Information on the ADA and the tripartate membership can be found at the American Dental Association website.

Click the most appropriate of the following links to open a membership application in a new browser window:

Charitable Organization Practitioner's Application

Graduate Student Application

Standard Tripartite Application

For specific membership information, please Contact the RDS.


Dental Students - Reduced Dues Program

The ADA and VDA reconize that recent graduates need time to get settled into their profession. Therefore, the ADA, VDA, and local component societies offer several years of reduced dues with continous membership. However,in order to take advantage of this dues structure you must join within one year of graduation.

The first year you are out of dental school you pay $0 dues to the ADA and VDA and only 25% of your local dues. You will then have up to four years before you pay dues in full.