Nominations are invited for a vacancy on the Representative Body of the British Dental Association, representing the East Lancashire/East Cheshire Branch.
The Representative Body is the Association's most senior committee. At its three meetings each year, the Body receives regular reports including those from the Executive Board and the autonomous committees of the BDA, representing all the constituent parts of the profession. There will also be key issues for decision at each meeting, including reports and papers on policy issues. In June each year the Body decides the subscription fee for the next membership renewal.
The Representative Body elects the majority of members of the Executive Board, which in turn has closer scrutiny of the day to day activities of the Association. The reports from the Executive Board at each meeting of the Representative Body include issues in regard to operational business and topical matters affecting the profession.
Members of the Representative Body also have the opportunity if they wish to get involved in other areas of the Association's work. Representatives are elected to a range of other committees or working parties dealing with a diversity of issues.
Nominations must be received no later than 5pm on Wednesday 16 December 2009. Nomination forms can be obtained from Ian Morley via email at
If there are more nominees than vacancies, an election will follow in the branch concerned. The next meeting of the Representative Body is Saturday 23 January 2010.
