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Committee and AAO House of Delegates Reports
Highlights of the 2000 AAO House of Delegates
The PCSO delegation of nine delegates and three alternates spent most of their time at the Chicago meeting working in the House of Delegates on issues likely to affect PCSO members.
A total of 71 resolutions were considered.
Co-Chairs Gary Baughman (Stockton, CA) and Terry McDonald (Salem, OR) led the delegation through the usual politics and kept them focused on the critical issues.
This recap of the most important issues was prepared immediately after the meeting.
National Advertising Program
On a close vote, the AAO advertising program was denied a third year of funding. A dues assessment of $130 had been in effect since 1998 and will not continue. The AAO will return to a program comprised mostly of public relations efforts (like Orthodontic Health Month in October), with some cable advertising, but without any network advertising.
Technology Effort
A new technology action plan was approved, primarily to overhaul the AAO Web site and consider new member benefits on the Internet.
A first year’s budget of $250,000 was allocated. These funds will be raised through a dues increase of $40 per year. PCSO member Dr. Richard Savage (Anaheim Hills, CA) is representing PCSO on the Technology Vision Committee.
The member dues increase and discontinued assessment will result in an annual reduction of $90.
Component Society Recognition
PCSO has for years championed a more formal relationship between the component (state and provincial) orthodontic organizations and the AAO. Each year, technical arguments have led to the proposal’s defeat.
The 2000 House was no exception. The issue was again referred to the AAO Council on Membership. It will resurface again in 2001. This was our only major disappointment this year.
Use of AAO Logo on Member Websites
This PCSO resolution was approved, although with some strings attached. The House members were uncomfortable supporting the concept without some guidelines for the logo’s use, not unlike the guidelines for use of the logo in other circumstances.
The House gave the Board of Trustees until March 2001 to develop the guidelines, although we anticipate they will finish their work sooner, at which time members will be able to add the logo to their sites.
Reorganization of the House of Delegates
This was the most contentious matter before the House. Since the House inception in 1968, the allocation of delegates has been based in part on the number of members in each constituent society (PCSO is the largest with nine delegates), plus two additional delegates. This has made for a higher level of representation for the smaller constituents and lower for those larger, like PCSO.
We proposed a change to straight proportional allocation, but needed more support than was available. In the end, a compromise was made to increase the size of the house from 50 to 64, which brings closer together the number of members represented by each delegation. PCSO will remain the largest, with 12 delegates, an increase from 18% to 20%.
New Specialty Definition
A new definition of Orthodontics was approved for submission for approval to the ADA, as follows: "Orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics: That dental specialty which includes the diagnosis, prevention, interception, guidance and correction of mal-relationships of the developing or mature orofacial structures."
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