The Model Section Award was established in 2014. The award is presented to acknowledge and encourage Sections and their Chairs to pursue activities that meet and exceed the goals and objectives of the Academy.

The Awards Committee will review each application against pre-established standards and determine if the Section meets minimum requirements in all areas. Sections that meet and/or exceed standards will be designated as Model Sections and recognized at the Annual Awards Luncheon.

The 2025 Model Section Award will be presented to the Section Chairs of the Model Sections during the Annual Awards Meeting of the Academy.

Directions: The Section Chair will complete this application and submit it to the Central Office (clicking the submit button sends it directly to the International Office) by June 30, 2025.

Our Section

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Has officers/board/membership committee (or equivalent) to identify qualified dentists for possible Fellowship nomination and/or Fellows within the Section who sponsor nominees: *
Conducts an annual business meeting and induction of new Fellows: *
Our induction meeting is just for PFA members: *
If no please check all the other groups you meet in conjunction with:
Invites our Trustee or Officers of the Academy to Section Meetings: *
Presents a Distinguished Dentist Award *
Recognizes the Academy's Student Certificate of Merit Student Recipient (presents the award and/or invites the recipient to the Section meeting or announces the name of the recipient at a Section meeting) ) *
Communicates with our Trustee at least on a bi-annual basis: *
Has a Section newsletter (electronic or printed) or alternatively, our Section regularly sends letters, notices, or e-mail messages to all its members: *
I have learned to post Section News on www.fauchard.org *
Is compliant with requests for reports, photos and information from our Trustee, Central Office/Executive Director, and Editor: *
Is represented at the Annual Section Chair Caucus and/or PFA Annual Awards Luncheon: *

Section Projects

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Our Section has at least one project that:

  • Directly promotes the mission/goals/objectives of the Academy
  • Is primarily administered and financed by the Section
  • Recurs annually

(examples: a Section Scholarship, (not the Foundation Scholarship) Student and/or Faculty Award, Grant , Mentorship program, Service project, etc)

Section Chair

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As Section Chair, I affirm that the information provided in the above application is true and complete to the best of my knowledge.