March 2025 

Dear CDAA Members,

Springtime brings new beginnings, gorgeous wild flowers, baseball, and fresh starts. We say goodbye to winter, cold days and nights, and hello to warm and sunny days!

If you have not already heard, CDAA is no longer affiliated with the American Dental Assistants Association as of January 15, 2025. This re-organization enables the CDAA to focus on specific needs of the dental assistants of California.

If you are unfamiliar as to what CDAA offers or does for you as a California dental Assistant take a look at some of our benefits we offer to members:

• Online or in person continuing education courses specifically for dental assistants
• Networking and support on a local level through dental assistant societies throughout the state.
• Availability of professional liability insurance to protect you and your career.
• Protection and enhancement of your career and license through government representation.

Springtime also brings our Annual CDAA/CADAT Conference on April 25/26 at the Westin Coast Plaza in beautiful Costa Mesa, CA. It is a great way to connect with colleagues, network, and learn something new. We are offering up to 13 Live continuing education units.

Please go to our website to register.  https://cdaaweb.org/conference-registration/ before March 22 for early registration.

The entire CDAA board would like to say a big WELCOME and THANK YOU to everyone for supporting your professional organization including DA,’s RDA,’s RDAEF’s, RDAEF2’s, OA’s, and DSA’s.

CDAA is here to help and support everyone from Crescent City to San Diego and all cities and counties in between this beautiful state we call home. CDAA’s future is bright and we hope for everyone to be a part of it for a long time! We are always looking for people to join our board. If you want to be a part of your professional organization please go to our website: www.cdaaweb.org to join.

With gratitude, 

Christine Burton Macalino RDA, CDA. BA, FADAA
President

“To advance the careers of dental assistants and to promote the dental assisting profession in matters of education, legislation, credentialing and professional activities which enhance the delivery of quality dental health care to the public.”