ASDA is the nation’s largest and most powerful organization for students pursuing a career in dentistry. ASDA is made up of 17,000 members, including U.S. predoctoral and predental students, as well as international dental students and foreign-trained dentists who want to practice in the U.S.

Our international dental student category is for students currently enrolled in and attending an international dental school (listed in the World Directory of Dental Schools compiled by the FDI World Federation) outside the U.S. and its possessions. This category is $85 per year and includes membership in ASDA and the American Dental Association (ADA). As a member of the ADA, you are eligible for benefits such as online subscriptions to the Journal of the American Dental Association, ADA News, and discounts on ADA catalog merchandise and online courses. Visit ADA's website for more details on ADA resources for dental students.

Our international membership category is $80 per year and is open to any person, interested in dentistry, who resides outside the U.S. and its possessions, including foreign-trained dentists who want to practice in the U.S.

Some of the benefits of ASDA membership include:

• Free subscriptions to our publications, ASDA News (published monthly), Mouth (published quarterly), and our e-newsletter Word of Mouth (emailed monthly) to keep you up-to-date on the issues affecting dentistry
• Discounts on resources, such as the National Board Dental Examination reprints and the Guides to Post-Doctoral Programs 
• Members-only access to our website, which grants unlimited access to ASDA’s wealth of information on issues and events important to those starting a career in dentistry
• Discounts on study materials for the DAT and NBDE through Kaplan
• Discounts on valuable products and services, such as wireless phone plans, dental software, books, DVDs, and more
• Opportunities to network with 17,000 dental students through our Facebook page and keep up-to-date on ASDA through Twitter 

Visit our benefits web page for details on these benefits.

Join online now to become an international or international student member! 

Resources for international dental students and dentists: 

ADA News (August 18, 2008):  “How internationally trained dentists are licensed to practice in the U.S.”
http://www.ada.org/news/1900.aspx 

State licensure for international dentists
http://www.ada.org/490.aspx 

FAQs for international dental students or dentists who wish to practice in the U.S.
http://www.ada.org/1628.aspx