April 2018
"Warren Buffett said 'someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.' With advocacy, we must never be content in the shade unless it is after a hard day's work of planting seeds."
- Shane Ricci, DDS, FAGD, FICD | Dallas AGD  
TOP STORIES
Fulfilling the Membership Side of the Relationship
Texas AGD President, Dr. Jeff Geno
"Membership in an association constitutes a 'relationship' between the member and the organization. We all know that for any relationship to be successful, each side must contribute."
Dr. Maureen Libby Personally Invites You to NDC!
Dr. Libby shares her excitement about taking New Dentist Conference attendees on an implant journey.
What is Branding and Why Does Your Dental Practice Need it?
Holly Clark, Candour - consultant to Texas AGD
It pays off to invest time, money and resources to create a polished and professional brand in order to stand out from your competition.
RECENT NEWS
FINAL COUNTDOWN to Keep Member Benefits!
The value that members place on their Texas AGD membership is unparalleled. Renew by April 30 and maintain your career-enriching benefits!
IN THE SPOTLIGHT
FT. WORTH AGD TAKES A BIG SWING WITH FIRST SYMPOSIUM
Fort Worth AGD is reinvigorated with a new, well-received event just held: its first-ever annual symposium and social. The “ Celebrating Excellence in Fort Worth and the Next Level General Dentist Practice ” event featured several speakers on different topics, which helped attendees earn 7 CE hours…and at the end, the celebration part: the party moved to Top Golf, for not only honing golf swings but also relationships with their peers.

Speakers included Fort Worth area colleagues: Dr. Mike Abernathy, Dr. Chad Duplantis, Dr. Chad Perry, Dr. Nathan Ho, Dr. Glenn Vo & Dr. Shelby Nelson. Topics ranged from practice management, evolution of digital dentistry, newer aesthetic dentistry concepts, and modern periodontology to using social media to engage patients, vendors, and your team. Among other special guests were Francine Johannesen, Texas AGD’s executive director and Dr. Bryan Moore, Texas AGD Board member and chair of the Lone Star Dental Conference.

Partnering with Tarrant County College as the host site, and with the help of the Texas AGD team, the team attracted over 100 attendees, including 12 sponsors, with just 8 weeks of advertising and marketing the event. They are already in the very early stages of picking dates and planning for next year’s symposium, and for CE dinner meetings for the rest of this year.

The Fort Worth AGD looks forward to achieving its goal this year of providing various platforms to help its constituency succeed. 
MEMBERS IN OTHER NEWS
Texas AGD Member and incoming-president, Jennifer Bone, DDS, MAGD, is quoted in People Magazine for addressing the rumor that the famous singer Nick Jonas has three front teeth. Read full story here.
A handful of our Texas AGD student-members in the Dallas AGD are utilizing their profession to serve those most in need. "ACT Africa" is an organization that aims to provide basic care and necessities to the under-privileged citizens of Zambia. See what they'll be doing this summer by clicking here .
DID YOU KNOW?
Texas AGD Wins AGD's Membership Retention Campaign!
With the help of members statewide, AGD awarded the Texas AGD as the nationwide winner of the retention contest (number of renewals) with 192 renewals in one month. Stay tuned to see which COMPONENT within Texas AGD will take home the cash prize, with the most renewals!
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