The Wisconsin Dental Association celebrates its sesquicentennial in 2020. On Sept. 30, 1870, a group of dentists gathered at the Milwaukee office of Dr. Henry Faville to form the Wisconsin State Dental Society. 150 years later, the WDA boasts 3,100+ members. Enjoy the anniversary video presented by D&S Labs Save the date for the 150th… Continue Reading 150 Years of Moving Dentistry Forward
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MADISON, Jan. 21, 2020 – Dr. Thomas Raimann, President of the Wisconsin Dental Association, today released the following statement after the State Assembly passed AB 258, which would create the Rural Scholarship Program at the Marquette University School of Dentistry (MUSOD). Continue Reading WDA Applauds Assembly Passage of Rural Dental Access Bill
Until 2007, Wisconsin was one of three states left who didn’t require continuing education of its licensed dentists. This CE requirement was signed into law by then Gov. Jim Doyle and eliminated criticism from other groups who might have misinterpreted the lack of mandatory CE as a lack of commitment to ongoing professional education. Upcoming… Continue Reading Continuing Education Roundup
The WDA maintains a list of temporary employment agencies throughout Wisconsin. If you are looking for someone to temporarily cover maternity leave or other temporary employment situation, use this list. If you are looking for a more permanent hire, consult the CareerForward job board: http://blog.wda.org/jobs. The list is not comprehensive and also appears in the… Continue Reading Temporary staffing resources
Your ADA membership card is going digital – starting in 2020, the Association will issue electronic membership cards vs. putting physical cards in the mail. Members will be able to access their eCards in their MyADA profile on ADA.org. By logging into ADA.org/MyADA, members can choose save the card to their smartphone’s virtual wallet, or… Continue Reading Membership cards going digital for 2020
Wisconsin Dental Association Facebook – Follow the WDA on Facebook for public awareness, WDA news and updates and more! WDA Twitter – WDA’s tweets focus on legislative updates and public awareness topics. WDA Instagram – The newest of the WDA social media suite focuses on member profiles, memes and public awareness posts in photo format.… Continue Reading 7 social media channels you need to follow
A two-time award winning communication platform, the CareerForward job board turns one year old in October 2019. During its inaugural year, the job board garnered 2,900+ unique pageviews. It is projected to surpass its budget goal in 2019 and has generated $35,000+ in non-dues revenue. Classified ads such as practice for sale/lease, practice wanted, equipment… Continue Reading Award-winning job board aims to move profession forward
The Wisconsin Dental Association uses a variety of electronic communication tools to help keep members up-to-date on organized dentistry news. According to ReturnPath, expect 10-20 percent of emails to get lost in cyberspace, mostly due to overzealous spam filters. To ensure WDA emails are not going into your spam filter, add [email protected] to your safe, trusted… Continue Reading Don’t let WDA emails go to spam
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – MADISON, June 5, 2019 – Dr. Patrick Tepe, a general dentist in Verona and president of the Wisconsin Dental Association, today released the following statement regarding the Joint Committee on Finance’s vote to retain the Medicaid pilot program and increase investments in oral health for the state’s most vulnerable residents. Continue Reading Joint committee on finance provides critical investments in oral health