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Committees

  1. Budget and Audit
  2. Cancer, Hospital and Emergency Dental Service
  3. Caring Dentist
  4. Community Disaster
  5. Constitution and ByLaws
  6. CPR Certification
  7. Dental Benefits Programs
  8. Dental Delivery for Special Needs Patients
  9. Dental Health and Public Information
    1. Dental Health Month
    2. Speakers Bureau
    3. Science Talent Award Program
  10. Dental Trade & Laboratory Relations
  11. Direct Reimbursement
  12. Ethics and Judicial Affairs
  13. Infection Control and Environmental Health and Safety
  14. Information Technology
    1. Publication
    2. Website
  15. Leadership
  16. Legislative
  17. New Dentists
  18. Northern Virginia Community College Liaison
  19. Membership
  20. Patient Relations
  21. Peer Review
  22. Programs
  23. Strategic Planning

 

1. Budget and Audit Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to determine the annual financial requirements and resources of the Society; to submit an itemized budget for the coming fiscal year to the Executive Committee for approval prior to each annual meeting; to make recommendations to the Executive Committee regarding the investment of reserve funds of the Society and to supervise the administration of such investments in cooperation with the Secretary-Treasurer of the Society. Members shall include the chair of the Budget and Audit Committee, the President, the President-elect, the Vice President, the Secretary-Treasurer, the Programs Chair and the Programs Chair Designate(s).

2. Cancer, Hospital and Emergency Dental Service Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to disseminate information regarding oral cancer detection and treatment; to promote lay education regarding oral cancer; to encourage appropriate research; to cooperate with the American Cancer Society and other national, state and local programs on cancer prevention and treatment; to study all aspects of dental services in hospitals of the Northern Virginia area; to promote the establishment and improvement of such facilities in the Northern Virginia area and to cooperate with the Council on Hospital and Institutional Dental Services of the American Dental Association and the Cancer and Hospital Dental Service Committee of the Virginia Dental Association; to manage the NVDS Emergency Dental Service.

3. Caring Dentists Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to educate the members of the Society about dentists' health, well-being, and chemical dependency, appropriate responses to different levels and kinds of distress, and appropriate sources for prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation; to serve as an information source for concerned persons seeking help for the chemically dependent individual and to render guidance and support to the chemically dependent dentist, through verification, intervention and motivating the individual to seek treatment and establish a means for follow-up evaluation.

4. Community Disaster Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to assist the Virginia Medical Examiner upon request, and to recruit and train members.

5. Constitution and Bylaws Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to keep the CONSTITUTION and BYLAWS of this Society in a consistent and accurate condition by proposing new and appropriate amendments to the Executive Committee and the membership for their approval and to keep the Policy Manual of this Society in a consistent and accurate condition by proposing appropriate changes in policy to the Executive Committee. Members shall include the Immediate Past-President, who shall serve as chair, the Parliamentarian and two other members appointed at-large by the President of the Society.

6. CPR Certification Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to provide CPR certification courses for Northern Virginia Dental Society members, their families and their staff; to arrange dates and sites for CPR courses; to establish appropriate fees for CPR courses and for rental of Society CPR equipment; to recruit and train CPR instructors; to maintain Society CPR equipment; to purchase necessary CPR equipment with funds obtained from CPR courses and CPR equipment rental and to determine course content and educational materials for CPR courses.

7. Dental Benefits Programs Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to formulate and recommend policies to the Executive Committee relating to the planning, administration and financing of all dental care programs, private, state and federal; to study, evaluate and disseminate information regarding these programs to the membership.

8. Dental Delivery For The Special Needs Patient Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to formulate and to recommend to the Northern Virginia Dental Society methods of providing dental care for the special needs patient. The chair shall serve as the liaison to the Northern Virginia Dental Clinic. The chair shall appoint ad-hoc subcommittees that may include the subcommittees as follows:

a. Physical Disabilities
b. Institutionalized Care
c. Denture Program
d. Indigent Care

9. Dental Health and Public Information Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to establish and promote a dental health education program; to disseminate information on dental practice, preventive dentistry and dental public health to the public, press, radio, television and other news media; to interpret the dental profession and its dental health goals to the public; to initiate public information programs, with the approval of the Executive Committee; to cooperate with and assist school boards and interested public service organizations in establishment of preventive dental education programs and to coordinate the annual National Children's Dental Health Month Program. Subcommittees for this committee are as follows:

a. Dental Health Month
b. Speakers Bureau
c. Science Talent Award Program

10. Dental Trade and Laboratory Relations Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to encourage and develop harmonious relations with the various organizations representing the dental trade and laboratories; to maintain high ethical and legal standards of both the trade and the profession and to mediate disputes which may arise between dental trade and laboratory organizations and members.

