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PIERRE FAUCHARD ACADEMY

President’s Message

November/December • 2006

Since attending my first Meeting of Trustees, as an Alternate in 1995, I have enjoyed the harmony and steadfastness of sequential Boards; I have been motivated by the Presidents under whom I have served, as well as being continuously enlightened by the diversity of views that have been held by my fellow Trustees.

Throughout this time, I have been assisted by so many people in so many ways. I particularly wish to acknowledge Past Presidents Michael Perpich and Kevin Roach for their wise counsel, and Richard and Judith Kozal and James Brophy, on whose informed guidance I constantly rely.

During the past 12 months, the Academy has been exceptionally well served by the Presidency of Howard Mark. Howie has steered the organisation to its next level of development with the setting of a forward-looking strategic plan and has reached out to the Fellowship for its input in the framing of future policy initiatives. We have all been motivated by Howie’s indefatigable enthusiasm and are most appreciative of his dedication to the Academy.

In closing, I congratulate James Englander and Charles Eller on their respective appointments as President-Elect and Vice President and welcome Daniel Castagna from Northern California, Joseph Harris from Detroit, and Karyn Stockwell from Georgia as Trustees of the Academy. I also pay tribute to Robert Hart, who has completed his term as Trustee of the Southeast Region of the United States. Bob’s distinguished service coupled with good humour will be forever remembered.

I am certainly looking forward to my year as President, secure in the knowledge that I can always rely on … a little help from my friends.

16-18 October 2006, Las Vegas

The PFA Annual Meeting of the Board of Trustees was held during the 147th annual ADA Session in Las Vegas, 16-18 October, in the Four Seasons Hotel. President Howard Mark rapped the gavel down and dove into the agenda. In his President’s Report, Dr. Mark noted the change in the attitude and commitment of the Board during the past four years due to the forward-looking and activist leadership. The Management Team concept fostered by past Presidents Kevin Roach and Michael Perpich strengthened the ability of the officer cadre to react to global situations. The relationship of the Board and the Secretary General has improved in a very positive fashion by becoming more cohesive and compatible. Continuing change is always healthy in this context, particularly as the goals and mission alter in complexity. This is vital to the reputation and stature of the Academy. The Trustees of the Board must continue to undergo change and take more responsibility for their various Regions if PFA is to remain a valued organization. Trustees must monitor the activity levels from Section Chairs they have chosen to be sure that they carry out the charge of their office. The grassroots areas of any organization are where the action is and where the future truly lies.

“As President, I leave the charge to you rising in the ranks to (1) do a thorough review and analysis of the Strategic Plan with the idea of strengthening it and re-prioritizing the central issues; (2) study the financial structure to improve its stability and foster communications and activity among the Sections; (3) improve electronic communications to be ready for the future, collecting e-mail addresses to more quickly disseminate our message to everyone; (4) evaluate our leaders and officers so they can be informed about their potential shortcomings and given assistance to improve; and (5) upgrade our international relations as that is our future, and the future of the world.”

Foundation’s Report to the Academy

President David Campbell reported on the April Interim Meeting held in Chicago that cleared up much of the Foundation’s busy work and went over in-depth their investment portfolio with Bank of America Financial Advisor Frank Buchholz.

Academy Board meeting

During the summer, Treasurer-emeritus Dr. George Higue had completely retired and closed his business office where the CPA and the accountant had been handling the investment books and Foundation checks. Dr. Kort had to continue to maintain the financial business of the Foundation while attempting to secure the services provided by Dr. Higue closer to Dr. Kort’s office.
Since the Fund Raising Appeal, initiated by Dr. Larry Barrett, was approved at the April Meeting, he has moved swiftly in getting the project off the ground. Letters were sent to all U.S. Fellows and some International members asking for contributions to the Foundation’s principal to increase income off the interest to continue to fund the dental scholarships and the dental grant projects to the same extent as they had been doing off the higher income from the investment earnings. Dr. Barrett’s efforts have been wildly successful due to the continued generosity of our membership and officers.

