BC Dental Association
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Advocate for a timely investment of government resources to expand dental staff training programs; inclusion of oral health in BC’s Health Human Resources Strategy; and the collaboration of efforts from relevant ministries.
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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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Advanced Education
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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 of any legislative proposal by the government of British Columbia, a Provincial entity or a member of the Legislative Assembly, 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
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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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Advocate for the BC Paid Sick Leave Mandate (effective January 2022) to incorporate a pro-rated approach for calculating the entitled leave for part-time employees in dental offices
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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, Labour/Labour Relations
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Advocate to allow for additional consultation before the proposed Bill 36 – 2022: Health Professions and Occupations Act is passed in order to best understand the implications of the act.
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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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Health
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Advocate to eliminate ‘Corporation Fees’ for BC Dentists, imposed by BC College of Oral Health Professionals
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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
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Health
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Advocate to ensure the proposed federally funded dental plan is providing comprehensive care for BC's most vulnerable people.
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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 to establish a meaningful Quality Assurance Modernization Initiative set out by the BC College of Oral Health Professionals (BCCOHP)
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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
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Health
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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. Advocate to ensure there is a fair representation from each dental profession on the amended governance structure
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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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Requesting support for Non-Hospital based General Anesthesia Facilities, in reference to regulatory changes
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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
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Health
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