11. Direct Reimbursement Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to develop, implement, and oversee a Northern Virginia plan for the marketing and promotion of direct reimbursement; to oversee agencies or individuals endorsed by the VDA for the purpose of promotion and marketing direct reimbursement; to regularly communicate direct reimbursement information, actions and activities to the Northern Virginia component membership and officers.

12. Ethics and Judicial Affairs Committee. See Bylaws Article 1, Section 5-C. The duties of this committee shall be to educate and motivate dentists to be ethical practitioners; to function as a review, counseling and appeal committee; to disseminate and interpret information regarding ethics and the ADA Principles of Ethics and Code of Professional Conduct or its replacement to our members; and to work with the VDA and ADA to enhance the ethics of the dental profession.

13. Infection Control and Environmental Health and Safety Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to disseminate information on potentially harmful conditions in the working area affecting dentists, auxiliaries and patients, and to recommend procedures to maintain a healthy working environment.

14. Information Technology Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to guide and serve the Publications and Web Site Committees. The committee shall be chaired by the President Elect and shall include, but is not limited to, the President, President-Elect, Vice President, Web Site Chair, Publications Chair, Immediate Past Web site Chair, and Immediate Past Publications Chair.

Subcommittees for this committee are as follows:

a. Publications Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to secure and edit suitable copy for the publication of the Society newsletter and serve as this Society's contributing editors to the Virginia Dental Journal.

b. Web Site Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to enhance the effectiveness of web site communication and public awareness; to explore areas of non-dues revenue as it relates to the NVDS Web Site; and to explore new technologies and advise the Executive Committee and membership on these advances and issues.

15. Leadership Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to promote and encourage interest of the members in leadership roles at all levels of organized dentistry.

16. Legislative Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to protect the interests of the dental profession and the public in all matters relating to dentistry in the state and federal legislatures; to maintain liaison with elected officials; securing new legislation of benefit to the public and dental profession and keep members of the Society informed of pertinent information on all legislative matters.

17. New Dentist Committee. The duties of this Committee shall be to assist in design and implementation of recruitment and retention programs directed to young dentists; to study and determine the current needs and concerns of new dentists and to promote and develop policies and programs that respond to new dentists' needs; and to promote the involvement of new dentists in organized dentistry. All committee members shall be in practice less than 10 years.

18. Northern Virginia Community College Liaison Committee. The duty of this committee shall be to act as liaison between the Society and the Northern Virginia Community College.

19. Membership Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to recruit and retain members for the Northern Virginia Dental Society; to conduct orientation meetings for new members of the Society; preside at the induction of new members; to work in liaison with the New Dentists Committee to recruit and retain new dentists.

20. Patient Relations Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to mediate disputes that may arise between a patient and a member of the Northern Virginia Dental Society. Committee members must have at least five years of private practice experience. The chair must have at least ten years of private practice experience and previous experience as a member of the Patient Relations Committee.

21. Peer Review Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to evaluate disputes between members, insurance companies and or their patients and rendering a fair and equitable resolution of those disputes. The Peer Review Committee shall be composed of five general practitioners, each with at least five years of general practice. Members shall be elected by the membership of the Society for five years, with terms staggered. Interim appointments can be made by the President. The President shall nominate, and the Executive Committee approves a lay representative as a sixth member of this committee. The lay representative shall serve for one year with a maximum of five one-year terms and shall serve in an advisory capacity to evaluate procedures and mechanics for fair and equitable resolution of disagreements. The lay representative will not make any judgments on the technical aspects of dentistry. The President shall designate which member of the committee shall serve as its chair. The committee shall be guided by the Peer Review Procedure Manual of the Virginia Dental Association. In addition to the manual's recommended case referral procedures, the chair of the Patient Relations Committee and/or the Patient Relations screening sub-committee may also refer cases to the Peer Review Committee for their evaluation. In such cases, the committee will follow the then current ADA guidelines manual, PEER REVIEW IN FOCUS or its replacement.

22. Programs Committee. The duties of this committee shall be to select and procure clinical presentations for the business meetings of the Society with approval of the Executive Committee; to procure the meeting site; to make any necessary local arrangements; to arrange for any necessary publicity; to procure sponsorships for business meetings with approval of the Executive Committee and to submit a programs budget for approval by the Executive Committee.

23. Strategic Planning Committee: The duties of this committee shall be to annually review the NVDS Strategic Plan. Members shall include the two most recent Past Presidents, the President, the President-elect, the Vice President, and the Executive Secretary or Executive Director. The Immediate Past President shall serve as the chair.