Whether you are wondering about dentistry as a career, or completing your licensure requirements and preparing to care for patients, the ADA has the resources to help you lay the foundation for a promising future. Resources for Dental Students

Networking

The Southern Nevada New Dentist Committee is a local component within the American Dental Association’s New Dentist Network.  A “new dentist” is defined as an individual who has been out of dental school for less than ten years but is not limited to include dental students. New Dentist, Facebook

Mentorship

The mentor program enables dental students and new graduates to obtain counsel and guidance with some of the concerns involved in beginning a dental career. The Mentor Program is geared towards integrating the dentists of tomorrow with the dental community. More

Employment

The Match program provides a service to match dental professionals with career opportunities in Southern Nevada. For access click the link: match.sndsonline.org

Tripartite Membership After Graduation

As a ​recent graduate you meet the criteria to be a tripartite member in Nevada. If you are still attending dental school you may join ASDA (using the link above) until graduation. 

When starting your career we understand that there are challenges that are better managed with a little flexibility. We offer a reduced dues program until your 3rd year out of dental school! In order to take advantage of this dues structure you must join the tripartite, Nevada Dental Association, American Dental Association and your local component the society. Your membership dues invoice will automatically show a rate reduction every year as follows;

• Year of Graduation: You pay $0 dues  
• Year 1 out of dental school:  You pay $0 in dues 
• Year 2 out of dental school : You pay 50% of full dues
• Year 3 and thereafter:  You pay the full dues amount.

Graduate Student Membership

If you are currently attending a graduate program, you can keep your tripartite membership active for free by submitting a Graduate Student Form by fax at 702-255-3302. Contact the NDA at 702-255-4211 for more information. nvda.org/membership

See the most current NDA Tripartite Member Benefits - Benefits of Membership 

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Advocacy

There is no bigger legislative platform for the voice of the dental profession than the American Dental Association together with 150,000 dentist is a powerful and the voice in Washington, D.C. and the state capitals where Legislative decisions about oral health care and small businesses are made with your input.

Student Loan Refinance

Laurel Road-- check out the great benefits of refinancing. Qualifying ADA members receive a 0.25% rate reduction to Laurel Road’s already low rates for the life of the loan as long as they remain ADA members.

• No maximum loan size (minimum loan size of $5,000)
• Questions about your loan?
  Contact Laurel Road at 855.277.6771

The Disability Income Protection Plan

This coverage provides protection at exclusive member-only rates that are among the lowest you’ll find anywhere for comparable coverage. By providing coverage only to ADA members through an experience rated group policy, we are able to offer generous policy features at an extremely attractive price.

The plan includes a true “own occupation:” definition of disability: that can pay benefits all the way to age 67*. If you become totally disabled from your specialized area of dental practice, you’ll get full benefits, even if you are able to work in another area of dental practice or choose to enter a new profession. ADA Disibility Insurance

Find-A-Dentist
Find-A-Dentist is one of the most valuable benefits for referrals, a nation-wide opportunity driving new patients to ADA member dentists. Find-A-Dentist

ADA Center for Professional Success

 The ADA Center for Professional Success is an ADA member-only interactive web resource where you can find practice management information and decision support tools and applications, along with online and in-person executive management certificate and life mastery programs. 
https://success.ada.org/en