Why Join?Membership of the Dental Professionals Association is for everyone who has an interest in primary dental care and its future. Our members come from diverse backgrounds and follow all kind of different careers. Many are clinicians but others support the provision of dentistry or are stakeholders in the dental profession.
Working for dentistry, the DPA:
- campaigns for improvements in oral health.
- actively promotes dentistry to government and key opinion formers.
- supports high standards in dental training and practice.
- comments on proposed treatment provision systems.
- builds networks of providers, for example within the NHS.
- produces the DPA dental podcast.
- hosts the DPA Community Web site to encourage communication within the profession.
- publishes Toothydides, the DPA Twitter feed.
- publishes iShowcase, a guide to BDTA Dental Showcase formatted for all Web-enabled mobile phones.
Supporting its members, the DPA:
- provides FREE Verifiable CPD to members.
- publishes the bi-monthly GDP magazine.
- gives employment advice.
- provides FREE contracts approved by HMRC.
- offers clinical indemnity insurance.
- provides help with Clinical Governance and compliance issues.
- assists with contract bids and negotiation.
- assists with Care Quality Commission registration.
- offers a discount through Dental Directory.
- publishes the annual DPA Fees and Wages guide.
- offers the DPA Credit Card.
- represents members' views to policy makers.
- operates a telephone helpline.
- offers a discounted Merchant Services package.
- provides career advice.
- organises an annual meeting for members.
- maintains a structure which reflects regional needs.
- offers management-consultancy type advice.
- sends informative e-mails on time-sensitive issues.
- negotiates other member discounts.
