What Missouri Dental Association does

The Missouri Dental Association (MDA) is a 160-year-old non-profit professional membership association founded in 1865 and headquartered in Jefferson City, Missouri. It operates as a state component society of the American Dental Association under a tripartite membership structure (local, state, national) and serves more than 2,000 licensed dentists across Missouri, organized through eight regional component societies spanning Greater St. Louis, Greater Kansas City, Greater Springfield, and Central, Northeast, Northwest, Southeast, and Southwest regions. The MDA delivers advocacy, continuing education accreditation and tracking, practice resources, publications (Focus Magazine), and events to its members, and also serves dental students, dental team members, and the broader Missouri public through oral health education and low-income dental resource directories.

The MDA operates four wholly-owned subsidiaries that extend its service portfolio: MDIS Insurance Services (malpractice, health, life, disability, and retirement insurance for dentists), MODentPAC (a political action committee), the MDA Foundation (a 1977 charitable foundation supporting access to care, scholarships, and the Missouri Mission of Mercy program), and the Dental Well Being Foundation (a 2010 501(c)(3) providing wellness and addiction support for dental professionals). The technology footprint is conventional, built on Salesforce for membership management, CE Broker for continuing education compliance tracking, and the MOPRO state licensing system.

The business model is membership-dues-driven, supplemented by subsidiary revenue (insurance commissions, PAC contributions at $50–$2,000+ tiers), event fees (Connect4Success, CE courses, Travel & Learn), advertising sales (Focus Magazine, classifieds, digital channels, mailing lists), and an online merchandise store. The MDA is governed by an elected House of Delegates and Board of Trustees, with Dr. Emily Mattingly installed as the 157th president in June 2026. The organization is regionally confined to Missouri, with no national or international expansion beyond elective CE travel programs.

Name

Missouri Dental Association

Legal name

Missouri Dental Association

Website

https://modental.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1865

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Missouri Dental Association is a 160-year-old non-profit professional membership association serving more than 2,000 licensed dentists in Missouri through advocacy, continuing education, publications, events, and four wholly-owned subsidiaries spanning insurance, political action, charitable access-to-care, and professional wellness.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Jefferson City

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

The Missouri Dental Association is a non-profit professional membership organization representing more than 2,000 licensed dentists across Missouri. It delivers tripartite membership (local component society, state, and national ADA), legislative advocacy, continuing education accreditation and tracking, member-only insurance products through its MDIS subsidiary, charitable programs via the MDA Foundation, wellness support through the Dental Well Being Foundation, and political representation via MODentPAC.

