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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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Governor Abbott Authorizes Texas Dentists and Dental Students to Administer the COVID-19 Vaccine

Jul 30, 2021

The Texas State Board of Dental Examiners (TSBDE) just announced today (March 22) that Governor Greg Abbott approved dentists and dental students to administer the COVID-19 vaccine, under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act’s (PREP) recently amended emergency declaration. To qualify, a dentist must be actively licensed in Texas or held an active license within the last 5 years that is currently inactive, retired, expired, or lapsed, as long as the license was in good standing prior to the date of inactivity and was not revoked by the TSBDE, or surrendered to the TSBDE while under suspension, discipline, or investigation, or arrest. A dentist also cannot be on the Exclusion List maintained by the Office of the Inspector General. Dental students must have training in appropriate vaccine administration as determined by their dental school and be supervised by a health care professional experienced in administering intramuscular injections. Other requirements also apply. The TSBDE is informing the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) that dentists can now administer the COVID-19 vaccine so that DSHS will let dentists register as COVID-19 vaccine providers. 

Want to administer the COVID-19 vaccine in your dental office? 

  • Register through EnrollTexasIZ.dshs.texas.gov. Only registered dentists can receive and administer COVID-19 vaccines in Texas. 
  • Complete the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) COVID 19 Vaccination Program Provider Agreement and list the healthcare providers at that location that would be responsible for vaccination.
  • Remember: You must be able to maintain vaccine safety and inventory and agree to report all COVID-19 dosages you administer and other data in the required time frame using DSHS required reporting format. 
  • Remember: You must administer the COVID-19 to patients for free regardless of the recipient’s ability to pay. 
  • Remember: You cannot seek reimbursement for COVID-19 vaccine or reimbursement for any ancillary supplies provided to you for free by the federal government. 
  •  For more information go to DSHS’s “Vaccination Provider Enrollment” Webpage.
  • Questions? Call the DSHS COVID 19 Vaccine Provider hotline at (877) 835-7750, 8AM to 5PM, Monday through Friday or email COVID19VacEnroll@dshs.texas.gov.

Want to volunteer your services?

  • You only need to be authorized by the event or program’s licensed signing clinician. 

It is exciting that dentists can now join the state’s vaccination efforts. Dentists have the knowledge and skills necessary to administer the COVID-19 vaccine, and TDA is eager to be a part of the state’s plan to get the vaccine to every Texan who wants to be vaccinated. 

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