Board of Trustees: RESOLUTION 12-09-B Concerning adoption of a House protocol statement regarding the noncompliance of a member with CDA Bylaws. RESOLVED, that effective July 1, 2009, the following protocol statement is adopted by the CDA House of Delegates to clarify the adjudication of a member alleged to be in non-compliance of CDA Bylaws. The Bylaws state four possible reasons why a member would be alleged to be in noncompliance. They are: 1. Failure to pay one’s CDA dues. 2. Failure to comply with the CDA Peer Review process. 3. Failure to comply with the Committee on Ethics and CDA’s ethics standards, and 4. Failure to comply with the CDA standards of continuing education. Protocol: The protocol by which members alleged to be in non-compliance concerning peer review, ethics, and continuing education may be handled as follows: 1. The case of a member alleged to be in non-compliance may be referred to the Executive Committee (EC). The EC will provide “due process” for the member as outlined in the Bylaws of the American Dental Association, Chapter XII.
2009 ELECTION RESULTS 2009/2010 CDA Officers President President-Elect Vice President Immediate Past President Secretary Treasurer Editor Speaker of the House Executive Director
Dr. David Lurye, WCDS Dr. Pasco Scarpella, MDDS Dr. Tom Pixley, LCDS Dr. Jeffery Hurst, MDDS Dr. Calvin Utke, CSDS Dr. Kenneth Peters, MDDS Dr. Joe Tomlinson, LCDS Dr. Gerald savory, BBCDS Mr. Jim Young
CDA Delegates to ADA House of Delegates Dr. Jeffery Hurst, three-year term, 2010-2012 Dr. Robert Morrow, three-year term, 2010-2012 Dr. Kevin Sessa, three-year term, 2010-2012
CDA Alternate Delegates for 2010 ADA House of Delegates Dr. Charles Danna, MDDS Dr. Gary Field, CSDS Dr. Karen Foster, MDDS Dr. George Gatseos II, MDDS Dr. John Hanck, LCDS Dr. Brett Kessler, MDDS Dr. David Lurye, WCDS (designated alternate under CDA Bylaws) Dr. Steven Nelson, MDDS
3. The member has the right to appeal per Chapter XII, Section 20 of the Bylaws of the American Dental Association. 4. Any charge not specifically covered in this policy may be subject to Chapter XII, Section 10 and Section 20 of the Bylaws of the American Dental Association.
2. The president of the CDA will appoint another member of the EC to conduct an investigation of the allegation. This investigator will assemble all pertinent facts, and will work with the attorney for the Colorado Dental Association to provide for a “hearing” held by the EC, provide “notice,” prepare written “charges,” and prepare a written “decision,” as per Chapter XII, Section 20 of the Bylaws of the American Dental Association. The EC votes as to whether or not the member is found to be in non-compliance. The investigator is not entitled to vote during the hearing.
RESOLUTION 13-09-B Concerning the utilization of EDDA’s to perform oral prophylaxis. RESOLVED, that the 2009 CDA House of Delegates directs the CDA president to appoint a task force to investigate the feasibility of seeking statutory change within the current Dental Practice Law with the purpose of establishing parameters and a protocol under which the Colorado State
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HOUSE ACTION: ADOPTED
Legislature would grant the statutory authority for the utilization of expanded duties dental assistants (EDDA) to perform supragingival scaling on adults and/or children under the direct supervision of a licensed dentist. And be it further RESOLVED, that this task force would report back to the 2010 CDA House of Delegates for their review and action. HOUSE ACTION: ADOPTED
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