Key Policies

MISSION STATEMENT

As a philanthropic and charitable organization, the Illinois State Dental Society Foundation enhances health by securing contributions and providing grants for sustainable programs in dental research, education, access to care and assistance for dentists and their families in need.

Currently the Foundation achieves its mission through five major goals:

• providing dental health education by informing the public of prevention and treatment of dental disease.
• assisting dental students through grants for education and research.
• promoting and sponsoring continuing professional education for ISDS members.
• supporting projects designed to improve and promote dental health, dental care services and the dental profession.
• providing assistance to dentists and their families who are in need.

BYLAWS

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Policy on Conflicts of Interest

Members of the board of Trustees and Standing and Advisory Committees

GENERAL POLICY

Officers and Members of the Board of Trustees and members of Standing Advisory Committees of the Illinois State Dental Society (“Society”) must conduct their personal affairs in such a manner as to avoid any possible conflict of interest with their duties and responsibilities as Officers, Trustee, or Committee Members of the Society.

Any duality of interest on the part of any Officer or Trustee shall be disclosed to the Board of Trustees with the interest becomes a matter of Officer or Trustee action.

Any Officer or Trustee having a duality of interest shall not vote, use his or her personal influence or debate the matter, and he or she shall not be counted in determining the quorum for the meeting at the time of the vote. The minutes of the meeting shall reflect that a disclosure was made, the abstention from debate and voting and the quorum situation. A like standard shall apply to members of all Standing and Advisory Committees of the Society.

All new Trustees, Officers and Committee Members shall be advised of this policy upon entering the duties of office

SPECIFIC APPLICATION OF GENERAL POLICY

Duality of Interest:
“Duality of Interest” means that (1) the Officer, Trustee or Committee Member (or his or her spouse) is an officer or director of another organization that has a position which either supports or opposes the position being considered by the Board of Trustees or the Committee or (2) that the Officer, Trustee or Committee Member has a financial interest in the matter being considered.

Financial Interest:
“Financial Interest” for this purpose shall mea any position as owner, officer, board member, partner, employee, or other beneficiary. A possible conflict of interest arises when an Officer, Trustee or Committee member holds a financial interest in or will receive any personal benefit from a business firm furnishing services, materials or supplies to the Society. Assuming that the amount of business done by the Society with any publicly held company has virtually no effect on the total results of such a company, “financial interest” shall not include the ownership of shares in a publicly held corporation.

Use of Society Services, Property or Facilities:
Another area of potential conflict involves the personal use of Society services or facilities. When an Officer, Trustee, or Committee Members seeks personal staff assistance or the personal use of Society property or facilities he or she should not expect that such assistance will be rendered to an extent greater than that available to a member of the Society in similar circumstances or with similar needs. To the extent that extraordinary assistance is provided, there should be a clear understanding of how this assistance will benefit the Society.

Privileged Information:
An Officer, Trustee, or Committee Member must never use information received while serving the Society if the personal use of such information would be detrimental in any way to the Society. Any actions that might impair the reputation of the Society must also be avoided.