NJ dentist elected as AGD secretary

DrBicuspid.com staff writers
Aug 11, 2011

The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD) elected Manuel Cordero, DDS, of Sewell, NJ, as secretary of the association during the AGD 2011 annual meeting held last month in San Diego.

Dr. Cordero currently serves as a member of the Budget and Finance Committee, as well as a Strategic and Tactical Assessment and Response (STAR) facilitator for the AGD. He has been a member of both the AGD and the ADA since 1987.

Dr. Cordero graduated with a bachelor of arts degree from Haverford College and concurrently received a certificate in secondary education from Bryn Mawr College in 1976. He graduated from Temple University School of Dentistry in 1983.

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