Membership Issue
n Serving as a member of the “welcome
team” at your district or local society
meeting – a district or local society
meeting could be an intimidating
atmosphere for some new members.
If you’re attending a society meeting,
you could volunteer to personally
welcome new members, introduce
them to other members and facilitate
conversation. By helping in this capacity
for just one evening, you could make all
the difference for a new member in
your society.
n Responding to a PDA Action Alert –
PDA occasionally contacts members
via email about important legislative
issues impacting dentistry. Using SoftEdge,
PDA’s advocacy software, members can
send a message to their state representative
or senator regarding PDA issues. In just
a few minutes, you can make a huge
impact for patients and the profession.
Sign in to padental.org/advocacy to
see PDA’s priorities for the 2019-2020
legislative session.
n Contributing or responding to a post
on PDA’s new app (to be released soon!)
– the app will provide an opportunity for
year-round engagement and easy access
to valuable practice management
information. On the app’s forums,
members and dental students will be
able to post questions, share advice and
discuss important issues. You could
volunteer your time to provide guidance
to dental students by responding to
their posts. This could be something as
simple as posting a link to a relevant
article or sharing practice management
insight. More details about PDA’s app
will be available soon.
n Sharing a PDA Facebook post on your
personal or practice Facebook page –
this might seem insignificant or not
much like volunteering, but when you
share a PDA Facebook post, you’re
spending just a few seconds of your
time to help PDA spread our message
and contribute to the organization’s
mission. You could share any of PDA’s
posts, from upcoming event information
to a fun Flashback Friday post – anything
of interest to you or your patients.
www.facebook.com/padentalassn.
In our fast-paced world with multiple
commitments pulling us in different
directions, micro-volunteering can be
a quick and easy was to contribute.
Whether it’s one evening out of your
week or a minute of your time on social
media, these opportunities require
minimal investment and provide a
big return.
2018 NEW DENTIST SURVEY
Of the survey participants
who indicated an interest in
micro-volunteer opportunities,
approximately 60 percent
expressed an interest in more
than one opportunity. Following
is a breakdown of their interests
(participants were able to select
more than one):
n 47% interested in volunteering
at MOM-n-PA
n 41% interested in helping
with Give Kids a Smile
n 22% interested in helping
with a district or local event/
conference
n 19% interested in helping to
plan a new dentist event.
With questions about volunteering in
any capacity, please contact Andrea
Hoover, PDA component and membership
coordinator, at ach@padental.org.
I enjoy attending PDA student programs to give
back to the incoming class. It’s a pleasure in a small
amount of time to recruit new members to benefit
from organized dentistry, whom in return will make
the future of dentistry.”
– Joseph Mirtaj, DMD, Sellersville, Pa.
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