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Strategic Plan

IDA's 2010-15 Strategic Plan

The strategic plan for the Indian Dental Association (IDA) was developed following a detailed assessment of member feedback which identified the need to strengthen the dental fraternity. This information has allowed the association to chart a new course that builds upon the success of the past.

IDA was founded in 1945 so that dental professionals could pool their knowledge, skills and ability and come together in a professional environment. Broadly speaking, this future direction can be summarized as:

• We enhance membership experience - a one-stop shop or resource centre solution for all professional needs.
• We aim to expand our network and cover 75% of registered dentists in India.
• Strengthen IDA's leadership by internal expansion and outreach to non-members.
• Build and reinforce IDA's value for its members and potential members.
• Support through each phase of their profession (from establishment to expansion along with financial planning).
• Enhance knowledge and advocacy efforts on supporting a strong profession, a united community and healthy public.
• Aggressively defend dentists treatment through legal, legislative and administrative supports.
• Provide extraordinary, sustainable support to members and their practices through oral health awareness campaigns.
• IDA also oversees continuing education requirements for dentists with updates for skill enhancement.
• Ensures government-mandated continuing education courses are accessible to all members.
• Establish and set parameters for a web-based continuing education centre to conduct educational programmes.
• Make Scientific Sessions a platform for professional meetings.

• Establish IDA as the leading advocate for dentistry when interacting with government and regulatory agencies.
• Enhance IDA’s involvement in key issues affecting dentistry through research, analysis and planning.
• Forecast studies of oral health care needs, workforce capacity, financing and technology.
• Develop long-term strategies for addressing issues defined in the forecasting research.
• Educate and build public's confidence by informing them about efforts taken by dental professionals for knowledge up-gradation via CDE Accreditation and Dental Practice Accreditation Programmes.

• To extend services to underprivileged sections of the population, particularly children, the elderly and people with special needs through targeted policies and strategies.
• Develop innovative delivery models that successfully address the access to oral care.
• Establish mandatory children’s oral health assessments.
• Increase utilisation of preventive measures.
• Garner support from influential decision makers to formulate, enhance and implement IDA's oral health policies.
• Improve the oral health of Indians and meet community needs through the IDA Foundation. IDA plans to serve as a facilitator of the national dental research effort, identify priority topics for research, and ensure the timely dissemination of information to the profession.

The 2010-15 IDA Strategic Plan is only one component, in the further development of the association. The specific initiatives in the plan are subject to further review and refinement by IDA’s Central Council and the state branches. Through heightened levels of member engagement the plan will deliver the outcomes required to enhance the professionalism, standing and viability of the dental fraternity.