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ews and
E
vents
Finding creative solutions to the issues
facing dentistry students is part of FCDSA’s
challenge. “At the AGM, council members
agreed that one of the main objectives for
the coming year was to connect and unify
dentistry students across the country,” says
Mr. Toufic Boulos, FCDSA newly elected
president and student at the University of
Montreal. “We want FCDSA to become a true
voice for dentistry students in Canada.”
Beginning this fall, each dental school
will host an event to introduce incoming
students to FCDSA and let them know how
to get involved. Another goal for the year
ahead is the development of a viable and
stable financial strategy for the federation.
An FCDSA website is also in the works.
“The website will soon be launched. Our
development team has been working on
an online template to make it possible for
dentistry students to communicate and
share best practices,” says Mr. Boulos.
“It’s really inspiring,” says Shannon Munsie,
outgoing FCDSA president and recent
graduate of the Schulich School of Medicine
and Dentistry. “Although we’re all from
different places, our challenges and the
conversations we have at schools are
remarkably similar—everyone is struggling
with student debt, wishes they had more
clinical experience, many are keen to gain
experience in rural communities and wish
their school offered more opportunities for
spending time up north.”
The Federation of Canadian Dentistry Student Associations (FCDSA) continues to
explore new ways to give dentistry students a national voice on matters related to dental
education and patient care. In June, the group held its second annual general meeting
(AGM) inOttawa.
FCDSA Developing
ANATIONAL VOICE
FOR
DENTISTRY STUDENTS
FCDSA Executive
(L. to r.): Nazanin
Hojjati, Regional Councillor –
Eastern Canada; Toufic Boulos,
FCDSA President; Khashayar
Gharavi, Regional Councillor –
Central Canada; Reza Entezarion,
Regional Councillor – Western
Canada; Hayley Faulkner, FCDSA
Vice-President