

So to break with tradition, we are hosting the convention in April, right after the extreme cold, just before hockey playoffs and cottage season.

This year we saw the light and realized January was too cold a month to hold a national event. Along with the MDA, CDA activities, the ICD delegates are gathering in Winnipeg to celebrate their centenary! The MDA welcomes you all. Our last collaboration with the CDA was in 2014 and the committee and I look forward to meeting you all in the centre of Canada once again. As Manitobans we are proud to partner with the CDA to bring you a national conference themed “Seeing Dentistry Clearly” April 2-4, 2020 at the RBC Convention Centre.

It is with great anticipation and pleasure that I welcome you to the MDA/CDA 2020 Annual Meeting and Convention. We regret any inconvenience that this may have caused and we appreciate your understanding. We hope that you can appreciate that this decision was made with careful consideration for the health of the general public, our members, and those planning to attend the conference. We will make every effort to inform you as soon as we can of the plans for a possible rescheduled convention. The COVID-19 situation is fluid and we will continue to monitor the evolution of this pandemic. On behalf of the Canadian Dental Association (CDA) and the Manitoba Dental Association (MDA), we are writing to inform you that in the interest of public health and safety and based on the advice of Manitoba Health, the joint CDA / MDA Convention scheduled for April 2 to 4, 2020 in Winnipeg is postponed indefinitely with the possibility of rescheduling the convention at a later date before the end of the year.
