Minnesota Dental Association
Updated August 2026
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The Minnesota Dental Association is the official professional organization representing dental health providers across Minnesota. The association provides continuing education, legislative advocacy, practice support for members, and public dental health resources for providers and residents across Minnesota.
The Minnesota Dental Association (MDA) is the statewide professional membership organization for Minnesota-licensed dentists and dental students, representing more than 3,000 member dentists. The MDA is affiliated with the American Dental Association (ADA) through a tripartite membership structure: eight local district dental societies, the state-level MDA, and the national ADA.
Advocacy and member services
- Legislative advocacy — the MDA represents members at the State Capitol on scope-of-practice and public oral-health-and-safety issues, and engages with regulatory agencies and third-party payers on behalf of members.
- Continuing education — the MDA's "Total CE" series offers webinars and in-person sessions throughout the year designed to help members meet Board professional development requirements.
- DentalCareers.US — an MDA-launched marketplace for dental jobs, practice sales, and recruiting.
- Compliance Minute — a monthly e-bulletin on compliance topics for dental teams.
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