A message from Webmaster Mark Stanley

Our Web site serves four distinct audiences--the public, our Fellows, PFA Leadership, and the Central Office.

The Public function is in regard to public relations--getting important and timely information out to the public on the issues important to the dental profession and the people they serve.

The second important group is that of the PFA Fellows themselves. They can read Dental World online and check their membership status via the Worldwide Directory for their name, location (state, province, or country), and Active or Life status. They can also contact the Central Office easily if they have any questions.

The third important group is the Leadership, who volunteer to keep the organization vital and active in the profession. They can log-in to their News Pages, write articles, send and receive e-mails with their local group of Fellows, and get current Rosters. They are now able to see updated e-mail addresses for other leaders to improve communications.

The fourth group--the Central Office--can post downloadable documents, use online forms to ease their workload and answer common questions asked of them, and update the directory from the master computer database so members can check their status. Eventually, more integration of the Web site with office tasks will allow for online payments, event registration, and dues payments, etc. Whenever the tools are available within the annual budget, the Web site will be used to automate a routine task and provide more accurate and verified information that can be copied into the member database.