Welcome to the Maine Dental Association

With a focus on Maine’s dentists, oral health policy, and the citizens of our state, with over 700 member dentists, the Maine Dental Association is here for YOU.

What We Offer:

Professional Connections
Member Discounts
Continuing Education
Legislative Advocacy
Informative Resources

Tripartite Membership

With a joint effort between your local component, the Maine Dental Association, and the American Dental Association, membership guarantees to meet your needs as each level offers valuable benefits and resources.  

 

SPECIAL MEMBERSHIP MEETING

Calling all Members!  In accordance with the Maine Dental Association Bylaws (Chapter VIII, Section C),  the MDA Board of Directors has voted to hold a Special Membership meeting on Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at 7:00pm via Zoom (link below) to discuss changing the Bylaws language regarding an Alternate Delegate position to the American Dental Association House of Delegates.  The specific change is to Chapter IV, Section H. Delegates and Alternates which currently reads:

  1. The Board of Directors shall appoint the necessary number of Delegates and/or alternate Delegates to represent the Maine Dental Association at any regular or special meeting of the American Dental Association House of Delegates, with one Delegate position to be filled by the Long-term Delegate as described in Chapter VI, Section VI.C, and one Delegate position to be filled by the member identified as the President at the time of the ADA House of Delegates. The Alternate Delegates shall be identified as the President-Elect and Vice President at the time of the ADA House of Delegates.

The change would allow the second alternate position to be at the discretion of the President of the Board and would read:

  1. The Board of Directors shall appoint the necessary number of Delegates and/or alternate Delegates to represent the Maine Dental Association at any regular or special meeting of the American Dental Association House of Delegates, with one Delegate position to be filled by the Long-term Delegate as described in Chapter VI, Section VI.C, and one Delegate position to be filled by the member identified as the President at the time of the ADA House of Delegates. The Alternate Delegates shall be identified as the President-Elect at the time of the ADA House of Delegates, and the other Alternate Delegate shall be appointed by the President.

Please join us on Wednesday, January 7 at 7:00pm via Zoom, https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89071480337.

If you have any questions, please contact Therese Cahill at tcahill@medental.org. 

 

MDA CE Opportunities

MDA Annual Convention
Save the Date!

Restoration of the Mouth & Mind

June 11-13, 2026

Bar Harbor, ME

Keynote Speakers:

  • Thursday, June 11, 2026 - From Single Implants to Full Arch Hybrids: Immediate Placement and Complication Strategies by Steven Litwin, DDS
  • Friday, June 12, 2026 - The Cavity-Free Menu: A Minimally Invasive Guide to Managing a High Caries Risk Patient by Nathaniel Lawson, DMD, PhD

Stay tuned for details on speakers, topics, and registration. This will be a unique opportunity to restore both your professional skills and personal well-being while connecting and celebrating with colleagues from across Maine and beyond.

The 2026 Annual Convention is brought to you by the Maine Dental Association, Maine Dental Hygienists’ Association and the Maine Orthodontic Association.
 

New Dental Tools by MaineCare

Dental Tools

MaineCare’s Dental Workgroup has created a new Questions & Answers (Q&A) document and a dental webpage with resources for MaineCare providers. The Q&A document includes questions about billing, prior authorizations, system training opportunities, enrolling new providers, missed appointments, interpreter services, and more that we received from providers in the two dental forums in July and August. As we add new questions, we will make them green to indicate which questions are new. We will also add the date the document is updated in green.

The Q&A can be found on our new Dental Services webpage. This webpage is intended for dental service providers and billers and includes tools and information such as the presentation slides and recordings of the dental forums.