ADA House of Delegates Recap T
by VICKI WILBERS, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR & HALIE PAYNE, PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS DIRECTOR
he ADA House of Delegates met October 16-18, 2022 in Houston. The following is a recap of activities.
MDA MEMBERS AT THE ADA
We recognize members who served in the ADA delegation and thank them for their diligence and commitment. Delegates were: Drs. Robert Butler (SL); David Dear (C); Prabu Raman (KC); Theodore Rechtin (SL); Danielle Riordan (SL); Connie White (KC); and, Douglas Wyckoff (NW). Alternate Delegates were: Drs. Louise First (SL); Robyn Hayes (SL); Jay Brown (SW); Ashley Popejoy (SP); Robert Tait (KC); Wendy Weimer (KC); and, Jennifer Wheeler (SL).
In addition to these delegates, several MDA members serve on ADA Councils, including Drs. Amanda Fitzpatrick (NE), Dental Ben- efits; Joe Sokolowski (SL), Members Insur- ance & Retirement Programs; and, Emily Mattingly (NW), Advocacy for Access & Prevention.
We also recognize Drs. Lisa Bosch, Edina and Emily Mattingly, Chillicothe, who were recognized for being among this year’s ADA 10 Under 10 award winners. Finally, we are pleased to announce Dr. Robert Butler, Webster Groves, announced his candidacy for ADA Second Vice President.
OFFICER ELECTIONS
Dr. George R. Shepley, Baltimore, was in- stalled as the 159th ADA President. Dr. Linda Edgar, Federal Way, Wash., was voted ADA President-Elect.
BUDGET
The 2023 budget included an $18 increase, or a modest 3.1 percent. Dues will be $600 effective January 2023.
RESOLUTIONS TO NOTE
The following provides a summary of some resolutions of note. You can find ADA House (HOD) Resolutions, Reports and Unofficial Actions at
bit.ly/adahouseinfo.
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Resolutions 205 & 206, Strategic Forecasting: A special task force comprised of delegates nominated from each trustee district was charged with evaluating the ADA’s existing business model and deter- mining, if necessary, how best to improve ADA processes to enable innovation, speed and transparency within an ever-evolving healthcare landscape and with our members’ needs and expectations changing just as fast. The ADA Board of Trustees unanimously approved the task force’s recommendations and submitted these two resolutions to the 2022 HOD.
A Strategic Forecasting Committee (SFC) and model of governance was approved. This is an additional committee of the ADA HOD referred to as SFC. This committee will draft a proposal for the strategic direction of the Association through its collaborative work with the ADA Board and Council members to submit to the HOD for its annual review and adoption. This is a major step for the ADA to pivot on its model of governance allowing for more involvement from all dentists through subcommittees developed within four dif- ferent regions of the country. The strategic advantage is a way to have more inclusion of multiple oral stakeholders on a daily basis allowing for the ADA to be agile. This type of engagement is made possible through a technology platform, Office 365.
The focus is on the various customer groups of the Association: Dentist, Tripartite, En- terprise and Professional/Public. It allows for ways to include multiple sets of oral health stakeholders within the subcommittee/ groups, including of course, dentists at the helm, but in addition, executive directors, dental faculty specific members, students, new dentists, those in the dental industry such as manufacturers, those specific to den- tal service organizations, etc. Each subcom- mittee has a variety of specific members from a region of the country to make up the needs within the group.
In my view, it is a way to make the organiza- tion feel smaller and more accessible with larger engagement of a broad spectrum of people. Go to
bit.ly/adahouseinfo to watch a video to learn more about strategic forecast- ing and the proposed new committee of the HOD to lead this dynamic change.
Resolution 209, Dental Team Membership: This resolution would have allowed team members supervised by a dentist to become ADA members. It was presented by the ADA Council on Membership after conducting a study that showed this was a category of membership supported by ADA dentist members. However, with the downward trend in dentist membership across the country, many felt the concentrated efforts on recruitment and retention should be focused on dentists (not team members) becoming ADA members. The resolution was defeated and not referred to the Council.
Resolution 210, COVID-19 Pandemic Effects on Maintaining Continuity of ADA Membership: This allows for dentists with hardships during the pandemic, who did not pay dues, to be able to pay back dues and maintain the continuity of active member- ship qualifying them for life membership. To be eligible, dentists must pay back dues by June 30, 2023.
Resolution 211, New Dentist Practice Modalities: The ADA will conduct data col- lection on practice locations and modalities for new dentists (during their first 10 years of practice). Groupings will be by solo practice; dentist owned and operated group practice including small, medium and large groups; and, Dental Support Organization practices with and without private equity ownership, where possible. The information will be ana- lyzed for trends and shared for recruitment and retention activities.
Resolution 213, Career Center National Board: This calls on the ADA to implement improvements to the existing job placement
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