Whether you're beginning practice in Nova Scotia either as a new graduate, general practitioner, or specialist, the Nova Scotia Dental Association provides resources to help your practice run as efficiently as possible, while providing the best care possible to your patients. It is recommended that New Grads apply via the fillable pdf form rather than the online form.
Fillable pdf Form (Recommended for New Grads) Online FormThe NSDA’s primary objective is to promote the interests of its members and offer a steady flow of support to help both you and your practice grow and thrive. This support includes:
• Advocating at all levels of government to improve regulations and programs in an effort to protect not only your interests, but the public’s as well.
• Public awareness and education campaigns to promote oral health and encourage regular dental visits.
• As a benefit of NSDA membership you have exclusive access to financial health and wellness support through CDSPI, your not-for-profit organization created by dentists for dentists offering:
• Practice resource documents aimed at assisting members in all areas of practice such as:
Purchase and Sale of Dental Practices
Associate Agreements
Employment Guidelines
Dealing with Patient benefits
Insurance Audits
Infection Prevention and Control
Principles of Best Ethical Practice
• One of the most important resources we provide is the Annual Suggested Fee Guide, as well as the advisory services we offer in understanding the codes found in the guide and their proper use.
• In addition to our new website, the NSDA has implemented an online member community, which will make it easier to connect with your peers and the Nova Scotia dental community at large.
• Staff at the association are dedicated to helping members, and can answer many of your questions.
We will provide you your NSDA package of Suggested Fee guides &
membership directory, website information sheet and login details.
Welcome to the NSDA!
Once you have submitted your paperwork, the PDBNS will contact you with a date. The PDBNS contact number is 902-420-0083.
Complete the NSDA form and we will send you an invoice. Payment can be made by Cheque, Visa, or MasterCard by completing the section at the bottom of the invoice. We cannot take payment over the phone. New Grads can pay a $500 deposit and then have until Aug. 31 to pay the remainder.
Aside from paying the required dues, all new members have to complete a short contact information form.
You'll need the following information to complete the form:
Education
Practice Address
Home Address
Work & Home contact emails and phone numbers
Click here for the form.
Dr. Kyla Romard's article: Apples and Oranges: A study in contrast of the PDBNS and NSDA (Nova Scotia Dentist magazine, Feb./March 2019)
"Organizations with regulatory status, like the PDBNS, are mandated by provincial legislation to serve and protect the general public. More specifically, the PDBNS must exercise its powers and responsibilities in the public’s interest, not the interest of its members, in respect of matters related to the delivery of dental care. This mandate is achieved by regulating the practice of the profession, assuring only dentists who are properly trained, qualified and licensed can provide dental treatment and ensuring that the treatment rendered is of a reasonable standard. Licensees are governed by the provisions of the Dental Act and its regulations in order to assure the public of the knowledge, skill, proficiency and competency of its members. Though the PDBNS seemingly appears to only provide a public service, licensees should be aware that the administration of the Dental Act empowers the profession to be the sole providers of dental care for Nova Scotians."
"Professional associations, like the NSDA, are formed with the intention of representing and promoting the interests of its members. Associations act to govern themselves and focus on professional activities, lobbying, and member advocacy. The NSDA is directed by a peer-elected Governing Council consisting of 16 dentists who determine the NSDA’s goals, scope of activities and programming, under the mandate “to help dentists be better dentists in service to Nova Scotians.” This mission is achieved in the steady flow of support the NSDA offers dentists in the form of member-targeted programs and services, oral health promotion activities and partnerships with community-based organizations and the Faculty of Dentistry at Dalhousie University."
The NSDA membership year is July 1 to June 30 and the PDBNS licence year runs Dec. 1 to Nov 30.
