Let’s do a simple breakdown of expenses per annual membership fee:ExpensesRemainingMembership fee$125.00GST$5.00$120.00Canadian Dental Assistants Assoc.$20.00$100.00Staff salaries $35.00$65.00 Journal$9.00$56.00 Media campaign$20.00$36.00Insurance ($15,000 life insurance)$13.22$22.78 Postage$6.00$16.78Computers, database management$5.00$11.78Facility (taxes, utilities)$2.50 $9.28Website, membership promotion$2.00$7.28Affiliate meetings$3.00$4.28 Board of Director meetings$8.00 - $3.72 Office supplies$7.00- $10.72Professional development$3.00- $13.72Regulation expenses$7.00 - $20.72Professional fees (legal, audit)$4.00- $24.72Bank fees$3.50- $28.22As you can see, membership fees do not fully cover the cost of the ODAA’s overhead. The ODAA makes every attempt to keep membership fees as low as possible and deliver real value to our members. To that end, we presently have other revenue sources (conferences, home study sales, examinations, certification fees) to assist us in meeting our expenses.
As you can see, membership fees do not fully cover the cost of the ODAA’s overhead. The ODAA makes every attempt to keep membership fees as low as possible and deliver real value to our members. To that end, we presently have other revenue sources (conferences, home study sales, examinations, certification fees) to assist us in meeting our expenses.