A Dental Surgeon should apply for membership in the prescribed application form and shall confirm to the following conditions and prerequisites:

• He/she should be a dental surgeon registered under Part A of the Indian Dentists' Act, 1948. (Graduates). In areas where the Indian Dentists' Act has not been enforced and no registration has taken place, members of the dental profession eligible to be registered under Part A (Graduates only).
• A dental surgeon with Part-B Registration of the Indian Dentists Act 1948 and who is already a member in good standing, as on 31st January 1998, without any arrears shall continue to be a member. There shall not be any further admission of Part-B Registered Dental Practitioners in local / state branches & HO.
• An applicant should not have been convicted by any competent court of law for any cognisable offence; and should not be of unsound mind or insolvent. He/she should not have been engaged in any activity detrimental to the interest of association. While joining he/she should sign a declaration to that effect in the application form.
• The applicant should not be involved in any illegal activity.

Members can be enrolled under the following categories:

• Annual Member- A dental surgeon who pays the annual subscription.
• Silver Member- A dental surgeon who pays the membership fees for a period of 5 years.
• Gold Member- A dental surgeon who pays the membership fees for a period of 10 years.
• Life Member- A dental surgeon who pays a one-time subscription fee.
• Honorary Member- A dental surgeon of high scientific or literary standing, having rendered valuable services to the IDA and nominated by the Central Council.

General Rules:

• The Association shall reserve the right to revise the subscription from time to time.
• All subscriptions are payable in advance on the first day of January, every year.
• The annual year for subscription will be from 1st January to 31st December every year.
• The last date of receipt of subscription towards renewal of membership shall be 15th December at the local branch, 31st December at the state branch and 15th January at the HO.
• Any member who does not pay annual fees latest by 15th January every year is considered a defaulter and his/her membership will be automatically terminated.
• The Annual membership fees prescribed may be reviewed from time to time, as recommended by the CC and approved by AGM/EOGM.

Subscription Fees

• Annual Member:
  Admission fee - Those joining for the first time or seeking readmission shall pay an entire entrance fee of Rs. 300/- to the admitting Local /State/Defence branch or HO.
  
  Annual fee - They shall pay a uniform entire subscription of Rs.650/- either at Local/State/Defence/HO.
  
  Renewal Fee – They shall pay a uniform entire subscription of Rs.650/- either at Local/State/Defence branch or HO.
• Silver Member (Membership for 5 years):
  Admission fee – Those joining for the first time and seeking readmission shall pay the entire entrance fee of Rs.300/- to the admitting Local/State branch or H.O. either only at Local/State/Defence branch or Head Office.
  
  Membership fee – They shall pay at a time the entire fee of Rs. 3250/- for 5 years either only at Local/State/Defence branch or Head Office.
• Gold Member (Membership for 10 years):
  Admission fee – Those joining for the first time or seeking readmission shall pay the entire entrance fee of Rs.300/- to the admitting Local/State/Defence branch or H.O. either only at Local/State/Defence branch or Head Office.
  
  Membership fee – They shall pay at a time the entire fee of Rs. 6500/- for 10 years either only at Local/State/Head Office.
• Life Member:
  Admission fee – Those joining for the first time shall pay the entire entrance fee of Rs.300/- to the admitting Local/State branch or HO.
  
  Life Membership fee – They shall pay a one-time entire fee of Rs.10, 650/- either only at Local/State/Defence branch or Head Office.
• Honorary Members: Shall not have to pay any subscription fee.

Activity Fees

The state and local branches have the option of collecting an “activity fee” in addition to the subscription fee from their members either once annually or for every activity as decided by their EC. It shall not be merged with subscription fee. Activity fee collected annually or for every activity as decided by EC will be uniformly collected from Annual/Silver/Gold/Life member and not selectively from any particular category of members. However if the activity fee is not paid by Annual/Silver/Gold/Life/Student member, his membership privileges remain the same. A member who has not paid activity fee cannot take part in State branch / Local / Defence branch activities. But such a member (except student member) can attend EC meetings / AGM /EOGM and contest for any post of HO/State branch/Local/Defence branch and vote in any elections conducted by HO/State branch/Local branch.

