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                              Committees

                              Standing Committees 2023 / 2024



                              EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE


                              President

                              Liran Levin, Canada

                              President Elect

                              Zafer C. Çehreli, Turkey

                              Secretary

                              Fabricio Teixeira, USA

                              Treasurer

                              William Kahler, Australia

                              Past President

                              Anne O'Connell. Ireland

                              Subordinate Officer

                              Lamar Hicks, USA

                              Directors

                              Yuli Berlin - Broner, Canada
                              Peter Duckmanton, Australia
                              César de Gregorio, Spain
                              Michal Sobczak , Poland
                              Koyo Takimoto, Japan
                              Nitesh Tewari, India
                              Georgios Tsilingaridis, Sweden
                              Geertje van Gorp, Belgium


                              BY-LAWS COMMITTEE

                              Chair

                              M. Lamar Hicks, USA Lamar Hicks, USA
                              hicksml@verizon.net

                              Members:
                              Lars Andersson, Sweden
                              Yuli Berlin-Broner, Canada
                              Alex Moule, Australia
                              Asgeir Sigurdsson, USA


                              Duties:
                              i. It shall be the duty of the By-laws Committee to be familiar with the provisions of the By-laws, Rules of Order and Terms of Reference of the Association, and to recommend amendments that are in the best interests of the IADT.

                              ii. The committee shall consider all proposed amendments to the By-laws and shall submit them with recommendations to the Board for review. The     Secretary will then submit the recommendation for change to the membership for action at a constituent meeting or by electronic or paper mail.



                              EDUCATION COMMITTEE

                              Chair
                              Georgios Tsilingaridis, Sweden
                              georgios.tsilingaridis@ki.se

                              Members:
                              Yuli Berlin-Broner, Canada  
                              Zafer C. Çehreli, Turkey
                              Liran Levin, Canada
                              Greta Lodiene, Lithuania
                              Anne O'Connell, Ireland
                              Nitesh Tewari, India
                              Emily Santelices (RES), USA (ex officio)


                              Duties:
                              i.  It shall be the duty of the Education Committee to develop a heightened awareness of education in Dental Traumatology, to report significant developments to the Board of Directors and members, and where appropriate to recommend action by the IADT .

                              ii. It shall be the duty of the committee to develop a bank of materials, including posters, illustrations and teaching material, which members can use in presentations to increase interest in the Association and a better understanding of the field of Dental Traumatology.

                              iii. It shall be the responsibility of the Education Committee to initiate and develop strategies for the prevention of dental injuries, in consultation with the International Academy for Sports Dentistry and other Associations as the Committee sees fit.

                              iv. It shall be the responsibility of the Education Committee to develop continuing education opportunities for the members of the IADT (does not include WCDT).

                              v. With the approval of or assignment by the Board, the Education Committee may recommend, plan or develop continuing education activities to be presented by the Association for non-members or for other organizations.


                              FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE

                              Chair
                              William Kahler, Australia
                              wyattkahler@bigpond.com

                              Members:

                              Peter Duckmanton, Australia
                              Anne O'Connell, Ireland
                              Juan Onetto, Chile
                              Sidhartha Sharma, India
                              Tony Skapetis, Australia
                              Michal Sobczak, Poland
                              Olga Tishkina, Russia
                              Geertje Van Gorp, Belgium
                              Lynn Reeves, (RES), USA (ex officio)

                              Duties:
                              i. It shall be the responsibility of the Fellowship Committee to review current guidelines and requirements for the IADT Fellowship in Dental Traumatology.

                              ii. It shall be the responsibility of the Fellowship Committee to develop the examinations, score, and determine what’s the percentage required to pass them.

                              iii. The committee is to provide regular updates to Board members and submit its final report following each examination.



                              FINANCE COMMITTEE

                              Chair

                              William Kahler, Australia
                              wyattkahler@bigpond.com

                              Members:
                              Yuli Berlin - Broner, Canada
                              Zameera Fida, USA
                              Lamar Hicks, USA
                              Alex Moule, Australia
                              Asgeir Sigurdsson, USA
                              Amy Sochatsky, Canada


                              Duties:
                              The Finance Committee shall

                              i. Advise the President and Board on all matters concerning the financial wellbeing of the IADT.

