TEX S GP OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE TEXAS ACADEMY OF GENER AL DENTISTRY
WINTER 2016, VOLUME 42, ISSUE 1
VOICES OF 2016
Tell your story
Photograph by Saskia Vaughan, DDS, MAGD
voices of 2016
TELL YOUR STORY This year’s Winter 2016 TexasGP calendar issue features photographs taken by our very own members who entered the 2015 annual TAGD Photo Contest displayed at the Lone Star Dental Conference. We would like to thank all of the participants and applaud their creative talent.
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A few words I have taken to heart Commitment is the willingness to be uncomfortable to produce results. - Dean Armstrong, DDS, MAGD Member Since 1981 | AMARILLO
I came to love AGD because of the people, the fellowship and the professional growth alongside some of the finest dentists I have ever known. - Ben Bratcher, DDS, MAGD Member Since 1990 | CANTON
If one believes that one can learn something every day and that knowledge is power, then one's continued dental education throughout one's lifetime will minimize the perceived stress of practicing dentistry. - Marie Holliday, DMD Member Since 1996 | FORT WORTH
Photograph by Keith Kriegel, DDS, FAGD
FEBRUARY 2016
January2016 | SUNDAY
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Dallas FellowTrack Sports Dentistry
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Houston FellowTrack
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Martin Luther King, Jr. Day
Houston AGD New Dentist Study Club
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AGD Winter Board Meeting Panhandle AGD
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San Antonio AGD Thursday CE Series #3 Zirconia Management w/ Dr. Nassar Barghi
w/ Dr. Randy Huffines
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HAGD CE Sponsor at Star of South New Data - On Critical Dental Questions w/ Dr. Rella Christensen
Star of the South Conference - Houston, TX
w/ Dr. Rudy Ramos
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San Antonio AGD SAFE - Occlusion w/ Dr. Jack Shirley
Yankee Dental Congress - Boston, MA
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There is a reason they call it the ‘ 'Practice'’of Dentistry –- you can always get better!
I joined AGD to be a part of the Momentum...the force that strives for better Dentistry for all. The passion and energy to be better that I witness from colleagues inspires me.
- Dan Sciantarelli, DDS Member Since 1986 | Corpus Christi
I have had the opportunity to work hands-on and learn many skills and techniques with clinicians that I have applied in my dental practice. - Kevin Seidler, DDS, MAGD Member Since 1982 | Colony
- Jacquelyn Vo, DDS Member Since 2003 | Austin
I would not be the dentist I am today without the goal setting of a FAGD or MAGD. The LLSR allows the dentist to 'pay it forward'’to the profession and for young dentists. - Wayde Fawcett, DDS, MAGD Member Since 1984 | Houston Photograph by Partha Mukherji, DDS, FAGD
MARCH 2016
February2016 | SUNDAY
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Dallas FellowTrack Complex Case Treatment Planning
TDHA Annual Session - San Marcos, TX
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San Antonio AGD Thursday CE Series #4 TDHA Annual Session - San Marcos, TX
Chinese New Year
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Valentine’s Day
President’s Day
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Ash Wednesday
w/ Dr. Eleonore Paunovich
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Houston AGD New Dentist Study Club Oral Cancer 2.0: The Changing Trend
TAGD Board Meeting
w/ Robert Whitman
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Houston FellowTrack San Antonio AGD SAFE - Everyday Endo Tips w/ Aaron Vaughn
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TSBDE Board Meeting Chicago Dental Society Mid-Winter Meeting - Chicago, IL
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Being a part of AGD has provided me the ability to form
lifelong friendships, improve my skills/knowledge, and to give back to the profession. There is no better place for general dentists
to continue to grow and make a difference.
