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ADA Access - for Dental and Oral Health Practitioners

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ADA Access is a subscription for Ahpra registered oral health therapists, dental hygienists, dental prosthetists and dental therapists across Australia. 

You're part of the dental profession. Now you can access ADA too.  

Tailored for your role. Backed by ADA. 

How it works 

  1. Subscribe online in minutes.
  2. Get access to the CPD portal and Dental Files podcast, ADA Clinical Guidelines and more.
  3. Receive regular news and updates straight to your inbox. 

Got questions? Contact our friendly team on (02) 8815 3333 or contact@ada.org.au

Support for your career

ADA Access is a subscription for Ahpra registered dental and oral health practitioners who are part of the dental team, including: 

  • Oral health therapists
  • Dental hygienists
  • Dental prosthetists
  • Dental therapists

It's designed around what's actually useful for your role, backed by the national peak body for the dental profession.

We help you grow your career.

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Power your continuing professional development

You'll access ADA's comprehensive and respected peer-reviewed CPD, with recommendations tailored to your role. It's a one stop shop for your professional development.

Your subscription includes access to:

  • CPD Portal - 700+ quality, evidence-based CPD items adds up to 300+ hours of on-demand learning covering clinical, professional and regulatory topics. Updated weekly.
  • Dental Files CPD podcast - updated weekly, listen on Apple or Spotify 
  • Discount subscriber rates for Congress 2027 and ADA CPD events

Learn on demand, on the go.

Guidelines and resources to support safe, confident practice 

ADA's national clinical guidelines and resources are developed by expert dentists and committee members - to keep you practicing safely with confidence.

Your subscription includes digital access to:

  • ADA's national Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines resource library
  • Schedule and Glossary (13th edition) resource library
  • Dental Graduate Handbook
  • ADA's clinical guidelines and resources  

Get peace of mind so you can focus on patients.

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Stay connected with regular news and updates

Every dental professional faces the challenge of keeping pace with the ever-changing world of dentistry and oral health. Every week there are new changes from policy and regulatory to technology.

As a subscriber we'll keep you connected with:

  • A monthly e-newsletter with news, updates and the latest CPD tailored to your role
  • Access to the ADA Careers Hub
  • Access to the ADA Dental Classifieds

We help you stay current and confident.

📌 Preview our CPD recommendations tailored for you 

To get you started, we've curated 26+ hours of CPD items from across our catalogue, recommended for dental and oral health practitioners. Preview the CPD recommendations page or watch a CPD preview below.


Local Anaesthetic, Choice & Technique: A Refresher - Series

This three part series covers choosing local anaesthetics based on patient and procedural factors, injection techniques and complications and their management, with Dr Ying Shi Chang, Oral Surgeon.


Deciduous Pulpotomies - Series


This four part series aims to offer a guide to the diagnostic process and demonstrate the techniques involved in a deciduous pulpotomy and stainless steel crown.


Communications for the new and recently graduated practitioner - Dr Tiv Series 

This Dental Files podcast series has 15 episodes and counting, covering a wide range of topics. In this episode Dr Thivagar 'Tiv' Nirmalann and Dr Leanne Ng discuss how to talk about finances with patients.

Subscribe to ADA Access today

Sign up now! $499 gives you a 12 month subscription to education, clinical guidelines and updates tailored to your role. 

Subscribe online or contact our friendly team on (02) 8815 3333 or contact@ada.org.au

Read our FAQs

Not sure if you qualify? ADA Access is open to Ahpra registered oral health therapists, dental hygienists, dental prosthetists and other registered oral health therapy/hygiene practitioners. 

FAQs

ADA Access has been developed for Ahpra registered dental and oral health practitioners such as oral health therapists, dental hygienists and dental prosthetists.

ADA Access is a subscription, not a membership. It gives you access to education, resources and benefits suited to your role. 

ADA Access is a 12 month subscription. 

$499 per year.

Yes, ADA Access is available to any Ahpra registered oral health therapist, dental hygienist, other registered oral health therapy/hygiene practitioner, or dental prosthetist, regardless of current employment status. 

Yes. CPD completed through the ADA CPD Portal can be recorded towards your CPD requirements. Updated weekly with more than 700+ items and 300+ hours on demand learning resources to meet all your CPD needs.  

ADA Access is designed for dental and oral health practitioners who aren’t eligible for full ADA membership. Eligible dentists should apply for ADA membership separately at Join the ADA | Australian Dental Association.

Yes, Subscribers to ADA Access also receive discounted pricing to our biennial Congress event.

Is my practice's ADA membership linked to my ADA Access subscription? No, ADA Access is an individual subscription and is separate to your practice's ADA membership status. 

For full details on your ADA Access subscription, please refer to our terms and conditions page.