Flying Dentists Association

If you are a dentist and a pilot

Would you like your Continuing Education trips to be more enjoyable and include your family?
       Programs that include activities for spouses, teens and kids.
       Venues selected by pilot dentists for pilot dentists.
       Annual trips that include fishing, skiing, golf and diving.

Would you like to justify the use of your personal aircraft?
       Recognized continuing education programs designed to legally allow you to expense your aircraft use
       Meeting locations are often not served by major airlines and removes a common IRS objection to personal aircraft use.
       Seminars on how to use your aircraft to enhance your dental practice.

Do your piloting skills enhance your dental skills and practice?
       Meet dentists from all over the country and all types of practice.
       Share regional clinical differences and different practice paradigms.

Do your dental skills make you a better pilot?
       Dental meetings that include pilot safety programs.
       Get your “Wings” ground school at dental CE meetings.

Would you like to get involved in volunteer dentistry?
        Mission trips that use your aircraft.
        Mentoring for your first mission trips.
        International mission opportunities.
        Mission equipment and supplies available for association member use.

Flying Dentist Association members are more successful and better practitioners.
We believe there are skills common to dentistry and flying.
We love our association, our meetings and the other members.
We get a lot of CE and we learn from each other.
But it’s more than that. We are family that shares the interests of dentistry and flying.
We would love to have you join us!

At a recent meeting the topic came up, Why did you join the Flying Dentists Organization? Here are a few of the replies:

I was a member of the FDA for several years before I attended my first meeting, just too busy and didn’t think the kids would fit in.
Now I hate to miss even a single meeting and the kids have friends all over the country.
No longer do I have to drag the family along on our trips, they’re excited to go. Steve Schell DDS, Minneapolis MN

This is not an exclusive organization. We have non-owner pilots, cub and light sport pilots, all they way up to hanger queen Malibu drivers. Crash Craddock, Kewanee IL

I have been in the FDA since I was 3 years old. My father and grandfather were also members. My best memories as a child and adult has been with the FDA. We have lifetime friends who we have much in common with. The flying and CE are a distant second to the relationships we have with the members. My kids constantly ask when the next meeting is. Mark and Darcie Mosier

My wife, son, and I have been members of the FDA for 17 years and it has been the most life enhancing activity we have had. We have gone on countless trips that we will remember for a lifetime e.g. Yearly Dive Trips to the Carribbean, Yearly Ski trips, Yearly Canadian Fishing trips. We have explored most of the 50 states with this group and have seen and experienced much of what the United States has to offer but there is SO much more for the future. The best part of the Flying Dentists however are the people. Our closest friends are members of this group, never have we been around such terrific people! The fact that we get great Continuing Education and have a legitimate use for our airplanes is icing on the cake. Thank you FDA. Steve and Brenda Mowery Clarinda, Iowa

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