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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 Testifies at DSHS’ Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response Meeting

Dec 7, 2020

On December 7, 2020, the Department of State Health Services’ (DSHS) Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response met and gave a DSHS vaccine update and a review of the state’s vaccine distribution plan. There is no new information to share about when dentists and their teams will have the ability to be vaccinated.

TDA has been working with the agency, and the Expert Vaccination Allocation Panel (EVAP) that advises DSHS Commissioner Dr John Hellerstedt, to have dental health care personnel included in the second-tier phase 1A groups eligible to be vaccinated in the state’s next distribution phase. TDA maintains that dentists are essential health care workers, as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP). Dentists and dental team members fit within this definition as they are exposed to patients’ potentially infectious materials when providing dental treatment.

TDA’s written public testimony stressed that dentistry continues to be a safe profession and Texans can safely access dental care. However, being immunized against COVID-19 affords essential dental health care personnel additional protection against COVID-19 transmission. Dr Hellerstedt acknowledged TDA’s testimony and stated that he will make sure that it is shared with EVAP. Additional recommendations will come from EVAP as the panel continues to meet. TDA will update members when new information becomes available.

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