California Dental Association (CDA)

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“Being the CDA rep for the Dugoni class of 2023 has been an amazing experience. California Dental Association is progressive, innovative, and responsive to the needs of its members and student members.”

—Michael Ricupito, DDS ’23 (UOP)

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CDA News

July 8, 2025

Medical debt contracts in California must include specific language to be valid

State law requires specific language to be included in any contract that creates a medical debt beginning on or after July 1, 2025.

Healthy People 2030 "The Role of the Dental Practitioner" appears over an silhouette of California

July 3, 2025

CDA Journal collection explores how dentists can help California reach public health goals

A new article collection urges California dentists to implement medical-dental integration to help the state meet public health goals.

July 2, 2025

California dentist defrauded by scammers offers lessons learned from experience

“I realize now that instead of responding to coercion on the phone, I should have just hung up or told them I would speak to my attorney before proceeding.”