The ASDA database is currently under annual maintenance in preparation for the 2011 membership year. We will begin accepting applications for the 2011 membership year on Monday, September 13, 2010. Thank you for your interest and we look forward to having you as a member!

Value of Membership 
ASDA was established to represent, serve and advance the needs of dental students. As a member of ASDA, you have the power of organized dentistry at your fingertips. Membership gives you a voice and a chance to be part of a strong network of peers working toward the common goals of improving the profession of dentistry.

Organized dentistry is dentists and future practitioners joining together to further their professional interests. Thanks to organized dentistry, there are loan programs tailored specifically for dental students, avenues for resolving student grievances and unfair school policies, and opportunities to network and develop relationships with local, state, and national leaders in the dental community. Membership gives you exclusive access to these advantages as well as other benefits such as credit card programs, group insurance plans, and car rental discounts.

Membership Categories 
National ASDA membership is on a calendar-year basis from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 each year. Membership is organized into four categories: predental, predoctoral, associate and international.

PREDENTAL

Predental membership is open to any undergraduate, high school student, or individual pursuing dentistry as a career. 2010 predental membership dues are $55.

Some of the benefits of ASDA predental membership include:

• Free subscriptions to our publications, ASDA News (published monthly), Mouth (published quarterly), and our e-newsletter Word of Mouth (emailed monthly)
• A copy of our handbook "Getting Into Dental School"
• Members-only access to our website
• Discounts on products and services that are valuable to students, including T-Mobile wireless phone plans, Barnes&Noble.com, Kaplan’s DAT courses and materials, Bank of America ASDA credit card, Geico insurance, Lexi-Comp’s dental software and manuals, and more
• Opportunities to network with 17,000 dental students through our national, regional and chapter events as well as our Facebook page

PREDOCTORAL

Students enrolled in and attending an ADA-accredited U.S. dental school, including foreign-trained dentists enrolled in advanced standing programs at ADA-accredited U.S. dental schools as of Jan. 1 of the membership year for which application is being made are eligible for predoctoral membership. Upon joining, predoctoral members become members of both ASDA and the ADA and are entitled to all of the privileges of both organizations. 2010 predoctoral membership dues of $72 include membership in both ASDA and the ADA.

Some of the benefits of ASDA predoctoral membership include: 

• Free subscriptions to our publications, ASDA News (published monthly), Mouth (published quarterly), and our e-newsletter Word of Mouth (emailed monthly)
• A copy of our handbook "Getting Through Dental School"
• Members-only access to our website
• Free $50,000 life insurance and discounted disability insurance through ADA Insurance
• Low cost health insurance plans through United Healthcare StudentResources
• Discounts on products and services that are valuable to students, including T-Mobile wireless phone plans, Barnes&Noble.com, Kaplan’s NBDE courses and materials, Bank of America ASDA credit card, Geico insurance, Lexi-Comp’s dental software and manuals, and more
• Membership in ADA and all the benefits of ADA student membership 
• Opportunities to network with 17,000 dental students through our national, regional and chapter events as well as our Facebook page 

Incoming first-year students (graduating in 2014) are eligible to join ASDA after September 13, 2010 for the 2011 membership year.

ASSOCIATE

Dentists or professionals in a field related to dentistry who are currently residing within the U.S. are eligible for associate membership. Associate members are typically practicing dentists, residents and post-graduate students, dental auxiliary, faculty members, or foreign-trained dentists who are not enrolled in an advanced standing program at an ADA-accredited U.S. dental school. 2010 associate membership dues are $55.

• Free subscriptions to our publications, ASDA News (published monthly), Mouth (published quarterly), and our e-newsletter Word of Mouth (emailed monthly)
• Discounts on resources, such as the National Board Dental Examination reprints and the Guides to Post-Doctoral Programs 
• Members-only access to our website
• Discounts on products and services that are valuable to students, including T-Mobile wireless phone plans, Barnes&Noble.com, Kaplan’s DAT courses and materials, Bank of America ASDA credit card, Geico insurance, Lexi-Comp’s dental software and manuals, and more
• Opportunities to network with 17,000 dental students through our Facebook page and keep up-to-date on ASDA through Twitter

INTERNATIONAL

International membership consists of two categories:

1) International Dental Student Membership is open to qualifying students currently enrolled in and attending an international dental school outside the U.S. and its possessions. 2010 membership dues of $85 cover membership benefits in both ASDA and the American Dental Association. To qualify, candidates must be a predoctoral student of a dental school listed in the World Directory of Dental Schools compiled by the FDI World Federation per the ADA bylaws.

2) International Membership is open to any person, interested in dentistry, who resides outside the U.S. and its possessions. 2010 membership dues are $80 and do not include ADA membership.

• Free subscriptions to our publications, ASDA News (published monthly), Mouth (published quarterly), and our e-newsletter Word of Mouth (emailed monthly)
• Discounts on resources, such as the National Board Dental Examination reprints and the Guides to Post-Doctoral Programs 
• Members-only access to our website
• Discounts on products and services that are valuable to students, including T-Mobile wireless phone plans, Barnes&Noble.com, Kaplan’s DAT courses and materials, and Lexi-Comp’s dental software and manuals
• Opportunities to network with 17,000 dental students through our Facebook page and keep up-to-date on ASDA through Twitter
• Membership in ADA and all the benefits of ADA student membership (for international dental student members only)