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Oct 25, 2023

What if Dentistry Was Disorganized?

This editorial from 1931, written at the front end of the Great Depression, gives us much to contemplate.1 After all, as members of the dental profession, we continue to have a public to serve emerging from the Covid-19 Pandemic. We are entrusted by society with the right to self-regulate.

Oct 25, 2023

Pain, Pills and New Perceptions

The beauty of dentistry and medicine, in general, is the ever-present evolution and growth of evidence-based practices guided by novel understanding. The advancement of knowledge allows our “practice” of the healing arts, to be refined continuously to better serve our patients and customize treatment modalities for maximized efficacy in rendering patient care.

Legislative Update: How Redistricting Affects TDA Advocacy

Nov 15, 2021
The Texas Legislature recently redrew congressional, state Senate/House, and State Board of Education districts as required by the Texas Constitution. The legislature redraws these districts every ten years following the federal government’s decennial census. These new districts will be in effect for the elections in 2022.

TDA’s advocacy efforts depend greatly upon dentists’ relationships with their lawmakers. Redistricting can change the district(s) that represent you as well as the individual(s) who represent you. Click here to access the Texas Tribune website where you can enter your home address to determine if your district and who represents you have changed.
 
Candidates for these districts have until mid-December to declare if they will run. TDA will provide an update to the membership after the deadline with information on the elections, how TDA is involved, and how members can get involved.