College of Dental Surgeons of BC 2015 Awards Ceremony Thursday, March 5 6:00 pm Pan Pacific Hotel, Crystal Pavilion A Vancouver, British Columbia 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 1 2 3 4 7 5 6 8 9 10 11 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.