Dr. Bruce Ward, President
Dr. Bruce Ward Appointed President of the Canadian Dental Association
The Canadian Dental Association (CDA) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Bruce Ward as CDA president for 2025-26. Dr. Ward is a general dentist who retired recently, after 49 years of practise, from a dental practice in North Vancouver, British Columbia. Born in Granby, Quebec, a small town east of Montreal, Dr. Ward graduated with a DMD from the McGill University Dental School in 1976. At McGill, he was part of the Scarlet Key Honour Society.
Dr. Ward is a past president of the British Columbia Dental Association (BCDA) and joined the CDA Board of Directors as the BCDA representative in 2017. He has served on the boards and committees of many community, educational and professional organizations. Dr. Ward is chair of the BCDA dental mentorship program. Since 2015, he has been the chair of the organizing group for the Pacific Dental Conference (PDC), which is Canada’s largest dental meeting. He has taught, periodically, at the University of British Columbia (UBC) Faculty of Dentistry, including in its professionalism and ethics program. Since 2012, Dr. Ward has coordinated the first year UBC ethics scenario program. His awards include the 2016 College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia Honoured Member Award, the 2018 CDA Distinguished Service Award and the 2022 BCDA Honoured Member Award, among others. Dr. Ward has been awarded fellowships in the International College of Dentists, the American College of Dentists, and the Pierre Fauchard Academy.
Dr. Ward volunteers at the Eastside Dental Clinic, which serves people living in the Downtown Eastside of Vancouver who can not afford dental care. The neighbourhood is one of the city’s oldest and Canada’s poorest. Services at the clinic are provided by volunteer dentists and support staff. Between 2008 and 2015, Dr. Ward served on the advisory board of the clinic and has volunteered his dental expertise there for more than 20 years.
Dr. Ward has volunteered for the Lion’s Gate Hospital Palliative Care Program and the YMCA of Greater Vancouver Marathon Clinic. He has been married to his wife Karin for 47 years and the couple has three dogs. He was a long-distance runner for 20 years and ran 26 marathons in Canada and abroad.
Dr. Ward will lead CDA in its mandate as the national voice for dentists, dedicated to promoting the oral health of all people living in Canada, supporting CDA members and dentists, and advancing the dental profession.