Photograph by Richard J. Reinitz, DDS, FAGD
- L. Patrick Grisanti II, DDS, FAGD Member Since 2004 | ROCKWALL
APRIL 2016
March2016 | SUNDAY
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BE THE DIFFERENCE
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CenTex AGD - Implants w/ Dr. Norman Ickert
ASDA Annual Convention - Dallas, TX American Academy of Dental Practice Admin Annual Meeting - Los Angeles, CA
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Hinman Dental Meeting - Atlanta, GA
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Spring Begins
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San Antonio AGD SAFE - What to Refer, What to Treat & Why
Dallas AGD Wine & CE Series Sleep Disorders
Good Friday
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35 years ago as a dental student, I recognized, here was an organization, a group of people who understood, and broadcast they understood, the road to excellence, competency and personal satisfaction in one's career was predicated on never being satisfied! - Mark Peppard, DDS, MAGD Member Since 1983 | Austin
Being a member of the AGD gave me a sense of direction and of belonging.� - Wayde Fawcett, DDS, MAGD Member Since 1984 | HOUSTON
The AGD has been instrumental in my professional and personal growth, not only through excellent CE, but by the lifelong friendships forged along the way. - Tom Karr, DDS, MAGD Member Since 1990 | AMARILLO
Photograph by Partha Mukherji, DDS, FAGD
MAY 2016
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American Academy of Oral Medicine & American Academy of Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology Annual Meeting - Atlanta, GA
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Passover 22 Begins Houston AGD Low Level Laser Therapy in Modern Dentistry
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AGD Spring Board Meeting - Chicago, IL
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In times of change, learners inherit the earth;
while the learned find themselves beautifully equipped
to deal with a world that no longer exists.� - Eric HOFFER Photograph by Richard J. Reinitz, DDS, FAGD
- David Roberts, DDS Member Since 1997 | DALLAS
JUNE 2016
May2016 | SUNDAY
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JULY 2016
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My involvement with AGD has resulted in lifelong friendships and mentorships that challenge me to be the best dentist I can.”” - Hanna Conklin, DDS Member Since 2012 | RICHMOND
It is inspiring to be surrounded by dentists who are committed to lifelong learning. I will always be indebted to AGD for cultivating my love of continuing education. - Ensy Atarod, DDS Member Since 2006 | Austin
AGD provided the opportunity and incentive to expand my education and to be around colleagues who were the kind of dentist I wanted to be.” - Douglas Bogan, DDS, FAGD Member Since 1976 | HOUSTON
DEVOTE YOUR LIFE Steven Vaughan, MAGDDDS, MAGD Photograph by StevenDDS, Vaughan,
AUGUST 2016
July2016 | SUNDAY
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Thirteen years into my practice life I was tired, burned out and disenchanted. Then, I found my dental home with the AGD. Twenty-six years later, joining AGD remains one of the most pivotal moments of my life. - Jeff Geno, DDS, MAGD Member Since 1995 | League City
Photograph by Glenn Stern, DDS, MAGD
SEPTEMBER 2016
August2016 | SUNDAY
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TSBDE Board Meeting Southwest Dental Conference - Dallas, TX
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San Antonio AGD - SAFE The Monday Morning Businessman w/ Dr. Bryce Chandler
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Dental school only provides you with the matrix of a dental education.
It is up to the individual to fill in the spaces with perpetual continuing education. the PROBLEM is tHAT The more you learn,
you realize that there is even more left to learn.
It is for this reason that we must all become lifelong students. - David Wilhite, DDS, MAGD Member Since 1986 | PLANO
Photograph by Glenn Stern, DDS, MAGD
OCTOBER 2016
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Eid al Adha
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I needed to rise above complacency. A commitment to continuing education has provided me the
motivation to achieve excellence
through programs of
professional development & personal enrichment. AGD provided that for me. - J. Christian Miller, DDS, FAGD Member Since 1984 | PLANO
Photograph by Keith Kriegel, DDS, FAGD
NOVEMBER 2016
October2016 | SUNDAY
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San Antonio AGD SAFE - Master Panels
South Texas AGD Installation
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Halloween Texas Academy of General Dentistry
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The AGD brings
to the forefront, enabling dental practitioners to embrace the ever changing advancements IN dentistry through creative and engaging learning environments. - Kevin Seidler, DDS, MAGD Member Since 1982 | COLONY
Photograph by Keith Kriegel, DDS, FAGD
November2016 | SUNDAY
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ACKNOWLEDGE PROGRESS
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Happy Holidays! Wishing you a joyous holiday season & a New Year filled with peace & happiness. - the tagd board & staff
The AGD has exceeded my greatest expectations by providing me with quality continuing education & lifelong friends. A fantastic ROI on the investment in my life & career.� - Mary Mellard, DDS, MAGD Member Since 1984 | SAN ANTONIO Photograph by Partha Mukherji, DDS, FAGD
JANUARY 2017
December2016 | SUNDAY
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