Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario

The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario, more commonly known as RCDSO, is a regulatory college established on March 4th, 1868 by Ontario Statute. The RCDSO is the governing body of dentists in Ontario and protects the public's right to quality dental healthcare.

History

Dr. Barnabas Day organized the Dental Association of Ontario (ODA) in 1867. In 1868 the ODA lobbied the Ontario government to pass the Act Respecting Dentistry, by which the dentists must be licensed in order to practice. This aimed to end tooth pulling by untrained fly-by-night charlatans.[1] The Royal College of Dental Surgeons of Ontario (RCDSO) was formed by ODA members to act as the governing body. In 1869 the RCDSO opened the first dental school in Canada.[2] In 1893 Caroline Louise Josephine Wells became the first woman to graduate from the RCDSO.[3]

References

Sources

  • History, Mission & Vision, ODA: Ontario Dental Association, retrieved 2017-12-02
  • ODA’s First Female Dentist (1893), ODA: Ontario Dental Association, retrieved 2017-12-02
  • Tomkins, Dr. Lynn (2017), "ODA Celebrates 150 Years of Leading Oral Health", CDA essentials (1), retrieved 2017-12-02
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