Due to the Canada Post strike, which is reported to end Tuesday, December 17, mail-in forms for CDA Affiliate Memberships will be delayed. To avoid any processing delays, join or renew your CDA membership online.
The Canadian Dental Association (CDA) is the national voice for dentistry, dedicated to the promotion of optimal oral health - an essential component of general health - and to the advancement and leadership of a unified profession.
Corporate Membership
Founded in 1902, and representing the dental profession across Canada, CDA is a trusted brand and source of information for and about the dental profession, on national and international issues. CDA is a separately incorporated national association whose members are 10 provincial and territorial dental associations.
Dentists automatically access CDA Membership benefits through their provincial dental association who is a CDA Corporate Member. CDA's Corporate Members include 10 provincial dental associations (PDAs) that have joined CDA, including:
- Alberta Dental Association;
- British Columbia Dental Association;
- Manitoba Dental Association;
- New Brunswick Dental Society;
- Newfoundland and Labrador Dental Association;
- Northwest Territories and Nunavut Dental Association /
Yukon Dental Association; - Nova Scotia Dental Association;
- Ontario Dental Association;
- Dental Association of Prince Edward Island; and,
- The College of Dental Surgeons of Saskatchewan.
Quebec-based Dentists as CDA Affiliate Members
The Association des chirurgiens dentistes du Québec is currently not a Corporate Member of CDA. However, since 2008, Quebec-based dentists can access CDA programs and membership benefits as CDA Affiliate (individual) Members by joining or renewing.
