Volume 44 Issue 3 Saskatchewan Dental Therapists Association
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Winter 2019 Volume 44 Issue 3 Saskatchewan Dental Therapists Association In This Issue: Community Spotlight President’s Message Executive Director’s Report SDTA Mission Do you live in a great community that you would love to have showcased? Send your photos Statement and write up to [email protected] and it might be featured in an upcoming issue! SDTA News SDTA Community Spotlight: Staying Current La Loche La Loche is a village in northwest Saskatchewan. It is located at the end of Highway 155 on the eastern shore CE Corner of Lac La Loche in Canada's boreal forest. La Loche had a population of 2,827 in 2016 and is within the Northern Saskatchewan Administration District SDTA Resources and Bord ering La Loche to the north and reached via Highway 955 is the Clearwater River Dene Nation (CRDN) Promotional Items with a population of 822 people. The La Loche/CRDN population centre with 3,649 people represents about 30 percent of the Denesuline speakers of Canada. The Denesuline language is spoken by 89% of the Recipes residents. The northern hamlet of Black Point lies on the southern shore of the lake and is accessible via the Garson UNPLUGGED Fun! Lake Road Highway 956. This road ends in Garson Lake. From there a winter road is built every year to Fort McMurray, Alberta. June 2019 Minutes Located on the northern end of Lac La Loche is the Methye Portage or Portage La Loche. This portage to the Clearwater River was in use for more than a century during the North American fur trade. At Rendezvous Lake on the 19 km (12 mi) portage the fur brigades would meet every year and exchange trade goods for furs. The furs were then brought to York Factory on the Hudson Bay for shipment to England. The Methye Portage is now part of the Clearwater River Provincial Park and a National Historic Site. The Clearwater River is also a Canadian Heritage River. Did you know? Today’s Funny Trivia Charlie Chew is hidden in this What does a marching issue. Can you find him? A Blue Whale, the largest band member use to mammal on earth, does not brush his teeth? have teeth. toothpaste tuba A 2 | W I N T E R 2 0 1 9 one! in hole a got You SDTA President’s Message – Glenda Burnouf As I sit and write this message, we have been hit with our first snow storm of the year! My kids had their first cancelled bus today due to blizzard conditions and icy roads AND it’s not even Halloween yet! I sure hope this is not what the next 5 – 6 months has in store for us. It has been pretty slow during the summer months for me in regards to SDTA activity. We continue to work on projects such as the FQR Program and others. Please review the Executive Director’s Report for updates on membership and more detailed reports on current projects being worked on. I reviewed and approved the audit for the year ending June 2019. I signed all the licenses for our next licensing period. We had our Fall meeting and was excited to learn that our 46th Annual SDTA Conference plans are well underway. Initial planning has begun, speakers have been booked and the theme has been set. I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at this years annual conference and AGM. And again as I always say, please consider putting your name forward to serve a term or two on our fabulous council. In closing, I’m sure by the time this newsletter hits your inbox, many of you will already be planning for the festive holiday season. Each and every year I always seem to have the same thoughts: Christmas can be so expensive and so exhaustive. But it shouldn’t be and why do I feel like this year after year? Sure the excitement on their faces is wonderful to watch as they open their gifts however in a few months, most of those gifts will be long forgotten. So this year I plan on doing things a little differently. I plan on making it a memorable holiday with ‘less packaging and more memories’ by giving the gift of experiences! Sure there might be a few small gifts to enhance the experience however it will make such wonderful memories. And memories of great experiences with family and friends are what will make this holiday season the best yet! “May the magic of Christmas fill your home with joy and peace. Best wishes to you and your family during this holiday season” Happy Winter, Glenda Burnouf SDTA President 3 | W I N T E R 2 0 1 9 SDTA Executive Director’s Report – Cindy G. Reed It looks like winter is here. I hope everyone is ready! It was great to see so many members at the Canadian Dental Association/Saskatchewan Oral Health Conference in Saskatoon in September. We had an impressive attendance at the conference. I was very inspired the comradery and professionalism shown by our members. Once again, a few more speakers found