The component chapter may elect to honorary membership any member of the dental profession who has made outstanding contribution to the art, science, or literature of dentistry, and others not members of the dental profession who have made similar contribution to the advancement of dentistry. An honorary member of the Supreme Chapter or of a component chapter is entitled to the privileges of active membership. An honorary member of the Supreme Chapter may attend the meetings of any component chapter, and have the privileges of active membership therein, except that of voting if not a member of the school's faculty. To be granted life membership by a component chapter, one must have been an active member for 30 years and have reached the age of 60. Life members retain all privileges of active members while remaining a member of the dental school faculty, and are exempt from dues.
All charter members are active members while remaining a member of the dental school faculty.
All alumni, faculty, and honorary members who are members of the dental school faculty and have been approved by the component chapter are active members. Only active members may vote or be elected to office. Associate Members are all those members of a component chapter who are not active members, but do support the component chapter by payment of dues with a regularity satisfactory to the Executive Committee of the Component Chapter. Inactive Members are those members of a component chapter who are not active or associate members and do not pay dues. Inactive members may be reinstated as associate or active members upon the payment of unpaid dues and the approval of the Executive Committee of the component chapter.