About the CCDSBC
Established in 1988, the CCDSBC is a Vancouver-based non-profit organization dedicated to promoting professionalism, continuing education, and community engagement within the dental profession.
Over the years, the society has created a number of Endowment and Bursary Funds to advance dental education, support research, and provide care for underprivileged children. CCDSBC has also raised funds for initiatives such as the dental clinic at Vancouver General Hospital, the BC Oral Cancer Prevention Program, the UBC Community Mobile Dental Clinic, and the dental operatory at the Villa Cathay Care Home.
This year, proceeds from our gala will support the Spring for Kids Foundation, a Canadian charity that helps children with cleft and craniofacial conditions. The foundation funds education, surgical missions, ongoing care, and research—with a vision to empower children with facial differences to grow into confident, capable individuals who enrich their communities and inspire those around them.
The beneficiary for 2017 will be the Villa Cathay Care Home. The residents have complex care needs and can no longer remain safely in their own home and require 24 hour supervised care. Funds raised will help to establish a dental operatory managed by the UBC Dentistry Geriatric Program who will be providing treatment in an environment that feels safe and familiar to the long term care residents. The operatory will be also used by other geriatric healthcare professionals.
