CDSBC has 12 standing committees and subcommittees. The committee terms commence on 1 July of each year. Click on a committee in the list below to find out the committee’s role, and membership list.
More detailed information on committee projects and activities can be found in our
annual report (PDF).
Role
Advises and assists the Board on issues related to CDSBC's financial statements, internal financial controls and annual audit.
Members
TBA | Chair, Public Member | 2018 |
Dr. Patricia Hunter | General Dentist, Vice-Chair, Treasurer | 2018 |
Dr. John Hung | General Dentist Non-Board Member | 2018 |
*This Committee works in tandem with the Finance and Audit Working Group and all activities highlighted here refer to the activities of both. When the bylaw change is approved, the Committee will be renamed "Finance and Audit Committee." Members of the Finance and Audit Working Group include members of the Audit Committee and Dr.
Don Anderson, Dr. Susan Chow, Dr. Doug Conn and Mr. Dan De Vita.
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Role
Deals with issues of concern raised by certified dental assistants.
Members
Ms. Wendy Forrieter | Chair, CDA | 2019 |
Ms. Sabina Reitzik | Vice-Chair, CDA | 2019 |
Mr. Dan De Vita | Public Member | 2019 |
Ms. Angela Edwards
| CDA | 2018 |
Ms. Susanne Feenstra | CDA | 2019 |
Dr. Michael Flunkert | General Dentist Board Member
| 2018 |
Dr. Anita
Gartner | Certified Specialist in Pediatric Dentistry | 2018 |
Dr. Sarah He | General Dentist | 2018 |
Ms. Sherry Messenger | CDA | 2019 |
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Role
Establishes the minimum standards of education and experience required for CDAs to practise in B.C., reviews the standards set by other Canadian jurisdictions, and makes recommendations to the Board regarding the recognition of other jurisdictions.
Members
Ms. Bev Davis | Chair, CDA | 2019 |
Ms. Subbu Arunachalam Pillai | Vice-Chair, CDA | 2019 |
Ms. Sima Gandha | CDA | 2019 |
Mr. Oleh Ilnyckyj | Public Board Member | 2018 |
Dr. Alex Lieblich | General Dentist | 2018 |
Ms. Elaine Maxwell | CDA | 2019 |
Ms. Heather Slade | Public Member | 2019 |
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Role
Holds hearing into the conduct of any current or former registrant when the investigation of a complaint identifies a serious problem, or when the complaint cannot be resolved through negotiation or by the Inquiry Committee.
Members
Dr. Josephine Chung | Chair, General Dentist | 2018 |
Dr. Bruce Ward | Vice-Chair, General Dentist | 2019 |
Dr. Karl Denk | General Dentist | 2018 |
Dr. Frederic Duke | Certified Specialist in Endodontics | 2019 |
Mr. Paul Durose | Public Member | 2019 |
Mr. Martin Gifford | Public Member | 2019 |
Dr. Myrna Halpenny | Certified Specialist in Endodontics | 2018 |
Dr. Leetty Huang | General Dentist | 2018 |
Ms. Dorothy Jennings | Public Member | 2018 |
Mr. Lars Kushner | Public Member | 2019 |
Mr. Michael MacDougall | Public Member | 2018 |
Ms. Catherine Monk | CDA | 2017 |
Dr. Suzanne Philip | General Dentist | 2019 |
Ms. Sabina Reitzik | CDA | 2019 |
Dr. William Rosebush | General Dentist | 2018 |
Dr. Charity Siu | Certified Specialist in Orthodontics | 2019 |
Dr. Bert Smulders | General Dentist | 2019 |
Mr. Anthony Soda | Public Member | 2018 |
Dr. David Speirs | General Dentist | 2018 |
Dr. Michael Wainwright | Certified Specialist in Orthodontics | 2018 |
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Role
Develops and recommends changes to the standards of professional ethics applicable to registrants, including CDSBC's Code of Ethics and Advertising and Promotional Activities, Bylaws and Guidelines.
Members
Dr. Ken Chow | Chair, Certified
Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2018 |
Dr. Reza Nouri | Vice-Chair, Certified Specialist in Pediatric Dentistry | 2019 |
Ms. Nadine Bunting
| CDA | 2018 |
Dr. Jason Conn | Certified Specialist in Endodontics | 2018 |
Dr. Danielle Coulson | General Dentist | 2018 |
Dr. Will Gaede | General Dentist | 2019 |
Mr. Oleh Ilnyckyj
| Public Board Member | 2018 |
Dr. Glen Joyce | General Dentist | 2018 |
Dr Oxana Korj | Certified Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2019 |
Dr. Mark Kwon
| General Dentist | 2018 |
Dr. Ernst Schmidt
| General Dentist
| 2019 |
Mr. Gaetan Royer
| Public Member
| 2019 |
Mr. Paul Stevens | Public Member | 2018 |
Dr. Jonathan Visscher | General Dentist | 2018 |
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Role
Develops and recommends CDSBC’s approach to good governance and Board effectiveness, and reviews CDSBC’s governance policies relating to human resources and their effective implementation.
Members
Dr. Susan Chow | Chair, Vice-President, General Dentist | 2018 |
Dr. Patricia Hunter | Treasurer, General Dentist Board Member | 2018 |
Ms. Dorothy Jennings | Public Board Member | 2018 |
Mr. Richard Lemon
| Public Board Member
| 2018 |
Dr. Masoud Saidi | General Dentist Board Member | 2018 |
Dr. Mark Spitz
| General Dentist Board Member
| 2018 |
Dr. Don Anderson | General Dentist Ex-officio | 2018 |
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Role
Accepts, investigates and resolves complaints received.
