COMMUNICATION
WITH YOU AND STAKEHOLDERS
- Interactive ZiDA website
- Access to a wealth of information
- Free subscription to the weekly careers and job classified advertisements
- Keep yourself up to date with dental functions, meetings, seminars and courses
- Members are able to submit their own advertisements and calendar events
“INTELLECTUAL”
INPUT
- Assisting and preparing the profession to be NHI-ready
- Monitoring statutory gazettes and circulars
- Briefing sessions Submitting SADA input
- Arguing the cases of dentists in industry debates and discussions
ADVOCACY
& REPRESENTATION
- Presents a united voice in influencing public policy, in the formulation and promotion of sound
- National Oral Health Policy and State dental programmes and policies
- We promote the profession’s perspective in a unified, clear and timely manner with government agencies, business sectors and other role players
- ZiDA represents the profession’s democratically reached views to national administrations and many other influential bodies
EDUCATION
- Gain that superior advantage with access to the dental professions’ most prestigious professional development
- Members are also able to attain their CDP points by completing the online questionnaires.
- Continuing education workshops and lectures at branches (excellent ways to increase your knowledge and to obtain the CPD points you need)
- Congresses (featuring local and international speakers, and providing excellent networking opportunities)
Educational Grants (ensuring research and development in the profession) - Assistance to members and their family who may have fallen on hard times, via the Benevolent Fund
LEGAL & ETHICAL
- ADVICE & GUIDANCE
- Know and understand the laws and regulations that impact the Dental professison and can inform the way you practice
- ZiDA offers you access to information on health related legislation, regulation guidelines and policy documents
- Members can also obtain individual and specific legal and ethical advice relating to dental practice in Zimbabwe
- Access to the Dental Mediator to deal with patient complaints and conflict resolution
PUBLIC AWARENESS
- Campaigns to maintain the recognition of the dentist as the oral health care expert and the leader of the dental team.