• Serve as a voice for dentistry in general and OMR in particular
• Strengthen ties with key state, federal, national, and international agencies and organizations
• Assist members with state legislative and regulatory issues, especially with documentation to support specialty recognition

• Help OMR adapt to a competitive and changing health care environment
• Support efforts to improve third-party recognition and reimbursement of services
• Influence healthcare policy
• Address workforce issues for radiologists and technologists

• Be proactive in establishing appropriate selection criteria, radiation safety, and diagnostic image quality
• Evaluate new technologies and their applications
• Develop standards and guidelines for quality practice and express these through publication of position papers
• Facilitate continuing professional development for maintenance of specialty certification

• Promote safety and high standards for practice
• Develop standards and guidelines for practice
• Support accreditation efforts for OMR
• Promote studies to measure the impact of standards on the quality of patient care

 Membership

• Continually re-evaluate categories of membership in the AAOMR
• Develop and implement an effective plan to retain and recruit members
• Encourage the participation of OMR residents and junior members in the AAOMR organizational structure and activities
• Refine products and services to enhance membership

• Enhance the website of the AAOMR to facilitate effective communication
• Sustain and enhance the official Scientific Publication of the AAOMR
• Sustain and enhance the Newsletter
• Develop leadership in electronic interactions, including the Web, teleconferencing, and image transfer

• Be a leader in life–long-learning activities for the membership and the dental professions. Tailor educational activities to meet the needs of members, dentists, and allied health professionals
• Promote the AAOMR Speakers’ Bureau
• Become a leader in web-based learning
• Promote entry-level education of dental professionals in imaging technologies for diagnosis and treatment guidance.

• Recognize that research is the basis for future practice and reward research excellence. Promote awareness and recognition of the importance of research
• Monitor and assess new technologies for incorporation into OMR
• Collaborate with other groups in a strategic approach to new technologies
• Participate in standards development to facilitate electronic transfer of information and images

• Keep the AAOMR financially sound. Ensure fiscal responsibility by prioritizing all expenditures in accordance with this plan and within the AAOMR’s resources
• Reduce reliance on member dues by developing alternate revenue sources
• Foster relationships with corporate entities with the aim of strengthening OMR
• Promote corporate participation in the AAOMR

• Continually reassess the AAOMR’s organizational structure to ensure sufficient and effective operations
• Continually reassess organization structure to ensure efficient operations
• Manage the organization based on tenets of strategic planning