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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.
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                                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
                                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
                                Camila Corral Núñez, Chile
                                Simran Sarao, USA
                                Georgios Tsilingaridis, Sweden
                                Giorgos Tzanetakis, Greece
                                Annapurny Venkiteswaran, Malaysia
                                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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