Pacific Coast Society of Orthodontists Bulletin Spring 2020 - 20

Component Updates

Previously, all specialists took a specific exam,
run by the Royal College of Dentists of Canada
that is held once a year in the spring and summer
(one part written, one part oral). The exam was
expensive to administer and costly for students to
take ($6,000 examination fee, which did not cover
the cost to run the exam). The regulatory bodies
decided to demand a change in the process, and a
new examination will be held in June.
In December, our College regulatory body officially deregulated the practice of intraoral scanning.
Previously, scanning fell under the category of
"impressions," which had to be performed by a
CDA while a dentist was on site for the entirety
of the procedure. Obviously, direct-to-consumer
companies were not complying with this bylaw,
but the College seemed unwilling to act on this,
partly because they were facing the massive
overhaul from the outside audit that was done on
our medical and dental regulatory bodies a year
ago. While we are glad that we are now at least
on the same playing field as these direct-to-consumer companies, we would have obviously
preferred if the College had taken a firmer stance
against them and actually fought them for their
unregulated practices prior to this change. We
also feel that the lawsuit against the Manitoba
Dental Association prevented the College from
being more aggressive, as they would obviously
like to avoid litigation with these companies. The
College will also stop collecting the dues from the
BC Dental Association (BCDA) in 2 years (previously, it was required to be a member of the BCDA to
be registered to practice dentistry in the province). It will be interesting to see how this affects
membership once it becomes voluntary.
We still struggle with retaining and engaging
members in our large province, especially members outside the greater Vancouver area. We are
working to change some things for our future
meetings in terms of meeting types and locations
to broaden the draw for members. We are also
evaluating the effectiveness and value of our local consumer awareness program, which we have

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been running for the past several years. We have
previously used a local marketing firm to design
and implement our program but are evaluating
switching to using the materials already produced by the Canadian Association of Orthodontists and American Association of Orthodontists
instead to be more cost-effective.
Dr. Trista Felty
Secretary, Abbotsford, BC
California
Advocacy
Building on the protections set
forth in AB 1519, which went into
effect January 1, California State
Assembly member Evan Low has introduced
new legislation with AB 1998, which requires an
in-person exam before approving an orthodontic
treatment plan. You can read the bill at http://
leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.
xhtml?bill_id=201920200AB1998. The California
Association of Orthodontists (CAO) is working
closely with the American Association of Orthodontists and the California Dental Association to
gather the facts and to inform/mobilize members
as needed.
Member Outreach
CAO is strategically reaching out to members
to raise awareness of programs and services
and enable them to take full advantage of their
membership:

▫▫ Members now receive a welcome letter from

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the CAO president when they join the CAO,
which is followed by a welcome packet from
CAO executive director that contains copies of
all CAO publications.
In addition, the association is reaching out to
members at various stages in their practice.
Members approaching their five-year anniversary in practice received a mailing in January
to ensure they are aware of the resources CAO
can provide to assist them at this juncture in
their practice.

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