Judicial Council

Mission Statement

The mission of the Judicial Council is the promotion and maintenance of high ethical standards within the dental profession; development and uniform enforcement of a viable and legally enforceable Code of Ethics; and interpretation and enforcement of the Code of Ethics on behalf of the association, components, individual members and the public.

Primary Duties

1. Promote, through correspondence, workshops and presentations, the maintenance of high ethical standards within the dental profession.

2. Ensure development of a viable and legally enforceable Code of Ethics.

3. Interpret and enforce the Code of Ethics on behalf of the association, component dental societies and individual members.

Time Requirements

Council Meetings    -     4 one-day meetings per year
Conference Calls -     1 hour per month
Ethics Workshop    -     1 day annually

Qualifications, Special Skills and Knowledge

1. Has served for a minimum of two years at the component level as a membership and/or ethics committee chairman; and/or

2. Has demonstrated significant knowledge in dental ethics or ethics education.

Composition

The Judicial Council shall be composed of a total of 11 members.

Terms of Office

The members of the Judicial Council shall be elected to a term of three years. The consecutive tenure of a member of the Judicial Council shall be limited to two full terms of three years each.

Current Council Members	Component
Charlotte L Senseny, DMD, Chair	Western Los Angeles DS
Leif K Bakland, DDS	Tri-County DS
Wayne D. Del Carlo, DDS	San Francisco DS
Stephen Tang Fan, DMD	Southern Alameda County DS
Mark D. Kaufman, DDS	San Fernando Valley DS
Robert D. Kiger, DDS	Tri-County DS
Arlene Lee, DDS	Los Angeles DS
Jeffrey D. Lloyd, DDS	Tri-County DS
Robert D. Lynds, DDS	Central Coast DS
Howard C. Richmond, DDS	Los Angeles DS
Frederic J Sherman, DDS	San Fernando Valley DS
Staff Support: Carla Christensen, Administrator Resource Center 916.554.4983 carla.christensen@cda.org