Board of Trustees
Managing Body of the Association
The Board of Trustees is the managing body of the Association, vested with the power to conduct all business of the Association, subject to Indiana law, the Association’s governing documents and the mandates of the House of Delegates. The Board consists of 15 trustees (one from each trustee district), the President-elect and the Vice President as the voting members of the Board, and the President, Treasurer and the Executive Director as ex officio members of the Board, without the right to vote. The Board traditionally meets quarterly. View our officers.
Each of the following components is represented with one IDA trustee:
- Indianapolis District Dental Society
- Northwest Indiana Dental Society
- North Central Dental Society
- Western Indiana Dental Society
- South Central Dental Society
- First District Dental Society
- Isaac Knapp District Dental Society
- Ben Hur Dental Society
- Eastern Indiana Dental Society
- Greene District Dental Society
- Southeastern Indiana Dental Society
- East Central Dental Society
- American Student Dental Society-IUSD Chapter
Powers of the Board of Trustees
The Board shall have the power to:
- Establish rules and regulations consistent with these Bylaws, to govern its procedure and conduct.
- Direct the President to call a special session of the House as provided in Chapter VI of these Bylaws.
- Nominate to the House, candidates for Honorary Membership.
- Cause to be published in, or omitted from, any official publication of the Association, any article in whole or in part.
- Establish ad interim policies when the House is not in session and when such policies are essential to the management of the Association provided, however, that all policies shall be presented for ratification at the next session of the House.
- Establish a Central Office.
It shall be the duty of the Board of Trustees to:
- Provide for maintenance and supervision of all property or offices owned or operated by this Association.
- Employ an Executive Director and appoint a Treasurer and an Editor of the Journal.
- Cause to be bonded by a reliable surety company any appointive officer or employee of the Association entrusted with Association funds, for the amount deemed necessary.
- Cause to be audited no less than every other year by a reputable auditor and by the Budget, Finance and Auditing Committee of the Board, all accounts of this Association.
- Prepare a budget for carrying on the activities of the Association for each ensuing year.
- Provide for the publication and distribution of all official publications of the Association.
- Appoint all members to the committees of this association except as provided in these Bylaws.
- If a vacancy occurs in the State Board of Dentistry, the Trustee(s) of that State Board of Dentistry district shall nominate at least four (4) qualified members to the Board of Trustees for the election of three (3) to be presented to the Governor. The three (3) elected shall be listed according to preference as shown by the number of votes received.
- To appoint annually the chairman of each committee of the Association, except as otherwise provided in these Bylaws.
- To review the annual written reports of all committees of the Association and make recommendations concerning same to the House of Delegates.
- To provide for evaluating the effectiveness of each committee every three (3) years and recommending to the House of Delegates the discontinuation of any determined to have become ineffective or obsolete.
- To submit an annual report to the House of Delegates concerning its activities.
- To recommend to the House of Delegates nominees for Honorary Memberships.
- To perform such other duties as are prescribed by these Bylaws.
- In conjunction with the Midwest Dental Assembly Subcommittee, determine the time and place of the annual session.
- Submit to the House of Delegates at the opening meeting of the MDA one or more nominations for ADA Trustee when appropriate.
- Appoint a liaison committee of the Board to facilitate direct communication between the Board and the Alliance.
Appoint a Strategic Planning Committee of the Board to- assure adherence to or recommend changes to the Strategic Plan as required; and
- regularly review all Association policies and committees in terms of policy, structure and function as related to the Strategic Plan, and recommend changes when needed.
- Appoint a Bylaws Committee of the Board with the Speaker of the House as chairperson.
- Appoint a Member Insurance Committee to supervise all aspects of IDA sponsored or endorsed insurance and retirement programs, and to supervise and manage all aspects of the IDA Relief Fund.
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