Dr. Kirk Preston, President
Dr. Kirk Preston Appointed President of the Canadian Dental Association
CDA is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Kirk Preston as president for 2026–27. He is a board-certified specialist in prosthodontics in private practise in Fredericton and Saint John, N.B. Raised in Labrador City, N.L., Dr. Preston earned a Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry from the University of New Brunswick before completing a Bachelor of Education and Master of Education in Science Education at Memorial University of Newfoundland. He received his Doctor of Dental Surgery from Dalhousie University in 1995 and later completed a Master of Science in Prosthodontics at the University of Toronto (U of T). In 2023, he earned an MBA with distinction from the University of Oxford in the UK.
Dr. Preston served on the New Brunswick Dental Society (NBDS) Executive from 2014 to 2018 including a term as NBDS president in 2016–17. He also served as New Brunswick’s board representative to the Canadian Dental Regulatory Authorities Federation from 2018–2020 and was an examiner in prosthodontics for the Royal College of Dentists of Canada from 2014–2021. He joined the CDA Board of Directors in 2020 and has served on numerous CDA committees and working groups since that time.
Throughout his education and training, he has received numerous academic awards, including prizes for clinical proficiency and excellence in prosthodontics, oral surgery, pediatric dentistry and overall clinical practice. His academic publications span both science education and prosthodontics.
Dr. Preston has also contributed to dental education as a prosthodontic demonstrator and clinical instructor at U of T and as a part-time clinical instructor at Dalhousie University. Prior to entering dentistry, he taught senior high school chemistry and physics and served as a science consultant with the Central Newfoundland School Board.
In addition to CDA, Dr. Preston is a member of the American College of Prosthodontics, the International College of Prosthodontics, the Association of Prosthodontists of Canada and the International Team for Implantology. He is also a Fellow of the Royal College of Dentists of Canada.
Dr. Preston will lead CDA in its mandate as the national voice for dentists, dedicated to promoting the oral health of all people living in Canada, supporting CDA members and advancing the dental profession.
