Professional Practice Standards
Advertising Standard (Revised March 29, 2023)
a. Social Media Guidelines (updated February 2024)
Billing and Fees (Under Development)
a. NIHB Dental Benefit Grid – General Practitioners & Specialists
b. NIHB Dental Benefit Grid – Oral & Maxillofacial Surgeons
c. NIHB Dental Benefit Grid – Hygienists
d. FHB / Supplementary Health Fee Schedule
e. Position on Billing of Comprehensive and Other Examinations (CDSS)
Cavitation (Under Development)
Code of Ethics Standard (Approved: April 2022)
CDA: Principle of Ethics Canadian Dental Association
Communications and Information Management Standard (Under Development)
Conflict of Interest (Updated: April, 2023)
Consultation / Referral
a. Referrals and Responsible Dentist Guideline (Approved: April 2022)
Continuing Education Policy (Updated: February 2024)
CDSS Dental Implant Treatment Statement (July 2018)
Facility / Clinic Registration (Formerly: Facility Permit)
Facility Operations Standard (Under Development)
Fitness to Practice (Approved: September 17, 2016)
Good Character or Suitability Standard (Updated: April 2022)
Health Information Protection Act (HIPA)
a. Checklist for Compliance with HIPA
b. Checklist to Help Determine Compliance with HIPA (Saskatchewan Health)
d. Employee Pledge of Confidentiality
Health Information Protection Regulations, 2023
a. HIPA Sections to be Proclaimed
b. The Health Information Protection Regulations, 2023 Questions and Answers
Latex Allergy (Under Development)
Long Term Care Resident Guidelines (Approved: January 2023)
Patient Records
Prescribing and Dispensing
a. Pharmaceutical Information Program (PIP)
b. Canada Controlled Drugs & Substances Act (Excerpt)
c. Drugs in Dentistry – Canadian Pharmacists Association
d. Canada Narcotic Control Regulations (Excerpt)
e. Saskatchewan Pharmacy Act – 1996 (Excerpt)
f. Prescription Review Program (PRP)
Professionalism and Ethics Standard (Under Development)
Radiation and Imaging Standard (Approved: November 27, 2017)
a. Radiation Health & Safety Regulations – 2005
b. Guidelines for Use of X-Radiation
c. Radiation Health & Safety Act – 1985
d. Amended Radiation Emitting Devices Regulations (Gov’t of Canada)
e. Safety Code 30 (Federal Radiation Regulations)
Reporting: Incompetence; Misconduct; Critical Incident; Convictions; Civil Cases
(Under Development)
Sedation and General Anesthesia Standard (Updated February 2024)
Tooth Whitening, Grills Policy (Approved: November 2009)
a. Biomedical Waste Management Guidelines (Saskatchewan Ministry of Health)
b. The Safety of Dental Amalgam (Health Canada)
c. Position on Dental Amalgam (CDA)
d. Dental Amalgam FAQ’s (CDA)
e. MOU Respecting the Implementation of the Canada-Wide Standard on Mercury for Dental Amalgam Waste (Minister of the Environment & CDA)
f. Canada-Wide Standard on Mercury for Dental Amalgam Waste (Canadian Councils of Ministers of the Environment)
g. Letter to Members (CDSS & SK Ministry of Environment – June 10, 2009)
h. Amalgam Waste Management (FDI Policy Statement)
i. Mercury Hygiene Guidance (FDI Policy Statement)
j. Saskatchewan Occupational Health & Safety Regulations (WHMIS)
k. Getting a WHMIS Program Started (WHMIS)
m. Saskatchewan Labour Policy on Violence
n. Accident Fund Act (WCB)
Complaints and Concerns
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