College of Dental Surgeons of BC 2015 Awards Ceremony

Thursday, March 5 6:00 pm Pan Pacific Hotel, Crystal Pavilion A , Welcome to CDSBC’s 2015 Awards Ceremony

Each year, the College of Dental Surgeons of BC (CDSBC) presents awards to recognize dentists, certified dental assistants, and members of the public who have made significant contributions to CDSBC.

Program Recipients

Reception Special Group Award Minimal and Moderate Sedation Working Group Welcoming Remarks Award of Merit President’s Greeting Dr. Josephine Chung Remembering Past Colleagues Dr. Alexander Hird

Special Group Award Dr. Francis Ping Dr. William Rosebush Award of Merit Dr. Jonathan Suzuki Distinguished Service Award Dr. Brian Wong

Honoured Member Award Distinguished Service Award Dr. Peter Stevenson-Moore Closing Remarks Honoured Member Award Photographs Dr. Myrna Halpenny

CDSBC Nominations Committee Members

Dr. Peter Stevenson-Moore, Past President (Chair) Ms. Lane Shupe, CDA Dr. Bob Coles, Past President (Vice-Chair) Dr. David Tobias, President Ms. Melanie Crombie, Public Member Dr. Ash Varma, Past President

2 Special Group Award

This award recognizes valuable contributions to the practice or profession of dentistry through involvement with CDSBC. It may be awarded to a group that has gone above and beyond basic volunteer participation to complete a special project or noteworthy task.

Minimal and Moderate Sedation Working Group

Chair: Dr. Michael Henry, DDS, Certified Specialist as well as public consultation that elicited more than (Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery) 100 submissions from general dentists, certified specialists, CDAs, dental societies and study clubs, Dr. Geoff Grant, DMD, Certified Specialist and medical professionals. (Pediatrics) The final document, Minimal and Moderate Sedation Dr. David Sowden, BSc, DMD, MD, Certified Services in Dentistry (Non-hospital Facilities), was Specialist (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery) published to the profession in the summer of 2014. Dr. Mark Spurr, DDS Most of the requirements contained within it are in Dr. Bruce Ward, DDS effect, while others are being implemented over a period of months. The administration of sedation is an integral part of The CDSBC Board noted the collaboration and effort dental practice. The Minimal and Moderate Sedation that went into the document and acknowledged its Working Group, made up of general dentists and value to the profession. Each of the working group certified specialists, was charged with revising the members brought a unique understanding to the previous guidelines to assist dentists in the delivery table in order to create standards and guidelines of safe and effective minimal and moderate sedation. that were easy to understand, straightforward about The group worked together over several years the expectations for safe practice, and reflective of to develop the document, which went through current standards for sedation in dentistry. extensive revisions, several reviews by the Board,

From left to right: Dr. Michael Henry (Chair), Dr. Bruce Ward, Dr. David Sowden, Dr. Geoff Grant. Missing: Dr. Mark Spurr.

3 Award of Merit

This award recognizes significant contributions to CDSBC, beyond basic volunteer participation.

Dr. Josephine Chung, BDS

Dr. Josephine Chung has Practitioners (UK) from the Royal College of been a dedicated CDSBC Surgeons of England. She is a fellow of the Academy volunteer for more than of General Dentistry, the International Congress 10 years. She began her of Oral Implantologists, and the Academy of service as a member of Dentistry International. the Inquiry Committee in Josephine’s other volunteer work includes serving as 2003, and then joined the director of the Chinese Canadian Dental Society of Discipline Committee in BC from 1995 to 2003, and director of the Chinese 2009. She has been the Cultural Centre of Greater Vancouver from 1997 chair of the Committee to 2001. since 2012. She has been a part-time clinical instructor at UBC’s Josephine received her Bachelor of Dental Surgery Faculty of Dentistry for over 15 years, and operates a from the University of Hong Kong, and her Diploma private general dentistry practice in Vancouver. of Membership of the Faculty of General Dental

Dr. Alexander Hird, BSc (H), DDS

Dr. Alexander Hird joined from the University of Western Ontario, and then CDSBC’s volunteer returned to BC to complete a hospital residency. network in 2007 when In 2012, he was named Fellow of the Academy of he became a member of General Dentistry. the College’s Registration As a staff dentist at Vancouver General Hospital from Committee. In 2011, 2005 to 2012, Alexander treated medically complex he took over the patients and did rotations as a public health dentist in position of chair. Haida Gwaii and in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Alexander received his Alexander has been a part-time clinical instructor at Bachelor of Science UBC’s Faculty of Dentistry for the past seven years. (Honours) in Physiology He is a partner at White Rock Dental Group, where from the University of British Columbia, went on to he practises general dentistry. graduate with his Doctor of Dental Surgery degree

