Awards Ceremony

Thursday, 8 March 2018 6:00 pm

Mackenzie Ballroom Fairmont Waterfront Hotel Welcome to CDSBC’S 2018 AWARDS CEREMONY

Each year, we present awards to recognize dentists, dental therapists, certified dental assistants, and members of the public who have made significant contributions to CDSBC.

Program Reception Welcoming Remarks President’s Greeting Remembering Past Colleagues Award of Merit Distinguished Service Award Closing Remarks Photographs

Mistress of Ceremonies: Dr. Myrna Halpenny, Past President

Recipients

AWARD OF MERIT DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD Dr. Reza Nouri Dr. Greg Card Dr. Bert Smulders Mr. Dan De Vita Dr. David Speirs Dr. Leetty Huang Ms. Agnes Arevalo, CDA Mr. Richard Lemon Ms. Susanne Feenstra, CDA Ms. Sherry Messenger, CDA Mr. Brad Daisley 2

AWARD OF MERIT

This award is presented to individuals who have made significant contributions to CDSBC, beyond basic volunteer participation.

Ms. Agnes Arevalo, CDA

Agnes Arevalo has Agnes is an Accreditation Surveyor and the been a member of Dental Assisting Educator Representative of the the College’s Inquiry Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada. Committee since Agnes has delivered several dental continuing 2010. Agnes received courses, including infection control, dental her Doctor of Dental recordkeeping and CPR. She is a certified Canadian Medicine degree from Red Cross First Aid/CPR instructor and Personality Manila, Philippines Dimensions facilitator. where she practised Agnes completed her Provincial Instructor Diploma dentistry before immigrating to Canada in 2003. and Certificate in Online Learning at Vancouver After joining CDI College as a dental assisting Community College. She is currently completing instructor, Agnes assumed the position of BC a masters degree in educational technology and Dental Assisting Program Head in 2008. She learning design at Simon Fraser University. wrote the CDI Orthodontic Module curriculum, Outside of work and school, Agnes enjoys which was approved and recognized by the spending time at home with her family and going College in 2007. Agnes served as a board to yoga. She also loves to travel. member of the National Dental Assisting Examining Board (NDAEB) and is currently a clinical evaluator for the NDAEB.

Mr. Brad Daisley

Brad Daisley is to the bar in 1984. He began his the Manager of professional career as a lawyer with a Vancouver Communications and firm where he worked for five years before General Counsel for the becoming a journalist for The Lawyers Weekly Legal Services Society, newspaper and a freelance writer for numerous a non-profit organization publications. Brad was also a regular legal affairs providing legal aid to commentator on CBC Radio. Brad spent eight all British Columbians. years as the Public Affairs Manager for the Law He has been providing Society of BC, the regulatory body for the legal his expertise as a public member on the Inquiry profession. Committee since 2012. Brad and his wife, Sian, live in south Surrey and Brad holds a Bachelor of Arts (English) from the they have an adult daughter, Christina, and a cocker University of Victoria, a Bachelor of Laws from spaniel named Stella. the University of British Columbia, and was called

3 Award of Merit

Ms. Susanne Feenstra, CDA

Susanne Feenstra has Columbia and has been working as a Certified volunteered on the CDA Orthodontic Assistant with Dr. Sandra Maduke and Advisory Committee Dr. Ryan Bulat since that time. Her CDA credentials since 2008. She served and computer and administrative skills serve her as vice-chair from well in the role of Financial and Office Manager at 2013-14 and chair from the practice. 2014-17. She has found it Susanne and her husband, Shaun, have three motivating and rewarding wonderful boys: Henrik, Pieter and Jeremy. When to be involved with other she is not working or volunteering, Susanne dental professionals in this way. enjoys spending time with family, being outdoors, Susanne graduated from Douglas College in 1999, mountain biking, walking, travelling and taking her after which she began her career as a certified boys to hockey and soccer. dental assistant. In 2003, Susanne completed the orthodontic module at the University of British

Ms. Sherry Messenger, CDA

Sherry Messenger VCC’s Tooth Trolley, a large community project that began volunteering at provides free dental care to over 200 elementary the College in 1997 and school children in predominantly low-income has served on several neighbourhoods. committees and on Sherry is past president of the Certified Dental the Board. She was a Assistants of British Columbia and past president member of the CDA of the Canadian Dental Assisting Association. Certification Committee Having a particular interest in employment from 2012-13. She standards for the profession, Sherry has developed formerly chaired the CDA Advisory Committee a copyright document that is available for all CDAs and continues to serve as a committee member. throughout the country. Sherry was a CDA member of the Board from 1998-99 and 2011-17. Outside of work, Sherry enjoys road trips with her husband, Jim, in their RV or travelling Sherry teaches in the Certified Dental Assisting internationally. When at home, gardening and and Dental Reception Coordinator departments entertaining friends and family gives her great at Vancouver Community College (VCC). Since pleasure. its inception, Sherry has been the organizer of

