DTA drives a stronger bottom line for companies supporting dental trade alliance
the oral care profession.
GET TO KNOW THE DENTAL TRADE ALLIANCE The
Dental
Trade
member-driven
Alliance
trade
(DTA)
is
association
a
Through
a
combination
of
business
of
intelligence, education initiatives, legislative
suppliers and service providers in the oral
and regulatory advocacy, and industry-
health industry with the common goal of
leading events, the DTA drives a stronger
driving market growth while improving the
bottom line for companies supporting the
oral care of Americans. The organization
oral care profession. The organization’s
provides information and resources as well
policy
as advocates on behalf of dental businesses
maintaining a safe oral care environment
throughout North America, with ties to the
while minimizing regulations so that the
rest of the globe. With a dedication to oral
dental profession has access to innovative
health that reaches back to the 1800’s, the
oral care technology and products.
and
advocacy
efforts
focus
modern day DTA is committed to the success of its members and the industry at large.
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POWERFUL INFLUENCE ON POLICY AND REGULATIONS DTA is an active and influential partner
and critical technology and products to the
working on behalf of dental companies
marketplace. Taking our regulatory focus to
worldwide. As a legislative advocate, we
the next level, members have on-call access
work with consulting partners, lobbyists
to a dedicated Regulatory Affairs Counsel to
and key government agencies to ensure
assist with all regulatory compliance needs
that crucial laws and regulations impacting
and questions.
our members are addressed with the health of the industry as a priority. It is our goal to successfully communicate the message that oral health is linked to systemic health,
Some recent areas where we have made positive policy and regulatory impacts for our members include:
and healthcare legislation and advocacy
• 510(k) Submissions
should reflect that. We use our annual
• Unique Device Identifier (UDI) Guidelines
Washington Conference to help advance
• COVID-19 Federal Relief Funding
this agenda and get DTA members directly
• Medical Device Excise Tax Repeal
in front of members of Congress. We also
• International Accreditation of Devices
focus on regulations with agencies like the
for Approval and Inspection
Department of Commerce and the FDA, to streamline cumbersome processes and paperwork that may delay getting innovative
The repeal of the Medical Device tax saved the industry
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INDISPENSABLE RESOURCE FOR BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE DTA
understands
market
sales
accurate
data
and
and
timely
statistics
members that is trusted for its accuracy and
are
comprehensive view of the marketplace.
essential for members to make informed
Market research isn’t the only intelligence
decisions that will increase and expand their
needed though. DTA provides DTAlerts
business. Working with its members and
as a weekly member benefit to help keep
the Market Data Committee, DTA strives to
members informed of key industry news and
provide relevant data and research that will
developments, along with regular monitoring
keep members informed about the market
and issue-specific communications from the
and positioned for greater success. Our
organization.
market data program is a resource to our
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EDUCATION Knowledge and professional development are keys to successfully competing in today’s fast changing business world, whether you are new to dental, a seasoned professional or an emerging leader in your company. By offering a range of professional programs, DTA strives to provide courses that will help the dental trade professional succeed. Our educational offerings include:
MINI–DENTAL SCHOOL®
INTRODUCTION TO DENTISTRY ONLINE TRAINING
WEBINARS
This program provides
For those new to the
Regular and timely
hands-on training in a
industry or who have
educational webinars
20-person classroom
changed roles, these
provide members with
setting to better
training modules provide
valuable education on key
understand and appreciate
employees with a complete
relevant industry topics.
the roles of the dental
dental education without
professional.
ever leaving their desk.
Over 250 Students have graduated from DTA’s Mini–Dental School®
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NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL EVENTS DTA recognizes the importance of providing
DTA sponsors U.S. pavilions at international
timely and informative programming to
dental shows including the world’s largest
ensure our members are aware of the
dental meeting, the International Dental
trends and issues that are relevant to
Show (IDS) in Cologne, Germany. Pavilions
their businesses. The DTA Annual Meeting
often include lounges, translators, internet
is
industry
service, food and beverages, as well as
educational
private meeting space. In addition, we offer
programming and plenty of time to connect
on-site consultation about regulations and
with the leaders of our industry. Throughout
quality control. DTA maintains US pavilions
the year and around the country, DTA offers
at several other international exhibitions
a range of programs and events to meet the
including
needs of its members.
Beijing, China, the FDI Meeting (rotating
recognized
event
as
providing
the
premier
top-notch
the
Sino
Dental
Meeting
in
international host cities) each September, and the Dentech China Meeting in Shanghai, China.
Over 80% of DTA Members take advantage of the US Pavilion Exhibit Hall at the IDS Meeting in Cologne.
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AWARENESS CAMPAIGNS As a trade association, it is our desire to support the oral health marketplace by providing resources and tools to position our members for success. A portion of our efforts are dedicated to promoting consumer awareness through Public Service Announcements and non-branded marketing campaigns. Through these communications efforts, we promote the importance of oral health in a variety of ways and make the materials easy to use, download and share. Our recent campaigns include:
POSTS FOR MY PATIENTS
ORAL HEALTHCARE CAN’T WAIT®
KIDS’ HEALTHY MOUTHS
Social media campaign com-
Business case and research-
Dental health problems cause
posed of short videos promot-
based campaign highlighting
kids to miss 51 million hours
ing the importance of oral care
the potential savings and posi-
of school per year and parents
and the safety of going to the
tive impacts on overall health-
to miss 25 million hours of
dentist during the COVID-19
care costs when regular dental
work
pandemic.
care is received. Request the
Healthy
full study at:
educates and urges parents,
postsformypatients.com
dentaltradealliance.org/ page/ohcw
per
year. Mouths
The
Kids’
campaign
children and caregivers the importance of brushing two minutes, twice a day.
2min2x.org
$29 Billion in annual healthcare costs could be saved if
60%
of diabetics better managed their oral care
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THE DTA FOUNDATION The DTA Foundation supports the DTA
utilization of oral health care by broadening
mission closer to the patient level, by
the literacy of oral health’s impact on overall
annually funding scalable and replicable
health. It is estimated that over 1.4 million
programs through grants and providing
people have been positively impacted by
dental student scholarships to improve
the DTA Foundation’s efforts thanks to the
access and education. The Foundation’s
generous support of DTA member companies
mission is to increase the access to and
and company leaders.
OUR IMPACT ON ORAL HEALTH
1,406,177
153,163
13,855
Individuals
Families
Oral Health Professionals
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