Academy of General Dentistry

AGD Podcast Series host George Schmidt, DDS, FAGD, talks with Martin Mendelson, DDS, a leading speaker and founder of Metamorphosis Coaching, specializing in team cohesion, communication, and building happier, more productive teams. He shares tips and tricks for building stronger teams through purposeful communications, strong habits, and maintaining an optimistic outlook. This is a quick but insp...

Check out the latest podcast where Dr. Schmidt interviews Anissa Holmes, DDS. She is a dentist in Florida who is also a professional business coach. Dr. Holmes, of Delivering WOW in Dental Education, helps dentist entrepreneurs build successful businesses, providing them with the knowledge and business training to run, grow and scale their practices. In this podcast, she describes how she uses soc...

AGD Podcast Series host George Schmidt, DMD, FAGD, talks with AGD President Merlin Ohmer, DDS, MAGD, about the next year, upcoming scientific session, education recognition and more. He says there is a place at AGD for anyone who wants to support general dentistry and give back to the profession. Listen now.

AGD Podcast Series host George Schmidt, DMD, FAGD, talks with Kevin Henry, the former editor of Dental Assisting Digest, with advice on how to get published about your passion projects, and tips and techniques to succeed on these efforts. He is now a co-founder for IgniteDA, a community designed to empower, enlighten, and educate dental assistants, and has a long history supporting dental assistan...

With 250K online followers, Melissa Tuner is affectionately known as @thetoothgirl across social media. During her conversation with AGD host podcaster, George Schmidt, DDS, FAGD, she shares how she was able to grow such a large online audience and how her strategy works with dental clients. Meliss K. Turner is a dynamic speaker and high-powered brand strategist and content creator. A 20-year vete...

Entrepreneur Ryan Vet talks with Dr. George Schmidt about opportunities to grow dental practices through simple tactic to improve the patient experiences.

Named New Jersey Top Choice Dentists by his peers, Robert Bagoff, DMD, MAGD, is an expert in Dental Liability and Malpractice. A dentist for almost 40 years, Bagoff has an established background in not only practicing but also lecturing and mentoring in the field of dentistry. He presently holds the position of Co-Director of the Department of Dentistry at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Dir...

Rita Zamora is the founder of Rita Zamora Connections and Connect90.com, providing social medial solutions for dentists. Since 2007, Zamora has provided social media marketing services to general and specialty dental practices. Over time, she’s had articles published in several professional and trade related publications – Dental Economics, The Progressive Dentist, Progressive Orthodontics Magazin...

Michael Calderon, DDS, the founder of the Calderon Institute, joins Dr. Schmidt to discuss the progression and precision of robotic dental implant surgery. After completing a two-year dental residency at New York University (NYU), he established his private practice in Islip, New York. He has performed more than ten thousand dental implants. His passion for dental implants began in 1999, recognizi...

Howard Farran, DDS, MBA, the founder and owner of Dentaltown.com and Dentaltown magazine, joins Dr. Schmidt to discuss practice manage and offer some insights for success. He has practiced dentistry at Today’s Dental in the Phoenix metro area for more than 30 years. In 2017, Incisal Edge magazine ranked him among the 32 most influential people in dentistry. Dr. Farran has lectured internationally...

Dr. Schmidt talks with Gary Takacs on strategies that assist in the transformation from high-volume/low fee insurance dependency to a fee for service model. During this discussion, he shares lessons in cost accounting to communication that shows consumers what they have to gain from a patient-centric practice. Takacs is a well-known presence in dental practice consulting. He is co-host of the Thri...

Joyal, the CEO of TruBlu Social Smiles, a video testimonial software platform, career also includes works as the co-founder of Futuredontics, the parent company of 1-800-DENTIST. His latest book, Superbold: From Under-Confident to Charismatic in 90 Days, is an Amazon and Wall Street Journal bestseller. He is also the author of two books for the dental industry, Everything is Marketing: The Ultimat...

Tony Menendez, DDS, MAGD, received his fifth Lifelong Learning and Service Recognition award during AGD2023. He tells Dr. Schmidt why a schedule of regular continuing education has inspired him to be a better dentist and provide better care to his patients.

Dr. Schmidt talks with AGD's Bill Spilman about all the opportunities for AGD2024 attendees, exhibitors and sponsors at next year's scientific session in Minneapolis. They talk about the unique nature of AGD's scientific sessions and the opportunities for exhibitors to connect directly with general dentists who are the decision makers for their practices.

Colonel Pete Guevara, DMD, MAGD, ABGD, talks about his career in the military and providing dentistry during tours of duty.

Waletha Wasson, DDS, MAGD, is a member of the AGD Foundation Board and a professor at the University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center. She has spent a great deal of her career advancing research on the oral-systemic health link. Now, as a member of the Foundation Board, she is able to use her background in research and apply it to the group's goals to fight oral cancer.

For dental students Alex Boulay and Luke Phillips, both D3s from the University of Alabama, Birmingham, connecting with other dental students and faculty in informal settings has be invaluable to their education. They both are involved in their AGD student chapter and on the podcast talk about their experiences and the value of these connections.

Joseph A. Wineman, DMD, ABGD, tells his story and how getting involved with AGD and planning AGD2023 was a way to give back to the profession he loves.

AGD2023: AGD Treasurer and a past Chair of the AGD Scientific Meetings Council talks about his experiences supporting the production of dental education meetings and the importance of bringing together leaders in dentistry.

AGD2023: Maria Smith, DMD, MAGD, talks about the AGD Foundation and its commitment to fighting oral cancer.

Hanna Elizabeth Lindskog, DDS, FAGD, is the Chair of AGD's Dental Education Council. She shares updates about webinars and other online learning opportunities to help general dentists get ahead in their careers.

Kevin Croft, DDS, is a favorite speaker to AGD and he highlights is training and the opportunities for general dentists to learn about dental sedation.

AGD2023: Bruce Cassis, DDS, MAGD, talks about his role as AGD associate editor and the work involving in AGD's publishing products.

Live from AGD2023: AGD member Michael Sinkin, DDS, MAGD, talks about why the Mastership is so important to him.

AGD Podcast host Dr. George Schmidt talks with Dr. Brady Frank about opportunities for the dentists while working with dental service organizations and the business of dentistry. They discuss opportunities for general dentists to build the type of practice they want and find balance in their lives. Dr. Frank, a third-generation dentist, advocates for dentists to learn about the autonomous dental s...