RCDSO Elections
Council election results
Elections took place in 5 of our 12 districts; seven districts have acclaimed Council members. All Ontario dentists who were eligible to vote in the districts where Council elections took place received ballots from Big Pulse, our election services provider.
Here is the list of elected and acclaimed Council members, by district.
District 1
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Nalin Bhargava - ACCLAIMED
- Robyn Jennifer Somerville - ELECTED
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Peter Delean – ACCLAIMED
- Neil J. Gajjar - ELECTED
- Daniel Fortino - ELECTED
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Harinder S. Sandhu - ACCLAIMED
- Erin Walker - ELECTED
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Osama Soliman - ACCLAIMED
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Antony Liscio – ACCLAIMED
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Deborah Wilson – ACCLAIMED
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Eilyad Honarparvar - ELECTED
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Anthony Mair - ACCLAIMED
What is Council?
RCDSO’s Council is the College’s board of directors, providing oversight of the College’s affairs and governing Ontario’s dentistry profession in the public interest.
Council’s duties are high level and include:
- setting and monitoring the College’s strategic direction
- establishing bylaws, standards, and policies that shape the regulation of dentistry
- monitoring the effectiveness of College’s program areas ensuring compliance with legislation and other relevant laws and regulations
As members of the College’s board of directors, Council members have a fiduciary relationship with the College. They have a legal responsibility to act in the best interests of the public. By accepting a position as a Council member, they occupy a position of privilege, and all discussions and decisions will influence trust and confidence. Their personal interests, the interest of any dentists who elected them, and the interests of the dentistry profession must be secondary to regulating the profession in the public interest.
Council is composed of 23 to 25 members: 12 elected dentists; two selected (academic) dentists; and nine to 11 public members appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council.
Council has one employee: the Registrar & CEO. Council does not direct operations for the College. It monitors the progress and achievement of strategic goals, not the plans or tactics to get there.