Chief Dental Officer (other)
Chief Dental Officer (often abbreviated CDO) may refer to: * Chief Dental Officer (Canada), a government officer and head of dental services in Canada *Chief Dental Officer (United Kingdom) The Chief Dental Officers (or CDOs) in the United Kingdom are the most senior advisors for dentistry in each of the four UK governments, and are the heads of the dental profession. The CDO is one of the six chief professional officers, one for ...

Chief Dental Officer (Canada)
The Chief Dental Officer is an official position created by the Government of Canada to improve the oral health status of Canadians and to increase awareness about the prevention of oral diseases. They report to the Assistant Deputy Minister of the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch and to the deputy minister of health. The first chief dental officer was Peter Cooney. This position was established in 2004. They are involved in many programs including: *Oral Health and the Canadian Health Measures Survey: this is used to associate the effect of oral health on major health concerns such as diabetes, respiratory and cardiovascular diseases Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a class of diseases that involve the heart or blood vessels. CVD includes coronary artery diseases (CAD) such as angina and myocardial infarction (commonly known as a heart attack). Other CVDs include stroke, ... *Federal, Provincial, Territorial Dental Director's Working Group: a group in which public ...
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