                              ii. Develop an annual operating budget with the assistance of RES, Inc..

                              iii. Approve the budget within the Finance Committee.

                              iv. Monitor adherence to the budget.

                              v. Set long-range financial goals along with funding strategies to achieve them.

                              vi. Recommend to the Board means by which the IADT can consistently meet its financial obligations.


                              vii. Select a committee member where possible from outside the Board or IADT who has financial expertise.


                              TRAUMA GUIDELINES AND GLOSSARY COMMITTEE

                              Chair
                              Liran Levin, Canada
                              liran@ualberta.ca

                              Members:
                              Paul Abbott, Australia
                              Ashraf Fouad, USA
                              Anne O'Connell, Ireland
                              Fabricio Teixeira, USA
                              Nitesh Tewari, India

                              Duties:

                              i. It is the duty of the Committee to develop a glossary of terms and definitions used in the field of Dental Traumatology, if needed.
                              .

                              ii. It is the duty of the Committee to review current evidence based research in the field of Dental Traumatology.

                              iii. It is the duty of the Committee to submit a report every 6 months to the Board of Directors with specific recommendation in regard to the
                                  IADT Trauma Guidelines.


                              HONORS AND AWARDS COMMITTEE

                              Chair

                              Marie Therese Flores, Chile
                              mariateresa.flores@uv.cl

                              Members:
                              Lars Andersson, Sweden
                              Leif Bakland, USA
                              Alex Moule, Australia
                              Eva Lauridsen, Denmark
                              Emily Santelices (RES), USA (ex officio)

                              Duties:
                              i.  
                              It shall be the duty of the Honors and Awards Committee to recommend to the Board of Directors, via the officers, awards and honors to recognize individuals who have given exceptional service to the Association or who have made a major contribution to dental traumatology research or education.

                              ii. It shall be the duty of the Honors and Awards Committee to formulate and then publish Board-approved written criteria for all awards and honors.

                              iii. It shall be the duty of the Honors and Awards Committee to solicit nominations for the different Honors and Awards from the membership or initiate within the committee a recommendation for a nomination.

                              iv. The Honors and Awards Committee shall be required to consider all recommendations for nominations from members of the IADT, provided such nominations are 
                              made in writing and are accompanied by a detailed explanation why a candidate is considered to be a worthy recipient of an award.


                              INFORMATION AND NEWSLETTER COMMITTEE

                              Chair
                              Geertje van Gorp, Belgium
                              endovangorp@skynet.be

                              Members:
                              Lea Budak, Croatia
                              César de Gregorio, Spain
                              William Kahler, Australia
                              Liran Levin, Canada
                              Simran Sarao, USA
                              Michal Sobczak, Poland
                              Nitesh Tewari, India
                              Emily Santelices (RES), USA (ex officio)


                              Duties:

                              i. It shall be the responsibility of the Information Committee to send information on IADT business and other organizational activity to the membership

                              ii. It shall be the duty of the Information Committee to maintain, update and develop the IADT web site including the development of forums and links.

                              iii. It shall be the duty of the Information Committee to coordinate the activities of the IADT with the other dental societies, particularly those devoted to the field of Dental Traumatology, and to examine and establish liaison with other professional groups and associations.

                              iv. With the exception of news releases issued directly by the President or the Secretary, the information Committee will be responsible for all news releases relative to the IADT. These news releases must be initially approved in principle by the President or the Secretary.



