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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.

ISDS Trustee at Large Position

Mar 27, 2025
The ISDS Board of Trustees now includes an "at-large" position, established in 2022, which can be filled by a qualified member from any component society. Dr. Keith Evans currently holds this position until 2026.

Candidates for the at-large trustee position must:

  • Have served at least 3 terms in the House of Delegates
  • Announce their candidacy at the House of Delegates meeting on September 13, 2025, or notify the Secretary afterward
  • Email Eric Larson (elarson@isds.org) with:
    • Name
    • Contact information
    • Three years of House service

Campaign activities are limited to a three-minute speech at the Opening Meeting of the House of Delegates during the election year. Qualified candidates will receive confirmation by email.

The ISDS Bylaws explain the announcement process as follows:

A candidate for the trustee at-large position shall not formally announce for office until the final day of the ISDS Annual Session House of Delegates meeting immediately preceding their candidacy. Candidates announcing after the final day of ISDS Annual Session House of Delegates must inform the Secretary of the House of their intent to run for the trustee at-large position. Campaign activities for the trustee at-large position will be limited to only a three-minute speech at the Opening Meeting of the House of Delegates in the year of the election.