2021 Board Election
The CDSBC Board is responsible for ensuring that the College meets its mandate of public protection under the Health Professions Act. Of the 12 members on the Board, half are elected and half are appointed (public) members.
The 2021 board election voting period will open on April 5 and close April 16, 2021 at 4:30 pm (PST).
Dentists, dental therapists and certified dental assistants will receive an electronic ballot via email no later than April 5 (instead of receiving a paper ballot through the mail).
The election is held annually in accordance with the Health Professions Act and the CDSBC Bylaws. CDSBC changed its bylaws in 2019 to allow certified dental assistants, dental therapists and dentists to vote for all elected board member positions. Voting will take place online and your ballot will be emailed to you.
Key election dates and deadlines are listed here >>
Nominations
In 2021, dentists* and certified dental assistants are invited to consider nomination for the Board. The positions open for election to the Board are:
- Registrant (dentist) board member (one-year term)**
- Registrant (dentist) board member (three-year term)
- Certified dental assistant board member (three-year term)
The start date for all three positions is July 1, 2021. The term end dates for board member positions are subject to change due to the anticipated amalgamation of the four oral health colleges into a single regulator.
Nominations for these positions are now open and will be accepted until 4:30 pm PST on March 11, 2021.
*Dentists in the following registration categories are eligible to run and vote in the election: full (full registration or certified specialist); restricted to specialty; academic; and academic (grandparented).
**For the purpose of establishing a stagger in terms of office, the CDSBC Board resolved in November 2020 that one elected registrant position in the 2021 election be designated as a one-year term. The dentist board member candidate who receives the greater number of votes will select either the three-year or one-year term.
Candidate resources
Declaration of Interests Form
Questions
For questions regarding the election, contact registrarsoffice@cdsbc.org.
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As you consider whether to run for election, or who to vote for in the election, please refer to our Board Composition Matrix, which represents the ideal composition of the Board. This matrix is a useful self-assessment tool for potential board members, and also serves as a benchmark for registrants to use when voting for elected board members.[/accordion]
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Before deciding to run as a candidate, please carefully determine that you meet the eligibility requirements. These can be found in CDSBC Bylaw Part 2, sec. 2.02, and in our 2021 Guide for Applicants and Nomination Application Package.[/accordion]
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Each elected board member brings their own different perspectives, informed by professional and personal experience and expertise. However, the role of every board member is the same: to uphold CDSBC's mandate to protect the public – not to “represent" any particular group or constituency (geographic, specialty, or otherwise).
CDSBC has developed a board composition matrix which contains the characteristics and abilities that make both a strong board member and a strong Board.
The 2021 Guide for Applicants along with the composition matrix, can be used as tools to help you assess your suitability as well as the specific competencies that you bring – and will be expected to possess – as a board member. Before deciding to run as a candidate, please carefully reflect on the responsibilities, skills and time commitment required.
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- The regulatory landscape continues to evolve as progress is made on the Ministry of Health’s plan for modernizing the health regulatory system. More information on the regulatory modernization initiative is available website here >>.
- Note that the term end dates for board members are subject to change due to the impending amalgamation. Learn more here >>
- The board election will be held online in 2021. The ballot email will be from Simply Voting and will contain instructions on how to vote. Simply Voting is a secure, third-party service. The results will be anonymous. It will not be possible for CDSBC to determine how an individual has voted.
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Key Election Dates and Deadlines
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Notice of election
| February 12, 2021
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Nomination period
| February 12 - March 11, 2021 at 4:30 pm |
Voting period*
| April 5, 2021 through April 16, 2021 at 4:30 pm |
Announcement of election results
| April 19 (anticipated) |
Mandatory orientation for new board members
| Three half-day sessions in May 2021 (dates TBD)
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Annual meeting | TBD
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June board meeting | June 11, 2021
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Term of office begins | July 1, 2021
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*Electronic ballots will be emailed to eligible voters no later than April 5, 2021. Ballots must be completed no later than 4:30 pm on Friday, April 16, 2021 in order to be eligible to be counted in the election.
