Membership in the American Dental Association, WDA and your local dental society represents a powerful commitment on your part to continued growth as a professional, as an individual and as a dentist.

Your membership, and the financial support it creates, is critical to the efforts that take place on your behalf. 

Mission statement

The WDA advances the interests of its members and the dental profession by promoting professional excellence and quality oral health care for the public.

Goals

Serve its members.

Desired outcome: WDA will provide programs and services that its members agree provide them with real value.

Advocate for public-policy on oral health care.

Desired outcome: WDA will be the advocate for quality oral health care in all public policy issues.

Educate the public on oral health and delivery of care.

Desired outcome: WDA will be recognized as the public's authoritative source of oral health care information.

Empower its members and staff for organizational and member success.

Desired outcome: WDA will develop governance systems and business processes to empower its members, staff and partners for maximum organizational achievement and member effectiveness in WDA initiatives.

Visit the Member Benefits section of our Web site to view tangible WDA member benefits. 

Join the WDA

• Click here to download a member application 

Please call 800-364-7646 if you'd like more information on WDA membership.