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San Francisco, 23–25 October 1998—
The Belgium/Luxembourg PFA Section’s hosted a welcoming reception in the evening at the Conrad Hilton.
President Shig R. Kishi called the Academy Board Meeting to order early Friday morning. President-elect James Long gave the Invocation.
Dr. Kishi then presented his President’s Report on activity since the Chicago Meeting, entailing his travels to Michigan, southern California, Paris, Belgium, England, and Japan. He thanked Trustee Pierre Marois and his wife Seba for making excellent European arrangements and being gracious hosts. He thanked past U.K. Chairman Raj Rayan and current Chairman Rash Patel for the fine Continuing Education Course they organized in London last June.
Dr. Kishi praised the PFA Web site for its activity and innovation, bringing us into the next century on a par with the foremost dental organizations. He noted that there have been 16,000 visits to the site since its inception. We now list up-to-date information and events on the site so anyone can look it up, and we are hyperlinked to sites for nearly every major dental group. The idea of putting our Membership Directory on-line (with a member’s password) is being investigated; security concerns are being addressed. The cost savings from not printing and mailing a Directory will be tremendous, and an on-line directory can be updated daily by the Central Office so it remains current.
Dr. Kishi then mentioned the success of the Highlighter newsletter this summer and the disposition of our Wall of Fame at the National Museum of Dentistry in Baltimore and at the French Dental Society Headquarters in Paris.
He reported submitting a Foundation request for funds to continue publishing and mailing the Highlighter,to develop our Web site further, and to sponsor another international continuing education course.
President Kishi discussed the Foundation’s activities in Costa Rica in fulfilling the Espinach will requests.
He then thanked past President Larry Barrett for representing us at the ACD Ethics Summit in St. Louis last April, and for representing PFA at the FDI Congress in Barcelona, Spain, in the fall.
Secretary/Treasurer Richard Kozal went over the advantages of locating the Central Office in Las Vegas within the Community College of Southern Nevada. One is the ability to host continuing education courses in a city that is a major airport hub. He described his arrangements with the Desert Inn for a course this March.
Dr. Kozal then reported that our computer system was successfully changed from an R-Base Program to Microsoft Access to better address membership needs.
He noted that 29 Dentist of the Year Awards were prepared this year and 72 Student Award certificates were sent to the requesting Section Chairmen. In 1998, 320 new Fellows were inducted in the United States and 126 in other nations; another 65 dentists await 1999 induction.
As Treasurer, all bills were paid as of 10 October 1998. Mosby Inc., our Dental World printer and the publisher of Dental Abstracts, informed PFA that there would be no cost increase for 1999. Voluntary contributions for the Foundation amounted to $13,165 from the U.S. and $785 from abroad. The independent review by the accountants is conducted every year and submitted to the Executive Committee. The Budget & Finance Committee meets quarterly to review the finances and the budget.
Budget & Finance Chairman James Long reported on the 1998–1999 budget (which was submitted to the Board members a month before the meeting) for review and Board acceptance at the end of the business sessions. The budget was approved Sunday afternoon.
General Robert Shira, Foundation President, discussed the Costa Rica progress on the Brenes-Espinach will stipulations. The Loader-Espinach award of $15,000 will be presented every two years to sponsor continuing education courses in Costa Rica at no charge to attending Fellows.
Dr. Shira reported that $200,000 was awarded in grants covering 20 projects, mostly those that provide needed dental services to the public. 1998’s approved grants were described in the Highlighter last summer. More than $100,000 was awarded for 82 dental scholarships. He noted that a simplified form was designed for Sections to request up to $5,000 for their projects, which would be given priority for approval.
On a more somber note, President Shira discussed the need to begin a fund-raising campaign for contributions to the Foundation. According to not-for-profit tax laws regulating public foundations, our Foundation needs $142,000 a year in new contributions in order to avoid paying taxes on interest income. Academy Fellows donated $13,500 in 1998; this is far short of what is needed to protect the income from taxation so it can be spent on dental projects.
Foundation Treasurer George Higue reported on the financial status of the Foundation, including PFA Fellows’ contributions, the Brenes-Espinach funds, and the Mitch Nakayama account. He detailed every expense, investment, and donation in a 61-page bound report distributed to the Board.
