President’s Report The

Dear members,

It was brought up, just the other day by a member at the 8th March ADAWA General meeting, that it has been almost one and half years into my presidency. Whilst reflecting on our many achievements over this period, it also drew into focus the next six months and the exciting work that we’ll be undertaking during this time including the launch of the ADAWA Strategic Plan 2023 - 2028.

But the truth is it’s not about the next six months, progress is an ongoing process. Supporting our members at all levels, having the resources to do it, doing it with proper governance in place, and preparing our next generation as part of succession planning is a progressive process. Our association is going to outlast us all and our job is to help build it one stone; or in my place one ‘presidency’ at a time.

We have hit the ground running this year. Under the leadership of our CEO, Trevor Lovelle, we engaged Andrew Hollow from Work Well Australia, who facilitated the ADAWA Strategic workshop with our Councillors in February. The workshop started with consideration by Council of what we thought was important for our members. Council then identified the three planning phases on which we should be focusing, commencing with change readiness as the initial phase of a change management process, which the CEO describes in his update column.

At the committee level, the indemnity committee has been in discussion with our indemnity insurance underwriters to ensure our premiums remain competitive. During these discussions it has come to light that there has been an increase in the insurance claims experience for wisdom teeth removal. The underwriters consequently have advised that a new category would be introduced regarding impacted wisdom teeth. We shall continue to keep you updated on this front. Our Recent graduate and Student liaison committee has started the year on a roll under Dr Gwen Chin, ADAWA VicePresident and committee chair. Along with the planned committee programmes, we have an upcoming joint venture with the UWA School of Pharmacy and the UWA dental school to improve engagement between future professionals. All the other committees are getting their budgets ready for an exciting 2023 and we have a lot to look forward to.

I would like to sign off this report by saying that none of this ongoing work would be possible without the dedication and support from our ADAWA Councillors and ADAWA Committee Volunteers.

On behalf of the ADAWA membership, I would like to thank you all, for the time, dedication, and effort that you put into your association.

CEO Trevor Lovelle

President Dr Amit Gurbuxani

Editorial Brooke Evans-Butler

Designer Michelle Walker