Contents - IADR/AADR

service, and which add to the knowledge of the mouth and teeth and of their relation to the body as a whole; and
further, to encourage and facilitate cooperative effort and achievement by and mutual helpfulness among,
investigators in all nations in every division of stomatology to the end that dentistry may render cumulatively
more perfect service to humanity.
ARTICLE III. Membership
SECTION 1. Eligibility. Any individual who is interested in Dental Science and Dental Research shall be
eligible to membership in this Association, provided such person conforms to the recognized standards of
professional ethics.
SECTION 2. Election. Any person who is eligible to membership under Article III, Section 1, who shall have
been nominated in writing in due form by two members of the Association, and who shall have been certified
by the Secretary-Treasurer or Assistant Secretary-Treasurer and approved by the Membership Committee of the
appropriate division, non-divisional section or group shall become a member of the Association upon payment
of dues.
SECTION 3. Discontinuance.
(A) Membership may be automatically terminated by a member, by delivery of a formal notice to the
Secretary-Treasurer of that member's resignation.
(B) Membership may be discontinued for any member by vote at an annual meeting by two-thirds of
the members present and voting, followed by notice to the member from the Secretary-Treasurer
that the membership has been terminated. The person whose membership is threatened with
termination is entitled to appear before the Association or submit a written statement at the annual
meeting to defend his rights to membership.
ARTICLE IV. Divisions
SECTION 1. Organization. Thirty or more members in any nation or group of nations on the same continent,
with the approval of the Council, may organize a Division for the advancement of the objectives of the
Association.
SECTION 2. Management. The affairs of a Division shall be managed by its members in harmony with the
Constitution and Bylaws of the Association.
SECTION 3. Officers. Each Division shall elect a Secretary and such other officers and committees as may
seem desirable.
ARTICLE V. Sections and Groups
SECTION 1. Sections. Each section shall consist of ten or more members of the Association. New sections
may be organized only with the approval of the Division.
SECTION 2. Groups. Members in any branch of dental science, or in fields related to dental science, with the
approval of the Association may organize a group to further the objectives of the Association in special
scientific or professional fields.
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