Chief Dental Officer
 Dr. Peter Cooney completed his Specialty, Masters and Fellowship in Community Dentistry. He joined Health Canada in 1991 and worked with the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) in Manitoba Region.
In 1997, he became the National Dental Officer of the Medical Services Branch (now the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch or FNIHB). From 1999 to 2003, he was the Director General of the Non-Insured Health Benefits Division of FNIHB.
Dr. Cooney is a former President of the Canadian Association of Public Health Dentistry and is
currently the Chief Examiner for the specialty of Dental Public Health with the Royal College of
Dentists of Canada.
In 2006, Dr. Cooney was appointed Chair of the International Chief Dental Officers Public Health Section of the FDI - World Dental Federation.
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