PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE
Covers liability resulting from professional services or failure to render professional services or acts or omissions of employees for whom you are legally responsible. Our endorsed carrier, Medical Security, covers North Carolina dentists and has five practicing dentists on its Board of Directors. For information write Ms Renee Pfefferle, 700 Spring Forest Road, Raleigh, NC 27624 or call (919) 878-7518 or (800) 662-7917.

Also available through Medical Mutual: Office Contents Option, Workers' Compensation, ERISA Bonds, Overhead Expense Protection, Life and Disability Income.

PUBLICATIONS
Get on the spot information about issues that impact dentistry by reading the Friday Letter, the "North Carolina Dental Gazette" and the "ADA Journal".

NCDS ANNUAL SESSION
Meet your peers and participate in the future of dentistry at the North Carolina Dental Society's Annual Session. Business and fun-filled days for you and your family in a vacation-like setting.

CONTINUING EDUCATION
Accumulate all your Continuing Education credits for the whole year in just a few days at the North Carolina Dental Society's Annual Session.

SOURCEBOOK & DIRECTORY OF MEMBERS
A complete listing of member's name, address, phone, fax, email and discipline in one, easy to use directory.

NC DENTAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE/LEGISLATIVE CONTACTS
Help to mobilize NCDS's influence by working towards our shared goals from the inside of the political arena. Join the chorus of one voice that is working to protect and direct the future of dentistry. 

DIRECT REIMBURSEMENT
As a member, you stand to benefit personally from Direct Reimbursement dental plan. A simple plan of dental insurance, with full-time staff representation, Direct Reimbursement can boast a success rate of second in the nation.

ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE MANAGEMENT 
I.C. System, Inc. has been providing account collection services to the North Carolina Dental Society since 1974. Effective and affordable collection programs can be developed to transform paper receivables into positive cash flow! For more information, call 1-800-279-3511 or visit www.icsystem.com

WASTE MANAGEMENT INFORMATION
Many communities throughout North Carolina are concerned about the purity of water supplies and the decreasing availability of landfills. As concerned citizens and professionals, we have the responsibility to properly manage waste materials from our dental offices. NCDS has gathered information about the proper handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous and infectious wastes in dental offices. A list of vendors and recyclers for both X-ray wastes and amalgam wastes is included for your reference. A dental waste management Fact Sheet from the NC Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance in the NC Department of Environment, Health and Natural Resources (DEHNR) is also included.

NEW MEMBER DISCOUNTS
North Carolina Dental Society and the American Dental Association grant discounts on membership for the early years of membership. Ranging from 100% to 25% for the first four years and including complimentary memberships for joining the year of graduation, we hope to make the cost of membership more attractive during the time the new dentist is working to establish the practice.

PANDA PROGRAM
The Prevent Abuse and Neglect through Dental Awareness is a coalition of professional oral health associations that afford a reporting point at your Society for suspected child abuse. For information, call the North Carolina Dental Society at (800) 662-8754.

DISCOUNTS ON OFFICE SUPPLIES
Association Members Only recognizes the buying power of our Society and allows NCDS members discounts on office supplies ordered through Association Members Only.

CARING DENTIST PROGRAM
The Caring Dentist Program is sponsored by the North Carolina Dental Society, the North Carolina State Board of Dental Examiners and the University of North Carolina School of Dentistry. CDP provides confidential assistance for professionals in need . . . when you need someone to care.

TOLL-FREE ACCESS
Immediate access to North Carolina Dental Society from anywhere in the state and to the American Dental Association from anywhere in the nation.

INTERACTIVE WEB SITE
Get up to the minute information on legislative and dental issues. See the latest news. Register for Annual Session on-line. Review your statement and pay your dues on-line. Shop for products and services at the on-line exhibit hall. Learn about continuing education courses. Get connected to the new millennium and your Society.

PEER REVIEW
A mediation service provided exclusively for members to resolve complaints from patients without costly legal fees.