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CDA: Year in Review
High Marks for
Admissions Conference
CDA organized a highly successful Dental
Admissions Conference, held in Ottawa on
October 18-19. This event — a follow-up to last
year’s Dental Academic Summit — is the second in a series
aimed at overcoming challenges facing academic dentistry
in Canada, such as chronic shortages of educators and
dental researchers.
Issues that were covered at the conference included
personnel selection and a pilot design for a national study
to determine the validity and reliability of dental admissions
tools now in use.
Among the conference invitees were the deans and
admissions officers of the 10 faculties of dentistry; and
representatives of CDA, the Commission on Dental
Accreditation of Canada (CDAC), dental regulatory authorities,
the dental industry, the American Dental Association
and the American Dental Education Association.
Special guest speakers included: Dr. Jack Dillenberg,
inaugural dean of the Arizona School of Dentistry & Oral
Health in Mesa; Dr. Vic Catano, professor and chair of
psychology at St. Mary’s University in Halifax (and author
of CDA’s admissions interview questions); and Dr. Blaine
Cleghorn, clinic director at the faculty of dentistry of
Dalhousie University in Halifax.
CDA wishes to thank the Dentistry Canada Fund, Nobel
Biocare, Septodont and Procter & Gamble - Makers of Crest
products for their generous contributions to this event. ■
CDA Meets with Liberal
Caucus
CDA made a presentation on the subject of Access to
Higher Education to the Liberal Caucus on Post-
Secondary Education and Research, held on
August 19 in North Bay, Ontario.
Former CDA president Dr. Tom Breneman made a
short verbal presentation on the subject of access to education,
supported by a written brief. CDA representatives
networked with members of Parliament before and after the
caucus meeting. “These occasions allowed us to raise other
issues of concern related to education and research,” said
Andrew Jones, CDA’s director of corporate and government
relations.
Noted Dr. Breneman: “It was significant, since we were
the only professional association around the table. It was
clear that, at the federal level, there is growing resolve to find
workable solutions, something that dentistry will need to
continue to push for as the political leadership changes.” ■
646 November 2003, Vol. 69, No. 10
CDA Hosts 2005 FDI
Congress
It’s official! — Dr. Louis Dubé signs the contract for Canada to host
the 2005 FDI World Dental Congress in the Montreal 2005 booth set
up at the Sydney Convention and Exhibition Centre during FDI’s 2003
congress.
CDA will host the FDI 2005 World Dental
Congress, to be held at the Palais des Congrès in
Montreal August 24-27. CDA is now working
with organizers from FDI and the Journées dentaires internationales
du Québec to present Canada’s largest dental
event in 2005.
FDI congresses are internationally recognized events
that focus on the latest scientific developments in the world
of dentistry.
The scientific program for FDI Montreal 2005 will
feature major symposia on esthetic dentistry, prosthodontics
and implantology. Sessions will focus on periodontology,
preventive dentistry, nutrition, endodontics, gerodontology,
practice management, pain management, oral surgery,
oral medicine, pedodontics, orthodontics and traumatology.
A notable feature of the scientific program will be a
series of hands-on, limited attendance courses in several
disciplines of dentistry, conducted by eminent experts from
Canada, the United States and Europe.
Other programs of great interest will deal with motivation,
sports dentistry, women in dentistry, young dentists,
disability and dentistry in developing countries.
Another major attraction will be the World Dental
Exhibition, showcasing the very latest in dental technology,
equipment and products.
As a special membership benefit, CDA members are entitled
to discount registration fees for FDI Montreal 2005.
For more information, visit the congress Web site at
www.fdiworldental.org. ■
Journal of the Canadian Dental Association