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Being a dentist today is complex - clinically, commercially, and regulatorily. But you don’t have to carry that burden alone.
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The ADA maintains an active presence in every state and territory, providing education and face-to-face assistance to members, delivering public oral health advisory services, and advocating on key issues affecting the profession.
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The ADA is your professional home. The federal benefits of your ADA membership keep your practice safe and compliant, connect you to your professional community, and represent your profession.
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The value of ADA membership
Being a dentist today is complex, and the early years of your dental career come with a lot to navigate, from adapting to practice life to staying up to date with evolving guidelines and making clinical decisions that affect patient outcomes and wellbeing.
Your ADA membership is designed to support you through all of it. You’re not just joining your national peak body, you’re joining a community that gives you the tools, information and support you need to launch your career successfully and to grow your passion for dentistry.
Owned and run by you, our members.
Join online now or contact our friendly membership team on (02) 8815 3333 or contact@ada.org.au
📌 Key resources
Australian Schedule of Dental Services and Glossary ©
ADA's definitive reference sets the standard for dental practitioners, health funds and the sector. (13th edition).
ADA Infection Prevention and Control Guidelines library
Comprehensive member library of infection control guidelines, manuals, tools and risk assessments.
Therapeutic Guidelines - Oral and Dental (Version 4)
Digital access to Therapeutic Guidelines V4, plus the printed "clown book" for fee paying members - or for purchase.
An expansive, practical range of ADA clinical guidelines
Fluoride, treatment consent, amalgam waste, mouthguard fabrication, CDBS, CRS, sustainability and more.
Comprehensive support at the start of your career
The ADA is here to support you every step of the way as you begin and build upon the early stages of your career. Whatever you need to excel, we can provide expert advice, peer support and comprehensive guidance on every aspect of your professional life.
Membership includes:
- Expert peer-reviewed advice and guidance from ADA Member Committees
- Connect you to peers and the broader dental community
- Strong advocacy for your profession - your voice in government, the media, and the health system
We help you grow your career.
Plan your career with the Dental Graduate Handbook
Updated every year, the Dental Graduate Handbook is your go-to guide to launching a successful career as a dentist.
It's an invaluable guide at the start of your career, including:
- Understanding what you need to do to satisfy all the regulatory requirements of being a dentist
- Accessing the considerable resources available to you as an ADA member
- Find and secure that perfect role when the time comes
Expert knowledge and guidance tailored to you.
Empower your continuing professional development
CPD is not just a requirement, it is an opportunity to grow your career. Continue to benefit from the wide range of learning you had at university, with comprehensive and respected peer-reviewed learning.
Your membership includes access to:
- Quality, peer-reviewed CPD courses, a members-only CPD podcast, and on-demand learning
- The Australian Dental Journal - world-class official journal of the ADA
- National Digital Library - eJournals, eBooks, multimedia and databases, and more.
Learn on demand, on the go.
Expert advice on human resources
You have exclusive access to the HR Advisory Service, with everything you need to know from award and pay guides to contracts, work health & safety and beyond. Phone and email support when you need it.
As a member, you can access:
- Up‑to‑date advice on HR policies and your workplace obligations
- Contract review service so you can be confident about what you’re signing
- Access to a confidential telephone advisory line
Make complex challenges simple.
A community that understands your world
You’re not just a member, you’re part of a profession. Dentistry comes with unique demands in the first years of practice, so the ADA connects you to colleagues who share your challenges, values, and aspirations.
As a member you can:
- Join peers at CPD, mentoring and networking activities and events
- Add your voice to policy discussions that shape the future of dentistry
- Belong to a national professional online community
Join the network that has your back.
Join the ADA today
If you care about your patients, your profession, and your future, the ADA is your professional home.
Join online or contact our friendly membership team on (02) 8815 3333 or contact@ada.org.au
"As an ADA member, I am connected to a strong professional network ... It’s a community that fosters growth, learning and collaboration, ensuring we stay at the forefront of dentistry."
Dr Gavin Quek
ADA Tasmania
Local Support, National Voice
Your ADA Branch is your professional community with face-to-face CPD, peer advice and support, mentoring and networking opportunities, and more.
At the federal level, ADA sets the standard for the profession and keeps you practicing safe and compliant, with effective national advocacy and CPD on demand.
