Committee on the New Dentist
Mission Statement
The Committee on the New Dentist serves to identify and address the needs and issues facing new dentists in their first ten years of practice and assists in the transition from dental student to new practitioner. The committee encourages and promotes membership and leadership of new dentists in the development of policies, program benefits, and services, and provides expertise on issues affecting new dentists to appropriate councils, committees, and task forces.
Primary Duties
1. Represent the new dentist perspective on CDA councils, committees, and task forces as guest members.
2. Develop the tripartite network for new dentists, by assisting in the development of component new dentist committees and supporting the programs of the ADA Committee on the New Dentist.
3. Participate in CDA dental student activities, including involvement in dental student leadership programs.
4. Identify and assist new dentists in developing leadership skills, in conjunction with the Leadership Development Committee.
5. In conjunction with CDA’s public policy councils, support and participate in political activities, particularly initiatives which impact new dentists.
6. Work with the Scientific Sessions Board of Managers and CDA Education Department to provide valuable programs and educational resources to new dentists.
7. In conjunction with the Council on Membership, develop recruitment and retention strategies for new dentist members.
Time Requirements
Committee Meetings – 3 one-day meetings
Council Meetings as Guest Member – 4 one-day meetings
Conferences/Additional Meetings:
CDA Scientific Session – 1 one-day meeting
ADA New Dentist Conference (Chair and Vice-Chair only) – 1 two-day meeting
Qualifications/Special Skills and Knowledge
1. Must be a new dentist (defined as ten years of licensure or less).
2. CND will appoint two dental student CDA members. One dental student must be from a Southern California dental school, and one dental student must be from a Northern California dental school.
Terms of Office
The members of the Committee on the New Dentist shall be elected to a term of one year. Members are eligible for re-appointment as long as classified as a new dentist. Dental student members will be appointed for one-year terms, for a maximum of two terms. Appointment of dental students will rotate between the Southern California dental schools for one student member, and the Northern California dental schools for the other student member.
| Current Committee Members | Component |
| Rex R. Yanase, DDS, Chair | Western Los Angeles DS |
| Tristan Hamilton | Undergraduate Student |
| Nicklaus Morton | Undergraduate Student |
| Ruchi Nijjar, DDS | Southern Alameda County DS |
| Sean M. Rockwell, DDS | Butte-Sierra District DS |
| Sharine Valentine Thenard, DDS | Alameda County DS |
| Claire E. Tyler, DDS | Napa-Solano DS |
| Jeremy Wilgus, DDS | Santa Barbara-Ventura County |
| Staff Support: Conor McNulty Administrator, Recruitment & Retention 916.554.4978 conor.mcnulty@cda.org |
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