JCDA - Canadian Dental Association

FDI Appoints New
Executive Director
The FDI World Dental
Federation announced that Dr.
David Alexander would become
executive director of FDI effective
August 21. Dr. Alexander
takes over duties from Dr. John
Dr. David Alexander Hunt, who has served as interim
executive director of FDI since
November 2007.
A specialist in dental public health and a
former general dentist, Dr. Alexander has extensive
commercial and administrative experience,
most recently with GlaxoSmithKline,
where he was responsible for developing oral
health strategy and building key partnerships
with major international dental organizations
and dental schools.
Dr. Alexander obtained his dental degree
from the University of Liverpool, a Master’s
degree in Community Dental Health from the
University of London and completed a residency
in dental public health at the National Institutes
of Dental Research in Bethesda, Maryland. a
Alberta Elects New
President
Dr. Cliff Swanlund of Calgary,
Alberta, was recently named the
new president of the Alberta
Dental Association and College
(ADA&C). A 1976 graduate of
the University of Manitoba, Dr.
Swanlund has been in general
Dr. Cliff Swanlund
practice in Calgary since 1980.
Dr. Swanlund has extensive
involvement with several ADA&C committees
including the Continuing Competency
Committee, which developed the competency
profile for dentists in Alberta. He was
also a member of the ADA&C’s Task Force
on Advertising, the Task Force on Conscious
Sedation and the Committee on Infection
Prevention and Control Standards for the
Dental Office. a
––– News & Updates –––
Dr. Frédéric Duke of Moncton,
New Brunswick, was recently
named the new president of the
New Brunswick Dental Society
(NBDS).
Dr. Duke is a 1998 DMD
graduate of Laval University.
Dr. Frédéric Duke
He previously served as a board
member of the NBDS and chair of the Moncton
Mediation Committee. Dr. Duke maintains
a private practice in general dentistry in
Moncton. a
o B i t u a r i E s
592 JCDA • www.cda-adc.ca/jcda • September 2008, Vol. 74, No. 7 •
President of New
Brunswick Dental Society
Aitken, Dr. William (Bill) J.: A 1952 graduate of the University
of Alberta, Dr. Aitken of Prince George, British Columbia,
passed away on July 1.
Banting, Dr. Ronald W.: A 1974 graduate of the University of
Toronto, Dr. Banting of Niagara Falls, Ontario, passed away
on July 15.
Blackmore, Dr. Robert V.: Dr. Blackmore of Sherwood Park,
Alberta, passed away on June 29. He graduated from the
University of Alberta in 1943.
Lane, Dr. Arnold (Arne) H.: A 1949 graduate of McGill
University, Dr. Lane of Victoria, B.C., passed away on July 6.
Ng, Dr. George C.: Dr. Ng of Vancouver, B.C., passed away
on July 13. He graduated from the University of Toronto in
1969. a
To access the websites mentioned in this
section, go to the September 2008 JCDA bookmarks
at www.cda-adc.ca/jcda/vol-74/issue-7/index.html.