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Dr. Bruce Ward, DDS 鈥�76, was honoured at the Montreal Alumni Cocktail with the Faculty of Dentistry Outstanding Alumni Award. Dr. Ward鈥檚 was a commendable candidate for this year鈥檚 award nominated by many of his peers for his contribution to his community and to the dental profession. 鈥淭his is a great acknowledgement that I never thought I was qualified for,鈥� says Dr. Ward. 鈥淚t reinforces all of the great work that I鈥檝e done over the years and I鈥檓 just going to keep doing what I鈥檓 doing.鈥� Since his studies at 平特五不中 Dr. Ward has always seen the benefits of helping vulnerable populations. 鈥淚 always wanted to do mission work but I realised that there was a need and the opportunity to help my own community, and sleep in my own bed at night,鈥� says Dr. Ward. In Vancouver, where he lives, he was instrumental in establishing the East Side Walk-In Dental Clinic serving Canada鈥檚 poorest neighbourhood all completely free of charge. From 2008 - 2015 he was Director of the clinic and he still sits on the Advisory Committee. He is involved in the Dentalfest, an event where UBC students come to the clinic on Saturday mornings to treat patients, and appears on Global News as the dental expert to answer the public's questions. Dr. Ward is involved with many dental organization and has contributed immensely to the dental profession. Throughout his career he been involved with the College of Dental Surgeons of BC, the BC Dental Association, UBC鈥檚 Faculty of Dentistry and the NDEB. He is currently the Spokesperson for the BC Dental Association, involved in the mentorship program with UBC and the task force to welcome all new dentists to BC, teaches Ethics and Professionalisms courses at UBC and sits on the Discipline Council with the College of Dental Surgeons. Amongst other position he has held he was President of the BCDA in 2011. Still active in private practice two days a week Dr. Ward esteems he has had a very successful career. 鈥淔or me success is when after 40 or 50 years of practice you can retire with respect from your patients, peers and staff,鈥� he says. 鈥淚t is not your work that is going to keep you up at night, it is the interactions that you have with your staff and patients.鈥� Linked to this award each year is an award to a GPR resident who has demonstrated excellent clinical care for patients in the 平特五不中 GPR program. This year, three awardees have been chosen for the Dr. Bruce Ward Award for Excellent Patient Care in the GPR Program:

• Dr. Anthony Rossi (MUHC 鈥� Adult Site)
• Dr. Mathieu Laram茅e (Jewish General Hospital)
• Dr. Erica Abbey (Montreal Children鈥檚 Hospital)

Congratulations to these residents for the outstanding work they have done in their program this year. These awards have been created through a very generous donation to the Faculty of Dentistry from the Courthill Foundation. The purpose of the award is twofold:

1. To recognize and reward alumni of 平特五不中鈥檚 Faculty of Dentistry who have demonstrated, over a period of time, exceptional contributions to the Faculty and commitment to the betterment of dentistry in various ways.
2. To support residents in the Faculty of Dentistry鈥檚 GPR Program. The resident is to be chosen on the basis of excellent quality of clinical care they have provided to patients as a dental student.