Membership Categories
ACTIVE Membership: shall consist of those who have been elected to this Society and who remain in good standing
- in their local and State Dental Societies,
- in the American Dental Association or equivalent organization and
- in this Society.
ACTIVE (CDT) Membership: Upon application to the Society, and approval by the Executive Council, Certified Dental Technicians may be elected as full active members of the Society ( as of 2-07).
STUDENT Membership: Upon application to the Society and approval by Executive Council, students registered in accredited graduate and post graduate dental school programs including hospital or military may become student members of the Society.
LIFE Membership: An Active Member, upon request, may be elected to life membership by the Executive Council in one of the following manners:
- Twenty-five years of uninterrupted membership, retirement from both active practice and teaching and recommendation by the Membership Committee,
- Five years membership subsequent to service as President of the Society, and
- Special action by the Executive Council.
ACTIVE LIFE Membership: An Active Member of twenty-five (25) years, upon request, may be elected to Active Life Membership by the Executive Council in the following manner:
- Twenty-five (25) years of uninterrupted membership but still active in dentistry, i.e. practice, teaching, administration, government service, etc. and recommendation by the Membership Committee.
Active Life Membership shall have all the rights, privileges and responsibilities of Active Members except
- they will pay fifty (50) percent dues which include the subscription to the Journal of Prosthetic Dentistry
- or where otherwise defined by these bylaws.
AFFILIATE Membership: Upon application to the Society, and approval by the Executive Council, organizations, corporations and selected individuals, not otherwise eligible for membership, may be elected as Affiliate Members of the Society.
HONORARY Membership: shall be granted to those who have distinguished themselves in their chosen work and who have made creditable contributions in the field of Prosthetic dentistry.
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