Montana Dental Association

The Foundation's mission is to provide grants to promote Montanans' oral health through the support of dental education and access to care.

The Montana Dental Association is a nonprofit professional association based in Helena, Montana, representing 600 licensed dentists whose mission is to represent the interests of the members of the dental profession and promote the art and science of dentistry to improve the health of Montanans. A constituent of the American Dental Association, MDA delivers valuable services to advance the practice of dentistry, including:

• Advocacy: To protect dental practices, improve practice efficiency, and improve access to care.
• Continuing Education: Frequent opportunities for continuing education at the local, state, and national levels.
• Practice Management: MDA serves as a clearinghouse for those offering or desiring practices for sale and positions available for dentists, hygienists and assistants. 
• Products & Services: Provides access to MDA-endorsed products and services to allow a dental practice to operate efficiently.

MDA also operates the Montana Oral Health Foundation (MOHF), which was formed to:

• Support educational institutions for the teaching of dentistry, dental hygiene, dental assisting, dental laboratory technology, and other professions which serve the public’s oral health.
• Provide scholarships and other benefits to qualified students in dentistry, dental hygiene, dental assisting, dental laboratory technology, and other professions which serve the public’s oral health.
• Provide information designed to improve public understanding of oral health.
• Promote and support dental treatment for Montanans who cannot otherwise afford it.
• Provide continuing dental education for dentists, dental hygienists, dental assistants and other dental technicians.