The
President’s Report
DR AMIT GURBUXANI ADAWA PRESIDENT
Dear ADAWA family, It’s that time of year again: membership renewal time. While some members pay their membership fees annually, and others pay it over a period of months, the value of your membership fees goes a long way beyond just renewal. Your membership has aided in reducing the effect of this pandemic on our practices and our community; it has assisted in providing PPE resources and making sure our ADAWA team answers your questions in a timely manner via email, phone calls, social media and messaging. This is just one example of how your ADAWA family stands beside you to offer reassurance, advice and help in times of uncertainty. We have managed to keep the premiums for our members to a minimum increase of CPI this year, as we understand that the uncertainty of COVID-19, with short-notice patient cancellations and staff shortages, continue to make an impact on a day-to-day basis.
Your membership has aided in reducing the effect of this pandemic on our practices and our community; it has assisted in providing PPE resources and making sure our ADAWA team answers your questions in a timely manner via email, phone calls, social media and messaging. Nevertheless, to continue to provide the high-quality service that we do and to have the resources that you expect from your ADAWA team, it's important that each and every member renews their membership as soon as they can. I have said this before, and I reiterate it again, we are a community, and we are only strong when we work together. There are many external forces affecting our community: we can advocate on behalf of our community and be taken seriously only when we have one voice. A perfect example of this was the advocacy seen in our most recent federal election. Our association at a federal level has proposed a senior’s dental benefit scheme similar to the child dental benefit scheme for the Government to support. Every single State branch advocated on the same lines, and it was heartening to see that the ADA voice was heard by the parties during the election. This was just one of the examples of how a united team can have a powerful voice to make change.
MEMBERSHIP RENEWALS HAVE NOW BEEN EMAILED Please review and call 9211 5600 to make any category changes before payment. If you haven't received an email, please call the above number, or email memberships@adawa.com.au Payment is due by Thursday, June 30. Thank you!
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