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Celebrate 20 Wins in 2023

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Welcome to the G.V. Black District Dental Society!

The G. V. Black District Dental Society is a component (local dental society) of the Illinois State Dental Society and American Dental Association and has been serving the profession of dentistry since 1929.

The Society was named in honor of Dr. Greene Vardiman Black, who was born in 1836 in central Illinois and is known as "one of the founders of modern dentistry". Today, the Society has 155 members who are located in Sangamon, Logan, Menard, Cass, Morgan, Scott and Montgomery counties and a portion of Macoupin County within Illinois. Members includes general practitioners as well as dental specialists.

Registration Now Open for 2024 Dental Auxiliary Fall Courses!

Jul 12, 2024

ISDS offers certification courses throughout the state to enable dental assistants and hygienists to fulfill the educational requirements for expanded functions as stated in Illinois law.

Currently, these are the 4 courses we offer:
Administration and Monitoring of Nitrous Oxide
Anesthesia/Sedation Assistant Monitoring
Coronal Polishing & Application of Pit/Fissure Sealants
Basic Intraoral and Panoramic Radiographic Techniques

 For more information on courses offered and to register, click here.