The Society’s headquarters shall be at King Saud University. The University shall see to the realization of the Society’s objectives stipulated in Article Three and shall financially and morally support the Society. The Society shall be directly related to His Excellency the President of the University.

Promotion of and diffusion of interest in dentistry, promotion of scientific researching and publishing in the fields of mouth and dental surgery, and establishing a closer relationship among those working in this field on the local, Arab, Islamic and international levels. The Society seeks to achieve such purposes in the following ways:

• Encouraging scientific research in the various fields of dentistry, specially those related to local environment.
• Encouraging scientific publishing in the fields of dentistry by means of publishing a scientific journal of an international standard.
• Organizing scientific seminars and conferences for the purpose of exchanging scientific information and upgrading the scientific knowledge of those working in the field of dentistry.
• Providing technical consultation in the areas of specialty of its members to those agencies requesting such consultation in the Kingdom.
• Diffusing awareness of and interest in mouth and dental hygiene in the Kingdom.
• Establishing a closer relationship among those working or interested in the area of dentistry in the kingdom by means of providing them with the opportunity of becoming members of the Society; and organizing journeys and social activities of the benefit of such individuals inside and outside the Kingdom.

Article Four
Membership: There are three types of memberships.
a) Honorary Membership
Shall be granted to those selected by the Society among those who have rendered physical or moral services to the Society or participated in upgrading its areas of interest inside and outside the Kingdom. Honorary members shall be selected by decision of the general assembly based upon the nomination of the Board of Administration. Honorary members shall be exempted from the requirement of paying registration and subscription fees.
The honorary member may attend the sessions of the general assembly and the meetings of the general assembly’s committee and of various other committees of the Society and he may take part in the discussions but shall not have a vote in the Society’s decisions or elections.
b) Working Membership
Working membership may be enjoyed by all those who satisfy the membership requirements set forth in Article Five and who are university graduates in the field of dentistry and dental surgery. Working members should be residents of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
c) Associate Membership
Associate members are those who wish to become members of the Society, but do not reside in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.