2013 HOUSE OF DELEGATES ADOPTED RESOLUTIONS ( continued )
9.2.1.2 To maintain primary responsibility and to assist in the development of content and design of the PDA website and the publications of the PDA .
9.3 DENTAL BENEFITS ADVISORY GROUP 9.3.1 DUTIES
9.3.1.1 To act as the liaison between the PDA and / or its individual members and the insurance companies administering dental insurance plans in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania . Each advisory group member shall act as a liaison to an insurance carrier as deemed appropriate by the advisory group chair .
9.3.1.2 To advocate for the PDA on health care related legislative efforts .
9.4 GOVERNMENT RELATIONS ADVISORY GROUP 9.4.1 DUTIES
9.4.1.1 To encourage the improvement of the health of the citizens of Pennsylvania and to promote the art and science of dentistry through appropriate legislative or regulatory activities .
9.4.1.2 To review legislative proposals , regulatory issues and government agency programs and to recommend actions to the Board .
9.4.1.3 To assist individual members , component societies and the PDA lobbyist with issues that concern dental law and regulation .
9.4.1.4 To maintain a working relationship with PADPAC , ADPAC and the State Board of Dentistry .
9.5 MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE
9.5.1 This committee shall be composed of eleven ( 11 ) members , one ( 1 ) from each district and one ( 1 ) member from the New Dentist Committee .
9.5.2 DUTIES
9.5.2.1 To develop and implement initiatives for membership recruitment and retention .
9.5.2.2 To improve and communicate membership benefits to members and non-members .
9.7 CONCERNED COLLEAGUE ADVISORY GROUP 9.7.1 DUTIES
9.7.1.1 To disseminate information , after review and approval by the Board , to dental professionals , component societies and dental students concerning impairment .
9.7.1.2 To offer assistance to impaired members of the dental team .
9.7.1.3 To utilize a Health and Well-Being Program to provide monitoring , support and education as dental professionals re-enter practice and continue to recover from impairments .
9.8 NEW DENTIST COMMITTEE
9.8.1 This committee shall be composed of up to ten ( 10 ) members , each representing a different district if possible , who meet the requirements of a “ New Dentist ” as defined by ADA .
9.8.2 DUTIES 9.8.2.1 To recruit and retain new dentists as members .
9.8.2.2 To identify the needs and concerns of new dentists and make recommendations to the House of Delegates or the Board of Trustees to address those needs and concerns .
9.8.2.3 To provide information to assist new dentists in establishing a practice .
9.8.2.4 To support the activities of the American Student Dental Association chapters in Pennsylvania dental schools .
9.8.2.5 To communicate the value of organized dentistry to students at the Pennsylvania dental schools .
9.9 ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES ADVISORY GROUP 9.9.1 DUTIES
9.9.1.1 To monitor environmental legislation and regulation at all levels and disseminate information to PDA members and component societies .
9.6 ANNUAL AWARDS COMMITTEE
9.6.1 This committee shall be composed of the five ( 5 ) living immediate past presidents with the senior in service acting as the chair .
9.6.2 The duty of this committee shall be to select the recipients of the PDA Annual Award , the PDA Recognition Award and the PDA Public Service Award .
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