Committee Competencies and Time Commitments

The College has developed a document outlining the competencies required to serve on College committees, passed by Council. You can review that here.

For 2025 committee appointments, there is a specific need for the following: 

  1. Experience dealing with trauma informed investigations/deliberations/adjudication (Inquiries, Complaints, Reports Committee, Discipline Committee)
  2. Experience dealing with professional boundaries / sexual abuse (Inquiries, Complaints, Reports Committee, Discipline Committee, Patient Relations Committee)
  3. Experience in mental health/incapacity matters (Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee)
  4. General Dentists (all committees)
  5. Specialists in various disciplines including oral surgery, orthodontics, periodontics, prosthodontics, endodontics (Professional Liability Program, Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee)
  6. Experience with an organization in finances and financial risk management (Finance, Audit & Risk Committee)
  7. Equity, Diversity and inclusion are a priority for the College and we particularly encourage applications from under-represented populations including persons of colour, Indigenous persons, internally trained dentists, members of the LGBTQ2S+ community, women, individuals with disabilities, dentists in remote communities (all committees)

The committee compositions and terms of reference are set out in By-law 4. The approximate time commitments for the committees are set out below. 

Executive Committee

4 days per year + additional meetings, as needed 

Inquiries, Complaints and Reports Committee

1-2 days/month (average meeting length 5-6 hours) and 2 days of preparation/month per full day panel

Discipline Committee

10-12 days per year. The time commitment may be lessened if there are more uncontested hearings than contested hearings

Fitness to Practise Committee

0-2 half days per year

Quality Assurance Committee

5-6 full days per year (virtual meetings and 1 in person meeting). Occasional brief (15-60 min) teleconference meetings to address time sensitive matters

Registration Committee

6 half days per year + teleconference meetings as needed 

Patient Relations Committee

4 half days per year

Professional Liability Committee

4 days per year

Finance, Audit and Risk Committee

4-5 days per year

Governance Committee

2 days per year + 3 half days + 4-5 x ¼ days per year virtual meetings