Council on Professional Issues serves the association as a resource on dental practice administration and professional issues, such as ethics, barriers to care and public health. The council also reviews ASDA’s Code of Ethics.

 Current Members 

Recent accomplishments of this council:

• Created the Taking Oral Hygiene Awareness to Rural America - Chapter Event Grant in 2012. The grant program that will award $500 to up to five chapters annually.
• Reviewed the Ethics White Paper to ensure it continues to reflect the organization’s values.
• Surveyed state dental societies about their relationship with dental students. The results were used to create a how-to guide that includes resources to help improve chapter relationships and increase involvement with state dental societies.
• Created the B-8 Dental Outreach Program policy based on the ASDA and ADA Principle of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct.