ADAA Members have one-click 24/7 access to all ADAA courses listed in the Course Catalog including the Anna Nelson webinar series, both live and as enduring material, at no additional cost, through the e-Learning Center. Access to this material is a member benefit. 

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If you are a member trying to utilize your benefits click here and log in with your member username and password.

Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance (AD & D) helps protect you and your family if you are seriously injured or killed in an accident. The policy provides financial benefits if you are killed or lose a limb, suffer blindness, or are paralyzed in a covered accident.
 

While no amount of money can bring back a loved one who dies in an accident, surviving loved ones can use proceeds from AD & D insurance to help reduce the financial burden. Proceeds can be used to help pay for a mortgage, rent, and other living expenses, college or retirement funds, medical bills including deductibles and other out-of-pocket costs, burial and funeral costs, and lost wages to maintain a standard of living.

If you are a member trying to utilize your benefits click here and log in with your member username and password. 

Emeritus (or Life Retired) members will no longer receive PLI (professional liability insurance) or AD & D (Accidental death & dismemberment) coverage.

As a recognized standard of professional achievement, Fellowship and Mastership in America's oldest professional dental assistant organization have been coveted levels of professional recognition; and a recognized accepted accomplishment among one's peers. Students are not eligible.

If you are a member trying to utilize your benefits click here and log in with your member username and password. 

The ADAA Update is a monthly E-Newsletter that is emailed every month to all of our members. The purpose of this newsletter is to keep members up to date about what has been going on with the association, provide useful tips on membership benefits, and website help. 

If you are a member trying to utilize your benefits click here and log in with your member username and password. 

New members receive a membership pin so they can present themselves as a dental assistant who actively supports the profession by belonging to their professional organization.

If you are a member trying to utilize your benefits click here and log in with your member user name and password. 

You have the chance to add "Published Author" to your resume by writing an article for one of our various publications.  Members also have the career advancing opportunity to review and create continuing education.

If you are a member trying to utilize your benefits click here and log in with your member user name and password. 

"Tech Gear Discount Club" by Perks for People is an easy and intuitive platform for ADAA Members to take advantage of huge discounts on brand name consumer electronic products including: smartphone cases, chargers, screen protectors, Bluetooth headphones and speakers, and so much more!

• Brands like Otterbox, Pelican, Lifeproof, Casemate, Kate Spade, Rifle Paper, Speck, Belkin, Popsockets, JBL, Skullcandy, UAG, and many more. 
• Up to 70% off MSRP!
• All Products are Brand New / Never used.
• Free Shipping on any order $45 or higher. 
• Perks for People offers a 30-day return policy.

If you are a member trying to utilize your benefits click here and log in with your member user name and password.

Our Short Term Medical insurance, through National General and Network provided by Aetna,  gives you a plan to face those unpredictable moments in life with confidence. It provides the financial protection you need from unexpected medical bills and other health care expenses, including:

• Doctor visits and some preventive care
• Emergency room and ambulance coverage
• Urgent care benefits, and more.

By taking advantage of our network providers, Short Term Medical can help you save more on your health care.  Our Short Term Medical insurance includes flexible plan designs and options to help you find the plan that fits your needs, budget, and time frame.

Short Term Medical provides:

Access to the large, national Aetna Open Choice® PPO Network - helping you get the care you need for less.

Choose the coverage period that fits your needs, from 30 days to up to 12 months*

Deductible and coinsurance options are designed to help you find the plan that fits your budget

Telemedicine services - connect with a physician any time, Doctor visits, urgent care,10 ambulance service, and emergency room care, Some diagnostic testing,* mammograms,* cancer testing, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy, surgery, inpatient and outpatient hospital benefits, and hospital confinement benefits, physical therapy, skilled nursing facility benefits, and home health care, child immunizations, transplant benefits (Maximum benefit of $100,000)

$100,000; $250,000 or $1,000,000 in health care coverage benefits per coverage term

* Maximum of 364 days. Plans in IL and OK have a maximum coverage term of 6 months. In ND, only plans with 12 months of coverage (365 days) are available. Other options and restrictions may apply by state.

THIS PLAN PROVIDES LIMITED BENEFITS. Short Term Medical plans offer affordable medical coverage but are medically underwritten. They do not provide Minimum Essential Coverage as mandated by the Affordable Care Access.

If you are a member trying to utilize your benefits click here and log in with your member user name and password. 

VSP is a discount vision program for ADAA members that offers savings on eye care and eye wear. Members of the VSP program will receive access to discounts through a trusted, private-practice VSP doctor, one rate of $40 for eye exams, 15% savings on contact lens exams, and special pricing on complete pairs of glasses and sunglasses, and more.

If you are a member trying to utilize your benefits click here and log in with your member user name and password. 

U.S. and non-U.S. citizens who need temporary medical insurance while traveling for business or pleasure anywhere outside of their home country.
Highlights:

• Short-term travel medical coverage
• Coverage for individuals and dependents 
• Two plan designs for U.S. citizens and for non-U.S. citizens traveling outside their home country
• Maximum Limits from $50,000 to $2,000,000 
• Deductible options from $0 to $2,500
• Seek treatment with hospital or doctor of your choice
• Trip cancellation, travel delay and baggage delay benefits available 
• 24 hour secure access from anywhere in the world

International Medical Insurance is designed for:

• Graduating seniors trips
• Senior citizens age 65+ with or without Medicare traveling abroad
• College students studying abroad
• Foreign au pairs and nannies
• Families sponsoring exchange students
• International vacationers  
• Individual or group missionaries
• Relatives visiting from overseas
• Recently arrived immigrants 

You have access to international, multilingual customer service centers, claims administrators who process claims from all over the world, handling virtually every language and currency, and 24 hour access to highly qualified coordinators of emergency medical services and international treatment. You can also choose from a wide range of deductibles, several Maximum Limits, and you have access to more than 17,000 providers through our International Provider AccessSM (IPA) when seeking treatment outside the U.S.  You can also reduce your out-of-pocket costs when seeking treatment in the U.S. by locating providers through the independent Preferred Provider Organization.


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Getting help with hearing loss can be confusing and expensive. That’s where TruHearing comes in. Our hearing aid benefit programs give you everything you need to improve your hearing at the lowest possible out-of-pocket cost.

If you are a member trying to utilize your benefits click here and log in with your member user name and password.

Save Up To 35% On Your Orlando Vacation! Orlando Employee Discounts offers Exclusive Pricing on Hotels & Vacation Homes in or nearby Disney World and Universal Studios Orlando. Orlando Employee Discounts are also the Largest Wholesaler of Tickets for Disney World, Universal Studios Orlando, Sea World, and ALL the Orlando Area Theme Parks and Attractions!

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($135 National Dues + State Dues = Total)

Professional members receive the most benefits.

The most common type of membership is Professional Membership.  Most dental assistants fall into this category because they are not students and have not achieved 35 years of ADAA membership yet.  Active Member dues are $135, plus your state/local dues which varies by state. These fees are annual.

Although paper applications can take up to 4 weeks to process, you can join online and receive your benefits immediately.

Apply Online as a Professional Member Here

Furthermore, processing time is substantially delayed for incomplete applications. Some examples of incomplete applications are:

- missing or incomplete dues payment;
- missing required information (address, name, etc.);
- incorrect address; and
- missing instructor's signature or program/school information (student members only)

STATE DUES FOR PROFESSIONAL MEMBERS

ADAA Life Professional membership is granted once a member has had 35 years of continuous membership, not counting years as a Student member.

Current Life Memberships (Life Professional) receive a discount a 25% discount after 35 years of membership. The only life membership category accepting applications is Life Professional. Below are descriptions of the all life membership categories, although only Life Professional is actively accepting new applications. All forms of Life Membership, even non-paying forms, allow the member to continue receiving The Dental Assistant journal, but other benefits vary by type of Life Membership.

- Life Professional (LPRO): Members who have had 35 years of membership. This category receives a 25 percent discount on national dues. All benefits of Professional membership are included.

- Life Active Member (LA): Members who had 25 years of membership after October 8, 1988, are eligible for this category. Members pay full national dues and state/local dues, unless the State does not require Life Members to pay state/local dues. All membership benefits are available for these members. No current "Professional” type member is eligible for this category. Members who have previously achieved the status “Active Life Member” after 25 years of continuous membership prior to May 13, 2017 may continue to display their life member pin and certificate and use the designation “ADAA Life Member.” These members shall remain listed in the professional member category on the official roster and pay full dues until they achieve life‐member status with thirty‐ five (35) continuous years of membership.

- Life Retired (LR): Retired Life Membership shall be granted to any Life Member who has reached age of sixty-two (62) or until a disability prevents employment as a dental assistant. No national dues are required and no liability insurance or accidental death/dismemberment insurance is provided. Discounts, such as travel or rental cars, can still be used, and a free Journal subscription is available upon request. No current "Professional” type member is eligible for this category. If this membership category is of interest to you, please explore the Emeritus membership below.

($45 without insurance, $55 with insurance)

Click here to download instructions on how to sign up as a student.

Click HERE to verify your student's membership. 

Student membership may be granted to any student enrolled in a dental assisting program, or to a graduate of a dental assisting program enrolled full‐time in either a program related to dentistry or in a college degree program, who will support and promote the objectives of this Association. A student member shall have the privilege of serving as a member of a council or committee. Student members shall pay annual dues as determined by the adopted budget of the Association.

Students pay $45 for membership and an additional, optional $10 for professional liability insurance. An instructor’s signature is required with a student membership application to verify that the person applying is currently enrolled in a dental assisting program.

Students now have the option to apply online through our website.  They will have to select a school from our list.  If the school is not on that list, please contact techsupport@adaausa.org to have it added. In your email to Tech Support, please include the school name, mailing address, phone number Instructor's name (or program director's name), and email address. 

If you would like an ADAA student pin mailed to you, send a request to info@adaausa.org. If there are multiple students joining from one school, the instructor can request pins be mailed to him/her at the school by sending an email to info@adaausa.org.

For paper applications, to reduce processing time instructors can include 1 payment (check or credit card) from either themselves or the school for multiple students. An example: if 4 students are applying for membership, a single payment of either 1 check or credit card for $140 may be submitted, or $180 if all 4 students wanted the liability insurance. Student pins will automatically be mailed out to the instructor listed on the paper application.

Student members can renew their student membership, but if a student member is no longer enrolled in a program, they may renew with reduced dues that gradually increase over the course of 3 years, with the 4th year requiring regular national dues.

Apply for Student Membership

Graduated Student Dues Discount (offered only to renewing students)

During the first year after graduation, students renew as New Professional Year 1, or NPRO1.  Dues are $70 plus state/local dues, and the membership includes professional liability insurance.  New Professional Year 2, or NPRO2 will be $90 (includes liability insurance) plus state/local dues and New Professional Year 3, or NPRO3, will be $110 (includes liability insurance) plus state/local dues. The 4th year full Active Member dues will be charged.

Although paper applications can take up to 4 weeks to process, you can join online and receive your benefits immediately.

Furthermore, the processing time is substantially delayed for incomplete applications. Some examples of incomplete applications are:

- missing or incomplete dues payment;
- missing required information (address, name, etc.);
- incorrect address; and
- missing instructor's signature or program/school information (student members only)