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. Upon joining, predoctoral members become members of both ASDA and the ADA and are entitled to all of the privileges of both organizations.

PREDENTAL

Undergraduate or high school students interested in dentistry are eligible for predental membership. 2009 predental membership dues are $55.

2009 Predental Membership Application

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. 2009 predoctoral membership dues of $72 include membership in both ASDA and the ADA.

2009 Predoctoral Membership Application

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, 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. 2009 associate membership dues are $55.

2009 Associate Membership Application

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. 2009 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. 2009 membership dues are $80 and do not include ADA membership.

2009 International Membership Application