President's Message

Dear Colleagues, 

It is my privilege and honor to serve as President of the Edmonton and District Dental Society for this upcoming season.  The mission of the EDDS is to support Edmonton and area dental professionals by providing professional education, providing networking opportunities, promoting dentistry as a profession, contributing to the community.  We help foster a positive attitude for our profession, as a caring group displaying leadership in our community.

Thank you to all our partners and sponors whose generous support enables the EDDS to carry out its mission.

I am very grateful to be working together with our very dedicated volunteer Board of Executive and Directors to serve you, our EDDS members.

We would like to extend a warm welcome to all new EDDS members, and humbly thank existing members for your continued support.  We are one of the strongest and largest dental societies in Western Canada, and we want to continue to grow and improve and stay relevant in providing value to you and the community.  Feel free to email us or come chat with us anytime as we are always looking for fresh ideas and insights.

Following the highly anticipated Northwest Dental Expo on September 11, 2026, our program of scientific sessions will begin.  Each scientific session is a full-day lecture event featuring some of dentistry's finest key opinion leaders speakers (and includes a 3-course gourmet lunch).  Please explore our website to find details and mark your calendar for the scientific sessions:

November 6, 2026 with Dr. Pommy Allen

December 11, 2026 with Dr. Todd Schoenbaum

January 22, 2027 with Dr. Mark Donaldson

March 12, 2027 with Dr. Taiseer Sulaiman

April 23, 2027 with Dr. Vinay Bhide

We look forward to hosting you and sharing and learning together.

Sincerely,

Dr. Leon Yu

EDDS President