The Australian Dental Association - partnering with you in your journey through dentistry
No matter where you are in your career, the ADA is in your corner – with training, support, advice and advocacy.
Professional value, every step of the way
- As the peak body for dentistry in Australia, the ADA offers a unified and authoritative voice for the profession with government, regulators, and in the media.
- FREE advice on HR & industrial relations, medicines, dento-legal issues, and clinical practice.
- CPD resources through the ADA’s CPD Portal, the National Digital Library, the Australian Dental Journal, and over 800 live or recorded learning events a year.
- Online and in-person networking opportunities including the Biennial Australian Dental Congress and Peer, the ADA’s exclusive member-only online community.
- Industry news - when it matters. The ADA monitors developments closely and delivers the information that impacts you most.
- Best practice resources and guides on compliance, practice management, and risk mitigation.
- Opportunities to effect change for the profession. through advocacy campaigns or committees.
Recent advocacy work on behalf of the profession 
- Led representation on work force supply which led to visa requirement changes and increased supply of dental assistants.
- Ongoing work to ensure the Child Dental Benefits Schedule and Department of Veterans Affairs dental services remain valuable to recipients.
- Campaigning for a Senior Dental Benefits Schedule to address critical oral health issues for older Australians.
- Scrutiny of private health fund activities and regular consultation with the industry to address systemic issues.
- Leading section campaigns including addressing an Australia-wide shortage of dental assistants, changes to TGA devices rulings and oral health initiatives such as Dental Health Week and World Oral Health Day.
- Launched a major consumer-facing, peer-reviewed oral health information site, Teeth.org.au, for patients.
- Increased the capacity of the ADA to lead public debate on dental issues through print, TV, radio.
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