Join/Renew Your LDA Membership

Dentist practicing in Louisiana and not a tripartite member

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Dentist now practicing in or has moved to Louisiana transferring their tripartite membership from another state

Please call the LDA at (225) 926-1986 or email Colin@ladental.org
or
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Tripartite members who do not live and/or practice in Louisiana but want to join the LDA

Call the LDA at (225) 926-1986 or email Colin@ladental.org
or
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Hygienists or staff and/or spouses of member dentists

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LSU School of Dentistry students

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Graduate program/Residency membership	FREE (No ADA, LDA or component dues)
Year of graduation and the first full year post-grad	FREE (No ADA, LDA or component dues)
Second full year after dental school	50% off national and state dues (component dues vary)
Third full year after dental school and beyond	Full national and state dues

If there are any specific questions about dues rates at the national, state, and/or component level, call the LDA office at (225) 408-3293.

Pursuant to ADA and LDA Bylaws, dues must be paid as a condition of membership. Dues are due January 1 and are delinquent on April 1.

Dues payments and PAC contributions are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes to the extent that payments are not made to 501(c)(3) organizations.  United States taxpayers please note: Under tax law, only that portion of an association member's dues not attributable to lobbying activities is deductible as an ordinary and necessary business expense.  For 2021, 6.8% ($39.00) of full ADA dues and 18.6% ($77.56) of full LDA dues is allocable to lobbying activities, and therefore nondeductible as a business expense. 

Corporate donations will not be used by ADPAC for campaign contributions but will be used exclusively to pay for the administrative and operating expenses for ADPAC or related political activity. (There is no such distinction in state law affecting how LADPAC uses contributions.) So, while any PAC contribution is obviously quite welcome, it is generally preferable for your PAC contribution to be made by personal check or credit card rather than on an account for your incorporated practice.  State law requires LADPAC to report the name and mailing address of each individual who contributes.  Federal law requires ADPAC to report the name, mailing address, occupation and employer for each individual whose contributions aggregate in excess of $200 in a calendar year.   

Note:
(ADPAC) = American Dental Political Action Committee
(LADPAC) = Louisiana Dental Political Action Committee