“I love being a dentist! Helping my friends and family feel confident about their smiles and improving their oral health is how I give back to this great community. Thank you to all our valued patients. We love you and consider you a part of our family.” Dr. Holt
West Jordan Dentist Receives AGD Fellowship Award
West Jordan July 1, 2014 – The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is pleased to announce that Joshua C. Holt DDS, FAGD, of West Jordan, Utah, received the association’s Fellowship Award during the AGD 2014 Annual Meeting & Exhibits, which took place June 26 to 29 in Detroit.
The AGD Fellowship Award is presented to dentists who seek to provide the highest quality dental care by remaining current in their profession. To earn this prestigious honor, Dr. Holt completed 500 hours of continuing dental education, passed a comprehensive written exam, and fulfilled three years of continuous membership in the AGD.
As a Fellowship Award recipient, Dr. Holt joins more than 6,400 active AGD Fellows who have gone above and beyond the basic requirements to care for their patient’s oral health.
“We are proud to honor Dr. Holt for his commitment to reaching this lofty goal,” says AGD President W. Carter Brown, DMD, FAGD. “He has distinguished himself professionally among his peers and is a role model for both his fellow dentists and the West Jordan Community.”
Dr. Holt graduated from The University of Maryland, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, Dental School in 2004 and currently practices dentistry in West Jordan. He and his wife, Samantha, have five children, a set of twins and a set of triplets.
The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) is a professional association of 38,000 general dentists dedicated to providing quality dental care and oral health education to the public. AGD members stay up-to-date in their profession through a commitment to continuing education. Founded in 1952, the AGD is the second largest dental association in the United States, and it is the only association that exclusively serves the needs and represents the interests of general dentists. A general dentist is the primary care provider for patients of all ages and is responsible for the diagnosis, treatment, management, and overall coordination of services related to patients’ oral health needs. For more information about the AGD, visit www.agd.org. The AGD is a member of the Partnership for Healthy Mouths, Healthy Lives, a first-of-its-kind national dental coalition composed of 37 leading dental health organizations. The Partnership’s campaign is designed to educate parents and caregivers on how to improve their children’s oral health in simple ways. The campaign offers families oral health resources through the website 2min2x.org.