications:

• Have graduated from a school of dentistry accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation (CODA) or the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada (CDAC),
• OR have successfully completed a CODA- or CDAC-accredited specialty residency program,
• OR hold a valid license to practice dentistry in their country of practice.

There are a variety of circumstances that would determine your membership classification as an international dentist.

• If you are an international dentist who holds a current license within your country of residence, you are eligible for our Active General Dentist category of membership.
• If you are an international dentist practicing in a dental specialty, AND hold a license to practice dentistry in your country of residence, you are eligible for our Associate membership category.
• If you are an international dentist but do not currently hold a valid license to practice in your country of residence, you are eligible for our Affiliate membership category.

Still not sure? Contact the AGD Membership Services Center, toll-free, at 888.AGD.DENT (888.243.3368) or email membership@agd.org.

The cost of AGD membership includes headquarters, constituent and component dues. 

Use the AGD Dues calculator for an estimate for what your dues rate should be.

Retired membership status is available to those who have been an Active General Dentist member of the AGD for 10 years or more, are now a retired member of his or her AGD constituent, and no longer earn income from the performance of service as a member of the faculty of a dental school, as a dental administrator or consultant, or as a practitioner of any activity for which a license to practice dentistry or dental hygiene is required. The Retired member status dues rate is equivalent to a new graduate dues rate.

To apply for Retired membership status, the Active General Dentist member shall complete this form attesting to his or her retirement.