GHDLA--Houston Study Group

For all of the Dental Technicians in the Houston and surrounding area, the next meeting of the GHDLA (Houston Study Group) is all day Saturday, March 28, 2009. Post cards are being mailed out this next week with pre-registration instructions to everyone on the mailing list. On Site Registration starts at 7:15 am at the Marriott Hobby Airport location. Clinics start promptly at 8:00 am. For more information, please contact Phyllis Smith, Secretary at 281-482-0038.

DLAT Board Meeting Schedule

The next DLAT Board Meeting is scheduled for Sunday, Apr. 5, 2009 around 9:00 am in conjunction with the DFW Regional Conference and Expo held at the Omni Mandalay in Las Colinas, (Irving) TX. Check the Clinic listing in the program for exact room location. This Board Meeting will be open to anyone interested. Look here, or to the DLAT website ( www.dlat.org) and click on "events schedule" for any updates.

Board Meeting Comments from Feb. 6, 2009

This year marks (hopefully) the start of our turn toward attracting younger technicians, and re-instating the use of Committees in DLAT. My desire is to start, and moderate, new dialog for changes in our approach to this very important organization. My desire is NOT to be a "one woman band" in trying to do things differently. I am a firm believer in surrounding yourself with folks that do things BETTER than you do, so that the progress made, is always in a forward motion. I truly hope this Board of Directors can share a vision for growth that can be carried into next year, and the next.