Achieve the Highest Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) Honor—Become a Master!

Achieving Mastership is a professional designation within the AGD beyond Fellowship, and reflects a general dentist's ongoing commitment to provide quality care through continuing education. There are four distinct steps that need to be accomplished in order to earn the Mastership Award.

Attaining Fellowship
The AGD Fellowship Award can be obtained by maintaining three years of continuous membership in the AGD, passing the Fellowship Exam, completing 500 hours of continuing education, submitting an award application, and finally, receipt of the award at the convocation ceremony held at the AGD annual meeting.

CE Credit
To achieve Mastership, the individual must complete a minimum of 1,100 hours in approved continuing dental education. Download the specific Mastership Award Guidelines PDF.

At least 400 hours must be accrued in participation courses, those that involve actual application of a technique or skill under close supervision by highly qualified experts. Masters have been trained by the best to be the best.

In addition, to qualify for Mastership, individuals must meet the requirements of a rigorous didactic formula that insures they are exposed to current scientific and clinical approaches in all disciplines of dentistry.

Approved program providers include those accepted by AGD Program Approval for Continuing Education (PACE) or American Dental Association Continuing Education Recognition Program (CERP). These programs can be local or national. We encourage you to contact all AGD constituents, dental schools, local study clubs, and other approved providers to find out what courses are available.