CDA Practice Services

Running a dental practice in California means staying on top of compliance deadlines, employment requirements, dental plan issues, and day-to-day operational decisions. As a benefit of CDA membership, CDA Practice Support provides both on-demand resources and one-on-one consultations with dedicated analysts to help you protect your practice and support your team.

What you can use CDA Practice Support for

  • Dental benefit plans: Navigate provider agreements, claims issues, and appeal rights.
  • Employment practices: Hiring, management, and termination guidance to help dentists become confident employers.
  • Practice management: Practical tools like checklists, templates, and patient-facing resources.
  • Regulatory compliance: Stay current on key requirements, deadlines, and guidance (including opioids and other evolving areas).

Featured tools and resources

  • Practice Health Check: A guided assessment focused on patient communication and management procedures, with resources to help mitigate risk.
  • Resource Library: Downloadable articles, guides, templates, checklists, and forms (login required).
  • Employee Manual Resources: Build a personalized employee manual using CDA’s online tool or sample manual.
  • Dental Benefits Form: Submit dental benefit plan issues (like claim delays or denials) through CDA’s secure online form.


Need help now?

If you are unsure where to start, CDA Practice Support can point you to the right resource or next step, and connect you with an analyst when a one-on-one consult makes sense.