California Dental Association

The California Dental Association is the nonprofit organization representing organized dentistry in California. Founded in 1870, CDA is committed to the success of our members in service to their patients and the public. CDA also contributes to the oral health of Californians through various comprehensive programs and advocacy. CDA’s membership consists of more than 25,000 dentists, making it the largest constituent of the American Dental Association.

Public Resources

Find a CDA Dentist
CDA is pleased to make referrals to CDA dentists in your area to help keep Californians’ smiles healthy and bright.

Patient Oral Health
Find answers to oral health questions with CDA’s patient education tools.

Community Oral Health
CDA offers patients resources and information about community programs and community oral health.

Patient Education Materials
Cavity Keep Away provides patients with clear messages about the importance and safety of dental care, and how to avoid passing on caries-causing bacteria.

Programs and Alliances

Pediatric Oral Health Access Program
To expand services to low-income children, the CDA Foundation collaborated with the California Society of Pediatric Dentistry to develop and implement an innovative program to increase access.

Student Loan Repayment Grant Program
Since 2002, this program has enabled 12 dentists to embrace their dream of working in public health and helped more than 46,000 patients in underserved communities receive nearly $13 million in care.

Caries Management by Risk Assessment
A paradigm shift in dental practice occurred nearly 10 years ago, when the CDA Foundation, in partnership with the UCSF School of Dentistry, published evidence in the Journal of the California Dental Association that caries could be prevented and managed through risk assessment.

CDA Cares
CDA, the CDA Foundation and national partner America's Dentists Care Foundation, host CDA Cares, free dental clinics to provide oral health services and education for more than 1,500 patients at each event.

Perinatal Oral Health Guidelines
To bring clarity to the topic of whether dental treatment is safe during pregnancy for both mother and child, the Foundation created the Perinatal Oral Health Program. The resulting guidelines and educational resources give caregivers the confidence of best practices based on science.

CDA Videos

CDA Foundation - Student Loan Repayment Grant
CDA Foundation - A gift that matters

Contact Us

California Dental Association
1201 K St.
Sacramento, CA 95814
Tel: 800.232.7645
Website: www.cda.org

Media Contact: Alicia Malaby, Communications Director, Tel: 916.554.5372