GLOSSARY OF ACRONYMS
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ACDQ : Association des chirurgiens dentistes du Québec
ACFD : Association of Canadian Faculties of Dentistry
ACSD : L’Association Canadienne des spécialités dentaires
ADA : American Dental Association
ADA&C : Alberta Dental Association & College
ADA-CDEL : American Dental Association Council on Dental Education and Licensure
ADA-CODA : American Dental Association Commission on Dental Accreditation
ADEA : American Dental Education Association
AFN : Assembly of First Nations
AGD : Academy of General Dentistry
AHA : American Heart Association
APC : Association of Prosthodontists of Canada
ASDA : American Dental Student Association
ASAE : American Society of Association Executives
BCDA : British Columbia Dental Association
BOD : Board of Directors
CADA : Canadian Academy of Dental Anesthesia
CADC : Canadian Association for Dental Consultants
CADR : Canadian Association for Dental Research
CAE : Canadian Academy of Endodontics
CAO : Canadian Association of Orthodontists
CAOMR : Canadian Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
CAP : Canadian Academy of Periodontology
CAPD : Canadian Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
CAOMP & OM : Canadian Academy of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Oral Medicine
CAOMS : Canadian Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
CAPHD : Canadian Association of Public Health Dentistry
CARDP : Canadian Association of Restorative Dentistry and Prosthodontics
CAS : Canadian Anesthesiologists' Society
CCHFA : Canadian Council on Health Facilities Accreditation
CDA : Canadian Dental Association
CDAA : Canadian Dental Assistants’ Association
CDAC : Commission on Dental Accreditation of Canada
CDHA : Canadian Dental Hygienists’ Association
CDIP : Canadian Dentists’ Insurance Program
CDRAF : Canadian Dental Regulatory Authorities Federation
CDSA : Canadian Dental Specialties Association
CDSBC : College of Dental Surgeons of British Columbia
CDSC : Canadian Dental Student Conference
CDSPI : Formerly know as the Canadian Dental Service Plans Inc.
CDSS : College of Dental Surgeons of Saskatchewan
CDTA : Canadian Dental Therapists Association
CFDS : Canadian Forces Dental Services
CHICA : Community and Hospital Infection Control Association - Canada
CHN : Canadian Health Network
CIHI : Canadian Institute for Health Information
CIHR : Canadian Institutes of Health Research
CLHIA : Canadian Life and Health Insurance Association
CMA : Canadian Medical Association
CPSI : Canadian Patient Safety Institute
CRA : Canada Revenue Agency
CSA : Canadian Standards Association
CSAC : College Standards and Accreditation Council
CSAE : Canadian Society of Association Executives
CSI : Continovation Services Inc.
DAPEI : Dental Association of Prince Edward Island
DARA : Dental Assisting Regulatory Authorities
DAT : Dental Aptitude Test
DCPEI : Dental Council of Prince Edward Island
DIAC : Dental Industry Association of Canada
DSO : Dental Service Organization
EHR : Electronic Health Record
FCDSA : Federation of Canadian Dentistry Student Associations
FDCAC : Federal Dental Care Advisory Committee
FDI : FDI – Fédération dentaire internationale / World Dental Federation
FAEMDC : Fédération des associations étudiantes en médecine dentaire canadiennes
HC : Health Canada
HEAL : Health Action Lobby
IADR : International Association for Dental Research
ICD : International College of Dentists
IDEALS : International Dental Ethics and Law Society
ISO : International Organization for Standardization
MDA : Manitoba Dental Association
MOU : Memorandum of Understanding
NBDS : New Brunswick Dental Society
NDEB : National Dental Examining Board of Canada
NLDA : Newfoundland & Labrador Dental Association
NDB : Newfoundland Dental Board
NDAEB : National Dental Assisting Examining Board
NPACT : National Professional Association Coalition on Tuition
NSDA : Nova Scotia Dental Association
ODA : Ontario Dental Association
ODQ : Ordre des dentistes du Québec
OSAP : Organization for Safety and Asepsis Procedures
PDBNS : Provincial Dental Board of Nova Scotia
PIPEDA : Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act
QDSA : Association des chirurgiens dentistes du Québec
RCDC : Royal College of Dentists of Canada
RCDSO : Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario
SPEA : Student Professionalism and Ethics Association
USC&LS : Uniform System of Coding and List of Services
WHO : World Health Organization
Revised March 13, 2019