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Section 1. The name of this organization shall be the American Association of Oral Biologists.
Section 2. The purpose of this organization shall be to:
- Provide a forum for the promotion of Oral Biology as a biomedical discipline, and to educate both
professional and public audiences about the nature of Oral Biology.
- Promote the teaching of Oral Biology to students of dentistry, and to other health sciences students,
as a fundamental part of health science education.
- Establish guidelines for programs leading to advanced education and to graduate degrees in Oral Biology.
- Encourage and promote research in Oral Biology.
- Contribute to the communication of research findings in Oral Biology, and to communication of the
accepted body of knowledge in Oral Biology, to various agencies and the public.
- Provide liaison for oral biologists with the various agencies with which oral biologists interact, e.g.,
dental schools, the American Dental Association, the International and American Associations for Dental Research,
the National Institutes of Health, the American Association of Dental Schools, and industry.
- To receive by gift, devise, bequest, or otherwise, money or other property, or any estate therein, legal
or equitable, and to hold the same and distribute it, or the income therefrom, for the pursuit or promotion
of the foregoing purposes.
- To pursue all appropriate activities to carry out these purposes.
Section l. There shall be two types of membership in this organization, Full and Associate.
Section 2. A candidate for membership shall complete an application and send it to the Secretary/Treasurer.
The Membership Committee may subsequently request further information from the applicant. When adequate
information has been received on the candidate, the Membership Committee will vote for acceptance to
membership in the Association.
The initial members of the Association shall be known as the Founders. The Founders are those members who
launched the Association by their approval of this document, and/or through their participation in the
Inaugural Meeting (sec Article XI).
Section 3. The following criteria shall be met for eligibility for full membership:
A candidate shall have demonstrated interest and competence in the field of Oral Biology, defined by having
accomplished one or more of the following:
- The candidate shall have conducted original research in Oral Biology.
- The candidate shall have published the results of original research in Oral Biology in a refereed journal of science.
- The candidate shall have received a graduate degree in Oral Biology, or its equivalent,
from a recognized graduate program in the discipline.
- The candidate shall have contributed to the advancement and understanding of the field of Oral
Biology or shall have functioned in a formal capacity in the teaching of Oral Biology.
Section 4. Individuals may be recommended for Associate Membership by the Membership Committee, upon
application, provided they meet one of the following criteria
- The applicant is a full-time undergraduate or dental student.
- The applicant is a full-time graduate student in Oral Biology, and related discipline.
Section 5. Membership may be terminated in any of the following ways:
- By resignation.
- For non-payment of dues and/or assessments for two years. Such termination shall be automatic
and effective on notification by the Secretary.
A member dropped for this cause may reinstate his/her membership by payment of all dues
and assessments from the time of initial delinquency.
- For violation of the Bylaws, unprofessional conduct, or other just cause. Action for expulsion
under this rule must originate in the Board of Directors, which must provide reasonable opportunity
for the member to appear before it on his/her own behalf. Following such hearing, the Board of Directors
then may report its recommendations for action to the membership at an annual meeting, again providing
reasonable opportunity for the member to appear or to be represented. A two-thirds vote of the members
present and voting shall be required for expulsion.
Section 1. The Association's full operational period commenced in 1990, at which time there
were in place activities or programs directed towards achieving each of the stated purposes of the
Association (Article I).
Section 2. The governance of the Association are carried out by a Board of Directors, the
composition and duties of which are specified in the remainder of these Bylaws.
Section 3. The Association elects, by majority vote, the following officers for the terms
indicated, with the exceptions of the Directors At-Large, who are appointed by the President,
and the Editor of Critical Reviews in Oral Biology and Medicine.
President: One year term, may not be re-elected
President-Elect: One year term, ascends to Office of President
Secretary-Treasurer: Three year term, may be re-elected
Program Officer: Two year term, may not be re-elected
Elected Directors (two): Two year terms, may be re-elected once
Directors At-Large(two): One year Appointed by the President, may be re-appoined by succeeding President(s)
Editor of the Critical Reviews in Oral Biology and Medicine(one): The Editor of Critical Reviews
in Oral Biology also serves as an officer and is subject to holding other elected or appointed offices
in the Association.
Section 4. Election Procedures
- All elections shall be by mail ballot, and shall be conducted by the Nominating Committee
(see Article VI.) The Nominating Committee shall, by mail ballot, present
a slate of one or two nominees for the office of President-Elect and one or two nominees for the remaining
elected Offices. The slate shall include at least two nominees for the Office of President-Elect.
- Each Elected Director may be elected to succeed himself/herself once only. An Elected Director may
be nominated for the Office of President-Elect. If there should occur any vacancy on the Board of
Directors, the unexpired term will be filled from the membership by vote of the Board of Directors,
unless otherwise specified in these Bylaws.
- Each year, one Director shall be elected for a one-year term. Two additional Directors At-Large shall
be appointed or reappointed by the incoming President. Thus, four Directors shall serve continuously.
