Official call to the 2023 Annual Session of the Texas Dental Association House

of Delegates

HOUSE OF DELEGATES: In accordance with Chapter IV, Section 70, paragraph A-1 of the Texas Dental Association (TDA) Bylaws, this is the official call for the 153rd Annual Session of the Texas Dental Association House of Delegates. All sessions of the House will be in the Hemisfair C-3 Ballroom of the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, 900 E. Market Street, San Antonio, Texas. The opening session of the House will convene at 8:00 a.m. on Thursday, May 4, 2023. The second meeting of the House will be at 1:30 PM on Friday, May 5, 2023. The third meeting of the House will be at 8:00 AM on Saturday, May 6, 2023, followed by the fourth meeting at 1:30 PM until close of business.

Please see the TDA Meeting website for details and additional information (www.tdameeting.com).

Component Societies are urged to certify an accurate list of Delegates and Alternates to fill each of their seats on the floor of the TDA House of Delegates.

REFERENCE COMMITTEE HEARINGS: Reference Committee hearings will be facilitated in the Convention Center on Thursday, May 4, 2023, and open to all members who are present (any changes to committee meeting rooms and start times will be posted on the TDA website and announced at the first meeting of the House of Delegates):

• Reference Committee A: 10:00 AM (Room 304A)

Administration, Budget, Building, House of Delegates, Membership Processing

• Reference Committee B: 11:30 AM (Room 303C)

President’s Address, Miscellaneous Matters, Component Societies, Subsidiaries, Strategic Planning, Annual Session

• Reference Committee C: 1:00 PM (Room 304B)

Dental Education, Dental Economics, Health and Dental Care Programs

• Reference Committee D: 2:00 PM (Room 304C)

Legislative, Legal and Governmental Affairs

• Reference Committee E: 3:30 PM (Room 304A)

Constitution, Bylaws, Ethics & Peer Review

The agendas for the committee hearings will be included in the Reference Committee section of the Delegate materials.

REFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORTS: Reference Committee Reports will be made available in PDF format to the members of the House of Delegates (reports may be downloaded from any location with Internet access). Printed copies will not be provided.

FINANCIAL FORUM: The TDA Secretary-Treasurer will facilitate a half hour questionand-answer financial forum open to all members who are present at 10:00 AM on Thursday, May 4, 2023, in the same meeting room as the Reference Committee A hearing.

CANDIDATES FORUM: The ADA & TDA Candidates Forums will be held on Friday, May 5, 2023, from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM in the Convention Center (room assignment to be posted on the TDA website and announced at the first meeting of the House of Delegates).

DIVISIONAL CAUCUSES: Divisional Caucuses (Northwest, Northeast, Southwest, Southeast) will be facilitated at 5:30 PM on Friday, May 5, 2023, in the Convention Center and is open to all current members—please see the TDA website for details and additional information (room assignments to be posted on the TDA website and announced at the first meeting of the House of Delegates).

DELEGATE MATERIALS: In accordance with TDA Bylaws, the House documents will be available 30 days prior to the Annual Session of the House of Delegates. The supplements to the House documents, containing the agenda and subsequent reports, will be sent after the April 2023 TDA Board of Directors meeting. The minutes of the TDA Board shall be posted on the members’ side of the TDA website and made available to the general TDA membership once the minutes are approved by the TDA Board of Directors in accordance with Policy 26-2018-H. Delegates and alternates will receive all House Documents in PDF format. Printed copies of the House Documents will not be provided. Wireless internet access will not be available in the House chamber—please download all House materials on a fully charged laptop or device prior to attendance (charging stations will be centrally located in the meeting rooms).