The Canadian Dental Association (CDA) has announced the appointment of Dr. Joel Antel as CDA president for 2024-25. He is a full-time general dentist at Dr. Joel Antel & Associates Dental Clinic in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
In 1979, Dr. Antel graduated with a DMD from the University of Manitoba Faculty of Dentistry, now the Dr. Gerald Niznick College of Dentistry.
Dr. Antel is a past president of the Manitoba Dental Association (MDA) and the Manitoba Dental Foundation. He joined the CDA Board of Directors as the MDA Representative in 2017. He has served on boards and committees of many community, educational and professional organizations. He has taught at the dental college and dental assisting programs in Manitoba and presented continuing education programs to dentists, hygienists and dental assistants.
Dr. Antel will lead CDA in its mandate as the national voice for dentistry, dedicated to the advancement and leadership of a unified profession and to the promotion of optimal oral health as an essential component of general health.
For more information, visit https://www.cda-adc.ca/en/about/structure/president.asp