PRESIDENT'S REPORT

The President’s

Report DR AMIT GURBUXANI ADAWA PRESIDENT

As WA borders have opened and COVID-19 community transmission has risen from high to very high, our members have been talking of very little else. Understandably, you’ve had many questions, which we’ve tried hard to answer at ADAWA. Our aim has been to collate, summarise and distribute information as quickly as possible to help members and their staff keep practising with minimal disruption.

Rest assured, we at ADAWA have been proactive during this turbulent time, as we endeavour to keep you updated in a timely manner.

Having dentists on the list of critical healthcare workers from the start has been very positive for our members – unlike some of our eastern-states counterparts last year, where dentists were not on the list during the peak. ADAWA will continue to advocate for our community and members. Working on behalf of our members and in collaboration with the AMA and AMARE, we have sourced a significant stock of N95 masks from HELP-it and 3M and provided the list of resources for fit testing on our website, which should help members and their dental team avoid being classified as a close contact under the existing Government rules.

COUNCIL AND EXECUTIVE UPDATE

In other news, we welcome Dr Jenny Ball and Dr Gwen Chin to our executive team. Council has since upskilled with the AICD (Australian Institute for Company Directors) for boardroom responsibilities. This has allowed us to critique our responsibility and future direction as a board. The ADAWA council also had a strategy day, which was followed by a teambuilding event. This was a very productive day and was beneficial and enjoyed by all involved.

We’ll continue to work as a team for the betterment of ADAWA, to ensure we navigate Western Australia’s COVID-19 outbreak and any future obstacles together.