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Annual General Meeting April 17 2021

Notice of DTABC Annual General Meeting [AGM]

DTABC wll hold its Annual General Meeting [AGM] virtually this year. It will be held on Saturday, April 17th at 10am.

At the AGM, we will present the 2020 Year End [YE] Financials and the 2021 Operating Budget.

The AGM will also serve as an opportunity to hear from the 2021 Board of Directors and discuss issues pertaining to the membership and the profession.

To register for the AGM, please contact Renata Cecconi at renata@dentaltechniciansofbc.com and provide your full name and e-mail address.

Once registered, you will receive a meeting link and further instructions closer to the date.

As per usual, we will post the YE financials and operating budget on the website closer to the date of the AGM.

To learn more about your Board of Directors click here.
COVID 19 Vaccinations

Book now for your COVID-19 Vaccine

The Ministry of Health has advised that dental technicians, dental tech assistants and staff working in a dental lab are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in Phase 2 of BC’s COVID-19 Immunization Plan in March-April.

Each health authority has its own procedures and process for booking an appointment for vaccination. There are five health authorities- Vancouver Coastal Health, Fraser Health, Interior Health, Northern Health and Island Health.

DTABC members who may have missed reading or receiving the various e-mails on the specific links for each health authority can e-mail Renata Cecconi for more information. Contact her by e-mail at renata@dentaltechniciansofbc.com 

New Member Benefit with Palmeri Media Group

Palmeri Media Group CE opportunities for DTABC members

We are pleased to confirm that DTABC members in good standing will be granted complimentary membership to the Palmeri 2021 Dental Technology Academy [DTA]. This will allow DTABC members to participate in all the lecture dates [a total of four dates] for a total of 16- one hour lectures including a Q&A. As part of the DTABC investment, members will also be able to select a maximum of 8 courses [one hour each] from the Spectrum Denturist Academy [SDA] lecture calendar and a maximum of 4 courses [4 clinical 1.5 hours lectures] from the Toronto Implant Academy [TIA] lecture calendar.

To summarize, this means that as a DTABC member you have the choice to select a limited amount of courses from the SDA and TIA lecture calendar and attend all the DTA lecture dates free of charge. That's a total of 28 courses.

You will also receive a CE certificate for each lecture you complete.If you are unable to attend some of the courses during their scheduled times and dates, you can view them on demand for a limited time at a later date.
 
We include below information on each academy. Remember in BC one hour=one CE credit, regardless of the different point systems oultined in each academy.


We really hope you enjoy the array of free courses available this year. If you have any questions please contact Renata-renata@dentaltechniciansofbc.com
2021 Board of Directors
Current 2021 Board of Directors

Here are your current 2021 Board of Directors. Let them know your concerns and ideas about your profession and any changes you would like to see. The Board has a fiduciary responsibility and sustains the provisions of the Bylaws.

President- Sachiyo Tsunemi, RDT, Artistic Dental Ceramics
Vice President- Dragan Lipovac, RDT, Denstply Sirona
Past President- Olaf Lutz, RDT, Orthotech Dental Lab
Zuzana Houdkova, Dental Tech Assistant, Integral Dental Lab
Nadja Jakobi, RDT, Tilbury Dental Lab
Roberto Kim, RDT, Integral Dental Lab
Calvin Moon, RDT, Moon Dental Technology Solutions
James Neuber, RDT, Ocean Ceramics Ltd.
Donald Park, Smile Innovations Group
Nasser Taghavi, RDT, Saba Dental Lab

To see their full bios please click here


To contact any Board member, please e-mail renata@dentaltechniciansofbc.com