{"id":1133,"date":"2020-06-12T17:09:54","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T17:09:54","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=1133"},"modified":"2023-12-14T11:41:42","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T16:41:42","slug":"mda-governance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/membership\/mda-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"MDA Governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1698696973333{margin-top: -40px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #009ba7 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;white-text&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>MDA Governance<\/h1>\n<p><nav  aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<strong>An Inclusive Organization Committed to Member Success<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The MDA\u2019s mission is \u201cempowering member dentists, advancing the dental profession, and improving oral health.\u201d Fulfilling that mission takes many forms, but it all begins with governance \u2014 the MDA\u2019s working structure of volunteers, staff, committee members, board members, and delegates to the MDA and ADA House.<\/p>\n<p>The MDA governance structure provides the framework to develop an unmatched culture of inclusiveness and diversity among our volunteers \u2014 one that will point the way for the MDA and Michigan dentistry now and in the years to come.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=&#8221;35&#8243; 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