29 September 2016
IN THIS
NEWS BULLETIN
The College will be hosting a series of “listening sessions” over the coming months to hear from registrants on a number of key issues, such as quality assurance, ethics, the corporatization of dentistry and more. This supports our new policy development framework that includes early consultation with registrants and stakeholders. The first CDSBC Listening Session will take place in Victoria on Thursday, 3 November from 6-8 pm at the Victoria Convention Centre, with a light meal served at 5:30.
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We are currently seeking public members to serve on the Inquiry, Quality Assurance and Registration committees. Public members offer unique perspectives from outside the profession and their insight helps the College regulate dentistry in the public interest.
If you know someone who would be interested in joining a CDSBC committee, please encourage them to apply. To learn more about the expectations and requirements of committee members, click the link below.
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Why every dentist should determine their own diagnosis and treatment plan
Some dentists may fall into the trap of following through with another practitioner's treatment plan without having completed their own diagnosis. Don't get caught. Read Dr. Moores' tip on what you should do if you are asked to provide treatment prescribed by another dentist.
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Any time a dentist or dental practice uses a name that is not their registered legal name, they are using a trade name. Trade names are a form of advertising and are addressed in
Part 12.15 of Bylaw 12 – Advertising and Promotional Activities.
While the College is occasionally called upon to adjudicate copyright or trademark disputes, we are not the appropriate body to do so. The Board is therefore proposing to change the way the College addresses trade names. Under the proposal, the current practice of providing approval for trade names will be discontinued.
You are invited to submit your comments before
Monday, 17 October 2016 to
consultation@cdsbc.org (please put "trade names" in the subject line). More information about this consultation is available at the link below.
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The deadline to have your practice's advertising and promotional activities in compliance with the revised bylaw is 1 January 2017.
Key elements from the revised bylaw:
- requirement for dentists to identify in their advertising whether they are general dentists or specialists
- restrictions on how registrants can refer to their non-dental degrees and continuing education courses
- prohibition on the advertising of free or discounted services and rewards programs, which may induce the public to seek unnecessary treatments or procedures
- preservation of the ability to provide pro-bono services to those in need
- requirement to clearly identify the names of registrants who own and/or provide services or derive income at a dental office
The College has published
Bylaw 12 Interpretive Guidelines to assist registrants in understanding and applying the bylaw to advertising and promotional activities. More information is available at the link below.
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The next meeting of the CDSBC Board will take place at 8:30 am on Friday, 25 November 2016 in the Terminal City Club, 837 West Hastings Street, Vancouver (“Presidents Room”).
To ensure adequate meeting materials and seating, observers should RSVP to Nancy Crosby, Manager of the CEO’s office, at ncrosby@cdsbc.org no later than 10 November 2016.
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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.
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The CDSBC
office will be closed Monday, 10 October for Thanksgiving. We will reopen on Tuesday, 11 October at 8 am.
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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.