Section 1. The President shall be the Presiding Officer at all meetings of the Association
The President at his/her discretion may surrender the chair to the president-Elect, the Secretary-Treasurer,
or to another member during any session. The President shall also chair the Board of Directors, the governing
body of the Association.
Section 2. The President-Elect shall preside at all meetings in the absence of the President. He
or she will succeed to the Office of President in the year subsequent to his/her election as President-Elect.
Section 3. The Secretary-Treasurer shall preside at all meetings of the Association in the absence
of the President and President-Elect. He or she shall keep minutes of all meetings, keep all records, and
prepare and bring to each meeting of the Association a correct official list of the members of the Association.
In addition, he or she shall keep all necessary financial records, disburse and receive monies and send
out notices of dues.
Section 4. The primary function of the four Directors is to help serve as the basis of the
Board of Directors, the governing body of the Association. The Elected Directors provide, in addition,
a potential reservoir of individuals for higher office in the Association. The Directors shall also
function in a formal capacity on the Bylaws Review Committee, and as the Membership Committee
(see Article VI). All members, including Past-Presidents are
eligible for appointment as Directors At-Large.
Section 5. In addition to the duties usual to their respective offices or designated elsewhere
in these Bylaws, the officers functioning as the Board of Directors, shall perform the following duties:
- Set the agenda for the Annual Meeting of the Association.
- Prepare an annual budget to conduct the business of the Association, and submit same to the
members for approval (see also Article VII).
- Set the dues of the Association according to the budget, and submit same to the members for
approval (see also, Article VII).
- Select places and times for all meetings of the Association.
- Approve, as appropriate, the Annual Scientific Program ((see also, Article VI).
- Transact all business of the Association not specifically reserved to the general membership.
Section 6. Vacancies due to resignations or other reasons shall be filled in the following manner:
- President - The President-Elect shall serve as President for the unexpired term and
shall thereafter remain in office for the following term.
- President-Elect, Secretary-Treasurer, Program Officer, and Directors. When a vacancy
occurs, the Board of Directors shall appoint a successor to complete the unexpired term; however,
in this event, an appointed President-Elect shall not automatically succeed to higher office,
unless confirmed by the membership.
Section 1. There shall be one Annual Meeting of the members of the Association for the
official transaction of business. The time and place of this meeting shall be selected by the
Board of Directors. All members of the Association shall be notified by mail and invited to each
Annual Meeting for the purpose of transacting the business of the Association; such notification
and invitation shall occur no less than forty five (45) days prior to the Annual Meeting.
Section 2. In addition to the conduct of business, the Annual Meeting may be the occasion
of a scientific meeting as may be recommended by the Program Committee and Board of Directors and
sanctioned by the members during the business meeting.
Section 3. Non-members may attend scientific sessions of this Association and present
papers under conditions specified by the Board of Directors.
Section 1. Board of Directors. The Board shall serve as the governing body of
the Association. It shall consist of the Immediate Past President, the four officers, the four
Director, and the Editor of Critical Reviews in Oral Biology and Medicine. Editors of other
designated official publications of the Association will be considered Ex Officio members of
the Board without vote.
Section 2. Program Committee. The Program Officer and the two Elected
Directors shall plan and submit to the Board an Annual Scientific Program; the Committee
shall subsequently arrange for, and coordinate all activities to implement this program.
Section 3. Membership Committee. The Membership Committee shall consider
applications for membership and recommend action to the Board of Directors. This committee
shall consist of the two Elected Directors. The President shall select one of these
Directors to serve as Chairman. This Committee shall also develop and execute procedures
and an active program to recruit qualified new members of the Association.
Section 4. Bylaws Review Committee. The two Directors At-large shall
serve as a Bylaws Review Committee and shall make annual recommendations to the Board
regarding the adequacy of the Bylaws including suggested revisions. The President shall
select one of these Directors to serve as Chairman.
Section 5. Nominating Committee. The Nominating Committee shall consist
of four members, the President, the immediate Past President and the two Directors
At-Large. The Past President shall serve as the Chairman. The Nominating Committee
must nominate and submit two individuals for the office of President-Elect.
Section 6. Additional Ad Hoc Committees may be appointed by the President
at his or her discretion, for periods not to exceed two years. However, any Ad Hoc
Committee can be re-appointed by a subsequent President, when appropriate.
Meeting expenses and other operating expenses that are necessary for the orderly
operation of the Association, as defined in Article I, shall be determined by the Board
of Directors as a budget, and after being pro-rated among the entire membership, such
expenses shall be assessed as dues. The budget and dues must be approved by the members
present and voting at the Annual Meeting. Full members are required to subscribe to
Critical Reviews in Oral Biology and Medicine.
The rules contained in Sturgis'' Rules of Order or its equivalent shall govern this
Association in all cases in which they are applicable, and in which they are not
inconsistent with the Bylaws or special rules of order of the Association.
