Canadian Dental Association / l'Association Dentaire Canadienne
Registration:
36
of
40
(2024-01-08
to
2024-05-08)
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit
- ISO TECHNICAL COMMITTEE 106: creation of international standards for dental devices and materials
Grant, Contribution or Other Financial Benefit, Policies or Program
- ANTI INDIGENOUS RACISM IN HEALTH: discussions to promote the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action as they relate to Health, such as funding for cultural safety programs in dentistry.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution
- EXCISE TAX ACT: GST AND DENTAL SERVICES: Changes to the application of the GST (zero-rate) on Dental practices
- PERSONAL INFORMATION PROTECTION AND ELECTRONIC DOCUMENT ACT (PIPEDA): PRIVACY PROTECTION OF HEALTH INFORMATION AND THE REGULATORY REVIEW: Improvement to privacy legislation to protect the privacy of health information
- PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATIONS: Federal investments or taxation changes to improve the oral health care of Canadians and practice environment for dentists
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Policies or Program
- DENTAL CARE FUNDING: discussions around the federal budgetary process and program development with regard to funding of dental care, including the Canadian Dental Care Plan.
Legislative Proposal, Bill or Resolution, Regulation
- CEPA (Canadian Environment Protection Act) - Mercury- ROMS (Risk Management Strategy) with regard to safe disposal of dental amalgam waste.
Policies or Program
- DENTAL EDUCATION: Increase funding for Canadian Faculties of Dentistry
- FLUORIDE: promotion of positive public health initiatives and achievements
- HEALTH HUMAN RESOURCES: discussions on addressing health human resources challenges within dentistry, including challenges in remote areas, the Canada student loan forgiveness, internationally trained dentists, administrative staffing.
- HEALTH INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES (ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS): Investment and needed regulations to facilitate the development of EHRs in Canada
- HEALTH PROMOTION AND DISEASE PREVENTION: Increased investment and improved regulations to protect and enhance the oral health of Canadians
- INDIGENOUS CHILDREN'S ORAL HEALTH: Programs and policies related to prevention and care of children's oral health in Indigenous communities.
- MARKETING TO KIDS: Sugar/Healthy Eating: to discuss the importance regarding regulations surrounding food and beverage marketing to young children.
Healthy Eating: to discuss the issue of food labeling and healthy eating for Canadians and its positive impact on oral health.
- NATIONAL TOBACCO CONTROL PROGRAMS: Strengthening Canada's tobacco control strategy
- NON INSURED HEALTH BENEFITS: Improvement to the dental program in order to enhance the oral health status of patients accessing the program.
- ORAL HEALTH RESEARCH AND DATA: increased funding for research to help improve the oral health of Canadians
- PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES: increased funding and federal leadership to improveprovincially funded dental programs for persons with disabilities.
- SENIORS ORAL HEALTH: funding and administration of oral health care for seniors living independently and in long term care facilities
- TAXATION OF HEALTH BENEFITS: to discuss the negative impact and strain that taxing employer provided health benefits would have on the health of Canadians and on the provincially funded healthcare system.
Regulation
- CHEMICAL MANAGEMENT PLAN: The Challenge Process, with regard to regulation of Bisphenol A in oral health care.