OUR HISTORY Since 1978 the Dental Industry Association of Canada has been the voice of the dental industry for Canada. Nine legends of the Canadian dental industry met to establish the by-laws and hold the first AGM on May 17, 1978, with the first letters patent registered on July 31, 1978. Al Austin, Ash Temple; Fred Heaps, Dentsply Canada; Les Jones, Amalgamated Dental; Karl Kempnich, Williams Gold; Norm Laberge, Novocol; Yves Lambert Depot Dentaire; Lee Maddison, Medident; Robert Viau, Johnson & Johnson; and Art Zwingenberger, Lux & Zwingenberger made up the first Board of Directors, with Lee Maddison elected as the first President of DIAC. The mission of DIAC has grown over the years from its beginnings as a forum for consensus on trade show management, regulatory affairs and market research. Today DIAC is the respected voice of the industry in matters of business ethics, legislative change, industry issues, communication and industry collaboration with dental associations in Canada and globally. We sponsor the Technorama Lab and Technology trade show annually, bringing together the commercial laboratory and technology industry. The initial objectives of our association have remained constant as we continue to build programming that adds value to our members. Past Presidents 1978-1980 Lee Madison, Medi-Dent 1980-1982 Fred Heaps, Dentsply Canada 1982-1984 Jeff Markle, Denco 1984-1986 Stew Cannon, L.D. Caulk Canada 1986-1988 Robert Cajolet, Canada Dental 1988-1990 Robert Viau, Johnson & Johnson 1990-1992 Gary Jarvis, Ash Temple 1992-1994 Erla Kay, Southam Business Publications 1994-1996, Eva Young, SciCan 1996-1998 Cy Elborne, Ash Temple 1998-2000 John Paterson, Kodak Canada 2000-2002 Barbara Brown, Ash Temple 2002-2004 David Lind, CIT Financial 2004-2006 Guylaine McCallum, Septodont 2006-2008 Tim Brown, 3M 2008-2010 Peter Jugoon, Henry Schein Canada 2010-2012 - Jamie Matera, Central Dental Laboratories 2012-2014 Susanne Currie, Procter & Gamble 2014-2015 Lisa Citton-Battel, 3M 2015-2017 David Marks, Henry Schein Canada 2017-2019 Dianne Grassie, Premier Dental 2019-2021 Jim Wareing, The Aurum Group
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