Benefits of Joining SADA
SADA supports its members throughout their time in the profession - from their time as students in the field, straight through their professional careers, and into retirement. Our members benefit from the below advantages, amongst others.
- Access to local and international networking opportunities, mentoring circles and study groups.
- Full access to SADA online dental resources.
- Achieve full CPD requirement through SADA’s learning circles.
- SADA as the provider of a CPD activity submits your CPD activities through SADA online, or physical attendance of events to the HPCSA monthly. There is no need for practitioners to be concerned with this task.
- Personalized advice on clinical, legal and practice management as well as telephone and email support.
- Access to the only fully accredited scientific dental journal in South Africa, The South African Dental Journal (SADJ), online and in hard copy.
- SADA are Dental Protection (DP) Indemnity Membership agents in Southern Africa for all oral healthcare professionals.
- Receive substantial discounts on SADA branch events and congresses.
- Advertise your employment vacancies and other practice requirements for free via SADA Classifieds or MyGlue SADA Member Community.
- Advice on South African health and safety compliance.
- Access exclusive online practice-related templates and contract examples.
- Receive regular up-to-date dentistry information and news.
- Access independent, unbiased and superior dental mediation services.
- Access to the only dental coding book in South Africa.
- Eligibility for research grants from the Dental Development Foundation Trust (DDFT).
- Full-time academic practitioners are eligible for an IADR membership rebate.
- Members in full-time academic employment are eligible to publish in the SADJ.
- Assistance on medical aid authorization parameters and risk management.
- Access to relevant SADArite and Professional Development Bulletins.
- Assistance with unresolved medical schemes matters.
- Purchase the Profitability Assessment tool, D-Calc™ at more than 50% discount as a SADA member.
- Benefit from SADA’s advocacy concerning the regulatory environment as well as regulatory bodies such as the HPCSA.
- Contribute to and enjoy professional submissions concerning dental policies and funding.
- Be part of monitoring and influencing the practice scope of various oral health care practitioners.
- Exclusive free MyGlue Community membership is available to SADA Members at both the Branch and National level