4 Award of Merit

Dr. Francis Ping, MB, BCh, BAO

Dr. Francis Ping was a practitioner for three years before doing his member of CDSBC’s anaesthesia residency at the University of Sedation and General British Columbia. Anaesthetic Services Following his certification as a specialist anaesthetist Committee from 2010 in 1978, Francis joined the anaesthetic staff at to 2014. As a committee Vancouver General Hospital, serving as a staff member, he travelled anaesthetist and clinical instructor. around the province to complete sedation facility Francis then became a clinical assistant professor inspections for CDSBC, and director of the residency program for obstetrical and contributed his anaesthesia at BC Women’s Hospital. Following that, medical expertise to the development of the he worked for three years as a staff anaesthetist at new standards and guidelines for minimal and Chilliwack General Hospital. moderate sedation, which were published to the Francis moved to the North Shore, spending the profession in 2014. next 25 years as a staff anaesthetist at Lions Gate After earning his medical degree from University Hospital, which included three years as the head of College in Dublin, Ireland, he practised as a general the Department of Anaesthesia. He officially retired on December 31, 2014.

Dr. William Rosebush, BSc, DipEd, DMD

Dr. William Rosebush Will earned a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry and a has been a long-time Diploma of Education from the University of Victoria. CDSBC volunteer, After earning his Doctor of Dental Medicine degree serving the College from the University of British Columbia, he went since the late 1980s. through the hospital residency program at Vancouver He has been a member General and UBC hospitals. of the Arbitration He has been an active member in a number of Committee and Vancouver-based study clubs like the Spectrum Study Professional Review Club, the Richard V. Tucker Club, and an endodontic Committee, and he study club. He also served on the board of the currently sits on the Vancouver & District Dental Society. Discipline Committee. He also participates in the College’s mentoring program. Since 1984, he has been a part-time clinical instructor at UBC’s Faculty of Dentistry and has operated a private practice in Vancouver.

5 Award of Merit

Dr. Jonathan Suzuki, DMD, Certified Specialist (Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics)

Dr. Jonathan Suzuki member, from 2008 to 2014. He currently serves has given his time as on the College’s Inquiry Committee. a CDSBC volunteer In addition to his work with CDSBC, Jonathan is since 2003. Originally past president of the British Columbia Society of joining the College as a Orthodontists, as well as an active member of member of the Practice two orthodontic study clubs, one in BC and one Standards Committee, in Alberta. he went on to serve on the Professional Jonathan graduated with his Doctor of Dental Conduct Committee, the Medicine degree and his Orthodontics and Registration Committee, Dentofacial Orthopedics specialty degree from the and the Strategic Planning Working Group. He also University of Manitoba. He has been practising in sat on the CDSBC Board, as the specialist board Vancouver and Coquitlam since 1999.

Dr. Brian Wong, DMD

Dr. Brian Wong has been Brian has been a part-time faculty member at UBC a dedicated CDSBC Dentistry for more than 20 years, and is currently volunteer since he joined a clinical assistant professor. Brian has also been the Ethics Committee involved in the candidate assessment process for in 2007. A member of UBC’s International Dental Degree Completion the Ethics Committee Program, as well as the Summer Student Practitioner from 2007 to 2013, he Program. Since 2010, Brian has been a clinical took over the position of assessment evaluator for the National Dental vice-chair in 2013, and Examining Board of Canada. continues to give his time He holds fellowships with the International College of to this active committee. Dentists, the American College of Dentists, and the Brian received his Doctor of Dental Medicine Degree Academy of Dentistry International. He is also deputy from the University of British Columbia in 1976, and regent for the International College of Dentists, has been practising general dentistry in Richmond for British Columbia district. over 35 years.

