27 May 2016
IN THIS
NEWS BULLETIN
An election was held on 26 May 2016 for six positions on the 2016/17 Board. The following dentists were elected to the Board:
President – Dr. Don Anderson (one-year term)
Vice-President – Dr. Susan K. Chow (one-year term)
Treasurer – Dr. Patricia Hunter (one-year term)
Dentist, District 1 (Fraser Valley) – Dr. S. Masoud Saidi (two-year term)
Dentist, District 4 (Vancouver) – Dr. Michael Flunkert (two-year term)
Dentist, Certified Specialist – Dr. Douglas W. Conn (two-year term)
These terms take effect 1 July 2016. Election results are listed at the link below.
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Working through the
backlog of complaints has been a priority for several years, and significant
resources have been devoted to this initiative. This effort has paid off: the
backlog has been eliminated and we have shaved more than four months off the average age
of complaints files. We are proud to announce that we have reached a record for files closed
in one year and have the lowest number of open complaint files since 2009.
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Dr. Rokshana
Chherawala has admitted that she engaged in professional misconduct involving
several patients. Her admissions include: billing for management of oral
disease when no disease was diagnosed; billing for treatment other than what
was provided; billing for unnecessary treatment that had no clinical benefit; providing
substandard treatment; improper delegation to a dental hygienist by regularly
permitting the hygienist to make a diagnosis through the use of the Velscope;
and failing to maintain adequate dental records. The investigation of the
complaint resulted in a citation (notice of hearing) but the hearing was
avoided when the Inquiry Committee accepted the consent agreement submitted by
Dr. Chherawala to address the College’s concerns.
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It is important that registrants and the public understand how the College investigates complaints. We have updated this section of the website with an interactive infographic (the content appears as the user scrolls down the page) that takes you through each step of the complaints and discipline process.
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Practice Tip #7: CDA certification and misdelegation of duties (Dr. Sigrid Coil)
There have been a few
cases in which non-certified dental assistants have been employed as certified
dental assistants. This places the dentist at risk of misdelegation of duties.
In this practice tip, Dr. Coil talks about a practice that hired a non-certified
dental assistant, and how dentists can ensure that their CDAs have the proper
qualifications to perform the duties of a CDA and are certified with the
College.
Practice Tip #8: Transfer of Records (Dr. Meredith Moores)
The refusal of a dental office to
provide patient records is a common theme in complaints made to the College. In
this practice tip, Dr. Moores discusses the appropriate protocol for
transferring patient files between practices.
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CDSBC's 2016 Annual General Meeting (AGM) will be held as follows:
Date: Friday, 10 June
Time: 8:30 to 9:30 am
Location: Joseph and Rosalie Segal Centre, Room 1420, SFU Harbour Centre, 515 West Hastings Street, Vancouver
In person
If you plan to attend the AGM in person, please register to ncrosby@cdsbc.org by 1 June 2016 so we can ensure adequate seating and materials.
Webcast
To join the webcast, please email events@cdsbc.org by Wednesday, 8 June with your name and let us know whether you are a registrant (dentist, dental therapist or certified dental assistant) or other (e.g. member of the public). We will send you the link to the webcast, meeting materials, and the annual report.
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The board meeting will take place the day after the AGM:
Date: Saturday, 11 June 2016
Time: 9:00 am
Location: Terminal City Club, "President Room," 837 West Hastings Street, Vancouver.
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This Contact News
Bulletin is distributed to registrants for the College of Dental
Surgeons of BC. It is one of CDSBC's official methods of notification
to its registrants. Registrants are responsible for reading College
publications to ensure that they are aware of current standards,
policies and guidelines.
