Like the wet clay ready to be moulded, so are the dental students that can be moulded in the most suitable forms, if educated correctly and taught their moral responsibilities right from the beginning. The young minds full of vigour, initiatives and ideas can prove an asset for the development of the profession and the oral health of the country.
Bearing in mind the immense, quality resource that we have for a revolutionary progress, IDA designed student membership, suited for the young minds. The membership facilities are suited to match the needs of the dental students with respect to membership fees being meager. They can avail of all the membership benefits and enjoy the continuous development process.
The IDA works for an all round development of our dental student members…..
• Optimal oral health for the society as a result of development of Indian dentistry.
• Your path towards the international dental community.
- Empower you and help you excel as a dental professional
What is needed for a revolution to occur?
What do you need for the development to reach every nook and corner?
What is needed to survive in the long run?
The answer to these questions is one simple statement, which has been proven for ages. ‘Survival of the fittest,’ the Darwin’s theory of evolution is extended beyond its frame can be applied to every competition in the modern world. Competition is an element of development in the world of today.
So to excel you need to be the ‘fittest’ in your profession. The Indian Dental Association with its efforts for an all round development of its members has been in constant efforts for making the members to not only be fit in the competition but to help them conquer professional advancement by keeping you informed through the publications and online off course.
IDA is your association, the one that gives you the feeling that something supports you in the long run, through the times of development and times of hardships.
- Continuous professional advancement
“The intellectual advancement of man depends on how often he can exchange an old superstition for a new truth”
---Robert Green Ingersoll
An ever advancing science like dentistry, which is in a state of continuous flux due to a development process incessant, requires one to be alert and updated with all the developments and the possibilities that can help in the professional advancement of your career and practice.
The first step towards keeping one self abreast with the latest technology and development is to be informed.
We are there for you, with our publications like the clinical dentistry link and IDA times link to let you know the latest and most relevant information, compact and precise…
The IDA website with its tremendous source and possibilities of various activities like the discussion boards link and public information centre link, keeps you informed at every stage using not only the source available with us but also through the other sources available.
But only information does not pacify the need of the day, it is also essential, to imbibe the current skills in your own practice. We are there for you here too…
With the Continuing Education Programmes link. These programmes with the other events organized by the association like the IDA organized and certified hands on link programmes crafted to suite the latest trends in dentistry; help you to imbibe the skills and use them in your practice to give you an edge over the rest.
With the latest technology and techniques are not much of use without a well managed practice that can cater to the current demands of the new era patients…. We are here for you too, with our full fledged and add on tips for your dental practice support link and also product information through our publication like product profile link.
Undoubtedly a statement that ‘IDA is your partner in every step of professional advancement’ can be truly justified.
- A platform to share and grow mutually
If you can recall all the various historic revolutions and renaissance that occurred in the past, they stand a well established proof for the importance of a united effort for the success of the efforts that are put in for the desired output to occur.
Let us consider a very practical experience form the everyday professional life. If a dentist during his practice comes across an unusual case or finds some slightly modified treatment technique, if this is does not find a chance to get focused then there is a two fold loss that occurs. One on the part of the dentist, that his experience and expertise did not receive any acknowledgement and the second being that the profession has lost the subtle and important piece of information that can prove as a valuable asset for development.
But we cannot let this loss occur. So we create a platform to share and develop. So we have the IDA conferences, seminars link in order to reach the professionals. A common venue, providing a prospect to share the experiences and knowledge with the rest of dental community and receive an acknowledgement for the work.
With the advent of internet the dissemination of the information is eased to a great extent. With the ready access round the clock, this information source, can prove the as a best source for information sharing. IDA with its website thus seeks to utilize this popular, huge and easy source for the source for the purpose of acknowledgement of the achievements of the members on the website.
The website being available to one and all, and the tech savvy world, this resource can be used to locate a referral dentist or any other colleague link to the directory or just to locate an old colleague and serve as social network or an associate.
- Up hold the standard of dentistry and dental professional
With the increasing need of oral care, there is a surge in the demand of the oral care professionals to meet the increasing demand. But it is necessary to keep a track of both the number of the professionals and also the quality of the standard of care that they provide.
Within the prowess of the association we aim to ensure the increasing number of dental professionals. This can be achieved through driving the young generation towards the field of dentistry by informing them about the immense possibilities that it has to offer them for the development of their careers link to career in dentistry.
