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Candidate Evaluation Guidelines

1. Personal Considerations: a. The candidate shall have demonstrated integrity, leadership and service. b. The candidate shall have strength of character and the endorsement of recognized peers. c. The length of the candidate’s professional career shall be an important consideration. 2. Record of Achievement: The candidate shall demonstrate a record of exceptional achievement in at least two of the following four categories: a. Academia i. Advanced academic appointment ii. Research iii. Publication in refereed journals iv. Lectures, presentations beyond the home university setting b. Professional i. Appointment or election to leadership in dental associations or initiatives ii. Leadership record as a student may be considered c. Professional Service Altruism i. Substantive record of volunteerism in dental humanitarian projects ii. Recognition, awards received for community service and altruism d. Community Achievements i. Substantive record of civic, government, or non-government organization volunteerism ii. Offices held by election or appointment within their community iii. Leadership of specific initiatives: e.g. charitable fundraising

Sponsor an ICD Candidate Process

Our new USA Section website has automated the sponsorship process. Please see our website for an overview of the nomination process: www.usa-icd.org. 1. If you have not already done so, you will need to create a password by clicking Log in at the upper right-hand corner in the gold bar. Then click “Click here to create or reset password". Type your email address and click email new password. An email will only be sent to your email address of record. Contact the office if you no longer have that email address or you do not receive the website-generated email in your In Box or in your Spam folder. 2. Click Log in and enter your email address as the Username, and the Password and click the green Log in. 3. Once you are successfully logged in, you will see your name in white in the upper right hand corner. Click on your name and click My Candidates on the left side of the page below your LARGE profile name then click “Click here to start” below the My Candidates tab. 4. This is the Sponsor Form, fill in name, District, select the state, candidate email, gender and check all of the requirements. Click Save at the bottom. 5. The website will then ask you for a letter of recommendation. You can either type or upload a letter, then click Save. 6. The Deputy Regent will then get an email to prescreen the Candidate. 7. After the Deputy Regent local area prescreening, you (sponsor) will get an email with a link* to be sent to the Candidate (if interested-See below). Also send the same link to another

Fellow for a second letter of support. NOTE: FELLOWS MUST LOGIN AFTER CLICKING

THE LINK to see the Add a Letter button and UPLOAD OR WRITE A LETTER.

*Share the following information with your Candidate before forwarding the link* to the

Candidate and second Fellow:

 You would like to nominate him/her for ICD Fellowship  Indicate the honor of Fellowship  Refer them to our ICD webpage for information: www.usa-icd.org  If your candidate is interested please inform them of the following: o There is an induction fee (~$650) (Covers actual cost of the required induction event.) o There are annual dues (~$275) plus state dues o There is an expectation of participation in USA Section activities after Fellowship bestowal (but not required) o Forward the LINK provided in the approval email for the Candidate to complete the Candidate Information Form (CIF). Note: Candidate must click the "SAVE DRAFT BUTTON" if unable to finish the CIF in one sitting. The Candidate will receive an email with a "new link" to take them back to the incomplete form for completion at a later time, but must use this new link. 7. When all items are complete (Sponsor page, 2 letters of recommendation, and Candidate

Information Form), the website will forward these items by email to the Deputy Regent, then on to the appropriate parties for final voting. 8. The Nomination Process for the Class of 2020 must be completed online for each

Candidate by May 15, 2020 (Regent approval). 9. For questions about the nomination process please contact Jennifer Greenville at (301) 251-8861 or jennifer@usa-icd.org.