Members
Dr. Greg Card | Chair, General Dentist | 2019 |
Dr. Mike Racich | Vice-Chair, General Dentist | 2019 |
Dr. Jonathan Adams | General Dentist | 2018 |
Dr. Nariman Amiri | Certified Specialist in Prosthodontics | 2019 |
Ms. Agnes Arevalo | CDA | 2018 |
Ms. Nadine Bunting
| CDA | 2019 |
Dr. Suzanne Carlisle | General Dentist | 2019 |
Ms. Lynn Carter
| Public Member
| 2019 |
Dr. Bertrand Chan
| Certified Specialist in Oral Medicine
| 2019 |
Mr. Tom Clarke
| Public Member
| 2018 |
Mr. Brad Daisley
| Public Member
| 2018 |
Dr. Robert Elliott
| Certified Specialist in Orthodontics
| 2019 |
Dr. Ahmed Hieawy | Certified Specialist in Endodontics | 2019 |
Dr. Patricia Hunter
| General Dentist | 2019 |
Dr. Erik Hutton
| General Dentist | 2018 |
Ms. Julie Johal
| Public Member
| 2018 |
Mr. John Lee | Public Member | 2019 |
Mr. Rick Lemon
| Public Member
| until Oct. 2017 |
Mr. John Meredith | Public Member | 2019 |
Dr. Ellen Park
| Certified Specialist in Endodontics
| 2018 |
Dr. Harpradeep Ratia | General Dentist | 2018 |
Dr. Andrew Shannon | General Dentist | 2019 |
Dr. Jonathan Tsang | General Dentist | 2019 |
Ms. Marg Vandenberg | Public Member | 2018 |
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Role
Oversees the CDSBC awards program, and assists the Board to fill any elected Board member positions for which no valid nominations are received.
Members
Dr. David Tobias | Chair, Past President, General Dentist | 2018 |
Dr. Don Anderson | General Dentist, President | 2018 |
Ms. Leona Ashcroft | Public Member
| 2018 |
Dr. Myrna Halpenny | Certified Specialist in Endodontics, Past President | 2018 |
Ms. Lane Shupe
| CDA
| 2018 |
Dr. Ash Varma
| General Dentist, Past President
| 2018 |
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Role
Oversees the standards of practice and other quality assurance measures that maintain and promote the competence, knowledge and professionalism of registrants.
Members
Dr. Ash Varma | Chair, General Dentist | 2019 |
Dr. Adam Pite | Vice-Chair, General Dentist | 2018 |
Dr. Chris Callen | General Dentist | 2018 |
Mr. Paul Durose
| Public Member
| 2018 |
Mr. James Ellsworth | Public Member | 2018 |
Dr. Andrea Esteves
| General Dentist | 2019 |
Dr. Michael Flunkert | General Dentist | 2018 |
Dr. Alex Hird | General Dentist | 2019 |
Ms. Shelley Melissa | CDA | 2019 |
Mr. Neal Steinman | Public Member | 2018 |
Dr. Laura Turner | General Dentist | 2019 |
Dr. Jan Versendaal | General Dentist | 2018 |
Dr. David Vogt | Public Member | 2019 |
Role
Reviews appeals for eligibility of continuing education.
Members
Dr. Ash Varma | Chair, General Dentist | 2019 |
Dr. Adam Pite | Vice-Chair, General Dentist | 2018 |
Ms. Shelley Melissa | CDA | 2019 |
Mr. Paul Durose | Public Member | 2018 |
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Role
Grants registration to dentists in accordance with the Health Professions Act and CDSBC Bylaws, and reviews and recommend changes to registration requirements.
Members
Dr. Alex Hird | Chair, General Dentist | 2019 |
Dr. Darren Buschel | Vice-Chair, General Dentist | 2018 |
Dr. Ben Balevi | General Dentist | 2019 |
Dr. Pamela Barias
| Certified Specialist in Prosthodontics
| 2018 |
Ms. Lynn Carter
| Public Member | 2018 |
Dr. Doug Conn | Certified Specialist in Endodontics | 2018 |
Mr. Dan De Vita
| Public Member
| until Oct. 2017 |
Dr. Warren Ennis
| General Dentist | 2018 |
Dr. Dustin Holben
| General Dentist | 2018 |
Mr. Roger Wiebe | Public Member | 2019 |
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Role
Reviews standards for the administration of sedation and general anaesthesia and assesses compliance at dental offices where sedation and general anaesthetic services are provided.
Members
Dr. Tobin Bellamy | Chair, Certified Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2019 |
Dr. Mike Melo | Vice-Chair, Certified Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2019 |
Dr. Dean Burrill | Anaesthesiologist | 2018 |
Dr. Brian Chanpong
| General Dentist
| 2018 |
Dr. Jason Chen | Certified Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2018 |
Dr. Michael Henry | Certified Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
| 2018 |
Dr. James Kim | Anaesthesiologist
| 2018 |
Dr. Stephen Malfair | General Dentist | 2019 |
Mr. Gordon McConnell
| Biomedical Engineer
| 2018 |
Dr. Mehdi Oonchi | General Dentist | 2019 |
Dr. Myrna Pearce | General Dentist | 2018 |
Dr. Lyle Pidzarko | General Dentist | 2018 |
Dr. Gerald Pochynok | Certified Specialist in Pediatric Dentistry | 2019 |
Dr. Masoud Saidi | General Dentist | 2018 |
Dr. Bradford Scheideman | Certified Specialist in Pediatric Dentistry | 2018 |
Dr. David Sowden | Certified Specialist in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery | 2019 |
Dr. Scott Yamaoka
| Certified Specialist in Periodontics
| 2019
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