Professional Connections
Meet dentists, peers, mentors, and leaders across Arizona.
Dental Students
Arizona dental students belong here.
AzDA helps dental students connect with organized dentistry, meet practicing dentists, give back to the community, and prepare for life after graduation.
Connect early.
Grow into organized dentistry before graduation.
Why connect with AzDA as a student?
Dental school is only the beginning. AzDA helps you build relationships, understand the profession, and find ways to serve before you enter practice.
Advocacy Experience
See how policy affects dentistry and how organized dentistry responds.
Volunteer Opportunities
Give back through charitable events and oral health outreach.
Student Voice
Contribute ideas, stories, and perspectives to AzDA’s monthly publication.
Transition Support
Learn what comes next as you move from dental school into practice.
Student Membership
Start building your professional network now.
AzDA is the best way to make connections in dentistry, especially if you plan to practice in Arizona. Getting involved as a student helps you meet dentists, understand the profession, and find opportunities to serve.
Ways to connect and contribute
AzDA gives students practical ways to meet dentists, support patients, and get involved in the profession.
Connect
AzDA is a direct way to connect with dental professionals throughout Arizona. Build relationships now with the people and organizations that will shape your professional life.
Contribute
Volunteer alongside AzDA member dentists at Oral Health Day, Give Kids a Smile, and other service opportunities that help Arizona communities.
Share Your Voice
Have an idea for a story or topic that would interest Arizona dentists? Submit thoughts or feedback for Inscriptions, AzDA’s monthly publication.
Senior National Signing Day
Your first step toward organized dentistry after graduation.
Whether you are taking time off, continuing your education, entering residency, or starting your practice, AzDA, the ADA, and local dental societies are here to support you as an oral health champion.
AzDA attends dental school vendor fairs to give senior dental students the opportunity to participate in National Signing Day and continue their connection with organized dentistry.
After graduation
Senior dental students can convert student membership to tripartite membership and continue to receive support from the state, national, and local levels of organized dentistry.
Oral Health Day at the State Capitol
See how organized dentistry’s collective voice influences Arizona legislation. Visit the Capitol, learn how the legislative process works, meet elected officials, and connect with experienced dentists.
Give Kids a Smile
Each year, dentists, dental team members, and dental students help children who lack access to dental care. In Arizona, the Arizona Dental Foundation coordinates GKAS events at ASDOH and Midwestern.
Contribute to Inscriptions
Have a story idea or feedback for AzDA’s monthly journal? Email AzDA’s Managing Editor at managingeditor@azda.org.
FAQs about membership
Can I apply for membership if I am still in dental school?
While you are still in school, you will be a member of the American Student Dental Association. After graduating and receiving a license to practice dentistry in Arizona, you are eligible to apply for membership with AzDA and ADA.
How do graduating dental students use the reduced dues program?
After graduating and receiving a license to practice dentistry in Arizona, dentists can apply for membership. Reduced dues are available for eligible new dentists who maintain continuous membership.
After graduation, do I automatically become a member?
No. Dental school graduates must complete a membership application before ADA, AzDA, and local component society membership becomes active.
Take your next step with AzDA.
Whether you are preparing for graduation, looking for volunteer opportunities, or planning your future in dentistry in Arizona, AzDA can help you get connected.
