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ADAA MEMBERSHIP
JOIN THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE
DENTAL ASSISTING A PROFESSION
Included in ADAA dues
- $1,000,000 aggregate professional
liability insurance
- $1,000 of accidental death and
dismemberment insurance
- $10,000 disability-due-to- accident
insurance
- Discounts on home study continuing
education courses. NO GRADING FEE for members.
- A subscription to The Dental
Assistant Journal - with an annual FREE continuing education,
with only a moderate test grading fee.
- Free on-line posting of member's
resume
Additional Advantages
- Credit Card Programs - even cards for
student members
- Major medical insurance - available in
most states
- Disability income plans
- Group term life insurance for you and
your dependents
- Discount buying programs on
pharmaceuticals, eye care, dentistry, hearing and chiropractic, legal
services too
And leisure time concerns too
- Long distance service at a discount
- Reduced rates for hotels and rental cars
American Dental Assistant Association
Foundation
The future of your career is in your hands.
Committed to continuing excellence, the American Dental Assistants
Association Foundation is dedicated to ...
- Education - meeting the changing
technologies and developments of the profession
- Research - providing industry research
to gain a greater understanding of the profession
- Scholarship Programs - supporting
educational opportunities for tomorrow's dental assistant
ADAA FELLOWSHIP
The ADAA offers a program developed to
recognize those members who have achieved outstanding educational levels
in their profession. The program offers two levels of recognition, Fellow
and Master, based on educational hours obtained and continuous years of
membership in the ADAA.
In order to become a Fellow of the ADAA,
one must have been a member for 3 continuous years and accrue 300 hours of
continuing education credit. Those holding the Certified Dental Assistant
(CDA), Certified Orthodontic Assistant, (COA), or Certified Oral and
Maxillofacial Surgery Assistant (COMSA) are eligible for course credit of
150 hours of the 300 hour Fellowship requirement. Those certified as a
Certified Dental Practice Management Assistant (CDPMA) are eligible for
course credit of 100 hours. RDA's (Registered Dental Assistant) from
California, Michigan and Minnesota may receive 150 hours. An assistant may
receive credit for either certification or registration, but not both.
Course sponsors must be approved by Dental Assisting National Board,
Academy of General Dentistry's National Sponsor Approval Program (NSAP)or
ADA's sponsor approval program (CERP). 12 hours must be obtained through
ADAA homestudy courses.
For complete information, call
1-800-SEE-ADAA.
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