OFFICIAL CALL FOR EDITOR CANDIDACY ANNOUNCEMENTS AND SUBSEQUENT NOMINATIONS

Candidacy announcements for the statewide elective office of Texas Dental Association (TDA) Editor may be submitted to TDA Secretary-Treasurer Dr Carmen P Smith for the upcoming 2023 House elections. Only an active, life, or retired member in good standing of this Association shall be eligible. A curriculum vitae (CV) must be submitted, and the candidate will also have to sign a conflict of interest statement. Nominations are in order at the first meeting of the House of Delegates and remain open until the close of nominations at the end of the second meeting of the House of Delegates; however, announcements of candidacy should be made as early as possible so that membership eligibility can be verified. To become a nominee, a delegate must place the name of the candidate in nomination at the first meeting of the House of Delegates. Please see the Manual on Caucus, Campaigns, Nominations and Elections at tda.org for full details.

Duties of the editor are enumerated in the Bylaws and include the following:

1. To be editor-in-chief of all journals and publications of the Association and exercise full editorial control over such publications, subject only to policies established by the House of Delegates, Board of Directors, and these Bylaws and provided such content is not in conflict with or contrary to the TDA’s established policies, legislative agenda, or advocacy efforts.

2. To control the selection of scientific material published in the Journal. The editor may appoint associate editors, with the concurrence of the Board of Directors, to gather and/or review material for publication. Such associate editors shall serve as long as the editor deems necessary; but never longer than the term of the editor.

3. To attend all open meetings of the Board of Directors and the House of Delegates of this association, and the annual session of the American Dental Association.

4. To hold no other elective office in this association or the American Dental Association while serving as editor, except the editor may be elected as delegate or alternate delegate to the ADA House of Delegates from his/her respective division.

5. To cooperate with his/her successor upon termination of the Editor’s term of office. Should the position of Editor become vacant ad interim, the Board of Directors shall appoint an Editor to act in the vacated position until such time as an Editor is nominated and elected in accordance with Chapter V, Sections 40B,b and Chapter IV, Sections 30B,b and 150 of these Bylaws.

Candidacy announcements are to be mailed to TDA Secretary-Treasurer

Dr Carmen P Smith, Texas Dental Association, 1946 S IH-35 Ste 400, Austin, Texas 78704; or, emailed to TDA Executive Director Linda Brady: lbrady@tda.org.

(Ref. TDA Bylaws, Chapter VI, Elective Officers—Section 90I (Duties); Policy Manual).