Career Connections: Speed Mentorship Match Night

Oct. 22: Early-career dentists are connected with experienced practitioners through fast-paced, meaningful conversations focused on clinical success, practice ownership, leadership, finances and career growth.

TDA Perks Meet Up & Mingle Happy Hour (Dallas)

Oct. 29: Meet the experts. Make connections. Explore what’s next. Join us for a relaxed networking happy hour event at The Rustic in Dallas to connect with colleagues, meet TDA Perks vendors and just have fun!

Open House for Jane Evans

Oct. 30: Stop by the DCDS Executive Office as we celebrate Jane Evans and her remarkable 33 years with Dallas County Dental Society — including 23 years as Executive Director. During this casual open house, we will honor Jane with refreshments, memories, photos and plenty of stories as she transitions into retirement.

November General Membership Meeting

Nov. 17: Ready for an evening of learning? Dr. Jacqueline Plemons will be presenting a 2-hour CE course. TDA President Dr. Beth Goldman will be providing an update on TDA activities.

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Supporting Dentists.
Advancing Oral Health.
Serving Dallas County.

The Dallas County Dental Society (DCDS) is a professional association dedicated to supporting licensed dentists in Dallas County. As the local component of the Texas Dental Association (TDA) and the American Dental Association (ADA), DCDS provides members with continuing education, professional resources, leadership opportunities, and meaningful ways to give back to the community.

For more than a century, DCDS has served as a trusted voice for dentistry—strengthening the profession while promoting better oral health for all. Our mission is to serve the professional needs of our members. As part of this mission, DCDS proudly sponsors the annual Southwest Dental Conference and DCDS Foundation.

What inspires our DCDS leaders? Dr. Andrew Read-Fuller, Past-President of the Dallas County Dental Society, shares his perspective here on leadership, the dental community and the importance of supporting colleagues and patients. 

 

 


 

GMM Sep 2026

September General Membership Meeting

Location: DCDS Executive Office

Address: 13633 Omega Rd, Dallas, TX, USA

Directions

Contact: Ashley Hawkins

Email: info@dcds.org

How to find us: DCDS and DCDS Foundation are located at 13633 Omega Road, Dallas, TX 75244. Event parking is available across Omega Road (in front of the building.)

Phone: 972-386-5741

An Update and Review of Oral Cancer and Precancerous Lesions: What Every Clinician Can Not Afford to Not Know, a two-hour continuing education course, will be presented at this meeting by Dr. John Wright.

58,500 patients will be diagnosed with oral cancer this year in the USA and 12,250 will die. Dentistry deals with no other disease that extracts a greater price in morbidity and mortality than oral cancer. Practicing clinicians have an ethical, professional and medicolegal responsibility to be knowledgeable about this disease.

Member dentists, their staff and TAMUCOD students are free.
Non-member dentists and their staff are $95.
Pre-registration is required, whether your attendance is virtual or in person.

Click here for in-person.

Click here for virtual. 

In-Person Reception: 6:00 p.m. (A full spread of food, sodas and bottled waters are served)
Business Meeting: 6:30 p.m. (Virtual meeting begins)
CE Presentation: 6:45 p.m. (Up to two hours of continuing education is provided)

Sponsored by: McLerran & Associates

McLerran + Associates