6 Our volunteers in action

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Top: 1. Dr. Ken Chow 2. Dr. Josephine Chung 3. Dr. Adam Pite 4. Dr. Leetty Huang

Middle: 5. Dr. Peter Stevenson-Moore; Dr. Ash Varma 6. Mr. Samson Lim; Dr. Pamela Barias 7. Ms. Julie Johal; Dr. Dustin Holben

Bottom: 8. Dr. Ben Balevi; Ms. Sherry Messenger; Ms. Melanie Crombie 9. Ms. Susanne Feenstra 10. Dr. Eli Whitney; Dr. Rob Staschuk 11. Ms. Nadine Bunting; Ms. Carmel Wiseman (staff)

7 Distinguished Service Award

This award recognizes outstanding and broad contributions to CDSBC over an extended period of time.

Dr. Peter Stevenson-Moore, BDS, MSD, Certified Specialist (Prosthodontics) Dr. Peter Stevenson- Peter received his general dentistry degree from Moore first became Guy’s Hospital in , England, and obtained his involved with CDSBC in specialty degree in Prosthodontics at the University 1989, serving on various of Washington. He came to British Columbia to committees, working join the BC Cancer Agency, where he developed groups and task forces. a dental program to support the oral care needs of Most notably, he was cancer patients. He led the BC Cancer Agency dental part of a task force on program for 29 years. denturists and dental Peter is a past president of the Association of technicians’ legislation as Prosthodontists of Canada, and of the Pacific Coast well as a working group Society for Prosthodontics. Most recently, he was on the registration of dental specialists. In 2004, the scientific program chair and a board member for Peter was elected as the dental specialist society the Multinational Association for Supportive Care member on the College Council. He became a Board in Cancer. Officer in 2008, going on to serve two terms as A clinical associate professor in UBC’s Faculty of Treasurer and two as Vice-President. He served as Dentistry undergraduate program, Peter also interacts President from 2012 to 2014. Peter currently sits on closely with prosthodontics graduate students. He the Ethics, Nominations, and Audit committees. practises both in his own private specialty practice and at Vancouver General Hospital.

8 Honoured Member Award

The Honoured Member Award is presented to individuals who have made remarkable, broad-based contributions to CDSBC over a sustained period of time, having significant impact on the College. This award may be for service that is provincial, national or international in nature.

Dr. Myrna Halpenny, DDS, Certified Specialist (Endodontics) Dr. Myrna Halpenny (ACD) in 2003, serving as the president of the BC began her service to Chapter of the ACD from 2008 to 2010. Myrna was CDSBC with work on the chair of the Vancouver & District Mid-winter Clinic Nominations & Award in 1985 and president of the Vancouver & District Committee and the Peer Dental Society in 1991. Review Committee. Her Myrna earned her undergraduate degree at the first experience on the University of Saskatchewan before becoming one CDSBC Board was as a of two women in the 1974 dental class at McGill specialty representative. University. She practised general dentistry in Subsequently she Vancouver for two years before taking her specialty became Vice-President in endodontics at the University of Oregon. In 1979 from 1998 to 2002. The next year Myrna became Myrna began a longstanding partnership with the first – and only – woman elected as Dr. John Fraser, which lasted until their retirement CDSBC President. in 2013. In addition to her many roles with the College, Myrna In her first year of retirement Myrna co-chaired the is an advocate for the profession, and particularly BC Dental Association’s task force on Best Ethical for women in the profession. She was a founding Practices and volunteered at UBC Dentistry in the member of the BC Women’s Dental Society in the ethics and first year programs. 1980s and recently chaired a mentorship program for female dentists in British Columbia. Myrna has been honoured with the Award of Merit from both CDSBC and the BC Dental Association. Myrna became a fellow of the International College In addition, she has also received the Distinguished of Dentists and the American College of Dentists Service Award.

