The Canadian Dental Hygienist Association / l'Association canadienne des hygiénistes dentaires
Registration:
5
of
6
(2022-05-03
to
2022-06-15)
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- Financial support during the COVID-19 Pandemic to support dental hygienists. Access to PPE for dental hygienists.
- Seeking funding for curriculum development for oral health practitioner. - The re-establishment of dental therapy abilities within Canadian post-secondary education first requires the development of course syllabi for the fourth-year dental therapy curriculum within baccalaureate dental hygiene education.
- Support for community water fluoridation at the municipal level.
Policies or Program
- Access to oral health care for Canada's seniors, including but not limited to those living in long-term care facilities
- Access to oral health care for First Nations and Inuit people.
- Access to oral health care for Northern Canadians.
- Develop and implement a strategy to promote the use of mouth guards in sports.
- Improving the Canada Student Loans and Canada Student Grants program by expanding access to student loan forgiveness to dental hygienists practicing in rural and remote communities
Regulation
- Promote maintenance of existing tax exemption status for health and dental benefit premiums.
- Radiation Emitting devices regulations regarding handheld dental xray equipment.