out what dental therapists are. Saskatoon Region is busy organizing the next conference on May 1-3, 2020 in Saskatoon. Details will be added to the SDTA website at http://mrws.sdta.ca/sdta_annual_conference.html. Training of dental therapists is always the focus for the SDTA’s council. There is a huge amount of support for the profession and we are hopeful that that support turns into training for dental therapists. We will keep working towards that goal. For interest…the United States has embraced the profession of dental therapy. There are 13 states that are or will be utilizing dental therapists, 3 states have legislation pending and legislation has failed in only 2 states. There are two schools training dental therapists, 2 more are set to open in the fall of 2020 and more to follow. You will be receiving your continuing education report updates soon. If there is any confusion on numbers of credits, clarification of categories or you are short credits, give me a call as soon as possible. There are links to upcoming continuing education opportunities in this newsletter as well as on the SDTA website at http://sdta.ca/continuing_education/professiondevelopment.html. If you have opportunities that you would like added to this page let me know. Next year’s membership fees will remain the same and are due by January 31, 2020. We accept cheques, postdated cheques, money orders and e-transfers. If you are planning to pay by e-transfer remember that you still need to send in your membership forms before your membership can be processed. Take care everyone and have a great winter! Respectfully submitted Cindy G. Reed SDT Executive Director 4 | W I N T E R 2 0 1 9 Mission Statement: The Saskatchewan Dental Therapists Association is dedicated to improving and promoting oral health excellence for all, respecting diversity and individuality. We are committed to protect the public by ensuring the quality and competency of our members. Vision: Healthy Mouth Healthy Body Values: Respect for diversity, culture, and individuality Care and compassion towards clients and colleagues Innovative and progressive members who adapt readily to change Goals: To protect the public To ensure that dental therapists are recognized and respected partners in health care To improve accessibility to oral health care To provide quality continuing education/health education for SDTA members and the public SDTA News Friendly reminder . Nitrous Oxide must be prescribed and administered by a dentist who is present in the office at the time of which it is being used. 5 | W I N T E R 2 0 1 9 th Council Meeting Highlights – October 5 , 2019 THIS SECTION IS TO HIGHLIGHT THE HAPPENINGS AT THE LAST COUNCIL MEETING. ONCE APPROVED AT THE NEXT COUNCIL MEETING, THE COMPLETE MINUTES WILL BE PUBLISHED IN THE SUBSEQUENT NEWSLETTER The development of a Foreign Qualification Recognition Program for foreign trained dental therapists is progressing. The Saskatoon Region dental therapists have started planning the SDTA 46th Annual Conference. They are still looking for volunteers to help at the conference. The Northern Dental Day was a huge success again this year. The initial numbers for the day are very impressive. We are awaiting the soon released “Saskatchewan Polytechnic’s Dental Therapy Feasibility Report”. Cindy Reed attended the Canadian Association of Public Health Dentistry Conference on September 20-21, 2019. The CAPHD “Position Statement on Dental Therapy” was released. INSURANCE Liability insurance is built into your yearly licence fee. Do you know what you should report? Or what happens when you report? For more information, click here: http://www.sdta.ca/professional_conduct.html 6 | W I N T E R 2 0 1 9 September 11, 2019 Dear Council, The Professional Conduct Committee has been asked by the Council to provide background explanation regarding the usage of an Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) Agreement in the PCC’s recent decision. ADRs are contractual agreements between the SDTA and the Dental Therapist in question. They are used as a form of consensual resolution between the Complainant and the Member. The Dental Discipline Act, 1997, in which Dental Therapists in Saskatchewan are regulated, states in Section 29(2) the provision for which the Professional Conduct Committee can consider at the completion of its investigation of a member. 29(2)(a) that the discipline committee hear and determine the formal complaints set out in the written report; or (b) that no further action be taken with respect to the matter under investigation because: (i) the matter has been solved, with the consent of the complainant and the member who is subject of the investigation; or (ii) in the opinion of the professional conduct committee no further action is warranted on the facts of the case.