9 Past CDSBC Award Recipients

Honoured Member Ms. Jan Godsmark Award of Merit Dr. Alan Gray Award Ms. Alison Hall Dr. Jonathan Adams Ms. Sandra Bailey Dr. Myrna Halpenny Dr. Mike Adey Dr. Neil Basaraba Dr. Wayne Halstrom Dr. Martin Aidelbaum Dr. Ludlow Beamish Dr. Alan Hannam Dr. Fernanda Almeida Dr. Marcia Boyd Ms. Cia Harms Dr. Gregory Ames Dr. Jim Brass Dr. Michael Henry Dr. Don Anderson Dr. John Diggens Dr. Robert Hicks Dr. George Andreiuk Dr. John Fraser Dr. Robin Jackson Ms. Beverly Arduini Dr. Robert Hicks Ms. Suzette Jestin Ms. Leona Ashcroft Dr. Don MacFarlane Dr. Gordon Jinks Ash Temple Dr. Ronald Markey Dr. David Kennedy Aurum Dental Ceramics Dr. Max Nacht Dr. Hank Klein Dr. Roger Bailey Dr. Marke Pedersen Dr. Terry Kline Dr. Philip Barer Dr. Ted Ramage Dr. Al LaBounty Dr. Tobin Bellamy Dr. Fred Reid Dr. Brian Lahiffe Dr. John Bidgood Dr. Bill Scott Dr. Don Lauriente Bisco Ms. Lane Shupe Dr. Mac Leitch Dr. Doug Black Dr. Ron Smith Dr. Bill Liang Dr. Bruce Blasberg Dr. Arnold Steinbart Dr. Alex Lieblich Mr. Victor Bowman Dr. David Sweet, O.C. Dr. Peter Lobb Dr. Jim Brass Dr. G. Roy Thordarson Dr. Alan Lowe Dr. Martin Braverman Dr. Perry Trester Dr. Garry Lunn Ms. Kay Bremner Dr. Richard Tucker Dr. Michael MacEntee Ms. Nadine Bunting Dr. Serge Vanry Dr. Don MacFarlane Dr. Don Burwash Dr. Edwin Yen Dr. Ronald Markey Dr. Lee Busse Dr. Doug Yeo Mr. Gordon McConnell Dr. Richard Busse Dr. W. Douglas McDougall Dr. Greg Card Distinguished Dr. Evelyn McNee Ms. Lynn Carter Dr. Bill McNiece Dr. Bill Catalano Service Award Mr. Robbie Moore Dr. Brian Chanpong Dr. Don Anderson Dr. Ken Murchie Dr. Laurence Cheevers Ms. Sandra Bailey Dr. Egon Nikolai Dr. Richmond Cheng Dr. Neil Basaraba Dr. Marke Pedersen Dr. Gordon Chisholm Dr. Gordon Baynes Dr. Ted Ramage Dr. Ken Chow Dr. Ludlow Beamish Ms. Betty Richardson Dr. Susan Chow Ms. Kathy Boyd Dr. Robert Rosenstock Dr. David Christie Dr. Jim Brass Dr. Arthur Ross Dr. Robert Clarke Dr. John Carpendale Dr. Lawrence Rossoff Dr. Bob Coles Mr. Brian Carter Dr. Don Scramstad Ms. Faye Condon Ms. Lynn Carter Ms. Lane Shupe Dr. Douglas Conn Dr. Bill Catalano Dr. John Silver Dr. Kerstin Conn Dr. Susan Chow Dr. Charles Slonecker Dr. Frank Copithorne Dr. Chris Christensen Dr. Ron Smith Ms. Elli Cox Dr. Bob Coles Dr. Arnold Steinbart Dr. George Creasy Mr. Ken Croft Dr. Dan Stoneman Dr. Del Crowe Dr. John Diggens Dr. Perry Trester Ms. Bev Davis Dr. David Donaldson Dr. Richard Tucker Dr. Karl Denk Mr. Paul Durose Dr. Ross Upton Ms. Margaret Dennett Dr. Joel Epstein Dr. Serge Vanry Ms. Marjorie Dimitri Dr. Norman Ferguson Dr. Ashok Varma Dr. Kevin Doyle Dr. John Fraser Dr. Bruce Ward Mr. Paul Durose Ms. Rosie Friesen Ms. Maureen Woodward Dr. Christine Eckel Dr. Fred Froese Dr. Edwin Yen Dr. Warren Ennis Dr. Harry Gelfant Dr. John Zaparinuk Dr. Joel Epstein Dr. John Gercsak Dr. Bethan Everett Dr. Murray Fain Dr. Ted Fantin Dr. Myron H. Faryna Ms. Jane Faulafer 10 Dr. Brad Forster Dr. Joseph McIvor Dr. Ashok Varma Dr. Rex Fortescue Dr. Roger Magnall Dr. Chiku Verma Ms. Rosie Friesen Dr. Yale Malkin Dr. David Vogt, PhD