As the source of the Foundation funding comes from the monies left to it in the will of Dr. Brenes-Espinach and those funds raised through voluntary donations from the Academy members, the Board of Trustees of the PFA Foundation are very concerned about their protection and further growth in order to continue to serve the tasks assigned to them. Every opportunity they have to review the course of financial affairs in the volatile marketplace with their expertise, they make themselves available to do so. At this meeting, as the others in the past, a substantial amount of time will be spent going over the investment portfolio and making course corrections as necessary.

Executive Director Fred Halik’s Report is in full under the Foundation’s Annual Meeting section.

Secretary General’s Report

The Central Office is constantly updating and refining the PFA database to stay on the cutting edge of tomorrow’s technology. Our Web site is being modified regularly to facilitate easier access for all in discovering what PFA is and how to move around inside it. Elsevier (publisher of Dental World and Dental Abstracts) works closely with the Central Office to confront problems immediately and work out the bumps.

Dues statements have been mailed out since last March for 2006. Most Sections are paid to date, except the Korean Section. Individual dues statements for 2007 will be in the mail in November. The one-time Initiation Fee of $150 USD will remain the same. U.S. dues for 2007 will be the same at $110, with a request for a voluntary $20 donation for the Foundation. International dues will remain at $100 USD with the same donation request for the Foundation.

So far this year, the Central Office has prepared 18 Outstanding Dentist plaques for presentation by the Section Chairs. Five retiring Section Chair plaques have also been prepared and sent out. Requests for Fellowship Certificates, new neck ribbons, and PFA keys are available for the local Induction Ceremonies. Presenting these at a small intimate affair with Fellow dentists has proven to be more personal and successful in stressing the importance of PFA Fellowship.

Last January, 54 letters were sent to the dental school Deans asking for student nominations to receive the Student Certificates for the graduating seniors. 62 were prepared and sent out.

PFA has 1378 current Life Members, with another 42 invited to become Life Members this year. Life Members per se do not receive Dental World, unless they pay the subscription fee. 43 of the participating Life Members with subscription are honorary and receive complimentary subscriptions.

The Central Office continues to arrange and host the quarterly conference calls for the Budget & Finance Committee to review the current up-to-the-minute financial information of the Academy.

The annual Corporate Report is filed in the State of Illinois. As a Foreign Corporation operating in the State of Nevada, PFA is required to file the necessary legal documents there as well along with publishing the PFA financial statement in the Las Vegas Review Journal.

The annual financial review by an independent accounting firm was completed in March. The report of that review is forwarded to the Academy President and the Academy Budget & Finance Committee. The report stated that PFA’s books are all in order.

Delinquent 2006 U.S. dues statements were mailed out already. Final 2006 notices will be sent in late November to the International Fellows before they are dropped from the membership rolls.

The Fauchard Dental History Museum continues to grow with donated antique dental items. Museum visitors have commented very favorably about the learning experience, and last May the museum was featured on a local Las Vegas TV program. The UNLV exhibits at the School of Dental Medicine are now completed.

The initiated dues rebate program has had eight Sections request funds in 2005 based on their paid members for a total of $10,370 returned for their local programs.

The 2006 dues rescindment program for Katrina Disaster victim dentists totaled 23 Fellows. We know that there were more who just continued to pay their dues instead, and we thank you.

From the financial aspect of the Central Office activities, all the bills have been paid as of 31 August 2006. The only other outstanding bills will be for the Las Vegas Annual Meeting and the final Elsevier bill.

Total new Fellows for 2006 amount to 313 new members. This is down from last year’s total of 455. 2006 voluntary Foundation contributions to date are $37,960, with 96.5% coming from U.S. Fellows.

The Academy accountant, Dan Jonkers, has been refining our financial data into understandable English so as to be of more relevant meaning to the officers. The Financial Statement and bank reports are attached to this document for the PFA records. In accordance with our Constitution and ByLaws, the independent review of our financial matters was completed and filed in March for all the officers

Budget & Finance Report

The finances for 2005 and those of 2006 to date were discussed and reviewed as they impacted the budget for 2006-2007. The next year’s budget was presented and passed.

