a. To promote the spirit of fellowship, goodwill and cooperation among those providing oral health care for children.

b. To promote inter-society/association collaboration and strengthen oral health care programs in the region.

c. To promote and strengthen the specialty of Pediatric Dentistry with the relevant societies/associations in Asia.

d. To encourage, assist, and enhance the training, expertise, and research opportunities pertaining to Pediatric Dentistry.

e. To encourage and enhance continuing educational programs and to disseminate scientific information pertaining to children's oral health.

f. To affiliate with organizations deemed appropriate by the Board of Directors to enhance the mission and objectives of the PDAA.

a. Promote, encourage and assist in the acquisition and dissemination of knowledge relating to all aspects of Pediatric Dentistry.

b. Conduct conferences, meetings, seminars, courses, lectures and exhibitions, and support associated social/cultural activities.

c. Manage grants, donations, subsidies, subscriptions or other funds for PDAA activities.

d. Carry out deeds for the attainment of the mission and objectives of PDAA including the formation of appropriate Standing Committees.

a. All applications shall be made to the President of PDAA in writing.

b. The Board of Directors shall invite the applicant to the following PDAA Board meeting for a presentation.

c. The Board of Directors shall have the power to accept or reject any application at its discretion for provisional membership.

d. A full membership may be conferred after they have attended two consecutive PDAA congress board meetings.

e. A membership entrance fee has to be submitted upon final approval of full membership from the Board of Directors. The amount will be determined by the Board of Directors from time to time.

a. Upon dissolution of the respective member society/association, the ordinary membership to PDAA will cease automatically.

b. The PDAA Board shall consider the cessation of membership if a member society/association representative has been absent from two (2) consecutive PDAA congress Board Meetings.

c. Membership to PDAA will cease upon verified resignation in writing from the representative of the respective member society/association.

a. Upon the member's demise.

b. Upon the member's resignation in writing.

c. On subscription being in arrears for two (2) consecutive congresses.

d. Upon being found guilty by the Board of Directors, of any conduct prejudicial to the interests of the PDAA.

e. On a resolution of two-thirds of the Members of the Board of Directors

a. The President and all other Office Bearers shall be elected in the General Meeting by Board Members present at the meeting.

b. The incumbent Office Bearers shall be elected in the preceding General Meeting.

a. President

b. President-elect

c. Vice-President

d. Immediate Past President

e. Secretary

f. Treasurer

g. Directors

h. Honorary Auditor

a. Establish policies for PDAA for the improvement of Pediatric Dentistry in Asia.

b. To receive and approve the financial statements prepared by the Treasurer and duly audited by the Honorary Auditor. The Board shall meet at the time of each PDAA conference.

c. The Board shall meet at the time of each PDAA conference.

d. The President shall, upon request of at least more than half of the member societies/associations of PDAA, convene a meeting of the Board and at any such request shall specify the business for which the meeting is to be convened with at least two months’ advance notice.

e. The Board shall appoint Committees to further the objectives of PDAA from time to time as deemed necessary.

f. Approve names submitted to the Board for conferment of Honorary and Life memberships

g. To apply for funds and accept donations pertaining to the objectives of PDAA.

The President, President-Elect, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Honorary Auditor shall serve for only one term (2 years). The Directors shall be eligible for re-nomination.

a. Congress shall be held every two years.

b. Hosting societies/associations shall be determined by the Board at the Board Meeting.

a. Exercise general supervision over the affairs of the PDAA.

b. Preside over the PDAA congress and hand-over the Presidency to the President-Elect at the end of the congress.

c. Nominate the Secretary and Treasurer with the approval of the Board. Nominees are preferably from among the Board. However, the President shall have the prerogative to appoint outside the Board Members. Non-Board Members appointed to the position of Secretary or Treasurer will automatically become a Board Member for the duration of the term of the incumbent President.

d. Perform such other duties as the Board shall determine.

e. The office of President shall be honorary, but funds shall be made available to defray reasonable expenses of the President or his delegate in connection with activities undertaken on behalf of the PDAA.

a. Preside at meetings of the Board in the absence of the President.

b. Perform such duties as the Board or President may determine from time to time.

c. The office of President-Elect shall be honorary.

d. Assume the office of the President when the incumbent President's term expires.

e. Assume the unexpired term of the Presidency, in the event that the incumbent President resigns or is incapacitated in any way.

a. Preside at meetings of the Board in the absence of the President and President-Elect.

b. Assume the unexpired term of the Presidency, in the event that the incumbent President resigns or is incapacitated in any way.

a. Preside at meetings of PDAA, in the absence of the President, the President-Elect and Vice-President.

b. Perform such duties as the Board or the President may determine from time to time.

c. Ensure that the previous projects are carried out for the purpose of continuity.

d. The office of Immediate Past President shall be honorary.

a. Convene all meetings and maintain Minutes of such Meetings.

b. Ensure that all registers, books, reports, certificates and all other documents, records, and computer data required by law are appropriately kept and maintained.

c. Ensure that all books and records must be ready for inspection by the Board of Directors.

d. Have custody of the seal of the PDAA.

e. Perform such other duties as the Board may determine from time to time.

f. Be responsible for matters pertaining to the administration of the PDAA including the Board and its Committees.

g. Ensure that all meetings, correspondence and conferences be conducted in the official language of the PDAA and that shall be English.

h. Appropriate expenses by the Secretary shall be defrayed from the PDAA's funds.

i. The office of the Secretary shall be honorary.

a. Keep full financial records:

b. Manage all monies and assets belonging to the PDAA.

c. Manage subscriptions, disbursement, receipts, and deposits in banks or other depository as may be determined from time to time by the Board.

d. The preparation of the accounts and financial report to concur with the term of the President, the financial year being from 1 January to 31 December each year. A duly audited financial report shall be presented at the following Board Meeting, to be approved by the Board.

e. The auditing of these accounts before every regular Board Meeting by the Honorary Auditor.

f. The financial records of the accounts shall be kept by the Treasurer and shall always be available for inspection by the Board.

g. The Treasurer and the Secretary and/or the President and/or any other Board Member as approved by the Board shall sign cheques and operate bank accounts. There shall be at least two signatories to any cheque or negotiable instrument drawn by the PDAA.

h. The office of the Treasurer shall be honorary.

QUORUM. A quorum for the Board shall be at least more than half of the representative societies/associations on the Board. The business shall be transacted at any general meeting where a quorum of members is present at the time when the meeting proceeds to business.