4 Dr. Reza Nouri, Certified Specialist

Dr. Reza Nouri has been course until 2016. He was also a member of the on CDSBC’s Ethics Pediatric Dentistry Faculty Search Committee, in Committee since 2012, addition to sitting on the ad-hoc committee for and now serves as its the development of the post-graduate program vice-chair. He was also in pediatric dentistry. Reza was a staff surgeon at a member of the Task BC’s Children’s Hospital from 1997 to 2016, where Force on Patient-Centred he served on the Forms Committee and the Dental Care and the Business of Audit Committee. Dentistry. Reza has also represented his profession by Reza received his Doctor of Dental Medicine serving on BC Dental Association’s Health degree from the University of British Columbia in Promotions Committee (2000-2008), Public 1994. After a year of practice in family dentistry, Education and Communication Committee (2014 to he went on to complete his specialty training in present), and the MLA Network (2016 to present). pediatric dentistry at the University of Toronto. He is a past-president of BC Society of Pediatric Upon his return to B.C., he completed his Master Dentists and the Dental Specialists Society of BC. of Science degree in dental biomaterials at UBC Reza is interested in clinical research, and has Dentistry. published articles on clinical dentistry. He is a Reza has been a committed alumnus at UBC contributing consultant for the Journal, Oral Health. Dentistry and has received multiple teaching Away from the office, Reza enjoys soccer, yoga, awards as a Clinical Associate Professor and martial arts, and spending time with his wife, coordinator of the Pediatric Dentistry simulation Dr. Sara Hamidi, and their two active children.

Dr. Bert Smulders

Dr. Bert Smulders Bert has practised dentistry for over 40 years first joined CDSBC’s and volunteered at the Eastside Dental Clinic volunteer network in extensively. He is currently teaching part time 1995 as a member at UBC Dentistry and is otherwise enjoying his of the Peer Review retirement. Committee for the Bert and his wife have a large blended family of Fraser Valley. He eight, and with the addition of their spouses and also participated on children, he finds his life is very full. the Nominations Committee for two When he is not working or volunteering, Bert years and has been a member of the Discipline spends most of his time painting with acrylics Committee since 2015. and is currently training for the Gran Fondo at the Sunshine Coast. He also enjoys golf, tennis, After receiving his dental degree from UBC in cycling, travel, gardening, reading, and participating 1976, Bert taught part time at the University of in his extraordinarily long-running men’s book club. British Columbia from 1977-81.

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Dr. David Speirs

Dr. David Speirs began planning, occlusion, and implant dentistry. He was his volunteer work with a long-time director of the Vancouver Seminar for the College 30 years ago Dentistry, and regular attendee of The Pankey as chair of the Auxiliary Institute. Education Committee, After retiring from full-time practice in 2012, David and later as a member of was invited to become the first CEO of the Pacific the Inquiry Committee. Oral Health Centre in Surrey, a UBC-affiliated He has been a member outreach clinic. He stepped down from that of the Discipline position in 2014, but has continued as a part-time Committee since 2011. locum.

David hails from the Liverpool area of the UK An avid outdoorsman, David became a successful and graduated from the University of Sheffield in racing sailor, keen skier and private pilot. 1968. Soon after, he became a faculty member He also became involved with organizations at UBC Dentistry, teaching Oral Medicine and such as Bard on the Beach and the Vancouver Periodontology. Symphony Orchestra, and is a past president of While continuing to teach part time at UBC, the BC division of the Canadian Mental Health David started his general dental practice on Association. David enjoys spending time with West Broadway in 1976. He also founded three his wife, Lisa, and son, Arthur, playing cello, and study clubs on each of diagnosis and treatment training for his next triathlon.

6 This ceremony is hosted by the Nominations Committee on behalf of the CDSBC Board.

Nominations Committee

Dr. David Tobias, Past President, Chair Dr. Don Anderson, President Ms. Leona Ashcroft, Public Member Dr. Myrna Halpenny, Past President Ms. Lane Shupe, CDA Dr. Ash Varma, Past President

Certificate of Appreciation

The Nominations Committee recognizes the following individuals for their contributions to CDSBC:

Ms. Julie Johal Mr. David Pusey

7 DISTINGUISHED SERVICE AWARD This award is presented to individuals who have made outstanding and broad contributions to CDSBC over an extended period of time.

