CDHA board--highlights of meeting: October 21, 2006, Ottawa.

Annual General Meeting

1. Appointment of directors: The board approved the appointment of the following directors. All will be serving until 2009. Evie Jesin for Ontario (2nd term); Maureen Bowerman for Saskatchewan (1st term); Palmer Nelson for Newfoundland and Labrador (2nd term); Lucy Scharfenberger for Alberta (1st term).

2. Audited statements: The board approved the audited final statement ending April 30, 2006, and the selection of auditors for the next year, McCay, Duff and Company.

Board of Directors Meeting

1. Monitoring reports: The board members received and approved the CEO monitoring reports as well as the board monitoring reports.

2. Review of governing policies: The board members received and approved the governing policies. The executive director will be investigating confidentiality polices of other professional associations. The board will solicit tenders for auditors every five years.

3. Dental hygiene education in Canada: CDHA will be working with other stakeholders such as the Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada, the National Dental Hygiene Certification Board, and the Federation of Dental Hygiene Regulatory Authorities to review the learning outcomes for dental hygiene education in Canada.

4. Provincial/organization reports: The board members received provincial/organization reports from all provinces, DHEC, the military, and the NDHCB.

5. CDHA Student Summit: A student summit is scheduled for January 20, 2007, in Toronto.

6. Dates for next meetings: The next CDHA Board meeting is March 1-4, 2007. The International Symposium on Dental Hygiene, "The Many Cultures of Dental Hygiene," is scheduled for July 18-21, 2007.