PRESIDENT'S REPORT

The President’s

Report

Dear ADAWA family, I can’t believe it has been almost 11 months into my term. All I can describe is the experience to be an exhilarating one. From resurrecting our ADAWA Council committees and working with our Council to help keep practices open for business when our state border reopened, to fulfilling the board’s most important role of choosing our new CEO, Trevor Lovelle, through an independent and robust process when our valued CEO, David Hallett, announced his retirement. We all know what we used to describe as normal has changed over the last few years. That’s one thing this pandemic has taught us – do not take anything for granted. It has also taught us the only way to face and overcome challenges is when we work together. I am grateful to our entire ADAWA Executive and ADAWA Council and most importantly our ADAWA staff for stepping up during this transition process and being there for the membership. At the same time, I am appreciative of the fact that our members expect our association to be there for them as an advocacy and leadership body.

I am appreciative of the fact that our members expect our association to be there for them as an advocacy and leadership body.

In that regard, within the first week of our CEO taking over, Trevor, David, and I met with the Minister for Health Hon. Amber-Jade Sanderson, to discuss various topics affecting oral health in Western Australia. Since then, we have met with private health insurers, including HBF, to advocate on our member’s behalf. Engagement with our members and prioritisation of our members’ needs is what we have been and will continue to do so, in the future. We are working closely with DPLA in terms of providing assistance to our members in dento-legal matters and we will keep our membership updated in that regard. Exciting times are ahead, and I look forward to continuing to serve the association in my next and final term as President with continued energy and enthusiasm.