Vancouver, British Columbia
Monday, March 8, 1999
Noon - 12:35 P.M.
1. Call to order
The Operative Dentistry Section business meeting was called to order at 12:00 noon by Chairman Gary Hill. There were 27 section members and three non-members in attendance. Dr. Hill welcomed attendees and introduced the officers of the section.
2. Approval of minutes
The minutes of the business meeting of March 1, 1998 were reviewed and approved as submitted.
3. Program planning for 2000
John Reinhardt briefly discussed preliminary plans for next year's program. The meeting's theme was presented, and members were invited to provide suggestions for the program.
4. Nominating Committee Report
Tom Berry presented the slate of candidates and asked for nominations from the floor. The slate was:
Secretary: Dick McCoy
Councilor at large: Ed DeSchepper, Frank Robertello, Jim Simon, and Dan Sneed
5. C.O.D.E. report
Dr. Larry Haisch, National Director of C.O.D.E., began his report by presenting (in absentia) a plaque to Dr. Marc Gale, previous Director, in recognition for Marc's outstanding service for the period of 1989-98. Next Larry presented a report on the year's activities of the six regions. This has been a very successful year for C.O.D.E., and Larry was commended for his efforts. Sixty of the sixty-six eligible schools paid their 1998 membership dues. It was suggested that all regions submit their annual meeting reports to Larry in electronic form, in order to minimize the clerical input required. In addition, the electronic reports could easily be placed on the section's WEB page. There was discussion on further utilizing the regional C.O.D.E. meetings to debate evidence-based treatment (i.e., having individual attendees bring supporting documents for discussion on specific assigned topics) and send the conclusions to the Academy of Operative Dentistry's Special Projects Committee (SPC). The SPC is working on a set of "guidelines" for treatment decisions in operative dentistry.
6. Councilor's Report
Craig Passon, Councilor, presented a detailed report on his activities. Following are the highlights:
a. Section communications
Craig briefly described changes in the newsletter. The new two-sheet standard format saves on production costs over the folded 11X17 sheets. He also explained changes in the section's WEB page, which is linked to the basic Operative Dentistry section page maintained by the AADS. Currently, the customized page is located on a Univ. of Colorado server, and maintained by Craig. Soon, the Web site is going to be moved to the server at the AADS. A notice of the move will be sent to the members of the section. Council members were reminded that we have the capability of sending electronic information to all section members via the section's list-serve.
b. Financial report
The section has a "current balance" of $2,928.01. There are expenses for this year yet to be posted to the account. However, the balance looks healthy and is growing. In a couple of years we could look at further funding of Section projects.
c. Section status
Our Section was approved again this year. We received several positive comments based on our activities during the past year. We should consider hosting a symposium soon.
d. Interim meeting report
The interim meeting (Council of Sections) was held in Baltimore, MD in November, 1998. The main subjects of the meeting were the proposed restructuring of the AADS governance and the project pool grant system.
e. Annual report
Craig explained the annual report (the basis for our annual section evaluation) and requested input on the goals and accomplishments section.
f. Council of Sections meeting (this session)
The major resolutions (dealing with changing the AADS administrative structure) were presented and open for discussion.
g. "Counselor-in-training"
Since Craig is beginning his sixth and final year as our section's councilor, the executive council's discussion (from yesterday) about electing a "trainee" to learn the tasks of the councilor was presented. Although this trainee would not be guaranteed election to become councilor in the following year, one who had gained this experience would likely be a very strong candidate. The following motion was made by Craig Passon and seconded by a section member:
"That, for the purposes of a smooth transition of leadership within the Operative Dentistry Section of the AADS, the position of Councilor-elect be established. The Councilor-elect will be a "councilor in training" and will have no official duties within the Section and the AADS. The election of the Councilor-elect will occur at the annual business meeting of the Operative Dentistry Section during the year prior to the expiration of the current Councilor's term."
Henry St. Germain was nominated for this unofficial position.
h. By-laws
Craig explained that the Operative Dentistry Section currently does not have by-laws, and that he has offered to draft some for the section's approval.
7. Old Business
Peter Triolo, Chair of the Academy of Operative Dentistry's Special Projects Committee, updated attendees on the progress of the "guidelines for operative dentistry" project.
8. New Business
Gary Hill outlined the proposed "data pooling" project which had been discussed by the Executive Council one day earlier. There was general acceptance for the concept of this project.
The elections were held, and the following results were reported:
Secretary: Dick McCoy
Members at Large: Ed DeSchepper, Dan Sneed
Councilor-elect: Henry St. Germain
9. Adjournment
Gary Hill acknowledged the support he has received during his chairmanship, especially from Craig Passon and Tom Berry. Tom also expressed appreciation for Gary's excellent leadership. Following adjournment (12:35), Larry Haisch asked for any members who wished to stay and informally discuss C.O.D.E. activities to feel welcome to do so.