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Recommended Strategies and Key Actions For Each Strategy

Key Result Area 1: Enhance the communications network with the membership for effective two-way flow of information

OBJ 1: Improve timely dialogue and distribution of information on issues with the membership.

Recommended Strategies:

1 - 1 – 1 Increase face-to-face contact between volunteer leaders and the membership
1 - 1 - 2 Enhance PCSO's Internet presence and encourage digital/electronic communication among members, leaders, and associated organizations
1 –1 – 3 PCSO directors and/or officers represent PCSO at component meetings
1 –1 – 4 Conduct informal annual contact with small number of members

Key actions for recommended Strategies:

Strategy 1 - 1 - 1 Increase face-to-face contact between volunteer leaders and the membership.
Key Action Responsibility Target Date
1) Directors on the PCSO Board attend, when possible, their respective Regional PCSO meetings as part of their responsibilities of office Directors 4/99
2) Contact each director and program chair and assistant program chair prior to regional meetings to advise them of their respective meeting's business agenda items, to solicit input and confirm attendance. PRA 4/99
3) Prior to each regional meeting, contact each program chair and assistant chair to coordinate the meeting business agenda, discuss attendance Host Director 4/99


Strategy 1 - 1 - 2 Enhance PCSO's Internet presence and encourage digital/electronic communication among members, leaders, and associated organizations.
Key Action Responsibility Date Due
1) Establish independent website Technology Committee 6/98
2) Coordinate and communicate website/internet Committee & chair functions and services with AAO internet committee. Strategic Planning Committee/Technology Committee Ongoing
3) Develop member electronic mailing list and/or fax list Ad Hoc Committee on Technology/PRA 6/99


Strategy 1 –1 – 3 Directors and officers represent PCSO at component meetings to exchange information and ideas
Key Action Responsibility Date Due
PCSO directors to attend component meetings President 4/99


Strategy 1 –1 –4 Perform informal annual contact with small number of members
Key Action Responsibility Date Due
Call 5 members each year Board 9/99
Summarize results PRA 10/99


Key Result Area 2 Increase member participation and commitment to the PCSO and its programs

OBJ 1 Determine the level of members participating in PCSO programs.

Recommended Strategies:

2 - 1 - 1 Determine names and the number of qualified non-members.
2 - 1 - 2 Develop plan to retain existing members

Key actions for recommended Strategies:

Strategy 2 - 1 - 1 Determine names and the number of qualified non-members.
Key Action Responsibility Target
1) Identify names and numbers of non-members Membership Committee 2/99
2) Invite non-members to PCSO meetings PRA 1999 Annual Session
3) Determine conditions for new members to attend Executive Committee 12/99


Strategy 2 – 1 – 2 Retain existing members
Key Action Responsibility Target
1) Develop plan to retain existing members Membership Committee 12/99


OBJ 2: Enhance practice development opportunities for new members.

Recommended Strategy:

Strategy 2 - 2 - 1 Develop and implement programs and meeting topics for new members.

Key actions for recommended Strategy:
Key Action Responsibility Target Date
1) Identify new member issues New Member Committee 11/98
2) Develop programs to address new member issues Continuing Education Committee/Meeting Program Chairs Ongoing


OBJ 3 Improve recognition of new members.

Recommended Strategies:

2 - 3 - 1 Make new members feel welcome.
2 - 3 - 2 Develop plans to provide more recognition of new members to existing membership

Key Actions for Recommended Strategies:

Strategy 2 - 3 - 1 Make new members feel welcome.
1) Develop plan to identify new members and welcome them at appropriate meetings New Member Committee 11/98
2) Review program fees and make suggestions on appropriate fee adjustments for new members New Member Committee 3/99


Strategy 2 - 3 – 2 Develop plans to provide more recognition of new members
Key Action Responsibility Target Date
1) Consider ways to identify new members at meetings New Member Committee 11/99
2) Consider ways to identify and highlight new members in publications. Publications Committee and Editor 11/99


OBJ 4 Develop a written history of the PCSO.

