The Nova Scotia Dental Association (NSDA) is pleased to announce Dr. Jennifer MacLellan as the new association President for the 2021-2022 year.

Dr. Jennifer MacLellan is a pediatric dental specialist at IWK Health and Assistant Professor at the Dalhousie University Faculty of Dentistry. After receiving her Doctor of Dental Surgery degree from Dalhousie University in 1994, she practiced general dentistry in Nova Scotia for eight years, and then earned a M.Sc. and Certificate in Pediatric Dentistry from the University of Michigan. Dr. MacLellan is president of the Canadian Academy of Pediatric Dentistry and has served her profession in many capacities. In her free time, she enjoys gardening and spending time with her family.

The NSDA would also like to congratulate the following recipients for their exemplary service to the profession and community this past year:

Dr. P.S. Christie Award for Distinguished Service:
Dr. Heather Carr

Award of Excellence:
Dr. Joanne Thomas

T.D. Ingham Volunteer Award:
Dr. Chris Lee

Don Pamenter Friend of Dentistry Award:
Mr. Steve Jennex

Inaugural Dr. Eric Hatfield Award:
Mr. Gavin Raddall

Community Service Award:
Presented to the COVID-19 Pandemic Emergency Treatment Clinics:

Citadel Oral Surgery

Dalhousie COVID-19 Emergency Clinic

IWK Health Department of Dentistry

Riverside Dental

SouthWest Dental

The Lakes Oral Maxillofacial Surgery

VG Department of Oral Maxillofacial Surgery

Western Kings Memorial Health Centre