CDHA Virtual Annual General Meeting &
Education Session 2025
CDHA President’s Welcome
On behalf of the Canadian Dental Hygienists Association’s (CDHA) board of directors, I would like to invite you to
CDHA’s virtual annual general meeting (AGM) and education session. We hope you will join us on September 27 to learn
about CDHA's work, approve the selection of financial auditors, and learn how to be an ally for Indigenous peoples.
Registration
Registration opens August 13, 2025, and secures your spot for both the AGM and education session.
Registration deadline: September 25, 2025 at 11:59 pm ET
Agenda
Event Time: 10:45 am–1:00 pm ET [Times are listed in Eastern Time (ET); please note the time zone]
Start time by time zone: 12:15 pm NT, 11:45 pm AT, 10:45 am ET, 9:45 am CT, 8:45 am MT, 7:45 am PT
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10:45 – 10:55 am ET
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Log in to virtual platform
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11:00 – 11:05 am ET
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Introduction & Welcome
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Alexandra Sheppard, RDH, BA, DipDH, MEd (she, her/elle), CDHA President
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11:05 – 11:55 am ET
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Ally Is a Verb: A Guide to Reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples
Allies must have sufficient knowledge to recognize the urgency of reconciliation, enough cultural competence to make
Indigenous clients feel safe, enough courage to confront current-day racism against Indigenous peoples and be willing to take action, and sufficient commitment to reform entire systems
to ensure Indigenous inclusion.
Note: The education session recording will be posted following the event and available until September 25, 2026
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Rose LeMay, CFNHM (she, her/elle)
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11:55 am – 12:00 pm ET
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Break
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12:00 – 1:00 pm ET
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Annual General Meeting
Note: the AGM recording will be posted following the event.
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Notice of Annual General Meeting Members-Only Event
Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the members of CDHA will be held virtually via Zoom on Saturday,
September 27, 2025, at 12:00 pm ET. Click below to access the proxy form and submit it to the CDHA office as instructed,
no later than 4:00 pm ET on September 19, 2025.
The annual financial statements and the auditor’s reports will be made available on CDHA’s website and at the registered
office of the CDHA and any member may, on request, obtain a printed copy free of charge at the registered office or by
prepaid mail.
Note: Only CDHA Active (Practising), Life, and Graduated Student members are eligible to vote and must do so using the
Zoom online platform. Those choosing to use the Zoom conference call option will not have the ability to vote during the
session and must complete a proxy form in advance as indicated above.
Notice and proxy form (PDF)
Access Information
The virtual platform will be Zoom. Download the Zoom app before joining the session on a computer or mobile device. For
those who do not have access to a computer or mobile device, there will be an option to dial in using a Zoom conference
call number, but you will not have the ability to vote during the session. In this case, please complete the proxy form
as indicated above.
Closed captioning and translated captions in real time are available on Zoom if joining from a Windows or macOS desktop
computer. You must have the latest version of Zoom. A variety of languages are supported.
Note: You will access the event directly from Zoom. You will receive a Zoom link to join upon registration and the link
to join will also be included in reminder emails directly from Zoom one week, one day and one hour before the event.
Education Session
Presenter
Rose LeMay, CFNHM (she, her/elle)
Rose is from Taku River Tlingit First Nation with over 20 years of experience in policy and program development in
health and mental health development in government and non-profit sectors, with international Indigenous mental health
experience as the founding chair of the Wharerātā Group. She is a Certified First Nations Health Manager, Certified in
Prosci Change Management, and a 2021 Global Pluralism finalist. Rose is a board member on The Ottawa Hospital.
Learning Outcomes
After the education session, participants will:
- Develop an increased awareness of racism against Indigenous peoples
- Understand how to be an ally for Indigenous peoples