MINUTES OF THE MEETING ofThe International Association of Student Clinicians - American Dental Association

Saturday, October 8, 2005 - 8:30 PM
Wyndham Ballroom
Wyndham Philadelphia Hotel at Franklin Plaza
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Present:
Dr. Shuntaro Kuroda, President
Dr. Michael C. Alfano, Immediate past President
Dr. Janet L. Harrison, Vice President
Dr. Gareth R. Brock, Elective Member
Mr. George R. Rhodes, Corresponding Secretary and Editor

Dr. Kuroda, Chairman, opened the meeting and welcomed the Board of Governors. The President then appointed Dr. Rada Sumareva, third-year Elective Member of the Board, to serve as Secretary for a period of one year. Dr. Gareth Brock, second-year Elective Member of the Board, was appointed by the President to serve as Treasurer for a period of one year.

The President then made the following committee assignments:

Fellowship Fund Committee
The President appointed Dr. Sumareva as Chair of this committee with himself and Dr. Joel Berg as members. This committee is responsible for all correspondence related to securing Fellowship applications as well as monitoring monies in the Fund account and recommending suitable candidates to the Board for Fellowship selection.

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Membership Committee
Dr. Gareth Brock was appointed to serve as Chair of this committee with Dr. Sumareva and Dr. Berg as members. This committee is accountable for maintaining all membership records and for preparing and disseminating information about SCADA to prospective members.

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Nominations Committee
The President appointed Dr. Alfano as Chairman of this committee with Dr. Harrison and Dr. Brock as members. This committee has a most important assignment in nominating a slate of officers for the 2006-2007 term and in recommending suitable candidates to the Board for receiving the Alan J. Davis/SCADA Achievement Award.

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School Liaison Committee
Dr. Berg was appointed Chairman of this committee with Dr. Brock and Dr. Harrison as members. This committee is responsible for supervising the distribution of “The Creative Clinician” Handbooks and the related Certificates of Appreciation Program. The School Liaison Committee also recommends suitable candidates to the Board for receiving the Burton C. Borgelt/SCADA Faculty Advisor Award.

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Orientation Seminar Committee
Dr. Harrison was appointed Chairman of this committee with Dr. Sumareva and Dr. Brock as members. The Corresponding Secretary will also serve on this committee in an advisory capacity.

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New Business

The 2006 Interim Meeting of the Board of Governors
This Meeting will be held on July 15 and 16 in Honolulu, Hawaii. President Kuroda said that he and the Corresponding Secretary would advise the Board regarding particulars in the New Year.

Election of the 2005 participating U.S. Student Clinicians into membership in SCADA
The names of those students participating in the 2005 ADA/DENTSPLY Student Clinician Program in Philadelphia, PA were attested to by the recording officer as complying with membership requirements. Membership in the Association was unanimously approved by the Board, following a motion made by Dr. Brock and a second from Dr. Harrison as follows, according to the Bylaws, Chapter I, MEMBERSHIP, Section 1, QUALIFICATIONS. They are:

Repeating Clinician - Jeremy P. Bateman - accepted into membership in 2004

There was a motion made by Dr. Harrison to adjourn the meeting that was seconded by Dr. Brock and approved by the Board.

With no further business, the meeting was adjourned at 9:00 PM

George R. Rhodes
Corresponding Secretary and Editor

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