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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.

Election Notice for 2025 ISDS House of Delegates

Mar 27, 2025
The 2025 ISDS House of Delegates will be held September 12-13 at the Embassy Suites by Hilton East Peoria Riverfront Hotel & Conference Center in Peoria, IL.
Each ISDS component must elect its delegate(s) and alternate(s) for the 2025 ISDS House of Delegates. Per ISDS Bylaws, please notify Tara Conway via email at tconway@isds.org or FAX at (217) 525-8872 of those selections no later than Wednesday, August 13, 2025.
Bylaws language regarding terms for delegates and alternates:

CHAPTER II – HOUSE OF DELEGATES
Section 4. Terms of Delegates: Terms of delegates and alternate delegates shall commence at the beginning of the annual session and end at the beginning of the next annual session. Delegates shall be elected annually, and no delegate shall be allowed to serve for more than five (5) consecutive terms unless in the immediate following years(s), the member holds a component society or branch office, is a member of a component society's governing board or is the Dean of a dental school. After serving five (5) or more consecutive terms, a member must sit out a minimum of one (1) term as a delegate before becoming eligible for election to the House again. While sitting out as a delegate, a member may serve as an alternate.
These former delegates have been seated for five consecutive years and are excluded from serving as a delegate this year unless: (1) they are a branch or component officeholder or (2) they are serving on a component governing board in 2025:

Drs. Daniela Brzozowski, John Faber, Danny Hanna, Kathy Jean, Paul Kempf, David Lewis, Jun Lim, Frank Maggio, Sal Storniolo and Manisha Virdi.

If one of the above is selected by your component or branch and eligible for more than a fifth consecutive term because of one of the above exceptions, please let Tara know so we can track it.
The attached list shows the number of delegates that each component and branch has been allocated based on the formula of up to 75 members to 1 delegate. Click here to view page.
Components and branches may elect alternate delegates, equal to the number of delegates, but it is not required.
Lastly, do not hesitate to contact our office if you have any questions. You can reach me, Eric Larson, at elarson@isds.org or Tara Conway at tconway@isds.org. You may also call the ISDS Headquarters at 217/525-1406.