Advocacy
Be a Montana Dental Advocate!
One of the most important benefits your MDA provides is advocating for the profession and overall oral health.
MDA advocacy goals include:
- Improving access to oral health for all Montanans.
- Ensuring adequate state funding for dental care provided to children and low-income adults.
- Maintaining a level playing field between dental practices and third-party payers.
- Protecting the safety of Montanans by ensuring that only licensed and qualified dental providers render treatment.
This advocacy requires constant engagement. The primary activities associated with our advocacy are:
- Legislative activity, during one of the regular, biennial Legislative Sessions or during the "Interim" between sessions.
- Interaction with the Montana Board of Dentistry.
- Interaction with the Montana Department of Public Health & Human Services.
- Interaction with the Montana Commissioner of Securities and Insurance.
- Cooperation with the American Dental Association on federal legislation and rules.
The Montana Dental Association advocates for your interests as a practicing dentist and for the oral health needs of all Montanans. MDA's leaders, members, dental teams, and staff advocate for laws and policies that protect and enhance the delivery of dental care in Montana. We are most effective when we have your involvement. Contact us to see how you can be involved.
Help Support our Efforts
MoDePAC , MDA's political action committee, contributes to Montana legislative and state-level candidates who support MDA's issues.
Our '99 Club funds communication to legislators on key issues and training and opportunities for MDA dentists as grassroots lobbyists.
