Ontario's certified dental assistants are highly valued, essential members of the dental health team. They care about their profession, and most of all, about their patients.
The Ontario Dental Assistants Association (ODAA) is the certifying body and membership association supporting dental assistants (chairside assistants, intra-oral assistants, receptionists, practice managers, treatment coordinators and educators) in Ontario.
We promote the profession. We certify our members. We lobby for regulation.
Nearly 8,000 members have voluntarily elected to join the ODAA to take advantage of the many benefits we offer them: certification, continuing education programs, wage negotiation support, professional advice and leadership, members-only discounts, The Journal, local affiliate meetings and province-wide seminars.
In addition, we are actively lobbying to make dental assisting a regulated health profession recognized by the Ontario government. Regulation will mean that all dental assistants require formal training and certification. It will give our members the recognition and status they deserve, and it will provide patients with a new level of confidence in the dentist's chair.
Share our pride. Shape our future.
We encourage all dental assistants to explore the benefits of membership with ODAA. Your involvement in our association is a signal to your peers and your employers that you take pride in your work, and are committed to the future of your profession.
Contact us for information on joining ODAA today!