Get Involved at the ODA

Are you interested in becoming more involved in your ODA? Are you interested in developing your leadership skills and representing your colleagues at the state level? Return this form with your dues or contact the ODA at information@okda.org or 405-848-8873 for more information.

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Select the area(s) in which you are interested in serving:

Board of Trustees: Is the administrative body of the Association and is comprised of the elected and appointed officers of the Association, delegates to the ADA, one trustee elected by each of the seven Components, and a new dentist trustee.

Annual Meeting Planning

Committee: Coordinates all aspects of the ODA Annual Meeting, including the selection of scientific speakers and topics, procuring sponsorships and planning social functions.

Oklahoma Mission of Mercy (OkMOM) Planning Committee:

The event is divided into many areas, both clinical and non-clinical, with each area being coordinated by a “Lead” to oversee the planning and onsite execution of the event. All OkMOM Leads must be available for set up, tear down, and during both treatment days of the event.

Rewards Partners Committee:

Enhances ODA membership value by researching companies that offer discounts on a broad range of professional and personal products and services, exclusive to ODA members, while generating non-dues revenue for the ODA.

House of Delegates: Establishes all ODA policies not otherwise provided for in the Bylaws, elects the Speaker of the House and council members, confirms the appointments of the Secretary/Treasurer and the council chairs, adopts an annual budget and sets the membership dues. The House of Delegates meets annually and is comprised of the Board of Trustees, four officers from each Component, one delegate per fifteen members from each Component and four OUCOD dental students.

Council on Budget and Finance:

Develops an annual budget for approval by the House of Delegates and oversees the annual audit.

Council on Bylaws, Policy and

Ethics: Annually reviews the bylaws and all policies of the Association, as well as investigates, mediates, and adjudicates complaints regarding a member’s alleged non-compliance with the ADA’s Guidelines and Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct.

Council on Dental Care: Interacts with organizations concerned with the provision of dental health care, monitors dental manpower needs, develops programs to improve care availability in underserved areas, and maintains the ODA Mediation Review Program.

Council on Dental Education and

Public Information: Conducts dental health education campaigns and programs to improve the public perception of dentistry and develops new initiatives for the ODA Journal and electronic communications.

Council on Governmental

Affairs: Coordinates lobbying activities and maintains a “grassroots” program for effective communications for ODA members and their legislators, interacts with state and federal boards and agencies, and develops recommendations concerning rules, regulations, or legislation that affect the dental profession or the dental health of the public.

Council on Membership and

Membership Services: Develops all membership recruitment and retention programs.

DENPAC Board of Directors:

Oversees the Oklahoma Dental Political Action Committee (DENPAC) which works to support the dental profession by making political contributions to dentistry-friendly candidates running for state-level elected office.

OK Dental Relief and Disaster Grant Program Board of

Trustees: Oversees the OK Dental Relief and Disaster Grant Program, a charitable trust established by dentists to provide aid to dental professionals affected by natural disasters, physical disability, chemical dependence, or other hindering conditions.

Interested in serving as an officer of the Association? The Vice President and Speaker of the House of Delegates are elected positions. The Speaker serves three terms and the Vice President proceeds to the offices of Presidentelect and then President. Want to represent the ODA on the national level? The ODA has five elected Delegates and five elected Alternate Delegates on the American Dental Association House of Delegates, each of which serves fouryear terms.