Patrick Vaughn

Grant or contribution - funding support for delivery of technology training and support for older adults, empowering them to use technology safely and effectively to help them engage with loved ones and enhance their quality of life.

Support SEIU Healthcare and its members to advocate to government officials for better retirement benefits, better wages, and better working conditions.

Support for community water fluoridation at the municipal level. Seeking funding for curriculum development for oral health practitioner. - The re-establishment of dental therapy abilities within Canadian post-secondary education first requires the development of course syllabi for the fourth-year dental therapy curriculum within baccalaureate dental hygiene education. Radiation Emitting devices regulations regarding handheld dental xray equipment. Promote maintenance of existing tax exemption status for health and dental benefit premiums. Improving the Canada Student Loans and Canada Student Grants program by expanding access to student loan forgiveness to dental hygienists practicing in rural and remote communities Financial support during the COVID-19 Pandemic to support dental hygienists. Access to PPE for dental hygienists. Develop and implement a strategy to promote the use of mouth guards in sports. Access to oral health care for Northern Canadians. Access to oral health care for First Nations and Inuit people. Access to oral health care for Canada's seniors, including but not limited to those living in long-term care facilities