Councils and Committees

• Council on Association Cultivation

  • Give input to the Annual Session Committee regarding future meetings.
  • Regularly review and update the governing documents of the Association, including the NDA Mission Statement
  • Serve OR appoint a Nominating Committee to develop the leadership pipeline of the AssociationRecruit NDA members to fill vacancies on Councils and Committees
  • Development of ideas to better serve the membership and keep the Association positively moving forward.

• Council on Membership

  • Recruitment and retention of dentists as tripartite members
  • Member engagement through meaningful programs/events
  • Support NDA districts in the planning of events.
  • Serve as liaison with student organizations to promote involvement in organized dentistry while in dental school and beyond

• Council on Legislation

  • Review and develop the Association’s response on all legislative issues that impact the practice of Dentistry. Engage and/or recruit advocates for Association legislative efforts
  • Regularly update members on legislative efforts at the start of and conclusion of each state legislative session

• Council on Communication

  • Develop and execute regular communications and marketing about the accomplishments and concerns of the Association including but not limited to the newsletter, text messaging and email communications.
  • Maintain a social media presence for the NDA on all social media platforms, including branding and reputation management.

• Council on Intraprofessional Collaboration

  • Identify and recommend solutions for critical issues facing dentists in our state
  • Identify and implement methods for dentists to support one another professionally and personally
  • Offer services of Peer Review
  • Oversee and implement programs pertaining to oral health literacy and equity, oral disease prevention and intervention, access to oral health as well as community oral health and advocacy
  • Oversee issues and regulations pertaining to Third Party Programs 

• Council on the Early Career Dentist 

  • Engage with early career dentists by encouraging membership and involvement in the Association and/or local districts.
  • Offer resources and develop support systems for early career dentists and the issues they face
  • Engage with members from the undergraduate and graduate dental programs in the state
  • The Council may have up to 14 members, including student members form the Nebraska dental schools