Recommended strategies:

2 - 4 – 1 Develop brief summary of PCSO history
2 - 4 – 2 Disseminate history summary to membership

Key Actions for Recommended Strategies:

2 - 4 – 1 Develop brief summary of PCSO history
Key Action Responsibility Target Date
1) Write short history Bulletin Editor 6/99
2) Publish in Bulletin and through PCSO Website Publications Committee/
Technology Committee
9/99


2 - 4 – 2 Disseminate history summary to membership
Key Action Responsibility Target Date
1) Determine options for making history available to membership History Committee 3/99


Key Result Area 3 Enhance training and skill level of orthodontic staff of members

OBJ 1 Develop issue driven staff educational programs

Recommended Strategies:

3 – 1 – 1 Determine staff training/skills needs and wants
3 – 1 – 2 Provide issues driven staff education at meetings

Key Actions for recommended Strategies:

3 – 1 – 1 Determine staff training/skills needs and wants
Key Action Responsibility Target Date
1) Appoint Staff Education Committee Board/President 4/99
2) Survey staff Staff Education Committee 6/99
3) Make recommendations to Continuing Education Comm. Staff Education Committee 9/99 and ongoing


3 – 1 – 2 Provide issues driven staff education at meetings
Key Action Responsibility Target Date
1) Make recommendations to respective meeting program chairs and appropriate committees Continuing Education Committee 6/99


Key Result Area 4 Enhance the practice of orthodontics for PCSO members

OBJ 1 Promote excellence in orthodontics

Recommended Strategy:

4 - 1 - 1 Encourage ethical and quality practice of orthodontics among PCSO members.

Key Actions for recommended Strategy
Key Action Responsibility Target Date
1) Feature articles in the Bulletin Bulletin Editor 6/99, ongoing
2) Recommend and schedule programs on ethics and quality at PCSO meetings Continuing Education Committee 2000 Annual Session, ongoing
3) Support ABO Certification Bulletin Editor, CE Committee Ongoing


OBJ 2 Help potential patients understand the difference between general dentists providing orthodontic services and trained orthodontists

Recommended Strategy:

4 – 2 – 1 Support the concept of orthodontic treatment by trained orthodontic specialists

Key Actions for recommended Strategy
Key Action Responsibility Target Date
1) Investigate options Board 11/99
2) Communicate to membership PCSO actions/inaction in this area Bulletin Editor 1/00


KRA 5 Evaluate, develop and improve the effectiveness of PCSO

OBJ 1 Provide for an ongoing strategic planning process.

Recommended Strategies:

5 - 1 - 1 Monitor and evaluate the strategic plans.

Key Actions for recommended Strategy:
Key Action Responsibility Target Date
1) Review the Strategic Plan and make recommendations to Board SP Committee Annually
2) Revise strategic plan SP Committee Every 5 years or as needed


5 - 1 - 2 Solicit input from members.

Key Actions for recommended Strategy
Key Action Responsibility Target Date
1) Conduct telephone survey SP Comm., consultant Every two years
2) Survey annual session attendees PRA/SP Comm. 11/99
3) Develop written survey for entire membership SP Comm. 2000
4) Develop on-line response survey Technology Comm. 2000


5 - 1 - 3 Strategic planning committee to communicate with leaders and members.

Key Actions for recommended Strategy
Key Action Responsibility Target Date
1) Get strategic plans from other constituent societies PRA 2/99
2) Make reports to Board on SP Comm. meeting SP Comm Board meetings
3) Report to members on SP activities Editor Every 2 years
4) Publish SP Comm. accomplishments Editor 6/99, ongoing


OBJ 2 Establish effective budget analysis and projection

Recommended Strategy:

5 – 2 – 1 Develop five year budget projection

Key Actions for recommended Strategy:
Key Action Responsibility Target Date
1) Research and draft five year budget projection Budget and Finance Comm 10/99


OBJ 3 Enhance the effect of PCSO delegation at AAO House of Delegates

Recommended Strategy:

5 – 3 – 1 Improve effectiveness of PCSO delegates to House of Delegates

Key Actions for recommended Strategy:
Key Action Responsibility Target Date
1) Evaluate current PCSO House of delegates operation Ad Hoc Comm. 11/98
2) Initiate changes Board/Delegation 5/99


OBJ 4 Have a well-trained, progressive Board of Directors

Recommended Strategy:

5 – 4 – 1 Provide Training and Appropriate Information to Board


Mission Values, Vision, Strategies and Key Result Areas and Objectives

Also see the statements of the PCSO's Mission, Values and Vision for the Future and the Summary of Key Result Areas and Objectives.


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