Dr. Ed Fukushima Dr. Bob Malpass Dr. Sieg Vogt Dr. Will Gaede Ms. Karen Manary Ms. Joan Voris Dr. John Garforth Dr. George Maryniuk Dr. Michael Wainwright Dr. Paul Garret Dr. Cliff Mason Dr. Joanne Walton Dr. Ivan Gasoi Dr. Graham Matheson Dr. Bill Walter Dr. John Gercsak Mr. Robbie Moore Dr. Bruce Ward Dr. David Gifford Ms. Linda Mykecey Dr. Rudy Warshawski Mr. Kenneth Glasner Dr. John N. Nasedkin Dr. Mike Wells Mr. Rob Goffinet Dr. Craig K. Naylor Dr. Richard Wilczek Dr. Burton Goldstein Dr. Ken A. Neuman Dr. Jeff Williams Dr. Larry Goldstein Dr. George Ng Dr. Michele Williams Dr. Gerd Gottschling Dr. Dennis P. Nimchuk Dr. Malcolm Williamson Dr. John Gould Dr. Ed O’Brien Ms. Jane M. Wong Dr. Tim Gould Ms. Yolanda Olivotto Dr. Maurice Wong Dr. Ian Hadfield Ms. Linda Olsen Ms. Maureen Woodward Dr. Rick Hallett Dr. Matt Panar Dr. Leon Woolf Dr. Myrna Halpenny Ms. Marlane Paquin Dr. Orville Wright Ms. Lael Hamilton Ms. Debbie Payne Dr. Ralph Yorsh Ms. Cia Harms Dr. Edward Penner Dr. Gregory Yu Dr. Michael Henry Dr. Jack Penzer Dr. David Zaparinuk Dr. Dana Herberts Dr. David Philip Dr. Christopher Zed Ms. Diana Hiebert Mr. Bill Phillips Dr. David Hodges Dr. Colin Price Special Group Award Ms. Freda Hopper Dr. David Prokopetz Ms. Debbie Horin Protec Dental The Regulatory Review Dr. Allan Hovan Ms. Christine Puder Task Force Dr. Leetty Huang Dr. Ronald Pudritz Dr. Nelson Hui Dr. Michael Racich Dr. Bruce Ward, Chair Dr. Patricia Hunter Ms. Gerri Randall Prof. Philip Bryden Dr. Bill Joiner Dr. David Rife Mr. Denis Carriere Ms. Karen Jones Dr. Joe Rife Dr. Bob Coles Dr. D. Todd Jones Dr. Don Robertson Dr. Myrna Halpenny Mr. Mehmud Karmali Ms. Marlene Robinson Ms. Cia Harms Dr. Peter Kearney Dr. Wendy Rondeau Mr. Robbie Moore Dr. Maureen Kent Dr. Miriam Rosin Ms. Linda Mykecey Ms. Frances Kirkpatrick Ms. Michele Rosko Dr. Arthur Ross Dr. Eric Kjekstad Dr. Mel Sawyer Dr. Helen Scott Dr. Diane Kjorven Dr. Ernst Schmidt Dr. Mike Wells Dr. Richard Kramer Ms. Patti Schom- Moffatt Dr. Ronald Komm Dr. Bill Seth The Study Club Alliance Dr. John Krell Mr. Clayton Shultz Dr. Susan Chow Ms. Judy Laird Ms. Sherry Sikora Dr. Robert Elliott Dr. Gail Landsberger Dr. Bud Sipko Dr. Chris Hacker Ms. Cathy Larson Mr. Anthony Soda Dr. Don MacFarlane Dr. David Lawson Dr. David Sowden Dr. Craig Naylor Dr. Shawn Lee Dr. Mark Spitz Dr. Mark Norris Ms. Maureen Leech Ms. Barbara Steer Dr. Bernie Legatto Dr. Peter Stevenson-Moore The Infection Prevention Dr. Ian Leitch Dr. Scott B. Stewart Dr. Mac Leitch Dr. Jim Stich and Control Working Group Dr. Bill Liang Ms. Judy Strongman Dr. Elizabeth Bryce, MD Dr. Keith Lindsay Dr. David Sweet Ms. Nadine Bunting Dr. Peter Lobb Dr. Sandy Tambosso Dr. Leeann Donnelly, PhD Dr. Michael MacEntee Ms. Darlene Thomas Dr. Ed Putnins Dr. Lex MacNeil Dr. Terry Thompson Ms. Allison Ransier Dr. Bruce McAlpine Dr. Dick Thorpe Dr. Mel Sawyer Mr. Gordon McConnell Dr. David Tobias Dr. Steve Wedan Dr. Robert McDougall Dr. Frank Turner 11 College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia

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