Product overview

The Missouri Dental Association is a professional membership organization (not a technology product company) offering a unified portfolio of member services including advocacy and PAC representation, continuing education programs (CE Broker guidance, fluoride trainings, EFDA certification), publications (Focus MDA magazine), events (Connect4Success, Dental Day at the Capitol, Travel & Learn), and subsidiary services (MDIS insurance, MDA Foundation charitable programs, Dental Well Being Foundation wellness support). The organization connects member dentists to resources for practice management, career development, and community oral health initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Professional Membership (Tripartite) Annual professional membership for Missouri dentists providing advocacy, CE accreditation, networking, insurance access, and tripartite (local, state, ADA) enrollment.
• MDIS Insurance Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 114 scholarships totaling $396,000 awarded to dental students since 1999
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• American Dental Association (ADA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe MDA is a state component society of the American Dental Association, part of the tripartite membership structure. ADA provides national-level resources, advocacy, continuing education, publications (JADA), and standards. MDA is part of the Sixth ADA District with Kentucky, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
• Missouri Dental Insurance Services (MDIS)coreOthersMDIS is a wholly owned insurance agency subsidiary of MDA providing malpractice insurance, business owners insurance, health/life insurance, disability, and retirement planning for member dentists. Founded to serve MDA members' insurance needs.
• MDA FoundationcoreOthersCreated in 1977 as MDA's charitable not-for-profit subsidiary working to create better oral health for Missourians through educational programs, access-to-care initiatives, and community collaborations. Vision is 'Improving Missouri Smiles'.
• Dental Well Being FoundationcoreOthersFounded in 2010 as a 501(c)3 charitable foundation providing a safe place for dental professionals to find assistance and resources for addressing wellbeing issues including stress, depression, and addiction through the Voluntary Wellness Program.
• MODentPACcoreOthersThe political action committee governed by MDA member dentists representing each component. Supports candidates committed to dentistry regardless of party affiliation. Considered one of Missouri's most influential healthcare PACs.
• CE BrokercoreTechnology or IntegrationMissouri Dental Board's official continuing education management system. MDA shares information about CE Broker with members and provides How-To Guide. Dentists use CE Broker for tracking CE compliance for license renewal.
• Missouri Office of Dental HealthcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerState health department office offering free Water Fluoridation Trainings, oral health education resources, and literature for Missouri schools and communities. Partners with MDA on public oral health initiatives.
• Missouri Primary Care AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartners to provide a health center locator for low-income patients seeking dental care at Federally Qualified Health Centers. MDA provides this resource on its low income resources page.
• CareCreditminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPatient financing option endorsed through ADA Member Advantage program available to MDA members for promoting to patients.
• MedPro GroupminorGTM or Marketing PartnerMalpractice insurance provider endorsed through ADA Member Advantage program, available through MDIS.
• Missouri Dental BoardcoreOthersState licensing board with jurisdiction over licensure renewals, CE requirements, and regulation of dental practice. MDA works with board on CE reporting (CE Broker integration) and advocacy.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• American Dental Association: National parent affiliate of the MDA within the tripartite (local/state/national) membership structure. Directly comparable as the umbrella professional association providing advocacy, CE accreditation, publications (JADA), and insurance/benefit programs to U.S. dentists.
• Kentucky Dental Association: State dental association in MDA's own ADA Sixth District (along with Tennessee and West Virginia). Shares governance conventions, Sixth District coordination, and parallel advocacy/CPU infrastructure.
• Kansas Dental Association: Neighboring state dental association with similar size profile to MDA and an aligned tripartite ADA structure. Comparable for member-services portfolio, legislative advocacy, and PAC operations across a Midwestern state.
• Illinois State Dental Society: Adjacent-state dental association serving Illinois dentists with the same tripartite ADA structure, CE programming, insurance subsidiary model, and advocacy focus. Closest geographic comparable for benchmarking dues, services, and component-society structure.
• Greater St. Louis Dental Society: One of MDA's eight component societies, providing direct local-level comparison for grassroots dental-society operations, CE delivery, and member engagement in a major Missouri metropolitan market.
• Tennessee Dental Association: Co-member of the ADA Sixth District with MDA, providing a directly comparable state-association operating model, member-services mix, and Sixth District trustee coordination.
• West Virginia Dental Association: Sixth District co-member state dental association with a similar size profile and small-staff operating model. Comparable for rural-state dental-association economics and advocacy in a smaller market.
• Iowa Dental Association: Midwestern state dental association with a comparable size band (~1,500–2,000 members), tripartite structure, and insurance subsidiary offering. Useful peer for dues, member benefits, and small-staff association economics.

Broad incumbents

• American Medical Association: Larger national professional association operating a similar member/advocacy/insurance/publishing model across an adjacent healthcare profession. Useful as a broad incumbent benchmark for association business-model evolution, advocacy leverage, and member retention strategy.

Emerging players

• National Dental Association: Alternative national dental association serving as a parallel membership option to the ADA tripartite. Overlaps with MDA's advocacy, CE, and member-services offerings for the subset of dentists seeking an alternative to the ADA-affiliated structure.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@modental
• Facebookfacebook.com/modental
• Instagraminstagram.com/modental.mda
• Xx.com/MODentalAssn

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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