CDHA Virtual Annual General Meeting &
Education Session 2024

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 28 to learn about the work of CDHA, approve the selection of financial auditors, and learn about successfully interpreting a patient’s medical history.

Registration

Registration opens August 14, 2024, and secures your spot for both the AGM and education session.

Registration deadline: September 26 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 am AT, 10:45 am ET, 9:45 am CT, 8:45 am MT, 7:45 am PT

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 28, 2024, 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 20, 2024.

Notice and proxy form (PDF)

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, 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

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 by logging into your CDHA Live Events webpage. Additional access information and details will be provided in an email two hours prior to the event. You will be able to access the link to join 15 minutes before the presentation begins.

Education Session

• Session Information
• Presenter
• Learning Outcomes

Session Information

Do you have what it takes to read and interpret a patient’s medical history and identify potential contraindications to dental treatment and/or treatment plan modifications?

What potential complications lurk behind the patient’s medical history that may impact dental therapy, alter treatment plans and perhaps even result in medical emergencies? Armed only with a summary of past and current disease states and a list of current medications, will you be able to decipher the clues, solve the mystery and employ innovative treatment strategies to save the day?

This program will provide an overview of the dental hygiene implications of the prescription and non-prescription medications and supplements frequently used by patients as well as the medications frequently used in the dental office. Special emphasis will be placed on providing dental hygienists with practical tools they can apply every day in interpreting a patient’s medical history and understanding the impact on patient care.

Presenter

Thomas Viola, RPh, CCP, CDE, CPMP

With over 30 years of experience as a board-certified pharmacist, clinical educator, professional speaker, and published author, Tom Viola has earned his national and international reputation as the go-to specialist for making pharmacology practical and useful for all members of the dental team. As the founder of Pharmacology Declassified, Tom provides valuable insight on the complex interplay between pharmacology and physiology so that clinicians may be knowledgeable about the dental considerations of medications used to treat systemic illness as well as the systemic considerations of medications used to provide dental treatment. As an educator, Tom is a member of the faculty of over 10 dental professional degree programs and has received several awards for outstanding teacher of the year. As an author, Tom is well known for his contributions to several professional journals. In addition, he has served as a contributor, chapter author and peer reviewer for several pharmacology textbooks. He currently serves as a consultant to the American Dental Association’s Council on Scientific Affairs. As a speaker, Tom has been recognized by Dentistry Today as a leader in continuing dental education and has presented over 1000 informative and engaging seminars and webinars to dental professionals internationally since 2001.

 

Learning Outcomes

Following the presentation, participants will be able to:

• Discuss the prescription and non-prescription medications and supplements most frequently encountered on a patient’s medical history and their impact on dental hygiene therapy
• Describe the medications frequently used in the dental office (anesthetics, analgesics and anti-infectives) and their impact on a patient’s systemic illness and treatment
• Identify opportunities for dental hygienists to refer patients for necessary collaborative care