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Requirements for Membership

To become a member of the Texas Orthodontic Study Club, the first and most important qualification is to be an ethical orthodontist who has qualified through proficiency in practice.

You don’t have to practice or reside in Texas to join TOSC. Applicants for membership must:

• Have successfully completed the full curriculum of advanced education in orthodontics at an institution approved by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association, and be eligible for the American Board of Orthodontics.
• Submit an application for membership to the executive director. Applications may be obtained from the Executive Director or downloaded from the TOSC website.
• Pay annual membership dues at the time of application submission.
• Be approved for membership by a three-fourths (3/4) vote of the members voting. A vote may be taken at the annual meeting, or between annual meetings by phone, regular mail, e-mail, fax, or a combination of the preceding.