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• At theDentistryLeaders’ Forum,
participants examined the impact of
corporatization indentistry—thepractise
of allowingnon-dentistsor companies
toownadental practise—and the
accompanyingpotential opportunities
and risks tobothpatients anddentists.
• ANational Dental Forumorganizedby the
CanadianDental SpecialtiesAssociation
focusedon thepotential to improve
patient care throughnewcommunications
technology. CDA’s eReferral service,
whichenablesgeneral practitioners
and specialists to securely sharepatient
cases,waspresentedas a solution to
problems that couldbecausedby
miscommunication.
Other talks focusedon strategies for
improving theoral healthof Canadians:
• TheCDABoardofDirectors approved
a strategyoutlining thenext steps for
sustaining themomentum started in
Februarywith theNationalOral Health
ActionPlan symposium (NOHAP).
NOHAP is acollaborative initiative
betweenoral healthcareproviders, other
healthprofessionals andpatient advocates
that aims to improveoral healthoutcomes
for Canadians.
• AnupdateonHealthCanada’sNon-
insuredHealthBenefits (NIHB) Program
showed that compliance rates for theNIHB
endodontic trial haveclimbed to83%—a
20% improvement since the trial began
in2011. Compliance rates areacritical
measure indetermining the feasibility
of removing thepredetermination
requirement for standard root canal
treatment proceduresonbicuspids and
firstmolars.
• Anadvocacy toolkit that aims to support
provincial efforts for improvingoral health
care standards in long-termcare facilities is
beingdevelopedandwill include sample
legislation.
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HIGHLIGHTS
2014CDAAnnual GeneralMeeting
InApril,CDAheld
itsAnnualGeneral
Meetingwhere
anticipating changes
to thepractise of
dentistry fuelled
manyof themeeting
discussions.
Visit
oasisdiscussions.ca
/2014/04/30/agm
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