Distribution of Subscription

To Head Office/State/Local Branch

• Annual Member- The admission fee shall be Rs. 300/- and distributed as under:
                                                 HO: Rs. 100/-
                                                 State Branch: Rs. 100/-
                                                 Local Branch: Rs. 100/-
                          The annual/renewal fee shall be Rs. 650/- and distributed as under:
                                                 HO: Rs. 250/-
                                                 State Branch: Rs. 200/-
                                                 Local Branch: Rs. 200/-
• Silver Member-The admission fee shall be Rs. 300/- and distributed as mentioned for annual members.
                            The subscription fee of Rs. 3250/- shall be distributed as follows:
                                                 HO: Rs. 1250/-
                                                 State Branch: Rs. 1000/-
                                                 Local Branch: Rs. 1000/-
• Gold member- The admission fee shall be Rs. 300/- and distributed as mentioned for annual members.
                            The subscription fee of Rs. 6500/- shall be distributed as follows:
                                                  HO: Rs. 2500/-
                                                  State Branch: Rs. 2000/-
                                                  Local Branch: Rs. 2000/-
• Life Member-The admission fee shall be Rs. 300/- and distributed as mentioned for annual members.
  
  Out of the life membership fee of Rs. 10,650/-, Rs. 10,000/- shall be kept in fixed deposit by the HO. The life membership account shall be operated separately and initial subscription of Rs. 650/- shall be divided as HO- Rs. 250/-, State Branch-Rs. 200/-, and Local Branch-Rs. 200/- and thereafter the interest shall be distributed as under:
                                                  HO: 40%
                                                  State Branch: 30%
                                                  Local Branch: 30%
• Existing Life Members (Members enrolled as life member before 5th Sept. 2004)-
  The Life Membership fee of Rs. 3,000/- of existing life members shall be kept in fixed deposit and interest earned thereon shall be distributed as under:
                                                HO: 40%
                                                State Branch: 30%
                                                Local Branch: 30%
  
  In case of Direct Members of State Branch, the income from interest shall be distributed as under:
                                               HO: 40%
                                               State Branch: 60%
  
  In case of Direct Members of Head Office the income from interest shall remain entirely with Head Office.
• Direct Member of State Branch (State where local branch does not exist)-
  The admission fee of Rs. 300/- shall be distributed as follows:
                                               HO: Rs. 100/-
                                               State Branch: Rs. 200/-
  
  In case of Direct Members with a Life Membership of any State Branch, the Interest shall be distributed as under.
                                               HO: 40%
                                               State Branch: 60%
  
  In case of direct member with annual membership Rs. 650/- will be distributed as follows:
                                               HO: Rs. 250/-
                                               State Branch: Rs. 400/-
  
  For silver / gold members calculate the distribution for HO and SO for respective number of years accordingly.
• Direct Member of Head Office
  In case of direct members of Head Office with a Annual/Silver/Gold/Life Membership, the entire admission fee/Annual/Silver/Gold Subscription/interest on Life Membership shall remain with the Head Office.
• Any office (HO/State branch/Local branch) who receives the membership subscription amount should disburse the share to the respective offices (HO/State branch/Local branch) as per constitutional provisions

Share of Subscription CDE/CDH

Head Office: - From the subscription received from annual members, an amount of Rs. 15/- shall be the share of CDH and Rs. 15/- shall be share of CDE per member. State Office: - State branch to decide the share of subscription towards Journal/CDE/CDH at its AGM.

