12-Month Lobbying Summary - In-house Organization

• Subject matter details in previous versions

  Details Regarding the Identified Subject Matter

  Subject matters	Details	Categories
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	ACCES TO ORAL HEALTH CARE: Improved access to preventive oral health care services for millions of vulnerable people across Canada (emphasis on children, seniors aging in communities and in long-term care, people with disabilities, rural and remote communities, Indigenous communities, low-income households).	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	CANADA STUDENT LOAN FORGIVENESS: Expansion of the current list of eligible professionals for student loan forgiveness to help bring more dental hygienists to work in under-served rural and remote communities that lack the primary health care they need.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	CANADA’S HEALTH CARE WORKFORCE: Addressing Canada’s health workforce crisis, including but not limited to incentives and supports to increase recruitment and retention within the health workforce generally, and to address the rural and remote health workforce specifically.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	CANADIAN HEALTH MEASURES SURVEY: Ongoing collection of information from Canadians about their general health including oral health. POPULATION-LEVEL DATA: Increased collection, analysis and public reporting on national oral health/dental indicators and outcomes.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Consultation on potential measures to regulate tobacco and cannibis packages and products.	Policies or Program, Regulation
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	DENTAL CARE FOR CANADIANS: Recommendations to support the delivery of the Canada Dental Benefit, Canada Dental Care Plan (Budget 2023), Oral Health Access Fund (Budget 2023), and Investments in Better Dental Care Data (Statistics Canada).	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Development of a plan for universal dental care.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Discussion of items in pre-budget submission.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Federal government to continue to play a leadership role in working with provinces to implement national long-term care and home care guidelines for daily oral health care and regular professional preventive care.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Federal government to play a leadership role in working with provinces to develop national long-term care and home care guidelines for daily oral health care and regular professional preventive care.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Financial support during the COVID-19 Pandemic to support dental hygienists. Access to PPE for dental hygienists.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Improve access to oral health care for seniors.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Loan forgiveness for dental hygiene students who work in rural or remote areas.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	NATIONAL ORAL HEATH RESEARCH STRATEGY: Addressing essential oral health and oral health care-related research questions, facilitate knowledge translation and further knowledge exchange (Canadian Institutes of Health Research).	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	OROFACIAL INJURIES IN SPORTS: Prevention of orofacial injury in sports, including by promoting properly fitted sports mouthguards as an essential piece of protective equipment in both practices and games, at the recreational and competitive level.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Promote maintenance of existing tax exemption status for health and dental benefit premiums.	Regulation
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Promotion of the use of mouthguards in sport. Access to oral health care for First Nations and Inuit people. Access to oral health care for Northern Canadians. Access to oral health care for Seniors.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	RADIATION PROTECTION: Radiation protection practices to support the safe use of radiation emitting devices in Canada, including dental x-ray equipment (radiation safety procedures, equipment performance, and radiation protection)	Regulation
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Radiation Emitting devices regulations regarding handheld dental xray equipment.	Regulation
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	SENIORS: Ensuring that all vulnerable seniors (including those living independently in their communities and those living in long-term care homes) have access to necessary and appropriate oral health care to age in wellness and with dignity.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	SMALL BUSINESSES: Supports and opportunities to help small businesses including dental hygiene practice owners.	Policies or Program
  Subject matters were not required to be associated with subject matter details when this content was submitted	Support for community water fluoridation.	Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit

  Subject matters in previous versions

  • Aboriginal Affairs
  • Budget
  • Economic Development
  • Health
  • Municipalities
  • Research and Development
  • Sports
  • Taxation and Finance

Government Institutions

• Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)
• Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)
• Finance Canada (FIN)
• Health Canada (HC)
• House of Commons
• Indigenous Services Canada (ISC)
• Innovation, Science and Economic Development Canada (ISED)
• Intergovernmental Affairs Secretariat (IGA)
• Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC)
• Senate of Canada
• Shared Services Canada (SSC)
• Statistics Canada (StatCan)
• Treasury Board Of Canada Secretariat (TBS)
• Veterans Affairs Canada (VAC)
• Women and Gender Equality (WAGE)

Communication techniques

Communication techniques that have been used or are expected to be used in the course of the undertaking:

• Written communication
• Oral communication
• Grass-roots communication
• Arrange one or more meetings

• Ondina Love, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | No public offices held
• Juliana Jackson, Manager Policy, Research & Government Relations | No public offices held
• Sylvie Martel, Director of Dental Hygiene Practice | No public offices held
• Donna Wells, Manager of Professional Practice | No public offices held