REGISTRATION OPENS JUNE 1, 2025!

2024 TODS MEETING

SPEAKERS & EVENTS

 

Dental Conference schedule

2024 GENERAL SCHEDULE

Download The 2024 TODS Preliminary Program

SESSION HANDOUTS

2024 TODS MEETING Handouts Will Be Posted October 1, 2024 

The following sessions have handouts which speakers have given permission to be posted online.

Dr. Kevin Suzuki – Friday October 25 Morning – Periodontal Plastic Surgery Lecture Handout

Ms. Liz Pearson, RD – Saturday October 26 Morning – Eating For Optimal Dental Health, Mental Health and Longevity

THURSDAY OCTOBER 24, 2024
3:00pm - 8:00pm Registration Desk Open For Delegates
5:00pm - 7:00pm Exhibits Open - All TODS Delegates & Non-Delegates Are Welcome
6:00pm - 9:00pm Supplier Showcase Events
6:00pm - 9:00pm TODS Featured Speakers & Workshops
FRIDAY OCTOBER 25, 2024
7:30am - 6:00pm Registration Desk Open For Delegates
8:30am - 12:00pm Supplier Showcase Events & TODS Featured Speakers & Workshops
10:00am - 6:00pm Exhibits Open
10:00am - 5:00pm TODS Endowment Fundraiser (Central Okanagan Foundation)
12:00pm - 1:30pm BUFFET LUNCHEON
1:30pm - 4:30pm Supplier Showcase Events & TODS Featured Speakers & Workshops
4:00pm - 6:00pm Okanagan College Dental Assisting Alumni 1974 - 2024 - Meet & Greet
4:00pm - 6:00pm Tradeshow Reception - Limited To Dentists, Dental Staff and Significant Others
SATURDAY OCTOBER 26, 2024
7:30am - 1:30pm Registration Desk Open For Delegates
8:30am - 12:30pm TODS Featured Speakers & Workshops
12:30pm TODS Luncheon - Dentists Only - TODS AGM & BCDA Updates The Profession
12:30pm BCDHA/CDA Alliance Luncheon Meeting

2024 TODS – NEWS UPDATE!

NEW COURSE ADDED!!

FRIDAY OCTOBER 25 1:30PM – 4:30PM

CARE OF THE CANCER PATIENT

NEW COURSE ADDED!!

SATURDAY OCTOBER 26 8:30AM – 10:30AM

OFFICE COMMUNICATIONS 101: NAVIGATING THROUGH DENTAL CLAIMS, TIPS FOR THE PATIENT CONVERSATION

2024 SPEAKER SCHEDULE

THURSDAY OCTOBER 24

FRIDAY OCTOBER 25

FRIDAY OCTOBER 25 – SOCIAL EVENTS

  • 10AM – 5PM

    18TH ANNUAL TODS MEETING FUNDRAISER!

    Join us for another fun fundraiser full of games, auction items and so much more!

    Want To Be A Sponsor Of The TODS Endowment Fundraiser? Contact Gayle Faigan!

  • 4PM – 6PM

    OKANAGAN COLLEGE CDA ALUMNI MEET & GREET

    Join us for a fabulous opportunity to meet up with your colleagues and instructors from school! Reminisce, see where being a CDA has taken your colleagues, discuss professional issues, and take the time to further foster and grow professional comradery!  It is your profession! 

    Come join us for an hour or two of fun and laughs! 

    All Okanagan College Dental Assisting Alumni attending the 2024 TODS Meeting are invited to attend the 16th Annual Meet & Greet.

SATURDAY OCTOBER 26

  • 12:30 PM

    LUNCHEON MEETING – BCDHA & CDA ALLIANCE

    Welcome All  Registered Dental Hygienists, Dental Hygiene Practitioners, Certified Dental Assistants and Dental Therapists!

    Attend lunch and hear from the BCDHA’s new Executive Director about activities at the Association, current issues and trends in the profession, and support for members across BC.  This is your opportunity to share your thoughts and ideas, and to hear the latest updates from your professional association.

    Presenters: BCDHA Executive

  • 12:30PM

    TODS LUNCHEON & ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

    BCDA – UPDATE TO THE PROFESSION – Dr. Anita Gartner, President, BCDA and Mr. Quinn Mathiesen-Newcomb, CEO, BCDA

    Limited To Dentists ONLY  

**CANCELLED**  SATURDAY OCTOBER 26 & SUNDAY OCTOBER 27 – 

SPECIAL PRESENTATION BY CDSPI AND BCDA

2024 TODS AGM

IN-PERSON!

Join us at the TODS Annual General Meeting!

Any dentist who resides and practices within the geographical boundaries of the Thompson Okanagn region is invited to attend the quick upcoming AGM.

Date: Saturday October 26, 2024

Time: 12:30pm

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2024 TODS TRADESHOW RECEPTION

FRIDAY OCTOBER 25, 2024 | 4:00pm to 6:00pm
Exhibit Hall and Grand Foyer

All registered TODS Meeting participants are invited to the 2024 TODS Tradeshow Reception.  After a busy day of sessions, join us for a cocktail and appetizers while you reconnect, meet new colleagues and visit with the Exhibitors!

