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The VOHC® Seal
of Acceptance
The VOHC
Council consists of nine veterinary
dentists and dental scientists with experience of
scientific protocols and study design, an d a non-voting Director. The Council
members are appointed by the President and Board
of Directors of the American Veterinary Dental College,
which oversees the policies and procedures of the
Council.
The Council reviews submissions
and recommends whether to award the VOHC Seal to a product.
Council members also consider additions or changes to
VOHC policies. Decision of Council are made in the form of recommendations for ratification by the AVDC Board of Directors.
When joining the Council, new members
sign a conflict-of-interest statement and agree to abide
by a confidentiality policy (below). Council members
other than the Director serve without remuneration.
All submissions to VOHC are
reviewed by the VOHC Consultant Statistician.
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Current Members of Council
James Anthony
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Saskatoon, Canada
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Daniel Carmichael
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Long Island, NY
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Cindy Charlier
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St. Charles, IL
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Patricia Frost-Fitch
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LaCenter, WA
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Helena Kuntsi-Vaattovaara
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Veikkola, Finland
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Laura LeVan
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Concord, MA |
Alex Reiter
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Philadelphia, PA
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Anson Tsugawa
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Culver City, CA
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Chris
Visser
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Scottsdale,
AZ
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Colin
Harvey |
Philadelphia, PA (non-voting VOHC Council Director)
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Conflict of Interest Statement
The available pool of interested and informed individuals is small
at present compared to human dentistry. Thus it will not be possible
to appoint to the VOHC or its Panels only individuals with no likelihood
of prior involvement in the development or testing of all potentially
reviewable products. However, individuals appointed to any function
in the process will be expected to withdraw from stating opinions or
voting on issues regarding products in which they have had or have
a personal, professional, or financial interest or involvement.
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Confidentiality Policy
Materials submitted for review will be kept in confidence by all personnel,
including Council and Review Panel members, no matter what the result
of the review process. Specifically, the VOHC is not a regulatory agency
and has no function to play in informing the public regarding products
for which request for recognition of a claim was denied.
The only information that VOHC provides on specific products is a list
of products that have been awarded the VOHC Seal of Acceptance.
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