{"id":1234,"date":"2020-06-12T17:41:49","date_gmt":"2020-06-12T17:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"\/?page_id=1234"},"modified":"2025-10-01T08:42:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T12:42:08","slug":"delegates-alternates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/membership\/mda-governance\/house-of-delegates\/delegates-alternates\/","title":{"rendered":"Delegates \/ Alternates"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row full_width=&#8221;stretch_row&#8221; css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1698696973333{margin-top: -40px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;padding-bottom: 20px !important;background-color: #009ba7 !important;}&#8221; el_class=&#8221;white-text&#8221;][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1>Delegates \/ Alternates<\/h1>\n<p><nav  aria-label=\"breadcrumb\"><ol class=\"breadcrumb\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\"><li class=\"breadcrumb-item active\" aria-current=\"page\" itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Home<\/span><meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\"><\/li><\/ol><\/nav>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h2>2026 Delegates and alternates<\/h2>\n<p>You&#8217;ll need\u00a0<a title=\"Opens in a new window\" href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/products\/acrobat\/readstep2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Adobe Acrobat Reader<\/a>\u00a0installed to view the .pdf files.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2025-Delegates-and-Alternates-4.22.25.pdf\">2025 Delegate and Alternate List by Component<\/a> <em>will be updated for 2026 in December<\/em><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2026-Delegate-Certification-Process.pdf\">2026 Certification Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2026-Delegation-Allocations.pdf\">2026 Delegate Allocation Numbers<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/membership\/mda-governance\/house-of-delegates\/delegates-alternates\/certification-of-delegates-and-alternate-delegates\/\">2026 Delegate\/Alternate Certification Online Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2026-Delegate-and-Alternate-Delegate-Position-Description-and-Time-Commitment.pdf\">2026 Delegate\/Alternate Position Description<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/House-of-Delegates-Ethical-Statement.pdf\">House of Delegates Ethical Statement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/2026-Guidelines-for-Component-Delegation-Chairs.pdf\">Delegation Chair Guidelines<\/a><\/li>\n<li>2026 Delegate Substitution Form<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Delegate\/Alternate Recruitment Resources<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Opens in a new window\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/O0wnQotDpUs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Recruitment Video on Duties\/Time Commitment of a Delegate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Recruiting-Delegates-and-Alternates.pdf\">Script for Delegate Recruitment<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mailchi.mp\/eed6a7cb37ee\/delegates-and-alternate-delegates-needed?e=cf090a67c4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Example of Local Recruitment Email<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2025 House of Delegates Training\/Information<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=pb8_jWWK_Yk\">New Delegate\/Alternate Orientation<\/a> (January 30, 2025)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=S8zDG8Ik4B8\">House of Delegates Orientation<\/a> (March 25, 2025)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.michigandental.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Information-You-Should-Know.pdf\">Handouts for Onsite HOD Leadership Training<\/a> (April 23, 2025)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=&#8221;21831&#8243; 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