1. The general meeting of members of the Dental Chamber (hereinafter – general meeting of members) is the supreme body of the Chamber, convened by the Chamber Council at least once every four years. The general meeting of members is legitimate if it is attended by at least half of the members who participated in the last general meeting, except in the case of a reconvened meeting.
2. The meeting is chaired by the Chairman of the Council of the Dental Chamber, or another member of the Council on his behalf. Decisions are made by a simple majority of votes, excluding decisions regarding Chamber reorganization, liquidation or restructuring. In the event of a tie, the chairman's vote shall be the decisive vote.
3. An extraordinary meeting can also be convened under the decision of the Chamber Council.
4. The Chamber Council convenes the general meetings of members by informing the Chamber's territorial departments in writing about the date of the general or extraordinary meeting of members, and provides a meeting agenda in writing (or in other ways provided in the legal acts, which comply with the written form) no later than 30 days before the general meeting.
5. If there is no quorum in the general meeting of members, the Chamber Council shall reconvene the meeting no later than after one month. The reconvened meeting has the right to make decisions on matters of the agenda of the adjourned meeting, excluding decision on Chamber reorganization, liquidation or restructuring, despite the number of participating members.
6. Members of the Chamber must attend the general meeting of members.
Article 18. Representatives of the general meeting of members of the Dental Chamber and procedures for the convocation of the meeting (conference)
1. A meeting (conference) of representatives may be convened instead of the general meeting of members of the Dental Chamber, which carries out the functions established for the meeting of members of the Dental Chamber by the Lithuanian Dental Chamber Law and this Statute, excluding the decision on the reorganization, liquidation or restructuring of the Chamber.
2. Representatives of dentists and dental auxiliary are elected by the territorial Chamber departments, based on the representation standards established by the Chamber Council.
3. Chairman of the Chamber Council, vice-chairmen of the Chamber Council, members of the Chamber Council, members of the Disciplinary Council and members of the Audit Commission who have the right to vote are invited to the conference without an election. If necessary, chairmen and/or members of commissions indicated in paragraphs 1-9 of Article 45(6) of this statute, who have the right to vote, may be invited to the conference without an election.
Article 19. Competence of the general meeting of members of the Dental Chamber
1. General meeting of members:
1) adopts, amends the Statute of the Chamber;
2) elects and revokes the Chamber Council or its member by secret ballot;
3) elects and revokes the audit commission and 6 members of the disciplinary council, and approves their provisions;
4) elects honorary members of the Chamber under the proposal of the Chamber Council;
5) determines the size of the Chamber's member fee and other target contributions;
6) approves the Chamber's budget;
7) adopts, amends the Ethical Code of Dental Professionals;
8) makes a decision on the reorganization, liquidation or restructuring of the Chamber;
9) considers the conclusion from the Chamber's financial performance report provided by the Chamber's audit commission;
10) addresses other matters provided in this Statute and the Chamber Law.
2. The meeting agenda draft must include matters proposed by bodies elected by the Chamber, as well as matters proposed to be included by at least half of professionals included in the dentist and dental specialist list, or at least half of professionals included in the dental auxiliary list, or half of the participants of the meeting. After the agenda is approved, additional matters may be included in it by the majority of votes of at least half of the participants of the meeting.
Article 20. Minutes of the general meeting of members of the Dental Chamber
General meetings of members of the Dental Chamber are recorded in minutes. The minutes are signed by the Chairman or Secretary of the general meeting of members of the Dental Chamber.
Article 21. Procedures for the adoption of decisions of the general meeting of members of the Dental Chamber
1. Decisions of the general meeting of members of the Dental Chamber are adopted by simple majority, excluding exceptions provided in this Statute and other legal acts. Decisions are adopted by open ballot. Secret ballot can be carried out if this is requested by at least 1/3 of the members participating in the general meeting of members of the Dental Chamber.
2. The general meeting of members of the Dental Chamber elects a vote counting commission for the calculation of votes.