• Annual / Silver / Gold / Life
  • A dental surgeon who wishes to apply for membership of the IDA has to first completely fill and submit the application form. He/she shall have to submit the application form along with the prescribed fees and supporting documents / credentials to the local branch/state branch/HO for approval.
  • The Hon. Secretary of the HO / state branch / local branch / Defence branch shall have the authority to first scrutinize the application form and other supporting documents. If the Secretary has any doubts or reservations, he shall refer the case to the CC or the EC for their decision. He cannot reject the membership without the consent of the CC or EC.
  • Applications received at each branch office must then be submitted to the CC/EC for their approval subsequently. After verification, if all documents are found to be in order and to the satisfaction of the Secretary/CC/EC, the application shall be passed and the member should be informed and enrolled subsequently.
  • After approval, the subscription amount shall be deposited accordingly.
  • The original application forms, along with the photograph shall be dispatched to HO for its records immediately. The local branch shall forward two copies of the application to the state branch after admission and the state branch shall forward one copy to HO.
  • In the event of false information, the application shall automatically get cancelled
  • If the Branch Executive decides with a 2/3rd majority not to admit the applicant in the larger interest of the branch, the application shall be rejected and the applicant intimated. In case the applicant appeals to state branch/HO, the decision of CC shall be final.
  • The decision of granting or rejecting membership applications by CC is final and cannot be canvassed in any court of law, as the association is a voluntary body and the rights to admission are reserved. The decision of CC regarding granting or rejecting membership to any applicant / member shall be binding on State, Local, Defence branches.
  • By becoming member of the local or state or Defence branch a member shall automatically become member of the central organization, i.e. Indian Dental Association subject to receipt of his / her subscription share by HO.
  • HO shall process the form and only HO can issue the identity / membership card to members. State and Local branch shall not issue any identity / membership card to members.
• Direct Member
  • A dental surgeon who wishes to become a member of the IDA but does not reside or practise within the area of a state/local branch can directly apply to HO as Direct Member.
  • Persons residing or practising within the jurisdiction of a state branch but in a place where no local branch exists shall be admitted to the respective State branches, as direct members.
  • The HO / State Office shall reserve the right to accept or decline an application for direct membership as may be applicable.
• Honorary Member
  • For an Honorary Member to be admitted, he/ she should be proposed by atleast twenty-five members of the Association or ten members of the CC, wherein the claims of the candidates for such an honour shall be set forth by the proposers.
  • The election shall take place at a meeting of the CC, where the voting will be done by secret ballot after due discussion.
  • The person shall be considered elected as Honorary member if 2/3 of the members who are present and who cast their vote in his or her favour. Such members shall continue as Honorary Member for life.

• All members excepting student members shall be supplied with a copy of all the publications of the Association, free, or at such rates as the CC may fix from time to time.
• All members shall be entitled to the use of the library and the Association rooms, if any, set apart for the use of the members.
• All Members can attend CDE programs, conferences, lectures and demonstrations, organized by the Association, according to the terms as laid down by the Association.
• Only annual / Silver / Gold and life members who have paid subscription before 31st July shall have the right to attend the AGM / EOGM of Central Council and of State branch and of Local branch and vote on all resolutions put forward at the meetings and vote for elections of Office Bearers and for other posts. Those who have paid the subscription after 31st July can only attend the AGM/EOGM but cannot vote on any resolution or vote in any election.
• Student, affiliate and honorary members shall have no right in the working of the Association.
• All members shall enjoy any other privileges that may hereafter be conferred by the CC.
• Only Annual / Silver / Gold and Life Members shall be eligible to contest and hold offices; i.e. office bearers of Local branch / State branch / Defence branch / Head Office and Members of State EC without portfolio / Representative to the CC / Representative of Local Branch to State EC / Local branch EC member, provided they are members in good standing.
• Member in good standing is one whose subscription share has been received by HO on or before 31st January.

