Projects and Activities of the Operative Dentistry Section

Projects and Activities

(Projects and activities are number to coincide with the numbered Goals)

1a. Maintain CODE
1b. Establish a committee of Section members to support the national CODE director with CODE activities and responsibilities.
1c. Maintain CODE communications through the Section Newsletter.
1d. Support the publication and distribution of CODE interim meeting activities.
1e. Encourage the addition to the CODE national agenda of a discussion of Operative Section activities.

2a. Publish the Section's Newsletter semiannually.
2b. Maintain and improve a Section information Web Project on the World Wide Web.
2c. Provide clear, concise information to Section members encouraging them to contact the Executive Council concerning issues they feel are important.
2d. Distribute the Newsletter to select non-Section AADS members.
2e. Solicit from officers and members of the Section articles for publication in the Newsletter.

3a. Communicate and coordinate activities of the Section with other organizations representing operative dentistry such as the AOD, AAGFO, ABOD, etc.
3b. Establish a communication network with officers of the Section and those of the AOD, AAGFO, ABOD, etc.
3c. Invite chief officers of other operative dentistry related organizations to submit articles to the Section's Newsletter.

4a. Distribute timely information about AADS activities to members of the Section's Executive Council for deliberation and input.
4b. Communicate Interim meeting activities of the Council of Sections to the Executive Council members.

5a. Establish and maintain an email communication network of Executive Council members for the timely distribution of Section information.

6a. Annually cosponsor the Section's program with another AADS section.
6b. Cosponsor a Symposium with either an AADS or IADR section every 4-5 years.

7a. Conduct a national project every 3-5 years.
7b. Establish an updated list of national projects annually.
7c. Survey all operative dentistry educators for national project ideas.
7d. Combine efforts with the Academy of Operative Dentistry (and other related organizations) to develop strategies to encourage and support dentists seeking advanced training in operative dentistry.

8a. Have the Councilor, Chair, and Chair-elect of the Section fully active in the governance activities of the AADS.
8b. Have at least two officers of the Section attend the Council of Sections Interim meeting.

9a. Ensure that the Councilor, Chair, and Chair-elect of the Section be fully active in the governance activities of the AADS.
9b. Annually review the roles and duties of the officers of the Section.
9c. Have officers fulfill their duties in a timely manner.

10a. The members of the Section's Executive Council will annually review the Mission Statement and Goals of the Section.
10b The Executive Council will compare annually the Section's activities to the established goals set forth in the Mission Statement to determine compliance and/or develop means for improvement.

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