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House of Delegates Recap
The 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.
The House of Delegates met on March 31, 2022 at the ODA Annual Meeting in Oklahoma City. The House ratified a $1,161,597 budget, which did NOT include a dues increase for the eleventh consecutive year. They adopted a strategic plan which will be the guideline for budgeting and programming for the next three years. The House amended the Bylaws to allow a member of the Board of Trustees to substitute a member of the Component to serve for that meeting only, with all the rights and privileges of other Trustees. Formerly, only an officer or past officer of the Component could substitute. The House was presented with recommendations from a task force created to review and modernize the ODA awards. Most awards named after dental professionals were recommended back to the task force. The Thomas Jefferson Citizenship Award was renamed the ODA Public Service Award. The Benjamin Franklin Scroll was renamed the ODA Journal Award. The Distinguished Dentist Service Award was renamed the Richard Haught Dentist of the Year Award. The Board of Trustees, instead of the Council on Membership, was given the responsibility of selecting award recipients, unless otherwise specifically dictated in ODA policy. The number of years an ODA member is nominated consecutively for the same award, but not selected, was limited to two years. The House elected the following members into State Life Membership: Dr. William Beeson, Dr. James Brown, Dr. Byan Chrz, Dr. Terry Cotterell, Dr. Benjamin Edwards, Dr. Michael Jackson, Dr. Joe Maltsberger, Dr. Patrick Montgomery, Dr. Michael Nelson, Dr. Philip Ring, Dr. Robert Shirley, and Dr. Jack Willoughby. The House elected the following members into leadership: Dr. Daryn Lu, Vice President Dr. Mitch Kramer, Speaker of the House Dr. Matthew Cohlmia, ADA Delegate Dr. Juan Lopez, ADA Alternate Delegate The House confirmed the presidential appointments for Secretary/ Treasurer and Council Chairs:
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Dr. Nicole Nellis, Secretary/Treasurer Dr. Twana Duncan, Council on Budget and Finance Dr. Matthew Bridges, Council on Bylaws, Policy and Ethics Dr. Brian Molloy, Council on Dental Care Dr. David Wong, Council on Dental Education and Public Information Dr. Lindsay Smith, Council on Governmental Affairs Dr. Nicole Nellis, Council on Membership and Membership Services The ODA Leadership Academy is a statewide program to develop future leaders in organized dentistry and educate them on the foundational keys to its success. The Class of 2022 was comprised of eight dentists; each sponsored by their component dental societies. Congratulations to the following members who graduated from the ODA Leadership Academy during the House of Delegates meeting: Dr. Seth Brooks, Central Dr. Twana Duncan, Eastern Dr. Cheryl Fleming, Tulsa County Dr. Mary Temple-Goins, Southwest Dr. Jenny Harreld, Oklahoma County Dr. Sydney Rogers, Northwest Dr. Troy Schmitz, Oklahoma County Dr. Ryan Theobald, Oklahoma County If you are interested in serving on the ODA House of Delegates, contact your component president or the ODA office at 405-848-8873
The next meeting of the ODA House of Delegates is scheduled forApril 27, 2023 at 1:00 p.m. in Tulsa.
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