DENTAL THERAPY ASSOCIATION OF SOUTH AFRICA

1. TO CREATE A SUSTAINABLE AND PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATION ADOPTING BEST BUSINESS PRACTICE AND MANAGEMENT AT ALL LEVELS OF THE ASSOCIATION 2. TO ATTAIN FULL MEMBERSHIP OF ALL REGISTERED DENTAL THERAPISTS IN SOUTH AFRICA BY OCTOBER 2006 3. TO FACILLITATE THE DEVELOPMENT AND POGRESSION OF DENTAL THERAPY AND DENTAL THERAPISTS 4. TO ELIMINATE PROFESSIONAL DISCRIMINATION AND FOSTER HEALTHIER RELATIONSHIPS IN THE DENTAL FRATERNITY . 5. TO PROTECT THE INTRESTS OF DENTAL THERAPY AND DENTAL THERAPISTS IN SOUTH AFRICA 6. TO BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH DENTAL COUNCILS ACROSS THE WORLD FOR THE RECOGNITION OF THE SOUTH AFRICAN DENTAL THERAPY PROFESSION AS AN INTERNATIONALY ACCREDITED PROFESSION - TO FACILLITATE INTERNATIONAL ACCREDTITION PROGRAMMES 7. TO FACILLITATE THE PROGRESSION OF DENTAL THERAPY TRAINING AND EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND EXPANDED FUNCTIONS OF THERAPISTS 8. TO PROTECT DENTAL THERAPISTS FROM UNFAIR LABOUR PRACTICE AND DISCRIMINATION IN THE WORK ENVIRONMNT 9. TO PROMOTE DENTAL THERAPY TO ALL ORAL HEALTHCARE ROLEPLAYERS 10. TO FACILLITATE THE INVOLVEMENT OF DENTAL THERAPISTS IN COMMUNITY ORAL HEALTHCARE PROGRAMMES 11. TO FACILLITATE RECOGNITION OF THE PROFESSION TO FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS AND PROMOTE DENTAL THERAPISTS REQUIRING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE OR START UP CAPITAL 12. TO ATTAIN PPS ACCREDITION FOR ALL DENTAL THERAPISTS 13. TO ENSURE EQUAL PAY FOR PROCEDURES AS RENDERED BY OTHER DENTAL PROFESSIONALS AND PREVENT DISCRIMINATION BY MEDICAL FUNDERS . 14 TO BUILD A UNIFIED DENTAL ASSOCIATION IN SA WITH A GENERAL DENTAL COUNCIL IN THE LONG TERM 15. TO ENCOURAGE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES IN THE DENTAL THERAPY PROFESSION IN SOUTH AFRICA 16. TO ENCOURAGE THE RECRUITMENT AND TRAINING OF MORE DENTAL THERAPISTS AS PER THE WHITE PAPER ON THE TRANSFORMATION OF HEALTHCARE IN SOUTH AFRICA 17. TO CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT SUITABLE FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MEMBERS AND THE EXECUTIVE OF DENTASA 18. TO EMPOWER DENTAL THERAPISTS AND ASSIST WHERE NECESSARY MAKING REPRESENTATIONS ON BEHALF OF MEMBERS AT ALL LEVELS OF GOVERNANACE , ETHICS AND BEST PRACTICE 19. TO ENGAGE ALL MEMBERS I N CONTINUED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT CPD . – AND STAY AHEAD WITH THE DEVELOPMENTS IN DENTAL TECHNOLOGY . 20. TO PROVIDE DENTAL SOLUTIONS TO ALL SOUTH AFRICANS BY CREATING UNIQUE BUSINESS RELATIONS WITH DENTAL PARTNERS AND MEMBERS IN MAKING DENTISTRY AFFORDABLE AND DENTAL TREATMENT ATTAINABLE . 21. TO ESTABLISH THE SOVREIGNITY OF DENTAL THERAPY IN SOUTH AFRICA