AANZP Annual General Meeting

Kimpton Margot Hotel, Sydney

Friday 28th July 2023

-      minutes –

(recorded by Poh Hun Loh / John Cho)

Attendees: 16 on-site / 10 via Zoom (total: 26)

1.    Welcome by John Cho

2.    Apologies

2.1. Brendan Joyce / Brad Shepard / James Dudley / Anthony Dickinson / David Cantillon / Gerry Clausen / Menaka Abuzar / Simon Wylie / Lindsay Richards

3.    Confirmation of minutes of AGM 2022 July, Melbourne

3.1. Minutes were distributed online and in physical form

-       Motion

Move to accept minutes

Moved: Sunyoung Ma Seconded: Ken Hooi

4.    Correspondence

4.1. None received / recorded

5.    Reports

5.1. All reports read out (tabled and attached to this minutes)

1.    President – John Cho

2.    Secretary / Treasurer – Poh Hun Loh (via Zoom)

3.    Standards committee – Mark Gervais

4.    Examinations and Curriculum committee – James Dudley (read by John Cho)

5.    Scientific committee – Ken Hooi

6.    Membership committee – Constance Wu

6.    General business

6.1. Changes to Executive

1.    Simon Wylie to end his term as Immediate Past President

2.    Sunyoung Ma: President-elect. No other nominations.

All appointments approved unanimously.

6.2. apologies for technical issues relating to emails not working in recent weeks – now rectified

6.3. Mark Gervais outlined the importance of putting forward advice to the Dental Board from the Academy regarding the parameters and definitions of Prosthodontics in Australia, as these guidelines form the basis from which the Australian Dental Council undertakes its accreditation of Prosthodontics programs in Australia. Current definitions/guidelines (consisting of 11 points) do not appear to be in line with what prosthodontists in Australia would generally define to be mainstream prosthodontics.

-       Motion

Move that an Advisory Group be established to provide input to the Dental Board for defining parameters of Prosthodontics in Australia, to comprise of 5x AANZP members (Mark Gervais, John Cho, Karl Lyons, Danielle Layton, and one other private practitioner to be decided)

Moved: Mark Gervais              Seconded: John Cho

6.4. Provision of physical certificates to Fellows of the Academy and digital logos for use online

-       Motion

Move that a committee be established to form physical certificates and digital logos for those who have been admitted into Fellowship of the Academy. These certificates to be provided to Fellows at the Biennial Scientific Meeting in Sydney.

Moved: Phil Kelly                     Seconded: Paul Hogan

6.5. Hiring of a photographer for the Biennial Scientific Meeting in 2024 to take photos of the meeting, as well as provide a service to our members by taking professional headshots for use in CPD etc. This referred to the Scientific Committee for consideration.

7.    Other business

7.1. Digital and Data Science Institute proposal by Ken Hooi

1.    Summary report and presentation given and tabled

2.    Ken Hooi advised of his availability to implement, chair, and oversee the DDSI for five years

-       Motion

Move that Council provide approval or otherwise of development of DDSI to Ken Hooi by 15th September 2023, and if approved, for the business plan to be taken to the membership at the AGM in July 2024.

Moved: David Sykes                Seconded: Alan Broughton

8.    Details of next meeting

8.1. AGM to be held at the 2024 Biennial Scientific Meeting at the Kimpton Margot Hotel, Sydney. Friday 26th July 11:00 – 12:30.

9.    Close

9.1. Meeting closed 3:30pm