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Participating organizations included the
provincial dental associations (PDAs),
the Association of Canadian Faculties of
Dentistry (ACFD), the Canadian Dental
Specialties Association, and the Canadian
Dental Regulatory Authorities Federation
(CDRAF), to name just a few.
• At the Dentistry Leaders’ Forum,
participants focused on the federal
government’s studies of prescription drug
abuse and antimicrobial resistance. The
objectives of a working group established
to examine the need for dentists who
are qualified to provide special care
dentistry and to recommend strategies
for increasing their numbers, were
also discussed. The working group is a
collaboration between CDA, the ACFD and
the Royal Canadian Dental Corps.
• CDRAF reported on the pending free-
trade agreement between Canada and
the European Union. The Comprehensive
Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA)
was signed by Canada and the EU in 2014
but has not been ratified. One of the
CDRAF’s main concerns with CETA is a
clause that requires regulators to provide
temporary licenses and suitable training
to applicants who do not initially meet
licensure requirements. CDRAF is seeking
an exemption from this clause from the
federal government.
• Canadian representatives are among the
founding members of the International
Society of Dental Regulators, formed in
2014. The 3rd International Conference of
Dental Regulators will be held in Boston on
September 16, 2015.
Working collaboratively with the PDAs,
academia, government and specialists, CDA
acts as a facilitator to ensure the profession
works together on issues of national scope:
• CDA established a national task force to
contribute to the joint Health Canada
and Assembly of First Nations review of
the Non-insured Health Benefits (NIHB)
program.
• CDA established a national task force to
support internationally trained dentists
in adapting to professional life in Canada.
The task force developed information
and resources that are now available
on the CDA website:
cda-adc.ca/internationallytrained
• The CDA Board of Directors approved a
new CDA Principles of Ethics document.
The document serves as a foundation
for defining a dentist’s responsibilities to
patients, society, the profession and self.
• The CDA Board officially installed its
new executive branch: Dr. Alastair Nicoll,
president; Dr. Randall Croutze, president-
elect; and Dr. Larry Levin, vice-president.
Dr. Lynn Tomkins of Toronto was elected as
the newest member of the Board.
a
ANational Meeting Place
for the Profession
In April, CDA held
its Annual General
Meeting where
representatives of
Canadian dental
organizations
gathered to focus
on current and
emerging issues in
dentistry.
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Dr. Graham Conrad, immediate past-president of the Nova Scotia Dental
Association.
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Nazanin Hojjati (McGill ’15), Federation of Canadian Dentistry Student
Associations, regional councillor for Eastern Canada.
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Col Kevin Goheen, director of dental services, Royal Canadian Dental Corps.
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Dr. Kelly Manning, immediate past-president of the New Brunswick Dental
Society with Dr. David Peters, CDA president 1972–73.