These By-Laws may be amended only by two-thirds vote of all members in attendance at
an Annual Meeting provided that notice of such amendment(s) is mailed to all members at
least 60 days prior to such Annual Meeting. Amendments may be proposed by the Executive
Committee (two-thirds), or by petition of any ten members of the Association to the Board
during the Annual Meeting. Amendments proposed by petition shall be prepared as a secret
ballot for vote by the members as part of the business agenda at the next Annual Meeting
following such petition.
Section 1. These Bylaws shall be ratified by a three stage process. The first step shall
consist of seeking the initial approval of individual oral biologists, in an orderly manner. The
immediate predecessor of this Bylaws document was circulated to individual oral biologists in
the United States for signatures of approval of the formation of this Association for the
general purposes outlined in Article I. Following a formative period of five year, individuals
who signed the original By-laws document shall be known as the "Founders of the
Association of Oral Biologists" provided such individuals support the Association as
evidence by paying the official dues assessed to all members. Original signers who may be
in arrears shall have until December 30, 1995 to certify their status as Founders and members
in good standing. As of January 1, 1996, any individuals listed as Founders who are not due
paying members shall be deleted from the list of Founders.
Section 2. The second step, and first approval of the Bylaws occurred at the
Inaugural Meeting of the Association, held in March of 1988 in the city of Montreal, Canada.
Following the initial approval of the Association as an organization, and the ratification
of the initial Bylaws, the first item of business was the election of a Pro-Tem Governing
Committee. The date of inception of the organization shall be considered to be March, 1988.
Section 3. The third step was a review and revision of the original Bylaws by the
Pro-Tem Governing Committee following the Inaugural Meeting. The Bylaws as amended was
reconsidered by the Founders at the First Annual Meeting in 1989. The Founders shall
formally vote to ratify these Bylaws (dated February, 1989), as presented, or amended
at this First Annual Meeting in March of 1989. The Bylaws was also revised in 1992 and
1998 at the 4th and 10th Annual Meetings, respectively.
By virtue of their signatures of approval, and actual support as outlined in Article X,
Section 1, the signatories of the predecessor of this document shall be known as the
Founders of the American Association of Oral Biologists, and their names shall remain
affixed to these Bylaws permanently. This list of Founders, shall be included in Article
XI arranged in alphabetical order of the last names. The original of this document with
the actual signatures shall be maintained as a permanent historical record of the
Association's beginnings by the Secretary-Treasurer. Founders shall have immediate
status as Full Members of the Association as signatories, and shall be able to ratify
such standing by becoming dues paying members during the initial five year formative
period of the Association.
- A. Birk Adams
- Michael C. Alfano
- Olav Alvares
- Raymond Bieber
- Henning Birkedal Hansen
- Mark A. Bishop
- Louis Blanchet
- Arnold S. Bleiweis
- Robert J. Boackle
- Barbara D. Boyan
- David G. Brown
- Donald Brunette
- Jarvis T. Chan
- Alfred E. Ciarlone
- Don B. Clewell
- Charles M. Cobb
- Mustafa Kh. Dabbous
- Beverly A. Dale-Crunk
- Paul J. Desjardins
- M.W.J. Dodds
- Frank Dowd
- John C. Drach
- J. David Eick
- Kenneth R. Etzel
- Dennis E. Feely
- Susan Fisher
- Marion E. Frank
- Franklin Garcia-Godoy
- Jonathan Garlick
- Greg R. Germaine
- Lorne Golub
- Dana Graves
- John S. Greenspan
- Mark C. Herzberg
- Thomas B. Higerd
- Stanley Holt
- Jeanne M. Iverson
- Kenneth T. Izutsu
- John J. Jandinski
- Dorthea A. Johnson-Alvares
- Joseph A. Kanapka
- Hershall W. Kaufman
- Israel Kleinberg
- Dennis E. Lopatin
- Ingvar Magnusson
- Irwin D. Mandel
- T.F. McNamara
- Bernard J. Moncla
- Paul A. Moore
- Gregory Mooser
- John P. Naftel
- Frank G. Oppenheim
- Jerry Pollock
- N. S. Ramamurthy
- Michael J. Reed
- Barry Rifkin
- Francisco Rivera-Hidalgo
- Murray R. Robinovitch
- Joel D. Rudney
- John D. Rugh
- David H. Shaw
- John F. Sheridan
- Zia Shey
- Quenton T. Smith
- Richard P. Suddick
- Edward A. Sweeney
- Lorne Taichman
- Alan N. Taylor
- Joseph Travers
- Peter F. Van der Ven
- Arthur Veis
- Kathleen Dobrosielski-Vergona
- Eileen L. Watson
- Mark Wolff
- Chou Bing Wu
- James A. Yaeger
- A. Moneim Zaki
- Domenick T. Zero
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