통합치과전문임상의(Advanced General Dentistry, AGD)의 어제와 오늘 그리고 내일

Abstract

Advanced General Dentistry (AGD) training program in Korea was established in 2006 in order to represent the interests of general dentists and to promote the oral health of the public. In 2012, Korean Academy of Advanced General Dentistry (KAAGD) was organized by virtue of the increasing academic activities within AGD training program. Now a days, the society of Korean dentistry is encountering serious tasks; One is to search for new health care policy fulfilling people’s increasing expectation toward dental services and the other is to develop an efficient method for training highly qualified general dental practitioner with the enforcement of dental boardman system in Korea ahead. In this situation, the AGD training program has been recognized as a considerable suggestion for the progress of Korean dentistry. The aim of this article is to look back the purpose of the establishment of AGD program and KAAGD and to discuss the future direction of them.