FOCUS | ISSUE 6 | 2010
ADA House of Delegates resolution recap
The 2010 ADA Annual Session was October 9-12 in Orlando, Fla. with approximately 25,000 attendees (which included about 7,600 dentists). The ADA House of Delegates convenes at the same time, which MDA delegates and alternates attend to hear and debate resolutions. The MDA sincerely thanks its delegates and alternates for their dedication in representing the MDA and the ADA Sixth District at the House meetings. This includes: Drs. Gary Baker, Bob Butler, Bryan Foote, Bruce Kaufman, Rolfe McCoy, Deborah Meegan, Matt Niewald, Merle Nunemaker, Prabu Raman, Bill Rice, Lori Roseman, Joe Sokolowski, Ken Weinand and Mark Zust.
In ADA elections, Dr. Ray Gist, Michigan, became President. Dr. Bill Calnon, New York, was named President Elect. Dr. Andy Elliott, Kentucky, who is a part of the Sixth District, announced his candidacy for the 2011 ADA President Elect position to the ADA.
The following is a summary of some of the resolutions passed at the 2010 ADA House of Delegates. You can find complete information at
www.ada.org/houseofdelegates.aspx.
2010-36H: Set ADA dues to $505, a $7 dues increase from previous year. Related to this, Resolution 2010-37H was adopted which includes a one-time special assessment in the amount of $23 to support key technology infrastructure by providing necessary upgrade to association systems. A part of the upgrades include funding for necessary 1099 and other federal filings to be adequately filed. Read more about the ADA assessment at www.
modental.org/dues.
2010-119H: Changed the delinquency date of ADA membership to December 15 in order for state associations to offer installment pay- ments, which MDA will do for 2011 dues. This resolution was strongly supported by dental students and new dentists. Read more about installment plans at
www.modental.org/dues.
2010-50H: Developed principles to guide discussion and negotiations with the EPA in regard to national pretreatment standard for dental office wastewater, which includes the ADA BMP and installation of ISO standard separators. The EPA has announced that there will be changes to rules in regard to amalgam
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by 2012. There will likely be a mandate for the placement of separators in all dental of- fices. Should this occur the MDA BMP for the Environment education program has moved us in the direction of both providing online edu- cation about the topic and offering discounts from vendors on separators and other waste- related products to make this transition process easier for the members.
the American Dental Association by all appropriate means strive to maintain the highest quality of oral health care by main- taining that the dentist be the health care provider that performs examinations/evalu- ations, diagnoses, and treatment planning, and be it further Resolved, that the dentist be the health care provider that performs surgical/irreversible procedures, and be it further Resolved, that surgical procedures
2010-63H: Calls for development of up to six online continuing education courses in 2011 for addition to the ADA CE Online library. You are encouraged to review the extensive collection of courses available at
www.adaceonline.org.
2010-115H: Calls for the ADA Council on Membership to research the development of a category of membership for those engaged in full-time, international humanitarian relief. Resolution 2010-125H calls for a study by the Council on Membership on the active life member category. This will look at increasing the 50 percent of dues amount up to age 72 when dues will then be the same as retired life members. Currently, the active life membership 50 percent dues amount is only up to age 65.
2010-123H: Continued the work of the Spe- cial Committee on Financial Affair, assisting the ADA House with their fiduciary responsibilities. There will be a report back to the 2011 ADA House.
Dental Workforce items adopted (para- phrased)
2010-132H: Adopted a comprehensive policy statement on allied dental person- nel, including: General Stateabout allied personnel; Principles on delegation of functions; Delegation of expanded func- tions; Supervision; Appropriate settings; Education; Licensure; State dental board statement on necessity for any appropriate delegation to exist; and, Glossary of terms.
2010-46H: Amended the ADA policy on Diagnosis or Performance of Irreversible Dental Procedures to read: Resolved, that
be defined as the cutting or removal of hard or soft tissue.
2010-92H: Rescinded a past resolution to oppose pilot programs considering new dental team members. The new resolution states the ADA may support pilot programs that do not jeopardize the patient’s oral health, are based on a valid assessment demonstrating that the program is neces- sary to fulfill an unmet need and that do not allow a non-dentist to diagnose, treatment plan or perform irreversible/sur- gical procedures. It also states that the new dental team member must be supervised by a dentist. Additionally, the ADA can criti- cally review and seek opportunity for input into any pilot program or study that has potential for significant impact on the den- tal profession. Further, the resolution states that development of any new member of the dental team be based on a CODA-ac- credited dental school or advanced dental education program and a scope of practice that ensures the protection of the public’s oral health.
2010-48H: Expanded the dental tripartite marketing collaborative program by funding of $500,000 to assist in membership areas and among market segments that offer the greatest opportunity. Resolution 2010-47H continued the student block grant program for 2011.
2010-110H: Collaborative effort between the Council on Dental Practice through its Dental Well Being Advisory Committee calls for the development of an action plan for promoting
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