Constitution

Passed at AGM 10.04.06

1. Objectives

The Society shall be called the British Society for the Study of Prosthetic Dentistry. The Society is established to advance patient care, education and research in fixed and removable prosthodontics

The Society shall;

1. Promote and carry out, or assist in promoting and carrying out, research, surveys and investigations.
2. Cause to be written papers, books, journals or other documents related to Prosthetic Dentistry.
3. Promote high standards of specialist knowledge, treatment, teaching and research in fixed and removable prosthodontics.

2. Membership

The Society shall consist of Ordinary and Honorary Members. Ordinary membership shall be available to those dentists, doctors, scientists and other dental care professionals who possess an interest in prosthetic dentistry. Honorary membership shall be by unanimous election of the Society.

3. Procedure For Election Of Ordinary Members

Application to become an ordinary member must be sent to the Honorary Secretary with the subscription. There are no requirements for nomination. Members must be registered in the Medical or Dental Register or hold such other qualification as Council approve, registered as a dental undergraduate, or be members of an affiliated Society.

4. Annual Subscription

This shall be payable on admission and subsequently in January each year. Failure to pay subscriptions shall be dealt with as thought best by the Council. The amount of subscription shall be proposed by the Council and shall be approved by the members at the Annual General Meeting.

5. Council

This shall consist of The President, Immediate Past President, President Elect, Treasurer, Secretary, Assistant Secretary, Curator and six ordinary members. Ordinary members of Council shall be elected to serve for a three-year term, and shall not serve for more than three years in succession except under circumstances approved by the members of the Society. Two ordinary members shall be elected each year to fill the vacancies occasioned by the retirement of the longest serving ordinary members.

6. Election Of Council

The Honorary Secretary shall invite nominations for membership of the Council. When necessary, ballot papers shall be circulated by post or electronic means to all members who are eligible to vote. The nomination by the Council of the President Elect shall be announced at the Annual General Meeting, together with the results of any elections.

7. Duties Of Council

These shall be to conduct the affairs of the Society with equity and arrange for its meetings. The Council shall meet prior to the Annual General Meeting and refer to it any matters which may affect the welfare of the Society.

8. Duties Of The President

These shall be to supervise the arrangements of all meetings of the Council and Society, to preside at them, and to act in the best interests of the Society at all times.

9. Duties Of The President Elect

These shall be to assist the President and to preside in his/her absence.

10. Duties Of The Treasurer

These shall be to receive all money due to, and pay all monies owed by the Society, keeping particular account of all such receipts and payments. He/she shall conduct the finances of the Society in close co-operation with the President and Secretary, and to refer to the Council on any expenditure which may be considered excessive by the ordinary members. He/she shall submit an audited report to the Annual General Meeting. All cheques must be signed by not less than two members of the Council.

11. Duties Of The Secretary

These shall be to keep minutes of the business of the Society, attend to correspondence, and to work in co-operation with the President in the organisation of the meetings of the Society. He/she shall submit a report to the Annual General Meeting.

12. Duties Of The Assistant Secretary

These shall be to familiarise himself/herself with the duties of the Secretary and to assist him/her if required. When the Secretary retires, he/she shall take over the post of Secretary.

13. Duties Of The Curator

These shall be to arrange for the publication of the transactions of the Society in the best possible manner, and to keep a register of all material forwarded to the Society and to superintend its storage or return. He/she shall submit a report to the Annual General Meeting.

14. Meetings

The Society shall meet as and when the members consider best. The quorum for meetings of the Society shall be twenty, and for council meetings three, or one-third of Council membership, whichever is the greater.

15. Annual General Meeting

This shall take place during the Annual Conference of the Society, and the following agenda should be used as a guide:

1. The minutes of the preceding meeting.
2. The result of the election for Council Members shall be announced.
3. President's Report.
4. The report of the Treasurer.
5. The report of the Secretary.
6. The report of the Curator.
7. Any other business.

16. Installation Of The New President

The President Elect having been confirmed at the previous Annual General Meeting shall be installed as President for the succeeding year at the end of the Annual Conference.

17. Amendments To The Constitution

Amendments to this Constitution shall receive the assent of two-thirds of the members present and voting at an Annual General Meeting or a Special General Meeting. A resolution for the alteration of the Constitution must be received by the Secretary of the Society at least 21 days before the meeting at which the resolution is to be brought forward. At least 14 days' notice of such a meeting must be given by the Secretary to the membership and must include notice of the alteration proposed. Provided that no alteration shall be made to Clause 1 (objectives), Clause 18 (dissolution) or this clause, without the prior approval in writing of the Charity Commissioners or other authority having a charitable jurisdiction shall have been obtained; and no alteration shall be made which would have the effect of causing the Society to cease to be a charity in law.

18. Dissolution

The Society may be dissolved by a Resolution passed by a two-thirds majority of those present and voting at a Special General Meeting convened for the purpose of which 21 days' notice shall have been given to the members. Such resolution may give instructions for the disposal of any assets held by or in the name of the Society, provided that if any property remains after the satisfaction of all debts and liabilities such property shall not be paid to or distributed among the members of the Society but shall be given to transferred to such other charitable institution or institution having objects similar to some or all of the objects of the Society as the Society may determine and if and in so far as effect cannot be given to this provision then to some other charitable purpose.

Passed at AGM 10.04.06