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Membersof theCDAWorkingGrouponDentalBenefits
Back row
(L. to r.)Dr. Benoit Soucy, CDAdirectorof clinical and scientificaffairs;Geoff
Valentine, CDAmanagerof health informatics services;MoniqueBouchard, CDA
coordinator, education;Dr. Paul Cameron, CDABoardofDirectors.
Front row
(L. to r.)Dr. TimothyGould, co-directorofmember services, BritishColumbia
DentalAssociation;Dr.Gurminder (Mintoo) Basahti, dentist fromWestlock, Alberta;
AlexGlazduri, directorofmembership servicesandmarketing,OntarioDental
Association.
dentists; andworkwith thedental benefit
industry todevelopaCDAposition statement on
dental benefits that outlines somecoreprinciples
wecanall agreeon.
Whyaredentalbenefit issues important to
you?
It’s an issue that hitshomewitheverydentist
inCanada. Oneof the lines that hitmehardest
in the termsof reference for theWorking
GrouponDental Benefitswas “…toensure the
sustainabilityof dental benefits.”Wehave to
work towards thisgoal. Dental benefits areavery
expensive issue for a lot of insurancecarriers, and
if dental benefits aren’t sustainable there’sno
reason for insurancecarriers to keep themgoing.
And thatwouldbedetrimental toall dentists
and their patients.We knowwecan’t solveall
theproblemsout there, butwe’recertainlygoing
to try tomanage the issues andhelpdentists as
best aswecan.
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