                              MEMBERSHIP AND RECRUITMENT COMMITTEE

                              Chair

                              Nitesh Tewari, India
                              dr.nitesht@gmail.com

                              Members:
                              Ola Al Batayneh, Jordan
                              Ehsan Azadani, USA
                              Yuli Berlin-Broner, Canada
                              Gisela Bona, USA
                              Lea Budak, Croatia
                              Javier Cardenas, Chile
                              Zafer Cehreli, Turkey
                              Alex Moule, Australia
                              Sivakumar Nuvvula, India
                              Koyo Takimoto, Japan
                              Olga Tishkina, Russia
                              Nestor Tzimpoulas, Greece

                              Duties:
                              i.  It shall be the duty of the Membership and Recruitment Committee to work for ways to increase the number of members in IADT and to retain existing members over time.

                              ii. It shall have the responsibility to review membership lists and identify key personnel who can assist the Association in the recruitment of new members.

                              iii. It shall consider applications for Life Membership and organizational membership and nominations for Honorary Membership in order to make recommendations to the Board.

                              iv. It shall be the duty of the Membership Committee to assess the opinion of members about IADT specifically aimed at considering what we can do to maintain membership and also to make membership in IADT more attractive to all dental professionals.


                              RESEARCH COMMITTEE

                              Chair

                              Fabricio Teixeira, USA
                              fabricio-teixeira@uiowa.edu

                              Members:
                              Paul Abbott, Australia
                              Danielle Clark-Perry, Canada
                              Ashraf Fouad, USA
                              Amandeep Kaur, India
                              Anahat Khenra, USA
                              Lucy Yu, UK

                              Duties:
                              i. It shall be the duty of the Research Committee to stimulate and promote research in Dental Traumatology.

                              ii. It shall be the duty of the Research Committee to identify areas where there are gaps in the literature and where more research in dental traumatology is needed.

                              iii. Subject to prior approval by the Board of Directors, the Research Committee may develop or engage in activities that will assist members in improving their research through collaboration, enhanced funding, or the development of specific skills.

                              iv. It shall be the duty of the Research Committee to establish criteria for “awards” for presentations at IADT conferences, and to recommend the type and amount of awards.

                              v. It shall be the duty of the Committee to create/review the criteria for the IADT Case Report Award and IADT Research Award as well as to judge the applications for the awards.

                              vi. It shall be the duty of the Committee to review, score, and select the award winners as well as abstracts for the WCDT.

                              vii. It shall be the duty of the Committee to submit a regular report to the Board through the Secretary for approval



                              DEVELOPMENT, FUNDRAISING, SPONSORSHIP, AND CORPORATE RELATIONS COMMITTEE

                              Chair

                              Amy Sochatsky, Canada
                              asochats@ualberta.ca

                              Members:
                              Danielle Clark-Perry, Canada
                              Bill Kahler, Australia
                              Anahat Khehra, USA
                              Liran Levin, Canada
                              Simran Sarao, USA
                              Fabricio Teixeira, USA
                              Lynn Reeves (RES), USA (ex officio)


                              Duties:

                              It shall be the duty of the Sponsorship Committee to:

                              i. Seeks to establish relationships of the IADT with the 1) manufacturers of dental equipment and materials and 2) providers of services; identifies ways to enhance a relationship and investigates issues of mutual concern.

                              ii. Seek sponsorship for IADT activities

                              iii. Set guidelines for seeking sponsors

                              iv. Recommend appropriate sponsors

                              v. Monitor and assess the impact sponsors have on IADT activities

                              vi. Report to the Board through the Finance Committee



                              SOCIAL MEDIA COMMITTEE

                              Chair

                              Nitesh Tewari, India
                              dr.nitesht@gmail.com

                              Members:
                              Padmanabhan MY, India
                              Simran Sarao, USA
                              Giorgos Tzanetakis, Greece
                              Lynn Reeves (RES), USA (ex officio)


                              Duties:

                              It shall be the duty of the Social Media Committee to:

                              i.  It shall be the duty of the Committee to overview, maintain and further develop IADT social media pages and discussion forums.

                              ii.  It shall be the duty of the Committee moderate IADT social media pages and discussion forums.

                              iii. It shall be the duty of the Committee to encourage membership though the IADT social media pages and discussion forums.

