CDHM – College of Dental Hygienists of Manitoba

Continuing Competency Program Reviewer for Year 1

The College of Dental Hygienists of Manitoba (CDHM) will be requiring a Continuing Competency Program (CCP) Reviewer for Year 1 to assist the College with providing feedback to the membership.

The information provided as a result of the feedback will aid the registrant with the preparation of the 2012 CCR/PAR. CCP reviewers will work under the direction of the CCP coordinator.

Role of the Reviewer

• Review 2011 CCR/PAR forms using the CDHM Guidelines for the Continuing Competency Record Feedback

Selection Criteria

• Must be registered and in good standing as a practicing dental hygienist in Manitoba
• Commitment to lifelong learning, policies and principles of the CCP
• Maintains high standards of work and attention to detail
• Reliability
• Effectively manages time and completes tasks on time to ensure the CCR/PAR
• feedback is completed within the specified timelines
• Maintains and respects confidentiality of information
• Works well with individuals/ teams
• Responds positively to direction
• Has excellent interpersonal/communication skills, oral and written
• Has computer experience

Remuneration
Continuing Competency Reviewers are remunerated on an hourly basis at $20/hour, up to a maximum of $360.00/year.

Registrants interested in becoming a CDHM CCP Reviewer may apply by sending a letter of interest and current curriculum vitae by February 25, 2011 to:

Sheryl Sloshower
Continuing Competency Program Coordinator College of Dental Hygienists of Manitoba (CDHM)
109-420 Des Meurons Street
Winnipeg, MB R2H2N9
T: 204-219-2678, ext 202 F: 204-219-2679
ccp@cdhm.info

After review of the resumes, applicants will be short-listed for an interview prior to final selection.

The CDHM will be offering two Q and A sessions in March 2011 regarding any questions you might have pertaining to the 2011 Continuing Competency Record (CCR) and the Professional Activity Record (PAR).

Your choice of sessions:

Faculty of Dentistry, University of Manitoba, 780 Bannatyne, Schwartz Theatre

· Saturday, March 5, 2011 – 9:30 – 11:30 AM

· Wednesday, March 9, 2011 – 6:30 – 8:30 PM

If you are interested in attending any of the above sessions, please RSVP by email at ccp@cdhm.info or by telephone 219-2678 by February 21, 2011, indicating what session you will be attending

Also, please bring your Continuing Competency Program Package with you to the session.

On October 23 2010 the CDHM held its Annual General Meeting (AGM). As per section 54(2) of The Dental Hygienists Act the by-laws may be amended and repealed ‘after notice is given in accordance with the by-laws, a by-law under section (1) may be amended or repealed by a majority of the members of the college

(a) present and voting at a general meeting; or
(b) voting in a mail vote or other method of voting conducted in accordance with the by-laws.

At the AGM the membership voted to amend the by-laws so that they now contain the most current version of the CDHA’s Code of Ethics.

A Code of Ethics is a document that is designed to set out acceptable behaviours that registrants of a profession are expected to incorporate into their practice. As well, a Code of Ethics can also increase confidence in a governing body by indicating to the public that registrants of the organization are committed to following basic ethical guidelines in the course of providing treatment.

Please find below the CDHM amended by-laws and the CDHA Code of Ethics:

CDHM By-Laws
( PDF document, 13 pages, 341 kb)

http://www.cdha.ca/pdfs/Profession/Resources/CDHA_Code_of_Ethics_public.pdf

Congratulations and welcome to both Ms. Janis Gojda and Ms. Tara Kinchen who are the newest members on the Board of Assessors (BOA). The College is very fortunate to have 2 fabulous dental hygienists with strong backgrounds in clinical practice and health promotion who will be a great asset to this important committee. With the guidance and mentorship of our 2 experienced BOA’s, Mr. Sam Dajani and Ms. Lila Jorheim MacInnes, the BOA orientation session for Janis and Tara in December 2010 was a great success.

At this time I would like to personally thank Ms. Kathy Griffiths for her role as a BOA over the previous three years; her expertise in assessing registrant’s applications and renewals will be greatly missed.

Thank you,

Stephanie Gordon
Registrar/Executive Director