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20 December 2017
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NEWS BULLETIN
Starting 1 March 2018, submissions and complaints of non-compliance received by the College regarding registrants’ advertising and promotional materials will be dealt with via the complaints process. The revised CDSBC Bylaw Part 12 that came into effect on 27 November 2017 provides the standard against which complaints will be assessed by the Inquiry Committee. Please review all of your advertising and promotional material in advance of 1 March to ensure that it complies with the requirements set out in Bylaw Part 12. Further guidance to assist in compliance with the revised bylaw will be provided in the coming months.
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The board has approved the annual renewal fees, and the College’s budget includes a modest fee increase of $50 for all practising dentists, except those holding limited or temporary registration. There is also a fee increase of $15 for practising CDAs. Registrants will receive a renewal notice in the mail in the second week of January.
2018/19 fee schedule (PDF)
2018/19 fee memo (PDF)
The deadline to complete your annual renewal and submit your fees is 1 March 2018. If you do not renew by 1 March you are not permitted to practise until you have reinstated, and an additional reinstatement fee will apply.
Note: Dentists or CDAs who plan to retire effective 1 March 2018 must do so through the online renewal process by choosing the ‘Retired/Resigned’ option. Dentists who want their retirement to be effective prior to 1 March 2018, can complete the Retirement/Registration form and submit to CDSBC.
Read steps for retiring/resigning
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At the 24 November 2017 meeting, the College Board extended the
moratorium on new applications to register credentials to provide
moderate pediatric sedation (patients 12 years and under) for dentists
who have learned the modality in a short-course format. The extension
allows the Sedation Committee to further review the safety of
short-course format training for this modality.
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Health-related agencies across the country are being asked to take action to improve prevention, treatment and harm reduction associated with problematic use of opioids. The following resources are being mailed to dentists this month:
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In his latest blog post, President Don Anderson reflects on the last year of engagement through the College’s listening sessions:
“Over the past year, I have found myself across the table from old friends from dental school, and from young practitioners burdened by debt and trying to make a go of it in a world far more complex than forty years ago." Read more
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We are pleased to announce that the following volunteers will be honoured at the CDSBC Awards Ceremony on 8 March 2018 at the Fairmont Waterfront Hotel, Vancouver. All registrants are invited to attend the reception and ceremony.
Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Greg Card
Mr. Dan de Vita
Dr. Leetty Huang
Mr. Rick Lemon
Award of Merit
Ms. Agnes Arevalo, CDA
Mr. Brad Daisley
Ms. Susanne Feenstra, CDA
Ms. Sherry Messenger, CDA
Dr. Reza Nouri
Dr. Bert Smulders
Dr. David Speirs
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The Board will be meeting on Saturday, 24 February 2018, 8:30 am at the Marriott Hotel,1128 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, B.C.
To reserve a meeting package and ensure adequate seating, observers should RSVP to Nancy Crosby, Manager of the CEO's Office, at ncrosby@cdsbc.org by 15 February.
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If your three-year CE cycle ends 31 December 2017 and you have yet to submit your CE credits, the most efficient way to do so is by logging into your online account. If you have credits that are pending, ensure you have submitted the documentation necessary for sessions that are self-study or 12 credits or more
As long as you have earned the eligible credits prior to 31 December 2017, they will be included in the current cycle, even if they are not processed by the end of the year.
Please note it is currently taking up to three weeks to process submissions.
CDSBC regularly leads presentations and holds
workshops for registrants around the province. Visit our events page for
an up-to-date listing of where we will be in the coming months.
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CDSBC regularly leads presentations and holds workshops for registrants around the province. Visit our events page for an up-to-date listing of where we will be in the coming months.
Our office will
be closed from noon on Thursday, 21 December for the holidays and will reopen
at 8:00 am on Wednesday, 3 January 2018.
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This Contact News Bulletin is distributed to registrants for the College of Dental Surgeons of BC. It is one of CDSBC's official methods of notification to its registrants. Registrants are responsible for reading College publications to ensure that they are aware of current standards, policies and guidelines.
