British Columbia Dental Association
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Advocacy regarding changes to the Health Professions Act.
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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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BCDA and Ministry of Health jointly applying for Federal Grant money related to advertising the new Federal Dental Plan.
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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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BCDA and Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction to submit joint proposal for Federal grant money to promote the Federal Dental policy.
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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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Discusion on alleviating the dental shortage work force.
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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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Discussing a process that would allow Dentists to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to patients when the vaccine becomes available. Providing Dentists access to more PPE when it becomes available in B.C., specifically gloves and N-95 masks. Lastly, discussing how to decrease the Dental Operating Room wait times for patients in BC's surgical Renewal Plan.
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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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Discussing the process that the Ministry of Health will be following to amalgamate current oral health care colleges into one oral health care college.
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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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Discussions with government concerning Not For Profit Dental Clinics in BC.
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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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Ensuring that British Columbia's most vulnerable receive adequate oral health care.
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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
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Health
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Giving oral pathology a provincial mandate
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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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Meeting to discuss the current timeframe that the Ministry of health will be following for the amalgamation of oral health care colleges into a single authoritative institution.
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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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Updating the Dental Plan in the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction.
Working to increase the fee guide for dental work in the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction.
Discussions with government concerning public safety procedures required for dental offices due to COVID 19.
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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, establishment, amendment or termination of any program, policy, directive or guideline of the government of British Columbia or a Provincial entity, Development or enactment of any regulation, including the enactment of a regulation for the purposes of amending or repealing a regulation
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COVID-19, Finances and Budgets, Health, Poverty
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