BC Dental Association
Specific Topics of Lobbying Communications | Intended Outcomes | Associated Subject Matters |
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Advocate for dental professionals to included in the same stage of the BC COVID-19 Immunization Program as GP Physicians due to risk related to unmasked patients and the nature of care for the protection of both patients and practitioners. Also offered to have dentists provide vaccines as part of the program.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19
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Advocate for identifying one organization to be responsible for approving the protocols and standards for BC dental X-Ray inspections as per updated Safety Code 30 requirements, as well as designating one organization to be responsible for setting training, approving and maintaining a list of dental x-ray inspectors.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health
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Advocate for improving the dental plan and increasing the fees for the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction clients on Income Assistance, Social Assistance and Healthy kids.
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Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation, Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly
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COVID-19, Health, Poverty, Senior Citizens
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Advocate for improving the oral health of British Columbians to Ministry of Health.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Health, Senior Citizens
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Covid-19, Oral Health
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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COVID-19, Health
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Discuss access to general anaesthesia (GA) for the Healthy Kids program as well as a potential fee increase in the Ministry’s dental programs
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health, Poverty
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Discuss the process and timeframe that the Ministry of Health will be following on amalgamating Oral Health Colleges into a new Oral Health Regulatory Body.
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Development, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity
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Health
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