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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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CDC Updates COVID-19 Quarantine Guidelines

Dec 2, 2020

On December 2, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) published updated quarantine guidance for those exposed to COVID-19. The Texas Department of State Health Services and Texas State Board of Dental Examiners both confirmed that Texas dentists should follow the most current guidance from the CDC on when to quarantine. This means that Texas dentists need to update their “Protocol if DHCP Suspects an Exposure to COVID-19” within each dental practice’s COVID-19 office procedures as required by the dental board’s COVID-19 emergency rule (22 Texas Administrative Code §108.7(16)). 

Instead of quarantining for 14 days after exposure, the new CDC guidance includes two additional options for those without symptoms following an exposure: (1) quarantine can end on day 10 without testing, and (2) quarantine can end of day 7 after receiving a negative COVID-19 test result. 

Following quarantine, DHCP should continue watching for symptoms until 14 days after exposure. If a DHCP has COVID-19 symptoms, they should not work, as stated in the dental board’s COVID-19 emergency rule. 

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