---
title: "What Is Constituent society? Dental Practice Glossary"
description: "A state-level dental society that belongs to the ADA, sits between local component societies and the national body, and sends delegates to the ADA House of..."
url: https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/constituent-society
publisher: Copeland Consulting Services
email: drcopeland@joncopelanddds.com
contact: https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/contact
---

Organized dentistry

# Constituent society

A state-level dental society that belongs to the ADA, sits between local component societies and the national body, and sends delegates to the ADA House of Delegates.

A constituent society is a state dental society within the ADA. The ADA says members of its House of Delegates are chosen by the 53 constituent societies, the five federal dental services and the American Student Dental Association. The count of 53 includes more than the 50 states.

The state group sits in the middle of the tripartite structure. Local [component dental societies](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/component-dental-society) belong to it, and it belongs to the national [American Dental Association](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/american-dental-association). In Missouri, the [Missouri Dental Association](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/missouri-dental-association) is the state society.

The constituent society sends delegates to the House of Delegates. This entry gives a general definition only.

[Next stepIndustry work with Dr. Copeland](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/contact?topic=industry)

## Related terms

-   [Component dental society](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/component-dental-society)
-   [House of Delegates](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/house-of-delegates)
-   [Missouri Dental Association](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/missouri-dental-association)
-   [Organized dentistry](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/glossary/organized-dentistry)

## Sources

1.  [ADA, House of Delegates](https://www.ada.org/about/governance/house-of-delegates)
2.  [ADA, National, state and local dental societies](https://www.ada.org/about/volunteer-and-get-involved-with-the-ada/national-state-local-dental-societies)

## Talk with Dr. Copeland

[Contact Dr. Copeland](https://joncopeland.multisites.ai/contact)[Email](mailto:drcopeland@joncopelanddds.com)