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title: "What Is MAGD? Dental Practice Glossary | Copeland Consulting Services"
description: "MAGD stands for Master of the Academy of General Dentistry, the letters used by a dentist who has earned the AGD Mastership award."
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Credentials and education

# MAGD

MAGD stands for Master of the Academy of General Dentistry, the letters used by a dentist who has earned the AGD Mastership award.

MAGD means Master of the Academy of General Dentistry. It marks a dentist who has completed the [Mastership (AGD)](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/mastership-agd) requirements.

The AGD says the award needs at least 1,100 hours of approved CE as an AGD member. At least 400 of those hours must be hands-on participation hours in specific disciplines.

The letters stand for a body of continuing education. They do not mean a specialty license. A dentist usually earns [FAGD](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/fagd) first, because the first 500 hours of Mastership are the Fellowship hours. Verify any credential on the AGD site, and follow your state's advertising rules when you show letters after a name.

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## Related terms

-   [Mastership (AGD)](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/mastership-agd)
-   [FAGD](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/fagd)
-   [AGD](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/agd)
-   [Fellowship (AGD)](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/fellowship-agd)

## Sources

1.  [Academy of General Dentistry: Awards and Recognition (Mastership)](https://www.agd.org/education/awards-recognition/agd-awards-and-recognition)
2.  [Academy of General Dentistry: Awards and Recognition (Mastership)](https://www.agd.org/education/awards-recognition/agd-awards-and-recognition)

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