Membership Report

Secretary General Richard Kozal presented the membership report as of 30 September 2006. A breakdown of the members in each State Section and their status was included for the some 5054 U.S. Fellows. The same data were presented for the 1878 International Fellows. These are fluid numbers as they change daily due to new members being inscribed on the records, resignations, retirements, and deaths.


Constitution & ByLaws Committee

The changes suggested for the ByLaws were discussed and approved at the Management Team Meeting in Anaheim earlier this year. Here they were presented for full Board approval. They were approved by the Board of Trustees and will be included in the future documents of the Academy.

Nominating Committee

Chair Michael Perpich presented names for nomination to the following offices:

• President-elect James A. Englander of Wisconsin

• Vice President Charles Eller of California

• President William Winspear automatically accedes to nomination from President-elect

• Immediate Past President Howard I. Mark automatically accedes to the office from President

• Trustee for Region 3: Dr. Karyn Stockwell of Georgia

• Trustee for Region 5: Dr. Daniel Castagna of California

Publications/Web Site Committee

Chairman James Englander suggests that there be three subcommittees of this committee to have better control over the specific activities in each category: (1) Publications—to include all Academy printed material; (2) Publicity—to generate public relations to our Fellowship, to the profession, and to the general public; (3) Web site—to deal exclusively with maintaining and upgrading our on-line presence. The Secretary General, our International Editor, and our Webmaster will be permanent members of these committees in the areas of their expertise.

Currently, the effort to collect the e-mail addresses of all the members is under way as the direction of our times will be focusing more and more on electronic communication over the printed word. This will be some time in the future and, right now, Dental World remains the primary tool for communication within the Academy.

It has been suggested that Section Editors aid in generating more communication within our organization. Since technology is rapidly overtaking the current-day scene as we convert from a paper world to a paperless one, a long-range strategic plan for the goals we want to be part of would seem to be in order.

Awards Committee

Chairman James Englander noted that our ByLaws mandate that we hold a ceremony during our annual meeting for the purpose of awarding the PFA Gold Medal to a U.S. individual who meets the requirements for this award. This year, Dr. Rex Ingraham was selected for this honor.

The Elmer S. Best Memorial Award is given to an individual outside the U.S. who has the same qualifications as the PFA Gold Medal. This year, Dr. Pierre Machtou was so selected and presented the Award last June in Paris, France.

The PFA Distinguished Service Award was elected to be given to past PFA Presidents H. Raymond Klein and Carl Lundgren.

The Dental Trade & Industry Award of Recognition may be presented to honor an outstanding leader in the dental industry. This year, the company selected was Dentsply of Canada, with their Vice President George Rhodes receiving the honor.

Honorary Fellowship is sometimes presented when a special occasion to honor someone’s contributions comes at hand. This year, FDI President Michele Arden of Belgium was so honored.

Hall of Fame Committee Report

Chairman Kevin Roach presented the list of approved and awaiting formal induction into the Hall of Fame as: Dr. Terrence Ward, Dr. Maynard K. Hine, Dr. Rafiuddin Ahmed, and Dr. Edward H. Angle.

Other Hall of Fame nominations were presented as Dr. Raymond Begg of Australia and Dr. Thomas W. Evans of Pennsylvania.

Dr. Roach, with the approval of his committee, has appointed Dr. Malvin Ring to serve as Dental Historian Consultant to the Hall of Fame Committee and to the Academy.

Section Chair Caucus

Vice President James Englander was the Management Team representative with Section Chair for Georgia Karyn Stockwell being the Caucus Chairman. Their report was not finalized at the time of this submission.


Section Chair Reports

These reports are included under Section News.

Appointments

• Dr. Terry L. Brewick has been appointed Section Chair for Colorado.

• Dr. Bruce Matthews has been appointed Section Chair for Delaware.

• Dr. Robin Mark Santiago has been appointed Section Chair for Connecticut.

• Dr. Douglas Cassat has been appointed Section Chair for the California, Southern Section.

• Dr. Barry Feder has been appointed Section Chair for Washington State.

• Dr. Ron Sifter has been appointed Section Chair for Wisconsin.