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Starting September 10, there is a new method for logging into ADA, TDA and many local society websites.

Before Sept 2, you can update your profile on ada.org ensuring you have a unique email address on your account. After September 10, you will be prompted to enter a unique email address and reset your password. You will no longer use your ADA number to log in.
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New Courses on Dental Concierge

Sign up to fulfill your mandatory CE requirement for prescribing controlled substances.
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As we transition to a new association management software you may experience difficulty in accessing your member profile. If you have any issues or would like to make a payment, you can call 512-443-3675, ext. 137 to speak to Rachael Daigle.

Texas Dental Association: Helping Every Member Succeed

TDA connects dentists with each other, with patients, and with resources for life and career. TDA is a professional membership organization for dentists, and the 3rd largest state dental association in the US. The TDA is part of a tripartite affiliation with the American Dental Association at the national level, and component societies at the local level. The Association has more than 9,200 members, and is composed of 26 local component dental societies, grouped into 4 divisions across Texas.

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TDA Successfully Advocates to Favorably Amend TSBDE COVID-19 Emergency Rule

Aug 24, 2020

The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE) unanimously voted to adopt a new COVID-19 emergency rule. The rule is effective as of August 25, 2020, and remains in effect until December 23, 2020, unless Governor Abbott’s  COVID-19 disaster declaration is terminated.

TDA’s successfully advocacy helped ensure that dentists can continue effectively treating patients during the pandemic. Highlights of the new emergency rule include:

  • Allowing dentists to manage patient workflow according to their independent professional judgment and no longer require dental health care personnel
  • (DHCP) to complete the full treatment of one patient before leaving the treatment area and moving on to another patient;
  • Allowing DHCP to use high-speed instruments (eg, cavitron) for hygiene services; and
  • Allowing DHCP to remove PPE, without needing to also change from scrubs, before returning home. 

Your TDA membership is essential to maintaining TDA’s strong advocacy at the TSBDE and the Capitol. Share this success with your dentist colleagues that are not TDA members and let them know what they are missing. If you are not a TDA member, you may miss important information that you need to legally practice dentistry in Texas.

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