A TODS Meeting delegate, may purchase an additional ticket to the Tradeshow Reception for $47.  Attendance to the Tradeshow Reception is limited to dentists, dental staff and significant others.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Got questions? Learn more below.

Conference badges are NOT mailed.  When you arrive at the Delta Grand Okanagan Conference Centre, please go to your designated pre-registration station (ie. dentist, RDH, CDA etc).  You will be asked to show ID and then given your registration package.

No.  This has presented problems in the past, so unfortunately we are allowed to ONLY give you your own registration package.

Access to the conference centre is restricted to adults 18 years or older only.  Children (infants, children or teenagers) are NOT permitted in any of the TODS Meeting lecture sessions, supplier showcase events, tradeshow, events or meal function areas, etc. from Thursday October 24 to Saturday October 26, 2024 during the TODS Meeting.  The conference venue does not provide daycare.

Online registration will opened June 2024.

All 2024 TODS Meeting registrations are completed online and require a visa, mastercard, american express or debit card.

Yes, we can substitute names as long as we receive the request in writing before October 15th

Written request must be RECEIVED by the Registration Coordinator, [email protected] prior to October 15, 2024.  Delegates that are eligible for a refund will receive 75% of the registration fee paid per cancelled registrant.  Refund will be issued before November 30, 2024. Any cancellation requested after October 15, 2024 is 100% non-refundable.

If you are required to bring specific items for a Workshop, the details will be listed under the workshop description on this website.  We will also send an email out to all participants registered for the Workshop.  On occasion there is a pre-requisite prior to the workshop; this will be noted in the description on the website.

No, one day registration is NOT available for Friday October 25 and Saturday October 26.

Please note: Thursday October 24 – Dental professionals DO NOT need to pay a registration fee to attend any of the TODS Featured Speakers or the Exhibit floor on Thursday (workshops are the exception).  You may be asked to RSVP for a Supplier Showcase event directly to the presenter/sponsoring dental company.

If there is an error on your badge, please go to the Onsite Registration Desk during the conference and it will be corrected and reprinted.

Please email Alison Hall at [email protected] before October 15th

BCCOHP no longer provides specific coding for CE/CC courses.

Oral Health Professionals must use their professional discretion in determining whether the course attended is eligible for CC/CE credits. Oral Health Professionals are responsible for determining which category or content category best align with the courses they attend. ​

BC dentists, certified dental assistants, denturists, dental technicians and dental therapists, are encouraged to review the eligibility criteria for continuing education credits, please visit the BCCOHP website at www.oralhealthbc.ca.

CE credits may be accrued as follows:

  • Hour-for-hour credit for visiting exhibits (to a maximum of five hours) between Thursday and Friday exhibit hours;

and/or

  • Hour-for-hour credit for eligible session attendance (lectures and workshops)

Outside Of British Columbia Registrants
Out-of-BC registrants should consult with their provincial or state regulatory authorities for CE credit requirements.

BCCOHP no longer provides specific coding for CE/CC courses.

Oral Health Professionals must use their professional discretion in determining whether the course attended is eligible for CC/CE credits. Oral Health Professionals are responsible for determining which category or content category best align with the courses they attend. ​

BC registered dental hygienists are encouraged to review the eligibility criteria for continuing education credits, please visit the BCCOHP website at www.oralhealthbc.ca.

The TODS Meeting does not issue a separate letter or certificate of attendance.  For proof of attendance when submitting for continuing education credits, please attach a copy of your TODS Meeting receipt and/or copy of your personal session notes.

The Thompson Okanagan Dental Society does not issue Letters of Invitation for foreign nationals to attend the meeting.  We regret any inconvenience this may cause.

CANCELLATION, REFUND AND PRIVACY POLICY

Written request must be RECEIVED by the Registration Coordinator, [email protected] prior to October 15, 2024. Delegates that are eligible for a refund will receive 75% of the registration fee paid per cancelled registrant. The refund will be issued before November 30, 2024.

Any cancellation requested after October 15, 2024 is 100% non-refundable.

PRIVACY: Any personal and/or payment information for delegates of the Thompson Okanagan Dental Society Meeting collected during the registration process of the annual TODS Meeting or during any other time, is considered confidential and NEVER, shared, bartered, sold, or traded to ANYONE or ANY GROUP/BUSINESS. Information is kept strictly for the Society’s purpose of conducting the annual continuing educational meeting.

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PROGRAM CHANGES

TODS Meeting reserves the right to make changes to the programs and speakers, or to cancel sessions if enrollment criteria are not met, or when conditions beyond its control prevail. Space for any limited seating session is on a first-come, first-served basis.

If the organizers of TODS are forced to cancel the event, current paid registrants may request a full refund, minus only credit card processing fees. There will be no cancellation fee. This policy is applicable only if TODS must officially be canceled.

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