On the same lines of development of the profession extending form the academic student life the programmes aimed at professional advancement of the dentist also help in providing valuable knowledge and skills to the clinicians.
- Your partner for a life time, from the dental school to retirement
The association of IDA starts from the entry into the dental school and extends life long. Yes even after retirement. So how does IDA help you to sail through successfully right from the time you set for the voyage to discover your way in the world of dentistry?
Through the professional life by means of its membership for the professionals which are available in packages crafted by keeping in mind the convenience of the professionals link to membership types.
However the real catch is after the dentist retires, when it is the time where self reliance becomes a major concern. And it is here the association with IDA comes to play, with its retirement plans formulated to meet the needs of a dental professional.
Apart from the retirement plans our senior members can be a valuable asset and contributors towards the development of the association and to the profession and oral health of the country at large. Their expertise and experience can be great contributions in the various ventures that the association has set its foot onto.
So it can be inferred that your bond with The Indian Dental association is lifetime which strengthens as the alliance matures through a two way relationship.
- A value for your initiatives and talents
IDA is an association that values the involvement of its members. IDA prides in having members who embody extraordinary talents and potentials. These admirable talents thus prove an asset for the IDA and also for the oral health of the country. So we put forth to you the platform to display your talents, a platform for all your talents, be it curricular and extra curricular. And we value even the slightest of the inputs and the interests form the members.
The public and community programmes link of IDA are form a great portion of the overall activities. These programmes are basically aimed towards the betterment of the oral health status of India. These programmes need extensive support form the dental professionals and even the dental students, so that it can reach maximum number of people and attain a desired degree of service and success.
So why not use this potential platform for your talents, service and dedication for your betterment and for the development of the association and the oral health of the country at large and also get a better reach in the community.
The Indian Dental Association values your alliance…
- Building up a better oral health status for the country
Arriving at one goal is the starting point to another.”
--- John Dewey
To reach the greatest goal of optimal oral health for India, there are many goals in the way that need to be achieved.
With the realization and recognition of the oral health being an indispensable element of general health, the oral health care of the country calls for tremendous work. And the extent of work needed in this field needs concentrated efforts.
Given the increase in the statistics of dental and oral diseases, significantly so, in the case of dental caries link to oral health and public section, periodontal diseases link to oral health and public section and last but not the least oral cancer. A special mention of IDA Oral Cancer Foundation. link to oral cancer foundation public section attract a significant share of work and activities related to the above concerns.
The mainstay of the Public dedicated work of IDA lies in preventive measures. These preventive measures mainly include increasing the awareness in the society and instilling in the minds of people the importance of oral health and oral health care. Apart from the educational and informative programmes there are programmes that also aimed at the provision of basic dental care service to the society laying special emphasis on the people belonging to the underprivileged section of the society and the other groups of people like the senior citizens who have a limited or no access to oral health care facilities.
By undertaking activities meant for improvement of the oral health of the country IDA looks forward to lay the foundation of a Healthy India.
- Finding out friends and associates
IDA has now become an element of social networking in Indian Dentistry. Being the single largest association representing the dentists of India, the Ida conferences and the Ida website link to the directory can become a key to locate friends and associates.
The platform can also be used to locate professionals and colleagues through the members’ directory of IDA.
The increase in your communication network is the call of the day, necessary for the development of your business and also your knowledge and awareness.
- Your path towards the international dental community.
For people who think that ‘sky is not the limit’ the Indian Dental Association cherishes their aspiration and has the international edge to be provided.
The Indian Dental Association has collaborated with the American Dental Association (ADA), and has provided for its members the ADA membership at a much subsidized rate, Click for details i.e. 100$.
Thus the IDA members can also relish on the knowledge and resources available beyond the confinements of our country.
The Indian Dental Association being the member of the World Dental Federation FDI, the Asia Pacific Dental Association APDF and the Commonwealth Dental Association CDA.
Needless to say, that the membership with IDA can branch into gangways to lots of other activities and accomplishments.
The IDA thus helps in the creation of dentists who are global citizens, who think and grow beyond the boundaries, who can extend their platform beyond the national boundaries. IDA seeks to represent Indian Dentistry on the international panorama with the help of these highly capable and potential members.