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Why Governance Reviews Matter

CDHO exists to protect the public’s interests and is accountable to the public. To help ensure that CDHO is meeting its obligations to the public, it’s important that Council receives an external, professional viewpoint from time to time on its processes, systems and governance conduct against industry best practices. This is known as a governance review. In September 2023, CDHO’s Council launched a governance review led by Harry Cayton and Deanna Williams, two internationally renowned…

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Professional Liability Insurance Audit

Under the law, RDHs with a General or Speciality Certificate of Registration must hold Professional Liability Insurance (PLI) at all times, even if they are not currently practising. Every year, as part of our responsibility to ensure RDHs do hold the required PLI, CDHO randomly selects 5% of RDHs to participate in an audit of their PLI. If you were selected, you should have received an email from us earlier this week informing you of…

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Reminder: Free Course Available to RDHs!

Don’t miss the chance to take the NVision course, The Path: Your Journey Through Indigenous Canada / Le parcours : Votre voyage au sein du Canada autochtone, available free of charge until March 31, 2025! Access it easily via the Self-Service Portal under the “Quality Assurance” menu. Further instructions, including the access code, are available once you log in. Why complete the Path? Cultural understanding: Gain deeper insights into the history and contemporary realities of…

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Message from the Registrar

Hello everyone. Happy spring and happy Oral Health Month! I want to extend my thanks to Registered Dental Hygienists for their contributions to oral health care. Your efforts play a significant role in improving the overall health of Ontarians, and it’s an honour to celebrate your work this month and throughout the year! In March we announced the launch of optional Peer Circles in five cities across Ontario. We received such an enthusiastic response, and…

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Call for Additional Peer Circle Facilitators

Since 2022, CDHO, with the extensive involvement of RDHs, has been developing Peer Circles as a new professional development opportunity. Peer Circles are peer-facilitated group discussions using hypothetical cases. Facilitators guide a group of 8–10 participants through the discussion of cases that highlight challenging and relevant practice issues. Thanks to the huge interest we’ve seen in optional Peer Circles and to help get ready for more optional Peer Circles in 2024 and 2025, we’re looking…

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Notice: Benjamin Oghenerukevwe Boyi

Benjamin Oghenerukevwe Boyi is not registered with CDHO and is not authorized to practise as a Dental Hygienist in Ontario. Mr. Boyi is known to use aliases, including the names of actual Registered Dental Hygienists, and is alleged to have impersonated a Dental Hygienist at multiple dental clinics in Ontario using forged documents. If you are aware of this individual working as a Dental Hygienist, please contact us at complaints@cdho.org. As a reminder, employers should…

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Register for an optional Peer Circle

Over the past year, we have been working hard with many volunteer RDHs to create Peer Circles. Peer Circles provide RDHs with an opportunity to come together in small groups, facilitated by an RDH, to discuss cases developed by their peers. Now we want to provide you with an opportunity to experience Peer Circles! Starting in April, we will be taking them on-the-road to several locations across the province. Please join us and see what…

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Governance Review Report Published

In September 2023, CDHO’s Council launched a third-party review of its processes, systems and governance conduct. The review was led by Harry Cayton and Deanna Williams, two internationally renowned experts in governance effectiveness. The review examined Canadian and international trends in regulatory governance modernization and included interviews with Council members and CDHO’s senior staff. Harry Cayton and Deanna Williams presented their report at the March 8, 2024 Council meeting. A Report and Recommendations on Improving…

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Election of the Executive Committee

On January 19, 2024, CDHO’s Council elected its Executive Committee. The Executive Committee is elected for a one-year term that runs from January to January of the following year: Terri Strawn, RRDH – President Michelle Atkinson, RDH – Vice-President Loree Beniuk Erin Betts Vanessa Pereira, RDH Congratulations! Learn more about CDHO’s Council and Committees.

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Potential issues making payments

Moneris, a Canadian payment processing firm which CDHO uses to process credit card payments in the Self-Service Portal, is experiencing intermittent processing issues. As a result, if you are trying to make a payment via the Self-Service Portal, you may not be able to do so. We are monitoring this situation and apologize for the inconvenience.

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