• Dental Pearls from our Fellows and Masters (open to only FAGD and MAGD awardees):  These are 10-15 minute case study presentations, followed by 3-5 minutes of Q&A after each presentation. Ideally, presentations should be case studies and/or interesting cases that have been well-documented and have relevant educational benefit to attendees. All disciplines of dentistry will be accepted.  There will be a maximum of nine presentations included in a 3-hour session, with a moderator assigned to introduce all speakers, facilitate the Q&A portion, and keep all segments to their assigned time.  All presentations, including any videos, must be pre-submitted to be pre-loaded onto the presentation laptop being used during this session. It is recommended you bring a copy of your presentation with you on a flash drive as a back-up.  There will be an AV tech available there prior to the start of the course to help get all presentations ready on screen prior to the start of the course.

• 50-minute Symposium-Style Lectures (open to all):  These are 50-minute lectures on clinical topics in any discipline or other unique and interesting topics relevant to the practice of dentistry, presented in a symposium-style format. Ideally these will incorporate the underlying theme of the meeting "Materials" or "Bio-Materials", but can be on any topic relating to dentistry.  Each presentation must be 50 minutes in length (including time for Q&A) and should focus on current issues with immediate relevance and importance to the field of dentistry, including current best practices, emerging technologies and techniques or successful cases and addressing/avoiding failures. All presentations must be educational in nature and not a sales pitch, including product or company promotion.  All presentations must include a description and three learning objectives identifying what attendees will learn after your presentation.  All presentations, including any videos, will be pre-loaded onto the presentation laptop being used for this session, and bring a copy on a flash drive to the session as a back-up. 

Submissions must be complete and contain the following:

Course Title
Speaker -  Full name complete with designations/credentials
Course Description
Presentation type being applied for (Dental Pearls from Fellows and Masters or Emerging Speaker
Category your presentation fits into under each Presentation Type: FAGD Submission, MAGD Submission (Dental Pearls from Fellows and Masters) or Clinical, Practice Management, Personal or Professional Development (Emerging Speakers).

Sessions should be interactive, educational and informative, including case studies, examples, results and other specific details that attendees can apply to their practice and add to their knowledge base. Sessions must be free of promotions and product bias. Sales presentations and product or service promotions are prohibited.

If selected, you will be required to submit your final presentation (PowerPoint or compatible format) and any handouts (optional) to the AGD no later that April 5, 2019. Please do not submit multiple versions of your presentation; submit the final version of your presentation only.   Final presentations should include photos and/or video clips documenting any discussed cases. All presentations, including any videos, will be pre-loaded onto the presentation laptop being used for this session, and there will be a course manager to help get your content ready on screen prior to your introduction.

All submissions will be reviewed by the Scientific Meeting Council (SMC).  Incomplete or late proposals will not be accepted. Formal notification of selection will occur after the SMC has reviewed all submissions.