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Judicial Council

Mission Statement

The mission of the Judicial Council is the promotion and maintenance of high ethical standards within the dental profession; development and uniform enforcement of a viable and legally enforceable Code of Ethics; and interpretation and enforcement of the Code of Ethics on behalf of the association, components, individual members and the public.

Primary Duties

1. Promote, through correspondence, workshops and presentations, the maintenance of high ethical standards within the dental profession.

2. Ensure development of a viable and legally enforceable Code of Ethics.

3. Interpret and enforce the Code of Ethics on behalf of the association, component dental societies and individual members.

Time Requirements

Council Meetings    -     4 one-day meetings per year
Conference Calls    -     1 hour per month
Ethics Workshop    -     1 day annually

Qualifications, Special Skills and Knowledge

1. Has served for a minimum of two years at the component level as a membership and/or ethics committee chairman; and/or

2. Has demonstrated significant knowledge in dental ethics or ethics education.

Composition

The Judicial Council shall be composed of a total of 11 members.

Terms of Office

The members of the Judicial Council shall be elected to a term of three years.  The consecutive tenure of a member of the Judicial Council shall be limited to two full terms of three years each.