                              iv. It shall be the duty of the Committee to develop strategies to use IADT social media pages and discussion forums for marketing and generation of new income sources for IADT


                              MEETING PLANNING COMMITTEE (NEW)

                              Chair

                              Anne O'Connell, Ireland
                              anne.oconnell@dental.tcd.ie

                              Members:
                              William Kahler, Australia
                              Liran Levin, Canada
                              Michal Sobczak, Poland
                              Koyo Takimoto, Japan
                              Nitesh Tewari, India 



                              Duties:

                              It shall be the duty of the Social Media Committee to:

                              i.  It shall be the responsibility of the Committee to discuss potential opportunities for IADT’s World Congress in Dental Traumatology (WCDT)

                              ii.  It shall be the responsibility of the Committee to seek out and initiate contacts with representatives of international, national and regional organizations for the purpose of encouraging applications for hosting a World Congress in Dental Traumatology (WCDT)

                              iii. It shall be the responsibility of the Committee to evaluate applications for hosting a World Congress in Dental Traumatology and to make recommendations to the Board on the suitability of the applicant for partnering with IADT for a World Congress.

                              iv. It shall be the responsibility of this committee to identify and seek approval for the speaker selected to present the JOA Memorial lecture at the WCDT meeting.

                              Ad-Hoc Committees



                              • DIRECTORS NOMINATING COMMITTEE

                                Chair
                                Anne O'Connell, Ireland
                                anne.oconnell@dental.tcd.ie

                                Members
                                Lamar Hicks, USA
                                Fabricio Teixeira, USA
                                Georgios Tsilingaridis Sweden
                                Gertrude van Gorp, Belgium


                                Duties:
                                i. The Directors Nominating Committee shall make nominations for positions of Directors of the IADT.

                                ii. The Nominating Committee shall attempt to select candidates on a diversified basis.

                                iii. The Nominating Committee shall welcome suggestions and be required to consider all recommendations for nominations from members of the IADT, provided:
                                    •Such nominations are made in writing; are endorsed by the nominee;
                                    •Are delivered to the Nominating Committee at least three months before the established date of election;
                                    •Are accompanied by a brief curriculum vitae of the proposed candidate.

                                iv. The Nominating Committee shall prepare a slate of nominations and submit the slate to the Officers for ratification one month before the election is scheduled.

                                v. The slate of nominations for directors are to be delivered to the Secretary at least 21 days before the date of the board meeting at which elections are to be held.

                                vi. The Nominating Committee shall assist the President, if requested, in the selection of members for other committees or other positions in the IADT.



                                • OFFICERS NOMINATING COMMITTEE

                                  Chair

                                  Lamar Hicks, USA
                                  hicksml@verizon.net

                                  Members:
                                  Zafer C. Çehreli, Turkey
                                  William Kahler, Australia
                                  Liran Levin, Canada
                                  Anne O'Connell, Ireland

                                  Duties:
                                  i. The Officers Nominating Committee shall make nominations for all officer positions of the IADT

                                  ii. Written nominations for all officer positions are to be delivered to the Secretary at least 21 days before the date of the board meeting at which the election is to be held.



                                  STANDARDIZED RECORDS

                                  Chair

                                  Georgios Tsilingaridi,il Sweden
                                  georgios.tsilingaridis@ki.se

                                  Members
                                  Lars Andersson, Sweden
                                  Ece Eden, Turkey
                                  Kate Kenny, UK
                                  Chaitanya Puranik, USA

                                  Duties:
                                  It shall be the duty of the Standardized Records Committee to present a standardized way to record Traumatic Dental Injuries (TDI) to be used worldwide.


                                  WEBSITE DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (New)

                                  Chair
                                  Zafer C. Çehreli, Turkey
                                  zcehreli@gmail.com

                                  Members
                                  Yuli Berlin-Broner, Canada
                                  William Ha, Australia
                                  William Kahler, Australia
                                  Amandeep Kaur, India
                                  Liran Levin, Canada
                                  Nitesh Tewari, India
                                  Lynn Reeves (RES), USA (ex officio)

                                   
                                   
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