Healthy dentists
Healthy Albertans
Oral Health Month
Good oral health is about more than your teeth. It plays an important role in your overall well-being, and small, consistent habits can make a lasting difference. This April, join the Alberta Dental Association to celebrate Oral Health Month by learning more about these healthy habits. And kids, don’t forget to enter our colouring contest for a chance to win an oral health prize pack!
A mouth says a lot
Every year, thousands of Canadians are diagnosed with oral and oropharyngeal cancers. These cancers can develop in the mouth or throat and often do not cause pain or obvious symptoms early on.
For Members
Visiting the Dentist
Your dentist wants to help you fully understand your treatment options and associated costs before making dental care decisions. Learn more about the dental team, fees and support programs for Albertans.
Your Oral Health
Dental Benefits
It’s important to know how your dental plan can help you and how it works. Whether you have a dental plan or not, the first step is always talking to your dentist to establish your dental health needs.
Fluoride
The ADA supports water fluoridation as a safe, effective method for preventing dental cavities.
Oral Health Programs for Albertans
The Government of Alberta has various low-income dental programs for Albertans in financial need without access to dental insurance.
Latest dental news
Good oral health isn’t complicated — Alberta’s dentists want you to know what works
Dental teams are encouraging Albertans to return to the fundamentals: brush twice a day, floss, eat well, and visit a dentist regularly. In an era of competing wellness trends and online health advice, dentists say those four habits remain the most effective way to protect both oral and overall health, at every stage of life.
Your Next Dental Appointment May Save Your Life
April is Oral Health Month, and this year Alberta’s oral health community is coming together through A Mouth Says A Lot campaign to highlight the broader role dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants, and denturists play in protecting overall health.
Listening to her mouth
Former dental hygienist and oral cancer survivor Jennifer Cicci is on a mission to save lives
About Us
Our members are clinicians, entrepreneurs, leaders, mentors and deeply embedded in their community. We help dentists optimize every aspect of their personal and practice lives because we believe that healthy dentists mean healthy patients.