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Committees
Constitution and By-
Laws
Scholarship and
Canadian Graduate
Student Affairs
Chairperson and Members
Chair-Vice President Dr.
Jennifer MacLellan
Members: Drs. Ross
Anderson, John Wiles, Michal
Goralski, Patrick Canonne,
Warren Loeppky
Chair – Dr. John Wiles
Members-Dr. Keith Titley,
Dr. Ross Anderson
Liaison to Canadian Graduate
Students studying in the
United States: Drs. Michal
Goralski, Terry Farquhar
Liaison at the Canadian
Pediatric Dental Training
programs: Drs. Joy Richman,
Brad Klus, Duy-Dat Vu and
John Wiles
CAPD/ACDP National
Annual Conference
Committee
Annual Conference
Whistler LOC 2020
Annual Conference
Montreal LOC 2021
CPS Oral Health
Section/ CAPD/ACDP
Liaison to CPS
Chair: Vice President
Dr. Jennifer MacLellan
Members- Executive Director,
Past LOC Chair, Current LOC
Chair, Incoming LOC Chair,
Scientific Committee Chair,
Director of Operations.
Chair: Dr. Anita Gärtner
Members-Drs. Lisa Coveney
Geoffrey Grant, Luc Magne,
Diederik Millenaar and Wendy
Tang
Chair: Dr. Patrick Canonne
Members: TBA
Dr. Trang Nguyen
CDA Committee on
Clinical and Scientific
Affairs Dr. Anjani Koneru
Access to Care Drs. Paul Andrews, Ross
Anderson, Geoff Smith and
Anil Joshi.
CDAC Committee on
Hospital Service and
Internship Drs. Geoff Smith and Ross
Anderson
Purpose
Review proposed changes to the Constitution, by-laws
and Rules and Regulations.
 Act, through the student reps at each Canadian
Graduate training program as their contacts with the
academy. This may involve the dissemination of
information to the students, answering any questions
from the students, and acting as the students
advocate with the academy.
Administration and awarding of the Dr. Keith Titley
scholarship.
Creating the criteria, and implementing the new Dr.
Norman Levine undergraduate prize at the Canadian
dental Schools.
 We are the go to people for the students if they have
any questions or concerns
 Engage students in the US that might not be aware of
the benefits of CAPD/ACDP membership and of being
part of the Canadian pediatric dental community.
To propose future meeting cities to the Executive
Council, suggest candidates to Chair the Local
Organizing Committee, review the LOC guidelines from
time to time and ensure that recommendations from
previous meetings are documented.
To coordinate the venues, educational program, local
activities, entertainment and schedule for the Annual
Meeting in consultation with the Executive Director, with
the assistance of the Director of Operations, Executive
Secretary and Chair of the Scientific Committee.
The Oral Health Section advocates for and promotes
optimal oral health for infants, children and adolescents,
including children and youth with special health care
needs. This section also provides expertise and
guidelines for children and youth with special health care
needs through a number of programs including the
provision of a forum for discussion of important child and
youth dental health issues between the CPS and the
CAPD/ACDP
Committee of the CDA that examines topics and comes
up with knowledge based position statements and
guidelines that are recommended to the CDA Board for
approval.
Ad Hoc Committee of the CDA with a mandate to look at
access to care for seniors, notably in LTC and in access
to care for infants, notably the age one visit. This is
resulting in the campaign to both dentists and the public
on the “First Tooth, First Visit – a time to celebrate”.
Reviews all of the accredited hospital dental services
and internships (dental residencies in Canada) to insure
that standards that are reflective of quality service and
education are met in accordance with CDAC.