THE SPECIFIC AND PRIMARY PURPOSE OF THIS ASSOCIATION IS TO PROMOTE THE HIGHEST STANDARD OF ENDODONTIC CARE FOR THE PUBLIC, TO BE AN AFFILIATED ASSOCIATION OF THE SPECIALTY OF ENDODONTICS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, TO MAINTAIN A COOPERATIVE RELATION WITH THE STATE AND LOCAL DENTAL SOCIETIES, DENTAL STATE LICENSE BOARD AND OTHER SPECIALTY ORGANIZATIONS, AND TO PROVIDE THE PUBLIC, THE MEDIA AND THIRD PARTY CARRIERS WITH INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE IN MATTERS RELATING TO ENDODONTICS.