• Resignation:-A member wishing to resign from membership may do so by tendering the resignation in writing to the HO with a copy to the state/local branch. His/her resignation shall take effect immediately and such member ipso facto ceases to be a member of the local branch, state branch and the HO.
• Non-payment of Fees:-A member whose subscription remains unpaid after the last date, i.e. by 15th January, every year, shall become a defaulter and his/her membership will be automatically terminated.
• Undesirable Conduct:-
  • If the conduct of any member shall be deemed by the CC or state EC or local branch EC, prejudicial to the interest of the Association or calculated to bring the dental profession or the Association into disrepute, in violation of the rules and regulations of the Association or who is creating obstacles and hurdles in the working of the Association, that member shall be asked to submit a written explanation as to why disciplinary action should not be taken against him/her for his/her conduct.
  • In the event of the explanation being found unsatisfactory, the member may be asked either to apologize or to resign from the Association. If the member is agreeable, his/her apology or resignation shall be accepted, In case of a branch member, the matter shall be referred to the CC through the state branch, giving details of the case for further reference.
  • In the event of the said member refusing either to apologize or to resign, an EOGM of his parent branch shall be convened to consider the case and notice of at least 7 days, in case of a local branch, 14 days, in case of a state branch, and 21 days in case of HO, shall be given to the member concerned. The member shall be given an opportunity to explain his/ her conduct.
  • If at the meeting 60% of the total strength of members present, record their votes in favor of removal of the member's name from membership, the resolution shall be sent to the CC through the state branch for confirmation. The members name shall be removed from the register of membership of the local branch/ state branch/HO, only after receipt of the confirmation.
  • Before the CC gives its final decision, the member shall have the right to appeal. However in the meantime, the member shall be suspended from all privileges of membership.
  • In case of direct members, the state and HO shall follow the same procedure as the case may be.
• No authentic qualifications / certificates.
  • A member who is not qualified but who has secured admission on misrepresentation shall automatically cease to be a member on the same day.
  • If any member does not possess the requisite qualifications to join as a member in a state/local branch or HO but has been admitted by the state/local branches, such information shall be brought to the notice of the CC and a detailed enquiry will be conducted by the HSG regarding the member's credentials and the facts placed before the CC.
  • If the CC decides that the concerned member is not qualified to become a member of the Association, an explanation shall be sought from the concerned member, giving 15 days time for the member to justify his/her case.
  • If the member prefers to appear before the CC and explain his/her case, he may be given an opportunity. After receiving the member's explanation or after hearing the member, if the CC is convinced that the member does not possess the requisite qualification to be admitted as member, he/she shall be removed from the rolls of the state/local branch and HO forthwith and it shall be intimated to the member and the local and state branch.
  • In the event of the member not responding to the letter sent by HO, by registered post, in due time before the last date mentioned in the letter, the decision of the CC shall be final and binding on the member.
• Forming a parallel dental association:
  • If any member floats/forms another dental association parallel and detrimental to the IDA at a regional or All India level, he/she shall be removed from the membership of the IDA.
  • Any member of IDA joining the parallel Association shall also be removed from membership of the Association. (This does not apply to speciality societies. While removing, the procedure as laid in Sub Section C (By removal of name on the ground of undesirable conduct shall be followed.)
• Refund of Subsciption:

No member shall be entitled to ask for any refund of the membership fees, either in whole or part thereof once the subscription is paid to Local branch / State branch / Defence branch Head Office.

• Members who have ceased to be members under clauses 7.A AND 7.B stated above, can be re-admitted as new members, upon fresh application, subject to approval by the EC/CC and upon payment of admission fees, annual fees and any dues outstanding against them except annual fee as on the date when they had ceased to be members.
• The CC shall however have the power to write off a part or whole of any outstanding dues against such members on the recommendation of the branches concerned, or in the case of direct members, on its own initiative.
• Members, whose names have been removed under clauses 7.C and 7.E stated above may be re- admitted, subject to the decision and approval of the CC, on the expiry of two years or thereafter, provided their application for re-enrolment, supported by ten members of the Association testifying to their good conduct during the intervening period, is accepted.
• But the member who has resigned under clauses 7.C and 7.E stated above can be re-admitted on submitting a written apology acceptable to the CC and or on the recommendation of the state/local branch concerned, by majority vote and he/she shall be charged an admission fee as a new member.
• On all matters of re-admission, the decision of the CC shall be final and binding on the members.