Dr. Gregory Card Dr. Gregory Card’s Greg has acted as a dental instructor at UBC involvement with Dentistry, and as a part-time dental consultant for the the College a number of insurance companies. For the last 40 spans over 30 years. years, Greg was fortunate to have been associated He has served on with Dr. Richard Tucker, a dentist world-renowned numerous committees in aesthetic cast gold restorations. He is past including Peer Review, president of the Academy of R. V. Tucker Cast Gold Practice Standards, Study Clubs, has helped instruct in Hawaii and Professional Conduct Italy, and acts on an ongoing basis as a mentor for and Arbitration. He has been chair of the Inquiry a group of dentists in the Kelowna area. Committee since 2015. Greg is married with two daughters. Both now in Since graduating in 1975 with both a Bachelor of the working world, his eldest is an occupational Science and Doctor of Dental Medicine Degree therapist and youngest a fashion design graduate. from the University of British Columbia, Greg has His outside activities include skiing, golf, gardening, practised as a member of the Camgara Dental and — every now and again — exploring tropical Group. locales, such as the and Machu Picchu.

Mr. Dan De Vita

Dan De Vita was a public 23 years. Hailing from Powell River, Dan says he member on the College “grew up” in the Chamber of Commerce. He Board from 2008 -17. He got his start with the Jaycees (Junior Chamber was a member of the of Commerce), served as president of the Powell Registration Committee River Chamber of Commerce, and later completed for six years, and is a two terms as a director on the B.C. Chamber of long-standing member of Commerce. Active in Rotary, Dan enjoys travelling, both the CDA Advisory hunting and fishing, and living on the coast in what Committee and the he considers the best place in B.C. Finance & Audit Working Group. Dan and Marian live in Powell River and are parents Professionally, Dan has been a realtor in British to two grown daughters. Columbia for the past 35 years, and he and his wife Marian co-owned the Texada Island Inn for

8 Dr. Leetty Huang

Dr. Leetty Huang began her dentistry degree from the University of British her involvement as a Columbia in 1991. Leetty is a strong believer volunteer at the College in continuing education and was an assistant in 2001 as a member of clinical professor at UBC Dentistry (1994-95). She the Quality Assurance practised in North Delta and downtown Vancouver Committee. She served for 19 years before settling in North Vancouver. on the Ethics Committee Leetty generously gives her time to a variety for eight years, during of organizations and has been recognized with which time she numerous awards including CDSBC’s Award of contributed to the revision of CDSBC’s Code of Merit in 2008. She was a volunteer for the Alpha Ethics, the rewrite of the bylaw on advertising and program at Coastal Church for three years, and in promotional activities, and the development of the 2016 completed a dentistry mission trip to document Patient-Centered Care and the Business Costa Rica. of Dentistry. Leetty also provided her expertise during the creation of the College’s Avoiding In her spare time, Leetty is a doting auntie and an Complaints course. avid patron of theatre, music, and fine arts. She enjoys ballroom dancing, running, downhill skiing, Born and raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario, Leetty and hiking. comes from a family of healthcare providers. She holds a Bachelor of Science with Honours from the University of Western Ontario and received

Mr. Richard Lemon

Richard Lemon first He was vice-president of Tourism British Columbia joined the College Board for the majority of his career and currently has a in 2008 as a public tourism consulting practice in Victoria. Rick also member and became has a strong interest in education/professional an active participant on development, and was an adjunct professor at the various committees and University of Victoria, Capilano University and an working groups. Over MBA joint program with Simon Fraser University the past nine years he and the Salzburg Business School in Austria. His has been a member of areas of focus were marketing and organizational the Inquiry, Ethics, and Governance committees leadership. and chair of the Bylaws Working Group. As a board Rick has been an active participant in community member, Rick also assisted the board officers on organizations, having chaired the Prostate Centre issues of governance and helped lead the selection board in Victoria as well being an active Rotarian process for the current registrar. with Harbourside Rotary. Married to Donna for A graduate of the University of British Columbia, many years, Rick has a daughter, Dani, who is a Rick has extensive experience in tourism technology lawyer, and a son, Alex, who teaches development, specializing in visitor servicing and special education with a focus on autism. labour market development.

9 PAST CDSBC AWARD RECIPIENTS

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