Resort District
Dental Society Constitution
Article
I. Name
The
name of this organization shall be the Resort District Dental Society,
hereinafter referred to as "the Society" or "this
Society."
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II. Object
The object of this Society shall
be to encourage the improvement of the health of the public and to promote
the art and science of dentistry.
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III. Charter
This Society shall hold a
charter from the Michigan Dental Association, making it a component of that
organization and subject to its rules and regulations and subject to future
changes in, and additions to, its constitution and By-Laws.
Article
IV. Organization
Section
1. Incorporation:
This
Society is a non-profit corporation organized under the laws of the State of Michigan.
Section 2.
Membership:
The
membership of this Society shall consist of dentists and other persons whose
qualifications and classification shall be as established in Chapter I of the
By-Laws.
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V. Government
The
legislative and governing body of this Society shall be an Executive Board,
which may be referred to as "the Board" or "this Board";
the number of, and procedure for electing members of the Executive Board
shall be as provided in Chapter II of the By-Laws.
Article VI. Officers
Section
1. Elective Officers:
The
elective officers of this Society shall be a President, Vice-President and
Secretary -Treasurer. The President
and Vice-President will be elected annually.
The Secretary-Treasurer will serve a two-year term as selected by the
membership at its annual meeting as provided by Chapter II of the By-Laws.
Section
2. Appointive Officers:
The Appointive Officers of this
Society shall be appointed when determined necessary by the Executive Board.
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VII. Annual Meeting
The Annual Meeting of this
Society shall be conducted in accordance with Chapter 1, Section 6 of the
By-Laws.
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VIII. Principles of Ethics
The Principles of Ethics of
the American Dental Association (ADA) and the Code of Ethics of the Michigan
Dental Association (MDA) shall govern the professional conduct of all members
of this Society. The Society shall
have authority to adopt additional provisions, not in conflict with those of
the ADA or
MDA, as this Society’s Code of Ethics. A copy of these rules shall be
available upon request from the Secretary of this Society.
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IX. Amendments
This Constitution and the
Society’s By-Laws may be amended by two-thirds (2/3)affirmative
vote of the members present and entitled to vote at a regular meeting or
special meeting called for that purpose, provided that the proposed
amendments have been presented in writing and submitted to the
membership, via Postal or Electronic
Mail, at least thirty (30) days prior to the voting date. Publication of proposed changes in this
Constitution and the Society’s By-Laws, in this Society’s official
publication shall satisfy this requirement. In the event that this Society’s
Web Page becomes its official publication, all members must also be notified
via Postal or Electronic Mail, at least 30daysprior to the voting date, that
proposed changes to the Constitution have been posted at this Society’s Web
Page.