Since 2015, the Indiana Mission of Mercy has provided nearly $3 million in care to over 3,000 Hoosiers in need. IDA is currently searching for a dentist who is willing to lead the 2021 event.

It’s no secret that this event is a considerable time commitment, but the help provided to children and adults in need of dental care is invaluable! Keep these facts in mind when considering a leadership role as Chair of IndianaMoM 2021:

• You won’t go it alone: The IndianaMoM organizing committee has more than 30 members who oversee everything from the hosting facility and equipment rental to volunteer management and pre-event publicity. Many committee members have helped organize all three past events, and their expertise will no doubt make 2021 planning smoother than ever.
• Co-chairs welcome! Worried about taking on such a large commitment? Invite a fellow dentist to partner with you as Chair. The 2019 IndianaMoM event had Co-Chairs who were able to split duties and share the load.
• Choose the location and date: The IndianaMoM Chair is free to select the event city of his or her choice! Past events were in Indianapolis and Fort Wayne, but we are willing to host the event in other locations in Indiana, even smaller areas.

 
IDA thanks you for considering a leadership role in this important event. To express interest or to get more information about the Chair position, contact Jay Dziwlik at the IDA.

Mark your calendars! IDA’s next Dental Day at the Capitol will take place Monday, February 17, 2020. Please join us for a day of advocacy as we work to build dentistry’s voice at the Indiana statehouse. Participants will also learn more about the legislative process and have a chance to meet with their own state legislators. Click here to learn more and to RSVP.

IDA is saddened to announce the death of Dr. Dave Holwager, our former president and a faithful IDA member and volunteer since 1982.

Dedicated to organized dentistry to the very end, Dr. Holwager passed away in his sleep in San Francisco while attending the ADA World Congress as Indiana’s delegation secretary.

Dr. Holwager was one of the IDA’s most enthusiastic and intrepid supporters, having volunteered on committees and for activities too numerous to count. His most notable leadership positions were president of the IDA in 2005-06, member of the ADA Delegation since 2000, co-chair of IDPAC, member of the MEWA Trust board and the Eastern District Dental Society trustee since 1999. Dr. Holwager operated a solo practice in Cambridge City and was involved in numerous civic activities in Wayne County.

We pass our deepest condolences to Dr. Holwager’s wife, Elaine, and their two daughters Mary Jean and Andrea.

Dr. Holwager obituary