Professional Practice Standards

Advertising Standard

Advertising Standard (Revised: March 29, 2023)

a. Social Media Guideline

Billing and Fees

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)

f. Hygiene Billing

g. Therapist Extraction Code Billing

Cavitation

Cavitation (Under Development)

CDA Position Statements

CDA Position Statements

Child Abuse

Child Abuse

Code of Ethics Standard

Code of Ethics Standard (Approved: April 2022)

Communications and Information Management Standard

Communications and Information Management Standard (Under Development)

Conflict of Interest

Conflict of Interest (Updated: April, 2023)

Consultation / Referral

Consultation / Referral

a. Referrals and Responsible Dentist Guideline (Approved: April 2022)

b. Surgical Pathology Requisition Form

Continuing Education Policy

Continuing Education Policy (Updated: March 2023)

Dental Implant Treatment Statement

CDSS Dental Implant Treatment Statement (July 2018)

Facility / Clinic Registration

Facility / Clinic Registration (Formerly: Facility Permit)

Facility Operations Standard

Facility Operations Standard (Under Development)

Fitness to Practice

Fitness to Practice (Approved: September 17, 2016)

Good Character or Suitability Standard

Good Character or Suitability Standard (Updated: April 2022)

a. Twenty Simply Rules to Help Prevent Malpractice Suits

Health Information Protection Act (HIPA)

Health Information Protection Act (HIPA)

a. Checklist for Compliance with HIPA

b. Confidentiality Agreement

c. Checklist to Help Determine Compliance with HIPA (Saskatchewan Health)

Infection Prevention and Control Standard

Infection Prevention and Control Standard (Approved: September, 2022)

a. Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Guideline

b. University of Saskatchewan Sterilizer & Waterline Monitoring Service

Informed Consent Process Standard (Approved: November 10, 2017)

a.Toolkit for Disclosure of Unanticipated Outcomes (CDA)

b. Age of Consent Standard

c. Apology Legislation

d. Consent to the Collection, Use & Disclosure of Personal Information Form

e. Sample Informed Consent Forms

Latex Allergy

Latex Allergy (Under Development)

Long Term Care Resident Guidelines

Long Term Care Resident Guidelines (Approved: January 2023)

Medical Emergencies

Medical Emergencies

a. Emergency Drug Kit

Patient Records

Patient Records

a. Retention of Records / Release of Records Policy

b. Uniform Dental Recording

c. CDSS Bylaws - Dental Records

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)

Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)

Policy on Service Animals

Policy on Service Animals

Policy on Support Animals

Policy on Support Animals

Practice of Dentistry, Clinic Facilities Standard

Practice of Dentistry, Clinic Facilities Standard (Revised February 25, 2022)

a. Standard of Supervision of Allied Personnel

b. Policy on Employment of Members

c. The Health Facilities Licensing Regulations

Prescribing and Dispensing

Prescribing and Dispensing

a. Pharmaceutical Information Program (PIP)

Professionalism and Ethics Standard

Professionalism and Ethics Standard (Under Development)

Radiation and Imaging Standard

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)

Reporting: Incompetence; Misconduct; Critical Incident; Convictions; Civil Cases

Reporting: Incompetence; Misconduct; Critical Incident; Convictions; Civil Cases

(Under Development)

Sedation and General Anesthesia Standard

Sedation and General Anesthesia Standard (Proposed: October 2021)

a. Canada Controlled Drugs & Substances Act (Excerpt)

b. Drugs in Dentistry - Canadian Pharmacists Association

c. Memorandum - Triplicate Prescription Program

d. Canada Narcotic Control Regulations (Excerpt)

e. Saskatchewan Pharmacy Act - 1996 (Excerpt)

f. Pharmaceutical Information Program (PIP)

g. Prescription Review Program (PRP)

h. Drug Schedules Regulations - 1997

i. FAQ - New Sedation Standard (May 20, 2022)

Snoring and Sleep Apnea Guideline

Snoring and Sleep Apnea Guideline (Approved: April 2022)

a. CDA Position on Oral Appliance Therapy Snoring & Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Temporo-Mandibular Disorder (TMD)

Temporo-Mandibular Disorder (TMD)

Tooth Whitening, Grills Policy

Tooth Whitening, Grills Policy (Approved: November 2009)

Workplace, Waste Management and Environmental Standard

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)

l. The Labour Standards Act

m. Saskatchewan Labour Policy on Violence

n. Accident Fund Act (WCB)

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