Nominating Committee Chairman C.F. Larry Barrett presented the following names to serve as officers for the 1998–1999 year. As President-elect, Dr. James E. Long automatically assumes the Presidency at the end of the annual Meeting, having elected the year before. Dr. Fred Halik of New York was nominated for President-elect. Malcolm David Campbell of Michigan was nominated for Vice President. Dr. Richard Kozal was retained as Secretary/Treasurer. Dr. James A. Englander, Wisconsin Section Chairman, was named as candidate for Region 4 Trustee. For the newly created Region 10 Trustee post, neighboring Minnesota Section Chairman Michael J. Perpich was nominated. After acceptance of the report, there being no further nominations, all were elected by unanimous ballot.
Region 4 Trustee James Englander and wife Carol
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Region 10 Trustee Michael Perpich
Constitution & Bylaws Chairman Scott Welch presented his committee’s request to add another Trustee Region to the U.S., due to the expansion of membership in this area. The recommendation to add “Region 10—Central U.S.” was passed by the Board for immediate implementation. This new Region will include the states of Minnesota, Iowa, Missouri, Arkansas, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Colorado, and New Mexico. In addition to this change, the quorum for the Executive Board Meetings was raised to seven.
Dr. Kishi gave the Executive Committee Report, which recapped much of the information already given.
Membership Committee Chairman Malcolm David Campbell gave his committee’s report. He noted that as of 1 September, our membership had grown 20% from last year, for a total of 7,241 Fellows. His committee recommended removing inactive Section
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Chairmen since their committee findings indicated that growth occurred where the Chairperson and Section were active.
Publications Chairman James Brophy, Dental World and Highlighter Editor, discussed the improved Highlighter published in 1998. He thanked Amy Reynaldo for assisting in improving its quality. Dr. Larry Barrett, Foundation Publicity Chairman, reported that the Foundation had approved funding two Highlighter issues in 1999 due to the positive membership response. Editor Brophy also reported on distribution of the Pierre Fauchard book to individuals in China, Canada, Uruguay, and the U.S. The Pierre Fauchard book was presented to the National Dental Museum through Maryland Section Chairman Ben Swanson.
Awards Chairman Gordan Stine gave his committee’s recommendations for PFA’s international awards as presented at the Annual Awards Luncheon (see article on page 2).
Hall of Fame Chairman Ray Klein reported on the excellent dedication ceremony in Paris last June, during which the officers placed the plaques of Drs. Horace Hayden and Chapin Harris along with France’s Dr. Eduoard Charles Godon on the Wall of Fame at the French Dental Society Headquarters. These dental greats join Drs. Pierre Fauchard, Horace Wells, Harvey Burkhart, G.V. Black, Harold Hillenbrand, and Thomas Hinman. Three other approved dentists await proper installation ceremonies in Ireland, Canada, and Florida. Dr. L.D. Pankey has been scheduled to be added at the Florida Dental Congress in June of this year. The Board approved of the Committee’s recommendation to approve only one name per year now that we have instituted the Hall of Fame.
Mentorship Chairman Christine Benoit noted that in a random survey of eight international Sections and 27 U.S. Sections, 31% had mentorship programs for students and 23% for new practitioners. Dr. Benoit feels that more can still be done through our Sections to aid this project. “The success of mentorship is measured one at a time, un à la fois.”
President-elect James Long gave the Section Chairman’s Caucus report.
Individual reports from the Section Chairpersons were given orally and in writing and are published in the Section News on pages 5–6.
The Officers and Trustees then gave their reports to the Board.
The Board then approved the submitted Section Chairmen appointments.
President-elect James Long submitted his list of Committee appointments for the coming year.
The PFA Board Meeting was adjourned Sunday afternoon to attend the PFA International Dinner that evening.
International PFA Dinner
Closing out the busy days of Academy and Foundation business, a PFA social dinner was held Sunday, 25 October, at the San Francisco Marriott. The Brazilian Section representatives, Drs. Clovis Marzola and Renato Osvaldo Figueiredo Geromel, presented President James Long with their country’s Appreciation sculpture. University of South Carolina President James Edwards, Gold Medal recipient attended, with Trustee Gordan Stine.
Pres. Long receives Brazilian sculpture from Dr. Clovis Marzola; Dr. Renato Geromel in center
President Jim Long addresses international dinner
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