Academy of General Dentistry

“The academy of general dentistry is an association whose members are general practitioners of dentistry, primarily in the united states and canada.”

“The legislative and supreme governing body of the agd is the house of delegates (hod). The hod consists of two hundred (200) delegates, based on the number of active, retired and emeriti members within each constituent agd along with two (2) agd student members at the time of the hod. Each constituent agd is entitled to send at least one (1) voting delegate to the annual meeting of the hod. Those constituents which organize after an annual meeting are authorized to seat delegates in proportion to their number of active, retired, and emeriti members provided that such constituent agd's are approved by the hod as its first item of business. The hod has the following powers: a. Be the primary legislative body of the agd; b. Amend the constitution and bylaws of the agd as prescribed in article x of the constitution and chapter xix of the bylaws; c. Determine the policies which shall govern the agd in all its activities except those which are specifically delegated in these bylaws to the board or other agencies of the agd; d. Elect the officers and members of the board; e. Have the power to remove from office any elected officer upon the recommendation of the board. A majority vote of the board present and voting and a two thirds (2/3) vote of the delegates of the hod present and voting is necessary to remove an officer; f. Have the power to establish the dues and any special assessments, processing, or initiation fees or both for members of this agd, provided that the members shall have been notified of the proposed dues adjustment at least thirty (30) days but not more than one hundred eighty (180) days prior to the annual meeting of the hod.”

“See the response included for form 990, part vi, section a, line 7a, which describes the organizational decisions that are subject to the approval by the house of delegates.”

“Prior to filing the 990, the agd's audit committee reviews and approves the form and it is then provided to the board for them to review and comment on.”

“On an annual basis, all agd employees and volunteers are required to sign a conflict of interest policy. The audit committee reviews the conflict of interest policy annually and makes changes as necessary. They are also provided a report with all reported disclosures to review. They can obtain additional information or may obtain an opinion from legal counsel if they deem necessary in order to make a decision on enforcing compliance with the policy.”

“The compensation committee determines the compensation of the executive director based on the following: 1. Review salary comparisons and averages for the chicago area 2. Review benefits comparisons and averages for the chicago area 3. Review staff size comparisons for non-profit associations within agd's budgetary parameters 4. Evaluate and make recommendations for the executive director's discretionary bonus after all results of evaluation are collected. 5. Evaluation and updating of executive director contract. 6. Evaluate the stipends of executive committee.”

“Agd makes its governing documents, conflict of interest policy and financial statements available to agd members via the agd website and to the public upon request.”

“This process has not changed from the prior year.”