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March 29, 2012

To Whom It May Concern:

Effective immediately, I am resigning as Vice-President, and also as Councilor, of theRCDSO.

I have been proud to serve as the Toronto West Councilor for six years, workingwith and serving a wonderful group of dentists.

I was elected Vice President of the RCDSO in January, 2011.

I feel strongly that I had no choice but to resign in the circumstances, and feel I oweyou (and especially Toronto West dentists) a short explanation, while upholding myconfidentiality obligations to the RCDSO. I also want to emphasize my continuedrespect for the RCDSO as an organization and how much I have valued thefriendships I have made with many fellow Councilors.

Upon joining the Executive, it became clear to me that in my opinion the vantagepoint into the management and governance of the RCDSO sitting on the Executive isvery different from that afforded to other Councilors. I don’t believe this should bethe case.

My year on Executive led me to believe that there were areas where we needed toimprove, and quickly. For example:

- The RCDSO by-laws state that there needs to be a Treasurer. There is noTreasurer and has not been one for eight years. The by-laws further statethat the positions of Registrar, Deputy Registrar and Treasurer may not beheld by the same person.

- Meetings sometimes are not organized and minuted in accordance withapplicable governance rules.

- In my opinion, meeting agendas are not detailed enough and notice is notsufficient to enable all Councilors to participate fully in Council meetings.Councilors who are not on the Executive, as a result, in my opinion are notinformed and empowered as they should be especially given the fact thatCouncil constitutes the Board of the RCDSO not the Executive on its own.

- There is no written procurement policy, or RFP (request for proposal)policies set by Council to ensure that there is transparency in engagement of

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outside providers, and to ensure that providers are acting in the bestinterests of the College.

- There is no formal strategic plan for the College, whereas formulating andimplementing such a plan is widely considered to be an important aspect ofgood governance.

- There is no governance committee and despite my best efforts in my opinionlittle appetite to improve or change the current governance structures toensure that they meet best practices.

- In my opinion, there is lack of transparency and openness with respect todissemination and transfer of information in order for Councilors to beinformed to make well informed decisions.

- Even as a member of the Executive, access to information that I felt stronglywas required to fulfill my fiduciary duty was denied to me on more than oneoccasion despite the by-laws. I obtained a legal opinion that confirmed thatthe by-laws entitled Councilors as directors to such information, as this istypically the case with other organizations.

I sought out top drawer advice (governance and legal) to inform myself on what Ineeded to do, and could do, in the circumstances, given my fiduciary obligations as aCouncilor and Vice-President. Based on the advice, I made a number of specificproposals that I believe were appropriate, necessary, and constructive.Management disagreed with my proposals and Council as a whole based on advicefrom management and the RCDSO’s legal counsel also disagreed.

I must also say that that in my view the current RCDSO board culture lacks civilityand respect. This also played a significant role in my decision.

In the circumstances, based on advice that I received, I believe I cannot continue as aVice-President or as a Councilor, because I believe strongly that I have beenrepeatedly prevented from fulfilling my fiduciary obligations.

I wish the RCDSO and my colleagues there all the best, and will continue to workhard in the interest of access to care and excellence in organized dentistry throughother avenues.

Yours truly,

Dr. Natalie Archer

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