Minutes of the October Annual PFA Board Meeting in Las Vegas have been distributed. The Meeting packet for the Management Team Meeting on April 29th is being assembled. Anyone interested in submitting a report for inclusion in the packet is to send their report in writing to the Central Office no later than 1 April 2007.
Post all Section Meeting dates or event dates on the Web site under the Calendar of Events.
The annual PFA Board Meeting will be held during the ADA Session in San Francisco, tentatively at the San Francisco Marriott Hotel. The PFA dates will be starting on 27 September; Board Meeting on the 28th; the Foundation Board Meeting and the annual Awards Luncheon will be on the 29th; and the concluding Foundation Meeting and the no host Dinner Party will be on the 30th.
The 2007 dues are due now and are $110 USD. The one-time initiation fee is $150 USD. The total fee for a new Fellow is $260 USD and includes the membership Certificate of Fellowship. PFA pin, and ribboned PFA Key. The Section Chair will receive all the new member material for presentation during an Induction Ceremony, preferably a formal initiation at an appropriate dental meeting or a PFA social function.
Distinguished Dentist Awards, and all types of Awards are to go through the Central Office and are prepared by them. Include the full name of the person the award is being presented to, include the middle initial or name, and whether their degree is DDS or DMD or equivalent. Submit the address of the recipient for a formal follow-up letter by the President, and the date of the presentation. Allow 30 days for the award preparation and return to the Chair.
Dues are being received in a timely fashion by the lock box, which posts them to our account and sends confirmation to us for updating the membership rolls. The Section Chair is notified of any member deceased, dropped, returned mail.
Use available nomination forms for all award recommendations such as the Distinguished Dentist Award for your Section, or any PFA Award recommendations.
Please notify the Central Office AND the Editor of Dental World of your Section's activity dates. 60 days advance notice is needed for Dental World. Their deadlines for publishing are February 1 for the March/April issue and then every two months thereafter for the next issue. Hence the sooner your date is known, e-mail it to the Central Office and to Dental World, then post it on the Web site calendar. All communication information is on the bottom of the Officers Box on the last page of every issue of Dental World. Proper communicating with the entire membership through the outlets provided for you insures success of your event.