Membership Benefits
Membership in the Idaho State Dental Association (ISDA) offers exciting and important benefits for dental professionals. Members of the ISDA have a voice at the Idaho State Legislature, they stay informed about current dental trends through continuing education, and they get help promoting community oral health.
Membership includes the ISDA, the American Dental Association and local component societies. This unique system provides members access to 157,000 peers.
The ISDA helps grow member practices and keeps them informed of the evolving dentistry landscape. See more details about the benefits of membership below.
Membership includes the ISDA, the American Dental Association and local component societies. This unique system provides members access to 157,000 peers.
The ISDA helps grow member practices and keeps them informed of the evolving dentistry landscape. See more details about the benefits of membership below.
Advocacy Member Benefits:
- Regulatory Issues: Insurance/Healthcare Reform, Idaho State Board of Dentistry
- ISDA Legislative Advocacy for Oral Health & the Dental Profession
- Idaho Dental Political Action Committee (IDPAC)
- American Dental Political Action Committee (ADPAC)
- ISDA Contract Lobbyist
Member Support:
- Peer Review Mediation (Dentist-Patient Conflict Resolution)
- New Dentist Mentor Program
- “Find-A-Dentist” Online Resource for Patients
- Relief & Disaster Fund
- ADA Provider Contract Analysis
- Idaho Dental Foundation
- Dental Clinics Online Resource for Patients
- ISDA Staff Support for Membership & Components
- ADA/ISDA Member Logo for your practice
Member Education:
- ISDA Annual Session – Free Registration for members!
- North Idaho Conference
- Risk Management Seminars
- Regulatory Compliance Training
- Regular Local Component Meetings
- ADA Annual Conference
- ADA Online Continuing Education Program – Comprehensive library of online courses, discounted pricing
- JADA Online Continuing Education – Member dentists can earn two CE’s per month, discounted testing fees
- ADA New Dentist Conference
Community & Member Outreach:
- Action for Dental Health Initiatives
- Give Kids A Smile Program
- Media Coverage
- ISDA In-Touch Bi-weekly informational emails
- ISDA News
- ADA News & ADA Journal
- Social Networking on Twitter, Facebook, & Linked In
- Members Only Access to resources
Member Discount Purchase Programs/ Endorsed Products:
- Idaho Dentists Insurance Agency (IDIA) Discounted Insurance Programs including TDIC
- Hiring and Practice Transitions
- Stynt
- ADA Practice Transitions
- ISDA print and online classifieds
- ProSites — Website Development
- Best Card — Credit Card Processing
- Garfield Refining — Precious Metals
- SoFi — Student Loan Refinancing
- Demandforce — Automated Marketing & Communications that sync with your Management System
- MultiView — Online Advertising
- ClaimX — Claim Management
- ADA Business Resources, including discounted office supplies, dental supplies, Lands' End Apparel for staff, Whirlpool Appliances, appointment reminders, credit cards, digital and paper patient charts, Interpretation Services, UPS Shipping, Message-On-Hold, patient and practice financing, payroll, Hertz Car Rental Discount Program, Lenovo and HP computers.
