The Canadian Dental Association held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) April 23-24, 2015 in Ottawa. The AGM provides the CDA Board of Directors with the opportunity to present its accountability report, CDA’s year-end financial results and CDA’s proposed fee rate recommendation for the coming year. It also allows attendees to hear from other national dental organizations […]
Dr. Kelly Manning, President of the New Brunswick Dental Society (NBDS), spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about the revamping of the K-5 curriculum with regards to oral health education, and their collaboration with public health nurses to include an oral health component to the assessment for 18-month-old children. Resources from NBDS Oral Health in the […]
Dr. Richard Smith, President of the Yukon Dental Association, spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about the various challenges facing dentists and dentistry in the Yukon as well as the opportunities available to dentists. Resources Yukon Dental Association 81 Finch Crescent, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 5X5 Tel: 1-867-6334401 Fax: 1-867-667-4488 Dr. Richard Smith’s Contact: dr.smith@northwestel.net Watch the video […]
Dr. Gary MacDonald, CDA past President (2014-2015), spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about his term as CDA President. Dr. MacDonald shared some of his best presidency moments as well as the CDA priority issues facing the dental profession in Canada. Watch the video interview Resources CDA Position Statement on Access to […]
Dr. Graham Conrad, President of the Nova Scotia Dental Association, spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about the latest initiatives undertaken by the provincial Association. A new oral health report “Nova Scotial Oral Health Report 2015” was recently released, showing a knowledge and awareness gap between caring for your own oral health and being concerned about a family […]
Dr. Doug Brothwell, Associate Dean Academic of the College of Dentistry at the University of Manitoba and Chair of the CDA Seal of Recognition Committee, spoke with Dr. Suham Alexander about the work of the committee and the importance of the Seal of Recognition program. Watch the video Resources CDA Seal […]
Khashayar Gharavi, 2nd-year dental student at the University of Toronto and Interim Vice President of the Federation of Canadian Dentistry Student Associations, spoke with Dr. John O’Keefe about this new organization and the main challenges facing dental students these days. […]
This question was submitted by a general dentist: What are some of the concerns related to the purchase of dental instruments, equipment and materials? The response is based on the CDA Guidance Document Pertaining to Devices for Use in Dental Health Care. Context The instruments, equipment, and materials used by dentists are considered to be medical devices by Health Canada […]